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You’ve been thinking about this moment for months, if not longer. Nervous energy races through your body. You’re excited, anxious and ready to start this new chapter in your life. It’s your first days on campus as you begin your university journey. Who better to ease you into college life than your fellow students who have recently gone through the same transition? 

Are you a current AIHM student thinking about the next few years? A high school student exploring potential colleges? The parent of a high school student? A manager or recruiter interested in AIHM’s one-of-a-kind management education and how it prepares the business leaders of tomorrow? 

AIHM trains the leaders of tomorrow. Whether you’re dreaming of a career in hotel management or life as an entrepreneur, a degree from AIHM prepares you to succeed. At AIHM, you can gain the knowledge, connections and experience to achieve your goals. 

Over the past several weeks, we’ve been discussing key insights that have emerged from the AIHM Employer Forum and related research. If you’re an employer who will be recruiting new graduates and you want to know how to capture star students and the highest-potential future leaders, these insights are an invaluable way to get to know them better. Perhaps you’re a manager or business owner who will be directing and collaborating with the next generation. In that case, understanding the differences (and similarities) in worldviews and expectations can be vital to your success.

On Saturday, 5 October 2024, several of our AIHM students made history. As they walked across the stage and took their degrees in hand, they achieved something no one else has accomplished before. Together, they became the inaugural cohort of students to earn aBachelor of Business Administrationin Global Hospitality Management from the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management in academic association with Les Roches. Congratulations to our first BBA graduates and their fellow graduates in the Certificate and Diploma tracks!

As the last semester drew to a close,Samantha Lauver-Marionsat down with four of AIHM’s graduating students as they completed their Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Hospitality Management. 

What were there favourite moments from their time at AIHM? How do they plan to benefit from their AIHM educations moving forward? What advice to they have for new students? Find out below. 

Dr. Natasha Doowa is not only a seasoned lecturer with over a decade of experience in business and hospitality education but also a passionate advocate for continuous learning and personal growth. With her deep roots in the hospitality industry—having grown up in a family dedicated to the field—Dr. Natasha brings a wealth of real-world insight to her classroom.

Insights from the Next Generation of Young Leaders

In this series on the lessons learned from the AIHM Employer Forum 2024, we’ve already covered two of the biggest motivating factors for the next generation of young leaders: an embrace of Individuality and Value-alignment. The emerging generation seek employers who recognise strength in diversity and support them in uniting their individual talents and identities with company visions. More than ever before, new graduates are focused on the values of the brands they’re exploring as potential employers, and they are specifically looking for brands whose values and worldviews align with their own.

Do you want to be a memory maker? Dreaming of a career where you can express your creativity and play a starring role in bringing many of people’s most important moments to life? 

Weddings, honeymoons, family vacations, romantic getaways, business trips, company retreats, fine dining events…for some people these are once-in-a-lifetime events. For a hotel manager, they’re a part of everyday life!

If you’re reading this post, you may have noticed you’re on the AIHM Higher blog. That’s what we call this little ‘digital press’ you’re on. The AIHM Higher blog is where our community of educators, learners and guest experts share their visions and experiences.