IMI boosts students’ resilience through personalised study within a global village campus
- Delivering high-quality training in hospitality, culinary, business and marketing, IMI ensures students are well equipped to guarantee employability worldwide
Country Business Reports interviews and articles by Discovery Reports
Whenever hospitality industry patrons come across graduates of International Management Institute Switzerland (IMI), they cannot help but notice the confidence and professional poise that the graduates exude. This is according to IMI president and owner Heinz Buerki who, together with daughter Isabelle, runs the only remaining Swiss family-owned hospitality school in Switzerland.
“We are the last family-owned hospitality school in the country, and we intend to remain so,” Heinz Buerki says. “With a diversified portfolio of hospitality and business programmes, and a student body that represents more than 40 countries, we are truly an international school.”
In the past five years, IMI has consistently placed among the top in the QS World University rankings. Delivering high-quality academic and practical study in the areas of hospitality, culinary, business and marketing, including Swiss and postgraduate diplomas, IMI ensures students get the best Swiss training supported by British academic excellence that guarantees employability in Switzerland and abroad.
Limiting its student population by design, IMI only accepts a maximum of 200 learners each semester. The small classes assure personal attention is given by top-calibre core and visiting lecturers at all times.
Despite challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, IMI continues to reach out to educational representatives, high school counsellors, and companies that offer internship and management trainee positions. In particular, it seeks partners who share its values, focusing on international outlook and forward-thinking academic research and development. To further develop its brand in the region, IMI welcomes collaborations.
“Asia and China remain key markets as we focus on developing content to increase our presence on digital platforms around the globe,” Isabelle Buerki says. “We believe the hospitality and business sectors will play a key role in the rebound of major economies, and through our outstanding student experiences and career support, IMI graduates will thrive and significantly contribute as more markets reopen.”
