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Study at International Hotel and Tourism

Industry Management School Thailand

The International Hotel and Tourism Industry Management School (I-TIM) was founded by Colonel Somchai Hiranyakit, the former Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, former chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, former Vice-Chairman of the World Tourism Organization, and former member of the advisory board of the Faculty of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii.

I-TIM was authorized in 1988 by the Private Education Commission, Ministry of Education, to offer training programs in hotel and tourism management.

I-TIM was Thailand's first hotel and tourism industry management school to teach in English.

With a belief in education as the means of fostering individual moral and intellectual growth, I-TIM has dedicated itself to educate and train students interested in the exciting and challenging careers in hotel and tourism management. Our curriculum is based on a combination of the Swiss system of service practice and the American science of hospitality management. In 1992 I-TIM was honoured to receive " The Royal Best School Award " from the Ministry of Education.

I-TIM is open to applications worldwide with present and former students from America, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

To ensure courses remain up to date, I-TIM maintains strong links with various hotels, airlines, travel agencies, tour operators and other tourism companies.

I-TIM is a member of SKAL International, Thai Hotels Association, Thailand Incentive and Convention Association, The Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, and has recently been admitted as an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization.

I-TIM provides the following types of programs:

The one-year certificate program aims to prepare students for entry into career positions in either the hotel or the travel and tourism industry.

The two year diploma program is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge and the skills necessary to function effectively in junior to middle management positions in the hotel and travel and tourism industry. The combination of practical skill training with theoretical lessons in business and management should enable the graduate to accept more responsible positions as he/she gains valuable work experience.

To create an environment suitable for learning and training, I-TIM provides 25 air-conditioned theory classrooms, one language laboratory, one computer laboratory and one mock up hotel front office. There is also one demonstration room used for teaching about food preparation. Training rooms simulate a true hotel environment and include a Thai/European kitchen, a dining room, a housekeeping office and a mock up hotel room. One library is provided for conducting research.