Cesar Ritz Colleges
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César Ritz Colleges is a university located on two campuses in Le Bouveret in the canton of Valais, Switzerland and in Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The university provides diplomas on a bachelor-level, a masters-level and a swiss higher diploma in hotel and tourism fields, in addition to an English language course for students wanting to join one of the other courses.
The campus in Le Bouveret is referred to as "Institut Hôtelier César Ritz", providing professional education whilst the campus in Brig is referred to as "University Centre César Ritz", providing academic education.
The School is named after César Ritz, the worlds most famous hoteliere who was born and raised in the state of Valais. The school has received permission to use the César Ritz name from his remaining decendants.
HISTORY OF CÉSAR RITZ COLLEGES SWITZERLAND
1982 Creation of "Hotelconsult Management Company” and opening of the first college, the «Schulhotel Alpina» in Brig, State of Valais, by Dr. Wolfgang D. Petri.
1983 Opening of the second institute, the «Schulhotel Zillwald» in the health resort of Lax, in Valais.
1985 Transfer agreements are signed with several state universities in the United States, Europe and Australia.
The first Bachelor programme in hotel management in Switzerland is launched in co-operation with Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, WA, USA (2+2 years).
1986 Opening of the Institut Hôtelier «César Ritz» in Le Bouveret, State of Valais, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
1991 Launch of the first hotel management postgraduate diploma programme in Switzerland.
1992 First US Bachelor degree in hotel management in Switzerland in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
1992 Creation of the ICHA Foundation and opening of the International College of Hospitality Administration in Brig.
Opening of the International College of Hospitality Management «César Ritz», the first and only Swiss hotel school in the USA, located in Suffield, Connecticut.
1996 The International College of Tourism & Hotel Management in Sydney, Australia opened with the «César Ritz» programme.
1997 US Bachelor degree delivered in partnership with Washington State University, WSU.
1997 Swiss Government authorities approve use of the name “University” for ICHA. The college is renamed University Centre «César Ritz» (UCCR).
2000 The first Master of Science in International Hospitality Management is launched in Switzerland at University Centre «César Ritz», in co-operation with Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
2002 «César Ritz» Colleges Switzerland enrolls its 10.000th student.
2003 Recognition by the State of Valais, Switzerland of the Bachelor of International Business Degree and the Master of Business Administration in Hotel and Tourism Management offered at University Centre «César Ritz»
