The launch event for the Dusit Hospitality Management College (DHMC) was held in Manila. The school – the first of its kind in the region – is designed to be an innovative concept in hospitality education. It is fully integrated with an upmarket hotel, the dusitD2 The Fort, Manila.

“The launch of the Dusit Hospitality Management College is significant as it affirms Dusit’s commitment to continue developing quality educational programmes to support the growing needs of the industry throughout the region,” said Dusit Group CEO Suphajee Suthumpun. “We are very proud to partner with the ?cole H?teli?re de Lausanne and with the Institut Paul Bocuse on this truly innovative project here in Manila.”

According to the company’s statement, scheduled to open in 2017, the new college brings together some of the most trusted names in international hospitality and culinary education to offer students education and training in accordance to the highest international standards.

Degree programmes will be certified by the world renowned ?cole H?teli?re de Lausanne (EHL) while professional advancement and culinary programmes will be introduced in collaboration with the Institut Paul Bocuse.

Upon completion, the facilities at the DHMC and the dusitD2 The Fort Manila hotel will include world-class hospitality education facilities, including practical kitchens, restaurants, function rooms, recreational facilities including a swimming pool and fitness centre and 125 guest rooms. Students at DHMC will in addition to their studies gain work experience throughout the different areas of the hotel.

The launch was attended by 200 of the industry’s top executives and influencers. It included an address by the secretary of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines, Ramon Jimenez Jr.