Top 10
things to consider when choosing the right university
Choosing the right school & Bachelor's program is one of the biggest decisions of your life. Here are a few tips on what to consider before making a final decision.
Top 10
things to consider when choosing the right university
Choosing the right school & Bachelor's program is one of the biggest decisions of your life. Here are a few tips on what to consider before making a final decision.
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Leadership roles & career outcomes
Does the university provide a clear and structured path to leadership roles?
At Bachelor’s level, Glion’s academic programs put students on a path to personal development that combines experiential learning with real-world exposure.
This includes:
- Practical Arts immersion in excellence
- Integrative strategic thinking
- Final semester specializations
9
Internships
Does the university provide internships and a dedicated career services team?
Internship experience is key to developing industry contacts and experience before you graduate. Glion has hundreds of 4 and 5* companies coming to recruit students with an average of 6 internship offers per student in global locations. All supported by a dedicated career department working with every student along the way.
internship offers per student on average
8
Applied learning
Does the university provide experience in applied learning environments to develop essential skills?
The first semester of the Experiential Year at Glion provides students with 20 weeks of practical immersion with the purpose of developing soft skills and preparing for their first international internship.
7
International environment
Does the university expose you to a multi-cultural environment or is there a predominance of one nationality?
Most universities have international students but to what level will you intermingle? If there is a predominance of one nationality over others, your exposure to other nationalities will be thwarted thus preventing you from learning about how to work with different cultures.
Glion has over 100 different nationalities and not one nationality surpasses 20% of the total student population.
nationalities at Glion
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International exchange options
Does the university provide exchange options to other campuses with the same program in different countries?
Amongst the various business degrees, hospitality careers are global, demanding a high degree of intercultural fluency and an ability to work effectively in multicultural teams. Glion delivers this to an unmatched Bachelor’s degree with exchange semesters available in London and our sister campus in Spain.
Options to study in Switzerland, UK & Spain*
5
Personalized experience
Does the university enable you to receive a personalized ‘boutique’ education that makes each student a name, not a number?
Glion offers a highly personalized approach to education, with bespoke, hands-on support that helps each student find their own path to success. Faculty make themselves readily available to offer support and consultation, with no need to book appointments and no requirement to go through academic assistants.
Student to faculty ratio
Students at maximum capacity across all 3 Glion campuses
4
Academic ethos
Does the university reflect the ‘real world’ requirements for a leadership career?
Exceptional employability and career progression represent the key ‘return on investment’ of a Glion education. And this is reflected in the grading rubric. Glion academic programs have four key elements of evaluation, which develop and intensify over the study years.
They are:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Professional competencies
- Transferable skills (across a range of disciplines such as ‘information literacy’ and ‘working with others’)
These credit level descriptors emphasize personal development planning, interpersonal and communication skills. These skills are transferable across professional disciplines and they provide Glion graduates with an essential foundation that both enhances their employability and offers a platform from which to build throughout their professional lives.
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Specializations
Does the university allow you to focus on an area that sparked your passion?
Glion's Bachelor's in International Hospitality Business specializations open doors to employment and career progression. Each offers highly detailed, 10-week courses teaching ‘real world’ knowledge and skills needed for these professional disciplines. Specializations include:
- Luxury Brand Strategy
- International Hotel Development and Finance
- Guest Experience and Event Management
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Student life
Does the university invest in sports coordinators, world class student facilities and weekend events? Are the student accommodations on campus?
Glion prides itself in ensuring that the students come away with a life experience, not just an academic education. Glion offers a multitude of sporting, clubs, event and excursion options for students. The same personalized approach that is part of the fabric of Glion applies to the student life. Students have the opportunity to create and lead their own clubs based on their interests skill sets.
With accommodation available on campus, this further fosters the community spirit.
Accreditation
Does the university have global accreditation thus being able to offer their own degrees and not through a third party?
Accreditation is a rigorous procedure which provides sponsors and students with the guarantee of having successfully completed an independent assessment of our education, faculty and facilities.
Glion is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The same accreditors as Harvard, Yale and MIT.
Make sure any university you are considering can successfully address these 10 key points before you make a final decision.
Its your future.
Its your pathway to success & your return on investment.
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