Top level education requires top level qualification

If you want to apply for the Bachelor course at Hotelschool The Hague in Amsterdam or
the Hague, we want you to have the proper qualifications.

Requirements Overview
View the Requirements Overview to find out what we expect from our new students, or
read the text below.

Dutch candidates
Candidates must have qualifications that enable them to follow Higher Professional
Education (HBO). If you have finished your HAVO or VWO school, there is a fair
chance that you are qualified, as well as applicants who have finished their MBO.

Did you finish Horeca Ondernemer/Manager? Then you can apply for the shorter Fast
Track Programme of our Bachelor Degree Course.

Foreign candidates
Students from abroad must have qualifications that are equal to the Dutch qualifications.

Some examples are: International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, High School:

GPA average at least 3.0 with six good IGCSE grades/two A-levels, Abitur (Germany),
COU (Spain), Artium (Norway) and Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskola (Sweden).

Dutch applicants
Profile Havo VWO
C&M Admissible Admissible
E&M 2nd foreign language 2 Admissible
2nd foreign language 2 and
N&T Economics 1
Economics 1
2nd foreign language 2 and
N&G Economics 1
Economics 1
Applicants receive a 30
Applicant has an 'intake
If no 2nd minute test on the selection
interview' on selection
language day. Subject: basics of
day
grammar, Havo level
Applicant has an 'intake
If no Applicant has an 'intake
interview' on selection
economics interview' on selection day
day
International applicants
International International Baccalaureate Candidates must show
European European Baccalaureate proficiency in English
Germany Abitur by submitting TOEFL
Spain COU test scores (please
enquire your local
Norway Artium
English/American
Avgångsbetyg från
Sweden embassy).
Gymnasieskola
We require a minimum
High School: GPA average at score of at least 213
United States least 3.0, with six good (computer based) or
IGCSE grades/two A-levels 550 (paper based).
Please contact our Admission
Other
Office: admission@hdh.nl, or
coutries
dial +31 (0) 70 750 30 29
Fast Track applicants
Please contact our Admission
Non-Dutch diploma Office: admission@hdh.nl, or dial
+31 (0) 70 750 30 29
Dutch MBO-diploma - level four
Selection
Diploma Programme
procedure
Horeca Ondernemer / Manager Special Fast Fast Track
Produce a letter of Track
recommendation from your Selection
school board.
Normal Normal, four-year
MBO other than 'Horeca
selection Bachelor Degree
Ondernemer / Manager'
Course

Find out more about our school

If you are not certain yet as to whether Hotelschool The Hague (in Amsterdam and The
Hague) is the right choice for you, we strongly advise you to come to one of our many
open days.

Open days The Hague Open Days Amsterdam

28 September 2005 5 October 2005
5 October 2005 9 November 2005
12 October 2005 23 November 2005
2 November 2005
16 November 2005
7 December 2005
If you decide to visit one of our open days, you have to sign up by calling or sending an
email. For an open day in The Hague, please dial +31 (0) 70 3512481 or send an email to
info@hdh.nl. For an open day in Amsterdam, please dial +31(0)20 851 29 00 (only for
Dutch applicants). We will take care that you receive a warm welcome at our school.

Don't forget to mention your name, address, telephone number and the number of persons
that will accompany you. Plus the month of your choice and (only for Dutch students) the
branch - Amsterdam or The Hague - you are interested in.

On open days, it is possible to have lunch at the Hotelschool for a small fee. Just let us
know if you are interested.

Please mention if you are interested in the Dutch or English stream.

Apply
Do you have the right qualifications? Welcome to Hotelschool The Hague!
If you are not sure if Hotelschool The Hague is the right school for you, you can take this
test and find out!

You can download and print (because you have to send some enclosures) our Dutch
application form or International application form, or contact us at the following
telephone number: +31 (0) 70 3512481.
You can also fill in this form, so we will send you an application form.

Dutch applicants can apply to study at our branch in The Hague or at our branch in
Amsterdam. However, the Hotelschool decides in which branch you will be placed.

