The Hospitality Management degree at VUM has more than 20-years of history. Hundreds of graduates have entered the hospitality industry in Bulgaria and more than 50 other countries around the globe.
Varna University of Management (VUM) is one of the leading educational institutions with more than 20 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 VUM and a second one from our strategic academic partner Cardiff Metropolitan University in the UK.
The challenges of the modern world and the dynamic development of tourism and hospitality 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 hospitality 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.
VUM 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.
There are many benefits of studying in the International Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Programme and the most significant one is the numerous career opportunities, both in Bulgaria and abroad.
VUM`s graduates become managers and entrepreneurs within all sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. By completing the International Hospitality Management Programme they are practically prepared for successful professional and career development in hotels, restaurants and hotel chains, official tourist organizations, logistic companies and agencies, tour operating and travel agency companies, governmental and international institutions and organizations acting in the sphere of tourism management.
At VUM 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.
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