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Few careers in the world enable an amazing journey like a career in hospitality. Hospitality offers a platform for creating dream experiences, and its practitioners get to work in some of the most amazing settings in the world. So do AIHM’s interns.
AIHM’s Certificate in International Hotel Administration helps early- and mid-career professionals take their career to higher levels. How does the CIHA help you grow? Watch the interview below with CIHA graduate Siraphop “Sira” Watthanabaramisakun to find out.
AIHM’s Head of Student Engagement, Samantha Lauver-Marion, sat down with HAFIDH AL BUSAIDY the General Manager at Niyama Private Islands Maldives to chat about careers in hospitalityand theAIHM scholarship for Maldivians in honour of Dr. Maniku. This competitive full scholarship is available to Maldivian students who are interested in pursuing a career in hospitality management.
“I am not confident.” “It is so difficult.” “I do not understand.” These are some of the most common sentences I hear when people talk about learning English.
I often ask people, “Do you speak English?”
“No, I do not,” comes the answer. My reply: “Well you just understood me and answered in English!”
The Muay Thai orchestra plays its rhythmic music. The drummers create an entrancing beat. The resonant sound of the Thai oboe rises and falls hypnotically. The contenders prepare for battle. In one corner, we have Talent. In the opposite corner, Experience readies himself for the match. All through the stadium, spectators get ready to cheer their chosen contender. Who do you think will emerge as the champion?
From private islands and tropical resorts to stunning city hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants, AIHM’s hospitality management students are exploring their passions and developing their professional skills on their most recent internships.
On Saturday, 15 April, future hospitality leaders from around the world came together at Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel, where the AIHM campus is located, for a momentous occasion: the first big steps in their educational journey. AIHM’s Induction Weekend welcomed new and returning students with an array of activities and special events.
The word ‘hospitality’ brings to mind a variety of career options. In this service-oriented field, many students and young graduates aspire to climb the career ladder within hotels or to pursue a dream of running their own company, such as a restaurant, or to take on a leading role within their family business.
Active Learning for the 21st Century
Imagine a traditional, typical classroom setting. Conjure up the classroom in your mind. What do you see? Probably, it’s something like this… A lecturer stands in front of the class. Maybe the instructor has a chalkboard behind them. Perhaps it’s a white board or projector screen, but it’s the same idea. The lecturer stands in front of the class and talks. The students listen and take notes. Some of them struggle to stay awake. Maybe they watch the clock ticking.
AIHM hospitality student Andrew Rohrbach interviews the Opium Bar’s head mixologist and bar manager Matteo Cadeddu and learns there’s much more to mixology than crafting the perfect drink. Gain insights from an award-winning bartender on the secrets to success in the bar business.