Deadline application for August 2005 for Dutch students: 1 April 2005.

Send us your application form, with a recent passport photograph, a copy of your diploma
and a copy of the most recent list of grades.
The fee for the selection day, for which you will be invited, is € 80,-.

Information
Please fill in the form and we will send you an application form and some information.

Our four-year Bachelor Course consists of three phases.

Each phase has its own focus: you will learn to broaden your skills and to take more and
more high-level decisions about your work.
Phase 1 - Hospitality Performance:
"Doing the existing well"

Phase 2 - Tactical Hospitality Management:

"Improving on the existing"

Phase 3 - Strategic Hospitality Management:

"Searching for new combinations"

Hospitality performance: "Doing the existing well"

In the first stage you will learn to develop the right attitude that will enable you to
successfully complete the course. During this stage you will learn skills like developing
an attitude of hospitality, working in a team and to search for information. You will also
become aware that you are responsible for your own learning process. And last but not
least we teach you the basic skills associated with working at an operational level in
hotels and restaurants. You will learn skills like cooking, serving and working at the Front
Desk.

You also become acquainted with the basics theories of Hotel Management and learn to
apply these in actual situations. For example, you work on a project to make an
architectural design for your own hotel, or you design a website for your hotel.

This stage covers one and a half years, and includes an international industrial release
(internship) period of approximately 20 weeks.

During the first year, all students taking the Bachelor course stay at the Skotel: our
Training and Study Hotel (except for Fast Track students).

The rent for the Skotel is part of the Hotelschool fees.

Phase 2 - Tactical Hospitality Management:

"Improving on the existing"

Phase 3 - Strategic Hospitality Management:

"Searching for new combinations"

Tactical Hospitality Management: "Improving on the existing"

In this stage we expect you to show more initiative. The course concentrates on the
various management domains: Marketing Management, Financial Management,
Operations Management, Information Management.
In this stage you will be faced with problems like how to achieve higher quality, how to
work more efficiently, how to achieve greater guest satisfaction. These problems require
you to use all your management knowledge and the theoretical models that you were
taught. The problems may occur in the restaurant, the kitchen, in the hotel or elsewhere.

In this stage there are also practicals in which leadership qualities are developed. As part
of this you participate in the 'outdoor-week' in the Belgian Ardennes, where you will be
put in charge of a team of fellow students when carrying out an assignment.

This second stage covers one year.

Strategic Hospitality Management: "Searching for new combinations"

We live in a changing world. In the third stage of the course you are challenged to react to
the consequences of these changes. As a manager in the hospitality industry you need to
find solutions to anticipated problems, to take advantage of possible opportunities and to
implement any changes required. Creativity, innovation and strategy are the keywords in
this process.

The management domains return in this stage: Marketing, Finance, Operations, Personnel
and Organisation and Information Management. You will find out that many of the
problems you face cover more than one domain.

This stage covers 18 months, and includes a management placement (internship) of

approximately 20 weeks at a renowned international company within the hospitality
industry.

Good education is always worth its price

The fee for the first year at our school is around € 5000,-.
This may seem a lot of money. So let us explain what this money is used for:

 Skotel, including breakfast and dinner during the 40 school weeks

 School fee, collective insurance, sports facilities, etc.
 Outdoor week Belgian Ardennes
 Computer/help desk, including a help desk during the day and licensed software
that a student needs for classes
  International students pay to cover the cost of the initial promotion to the
International Bachelor Degree in Hospitality Management Course
 Deposit for expenses charged to students for repairs or damage to the hostel
property. This deposit is refunded on leaving the hostel
 Student expenditure, including uniforms for the practicals and a professional knife
set

Payment to the government

Apart from the school fee, there is a separate amount to be paid to the Dutch government:
€ 1496,- (2005-2006). Students enrolling in February will be asked to pay an amount
based upon the remaining months of the school year.

Welcome
Founded in 1929, Hotelschool The Hague has been the first choice for students,
employees, businesses, or anyone else who values quality for more than 75 years.

