IIHM: A frontier in hospitality, education & research

The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) is the largest chain of premier hospitality and hotel management schools across India that started its journey in 1994 in Kolkata. This institute is a part of Indismart Group, the conglomerate that operates the Indismart Hotels. IIHM has campuses in Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Goa, Bangkok and Samarkand in Uzbekistan. Students passing out of IIHM are armed with an international degree from the University of West London and are equipped with global hospitality skills that enable easy placements in leading hospitality brands across the world. IIHM is also an institutional member of the (IHC) International Hospitality Council, London.

Leading from the front is an icon in hospitality education, Dr Suborno Bose, the Founder and Chief Mentor of IIHM and chairman of Indismart Group. He has enriched the hospitality education sector with his extensive experience of almost three decades and his revolutionary ideas and innovations in the hospitality education sector. He has pioneered initiatives like the International Young Chef Olympiad, Young Chef India and Young Chef India Junior. He also earmarked International Hospitality Day, celebrated every year on April 24.

IIHM is known for its Teaching, Training, Research, Placements, and Infrastructure that it provides to its students. At the core of the curriculum lies the objective of designing Career Building Programmes, Progressive Teaching Methodology, Mentoring and Student Development, Global Networking and Alumni. It is also the only hotel school in India that is attached to a hotel itself in Kolkata and Goa which ensures that students get maximum practical exposure in their field of work. Following a truly international curriculum, IIHM offers a BA Hospitality Management from the University of West London. Students can also choose to pursue a Bachelor in Tourism Studies from IGNOU.

IIHM is known for its placements and exposure opportunities, be it an internship or securing a job after graduation. IIHM has the highest number of student placement records. The graduates receive exceptional placements from around the world.

Students are placed across various industries including aviation, luxury hotels and resorts, event management, cruise lines, facility management, hospitals, or the retail sector. IIHM alumni are found working in managerial positions with prestigious hotel brands in India, UK, Middle East, Singapore, Maldives, USA, Australia, and others.

The IIHM International College of Distinguished Fellows is another milestone where 150 global Hospitality leaders and professionals were elected to become Fellows of IIHM. Some of the names include Patu Keswani, Chairman and MD of Lemon Tree Hotels, Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, AD Singh, Founder and MD, Olive Group of Restaurants, Robin Sheppard, President, Bespoke Hotels, Alistair Telfer, Secretary & Chief Executive at Oxford and Cambridge Club, Lionel Benjamin, Co-Founder, AGO Hotels UK, and many other distinguished professionals.

IIHM provides the best education comparable to any international institution, anywhere in the world. In the years to come, IIHM will become the single most sought after institution in hospitality education in the world. Future plans of the institution include expansion of campuses to other countries enabling thousands of students across the world to gain from the best education facilities and opportunities in the hospitality industry. The IIHM Global Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research is another global academic body that seeks to encourage research in field of tourism and hospitality. From important aspects like Green Tourism, Sustainability, Responsible Tourism to food wastage and health as an important part of tourism are new areas that will require an educated approach in future. IIHM seeks to open its doors to research in these areas through this research center.

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