Tourism and Hotel Administration

Programme overview

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Upon completion of the Tourism and Hotel Administration study program, graduates receive a Professional Bachelor of Business Management.

The tourism sector is getting more popular in Lithuania and all the world. Every year millions of people are travelling and using tourism services. There are many new tourism enterprises in Lithuania every year – hotels, restaurants, shopping centres, and the existing enterprise are expanding their business also. That’s why they need highly qualified specialists who have tourism related education and qualification.

There is established a modern practical placement in Utena University of Applied Sciences – Training Hospitality Centre, which has hotel rooms, training kitchen, training bar, reception, modern technologies.

During the studies students have an opportunity to have their practices in the high standards hotels abroad (e.g., Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Austria, Spain, etc.), can go for exchange studies in other higher education institutions located in Bulgaria, Turkey, Latvia, Portugal and other countries.

Utena College is a member of SPACE, an international association of European higher education schools, so students have the opportunity to take the exam for receiving the SPACE diploma in Euro business, Eurotourism or Euro languages.

Students develop their speciality practical skills in located at the faculty base imitation companies (IB), where they have the opportunity to obtain international Europen Pen-International certificates (recognized in over 40 countries worldwide), attend national and international IB fairs, and improve their creativity, entrepreneurship, and communication skills.

During the studies, we work with specialized computer programs applied in the tourism business Reservation Partner, Presta, Amadeus and others.

Each year students organize and participate in excursions to Lithuania and neighbouring countries.

During studies, students are provided with the following opportunities:

Attend student international and national conferences.
Participate in student representation activities.
Listen to lectures by tourism practitioners and attend meetings with celebrities.
Organize and participate in events.

Having graduated from Tourism and Hotel Administration study programme, it is possible to work in tourism enterprises providing with accommodation and catering, travel organisation, tourism information, entertainment and event management companies, recreation and other services necessary to meet the needs of the tourist, as well as it enables to establish a business enterprise providing with tourism services.

Graduates can continue their studies in the Universities.

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