What makes us so special?

Hotelschool The Hague is a special school. We want you to develop both practical and
theoretical skills. Because we want you to be fully prepared for a position at a senior
management level.

In our courses, we strongly focus on the following aspects:

Business oriented. This means that you will learn to aim for results and to act
proactively. We call this ''entrepreneurial learning'
Internationally oriented. You will learn to work in international teams. This also
means that you will have to speak several languages
Human-oriented. We value good communication skills. And we take responsibility
for our environment and each other
Innovative. How do you find your information in a fast-changing world? And how
do you use this information in real-life situations?

If you participate actively, we can guarantee you a fascinating job in one of the most
exciting fields of business in the world: a field where life is always something of a party!

Hotelschool The Hague is a completely independent knowledge and learning institute.

We are not part of the Haagse Hogeschool.

The Hotelschool has branches in Amsterdam and The Hague.

Learning and working as a team
During the first year of the Bachelor Degree Course you will live in the Skotel. This is
our Training and Study Hotel.
The Skotel has two branches: one in The Hague and one in Amsterdam. Both are unique
in their location: within a ten to fifteen minute walk from school. The Skotel in The
Hague is only two minutes from the beach, the skotel in Amsterdam is close to the city
center.

As a freshman, you will share a room with a fellow student. From the very first moment
you learn to get on in close contact with others. You will need to deal with conflicts in a
satisfactory way, work together and live together. This way you will build a sound base
for working in teams.

Skotel The Hague

Zwolsestraat 189
2587 TZ The Hague
The Netherlands

T: +31 (0) 70 355 28 00

F: +31 (0) 70 358 84 87
E: skotel@hdh.nl

Skotel Amsterdam
Graafschapstraat 2
1079 PE Amsterdam
The Netherlands

T: +31 (0) 20 851 29 50

F: +31 (0) 20 851 29 51
E: skrec_am@hdh.nl

Jobs
Hotelschool The Hague was founded in 1929 and has branches in The Hague and
Amsterdam. Our four-year Bachelor Degree Course is a programme that results in an
internationally recognized Bachelor's degree Business Administration in Hotel
Management (BBA.HM.). The Bachelor Degree Course at Hotelschool The Hague
consists of two streams: a Dutch stream and an English stream. The Hotelschool has
about 180 employees and 1800 students, of which 30% are internationals and is the
largest Bachelor hotel school in Europe. A comparative research study ‘Kennis in Kaart’
by the Dutch Ministry of Education has shown Hotelschool The Hague to be the best
university of professional education in the Netherlands. In 2001 the Master in Hospitality
Management was set up in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam. In 2002
Hotelschool The Hague founded together with The Leading Hotels of the World The
Leading Hotel Schools of the World; an association of top hotel schools in the world.

The jobs mentioned below are described in Dutch. If you have any questions about
working at Hotelschool The Hague, please contact our P&O department, tel. 070 351 24
81 or mail to pz@hdh.nl.

Instructeur Restaurants (1.0 fte, M/V)

Freelance Docent Finance
Medewerker Onderwijsondersteuning
Docent Training Management Vaardigheden (1,0 fte m/v)

If you have job vacancies for graduates of the Hotelschool please

e-mail: job@hdh.nl.

All-inclusive Package
During the Summer holidays Hotelschool The Hague does not offer its
regular restaurant and hostel operations. We therefore provide a special,
all-inclusive board & lodging package.

Our carefully selected student staff will help you to settle in and feel at
home quickly in our modern student dorm, where you will be sharing a
double room. A limited number of hotel rooms is available at a
surcharge.

The all-inclusive Summer Course Package includes:

course fee
course materials
a shared double room in the student's dorm
breakfast, lunch and dinner
coffee and tea breaks

and includes the following specials:

every Wednesday a theme dinner

social events:

July 24 Get in touch with the Dutch

July 30 Amsterdam excursion
August 13 Farewell Party Price of the all–inclusive
package: € 3.750