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what industry leaders say about imi imi graduates are employed as highly regarded specialists in renowned hotels all over the world managers follow the careers of those who successfully completed their training at imi the climb to the top can begin here ­ dr udo a schlentrich formerly managing director of the dorchester hotel london and ceo of stakis plc now professor of hotel management at the university of new hampshire usa imi offers an international educational experience rarely found in other institutes and provides a firm grounding in the skills necessary to a successful career in the industry ­ gilles honegger hospitality and tourism studies and training executive director accor hotels we greatly value our relationship with imi because we know the quality of their students graduates are always welcome to apply for management positions within any of our numerous operations around the world ­ professor lorraine stefani professor of educational development university of auckland new zealand imi has a forward-looking approach to teaching and learning and academic staff are involved in a wide range of activities designed to improve the student learning environment ­ professor c l jenkins university of strathclyde uk my long association with imi leaves me in no doubt that it is an excellent place to study and that graduates are well placed to develop international leadership careers in the industry ­ ms leonie dobbie iata director environment geneva tourism has become a very highly competitive industry what you need is a degree with imi qualifications at imi the environment is multilingual which is always a benefit then you can move into all kinds of tourism management branches anywhere in the world good career perspectives and after the sowing the reaping with an imi qualification our newly graduated management specialists have a world of opportunity in which to use the knowledge they have gained jobs taken by recent graduates include airline cabin crew travel agency assistant food and beverage manager hotel projects manager assistant customer relations manager front office assistant marketing executive sales executive and human resources assistant they are very well prepared for such challenges and imi students go into a wide range of jobs and also to further study in other universities for master s degrees to this end full career guidance is available in school together with personal development planning close links with carefully chosen specialist hospitality and tourism recruitment companies for first career placements after graduation create the ideal foundation the chances of gaining a leading position in the industry are very good recent graduates have obtained employment with intercontinental hotels the ritz-carlton hotel group hyatt hotels hilton hotels swissotel sheraton shangri-la hotels klm airlines emirates airlines marriott hotels and four seasons hotels to name but a few.

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