Our Mission and Values

Glion Institute of Higher Education (GIHE) is comprised of three schools: the Glion Hotel School, the Glion Sports Management School and the Glion Graduate School. Each carries its unique purpose and mission as it caters to the professional and educational goals of its students. Read more about the mission and values of the hotel school, sports management school or graduate school.

For the past 40 years, thousands of graduates from all around the world have gone through the "Glion Experience" and have taken with them the famous 'Glion Spirit'. These two unique features are the driving force of our Institution and have given all our graduates the confidence and enthusiasm to successfully start their professional life.

The values that guide GIHE as we work toward our vision are:

To provide educational breadth coupled with optional specializations
To work as reflective practitioners
To develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills
To respect differences of culture
To act with integrity
To practice and teach the Swiss work ethos
To foster an international perspective
To mentor our students
To guide students to increasing responsibility

Vision:

Through its challenging academic programmes, structured living environment, craft-based learning, and the “Glion Spirit”, the Glion Institute of Higher Education develops innovative leaders for a broad array of service industries.

Mission:

The Glion Institute of Higher Education offers management-focused programmes for the hospitality and other service industries. With an emphasis on both didactic and craft-based learning, GIHE is European in its outlook, Swiss in its work ethos, and multi-national in its student body. All programmes emphasize the development of generic thinking skills, the understanding of contemporary management theory, and the integration of theory and practice. The “Glion spirit” and GIHE's academic programmes prepare for rapid progress to managerial positions.

Glion Hotel School

Serving the overall mission of the Institution, Glion Hotel School offers programmes in the field of Hospitality, which seek to develop professional competencies. To achieve this, the School provides students with traditional didactic and craft based learning environments.

Furthermore, special attention is given to encouraging students to apply the 'Swiss work ethos' through a structured living environment and the promotion of the 'Glion Spirit'.

Programmes of study develop an understanding of a broad range of hospitality and business related subjects. Towards the end of their degree students may choose to focus on one area of study by choosing a specialisation for their degree. Students develop generic thinking skills, and where possible, theory and practice are integrated to enhance learning.

Students who graduate typically start their careers at a supervisory or assistant management level, rapidly moving on towards management positions. They have a range of choices in terms of work environments within the hospitality industry. These include hotels, catering companies, conference & leisure centres, restaurants, cruise liners, tourism offices and specialised financial firms.

“The famous ”Glion Spirit” takes its full meaning in this privileged, international, and friendly living environment.”

Glion Sports Management School

Serving the overall mission of the Institution, Glion Sports Management School offers sport, leisure and event management programmes. These are designed to prepare students to start a career at a supervisory or junior management level in the industry, including resorts, leisure complexes, sport facilities and sport events.

The programmes are intended to develop a broad understanding of the industry and its business, social and economic significance and to develop managerial competencies. Concurrently, students gain an understanding of health, physiological and psychological principles that are relevant to the domain. Students develop generic thinking skills, and where possible, theory and practice are integrated to enhance learning.

Students are able to progress to initial employment or further study at the end of these programmes. The degree programme anticipates graduates will aspire to higher management positions in the international sports and leisure industries.

We serve those who have an undergraduate degree, may be in mid-career, or seeking an important career change. They will leave us to become leaders or educators within the world of services.