State University of Management launches Master’s course in Hotel Business

State University of Management (SUM) in partnership with ABT-ACTE Russia invites students and university graduates who have a bachelor or a specialist degree to complete the Master’s program in hotel business. The program will be interesting for those who are already working in the hotel industry or those who have decided to acquire a new profession that opens great prospects for a successful career.

SUM has traditionally been one of the leading educational institutions of Russia. Apart from good theoretical training by the leading teachers of the country, SUM students have an opportunity to acquire practical working skills in the best companies of the hotel business, world business leaders.

The Master’s course in hotel business in SUM will have a modular structure and include lectures, seminars, colloquiums and workshops. The main disciplines of the program include «Legal groundwork of hotel business», «Modern management problems», «Safety in tourism», «Technologies of travel product development and promotion», «Hotel staff management», «Innovation technologies in tourism», «Strategic management», «Crisis management» and many other disciplines. The volume and the contents of modules may vary depending on the educational program. Classes take place on weekday evenings and on Saturdays in groups of 15-20 persons. Education lasts for two years. During their first year students get theoretical knowledge and during the second year they study professional subjects.

You can submit documents and enroll to the Master’s course in two stages: from June 20 till July 15, and from August 18 till September 1, 2014. Entrance exams will include a test in Russian and a complex cross-disciplinary exam in the hotel business.

The education has a fee-paying basis. You can enroll to the Master’s course through ABT-ACTE Russia with a discount. At the end of the course graduates get a state-recognized degree.

If you are interested in getting the latest knowledge in hotel business management, you plan to start scientific work or you would like to have practical training in the largest hotels — do not be late to enroll to the course!

You can ask questions or submit your application to the course at: info@businesstravelrussia.ru