International Tourism Management

WHY INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT AT VCHTM?

The International Tourism Management degree at VCHTM prepares students for the dynamic world of travel and tourism industry. It provides wide knowledge and practical skills for the different career opportunities in one of the main industries globally.

Victoria College of Hotel and Tourism Management (VCHTM) is a leading educational institution with more than 5 years of tradition to train and develop professionals in the fields of tourism and hospitality. The educational programme is fully delivered in English and leads to the award of two degrees – one from VCHTM and a second one from our strategic academic partner in the UK.

The challenges of the modern world and the dynamic development of tourism industry demand specialists who have both theoretical and practical skills as well as motivation to improve their professional qualities. The main goal of this programme is to develop highly qualified specialists with strategic and creative business thinking, in-depth knowledge, advanced practical skills and professional habits.

Students acquire important theoretical knowledge in economic, management and behavioral sciences, finance, accounting, human resources, marketing and entrepreneurship, information technologies, business communications and others. Problem-based and case-based learning techniques that we apply during the course of education are related to the actual practice in the tourism business and lead to creativity and innovative thinking when dealing with real cases in the business practice, teamwork skills, communication, planning and organizational skills, decision-making and conflict management.

VCHTM has an extensive and sophisticated network of more than 200 active international partners, where our students can carry out their obligatory practical training. Thus, they get a real opportunity to create contacts, gain skills and experience in a real environment and lay the foundations for their future successful business realization.

The courses are taught entirely in English. Classes are small and encourage cross cultural dialogue and personal connections. As a leading business school in Eastern Europe, VCHTM has the exceptional privilege to educate students from start to graduation in programmes leading to Cardiff Metropolitan University’s British degree. And this is without the usual requirement for students to spend a year in the UK. VCHTM students follow a synchronized curriculum with Cardiff Metropolitan University and have to meet the same high standards in learning and examinations.

There are many benefits of studying in International Tourism Management Programme and the most significant one is the numerous career opportunities, both in Bulgaria and abroad.

VCHTM`s graduates become managers and entrepreneurs within all the sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. By completing the International Tourism Management Programme they are practically prepared for successful professional and career development in official tourist organizations, tour operating and travel agency companies, logistic companies and agencies, governmental and international institutions and organizations acting in the sphere of tourism management.

At VCHTM we prepare our students for the highly competitive global labour market and provide them with practical advice and expertise. VUM maintains excellent contacts with business partners in Bulgaria, Europe, the USA, and more, thanks to which our graduates have the opportunity to spend up their practical training and to successfully start their career in various partner institutions and organizations all over the world.

International Tourism Management is a full-time programme.