The School of Tourism & Hospitality with a supporting network of 50+ partners, consisting of top class hotels, food chains and associations, organises a number of educational activities to enhance the student learning experience.
Guest lectures
Aiming to put theory into practice, staff invite in-class guest lecturers, who come from different hospitality enterprises and professional associations and bring a flavor of “real” industry practices.
Open Lectures, Panels & Forums
The School of Tourism & Hospitality organises open-access events on current issues in Tourism and Hospitality.
Recent events:
- New Tourism trends: Technology, Education, Sustainability
- Risk Management & Development Practices: from entrepreneur-ing to Tourism
- Congress Tourism
- Athens as a tourist destination
- Entrepreneurship in Tourism
- Big data in Tourism
Seminars & Workshops
In collaboration with leading experts, companies and professionals, the School of Tourism & Hospitality organises specialised workshops and seminars, linked with the different study programmes, aiming at strengthening student professional skills.
Indicative subjects:
- A day in the life of an Executive Chef
- Wine tasting
- Managing the Kitchen
- Anthropology of food
- Alternative tourism: theory & practice
Field Trips, Fairs & Conferences
The School organises frequent field trips to hotels, conferences and fairs. Students are guided through the premises of the organisation or the Fair, they are briefed about the organisation’s operation, they attend workshops and seminars and develop their personal contacts with industry executives.
Recent visits: Yes Hotels, Hilton Hotel, Crowne Plaza, Cape Sounio, Grande Bretagne, Electra Palace Hotel, Petrezas winery, Horeca Fair, Philoxenia Fair, Expotrof Fair, Detrop Oenos Fair, HotelTech Fair, Athenian Brewery, Astir Palace, Semiramis Hotel, New Hotel, Grecotel Pallas Athina.
Paid Internships
Internships are an integral part in the learning process for the Hospitality School students, offering different experiences and direct access to employment. Students are well prepared by the School’s staff before they go on placement and are usually positioned in 4-5 star hotels or in premier restaurants, mostly during the summer season, between May and October.
Student Competitions
Hospitality and especially Culinary Arts students have the opportunity to participate in different competitions organised either by Mediterranean College or other institutions (e.g. Detrop, Expotrof). Participation can be either individual or in teams. Irrespective of the result, participation in competitions provides students with an invaluable experience and creates opportunities for networking.
Student Conference
Tourism & Hospitality School students also have the opportunity to present their projects in the Annual Student Excellence Conference, organised by Mediterranean College. Postgraduate students are encouraged to publish their research outputs in national or international academic conferences.
