The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
| Type | Hospitality school |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Dean | Dr. Stuart Jauncey |
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Academic staff
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16 |
| Undergraduates | 234 |
| Postgraduates | 20 |
| Location | Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) in Dubai is a hospitality business management schools and part of the luxury hotel company, Jumeirah Group. It is a provider of university-level hospitality business education and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. EAHM works in academic association with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and all programmes of study are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United Arab Emirates, the Institute of Hospitality in the United Kingdom and THE-ICE (International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education) in Australia. It is a higher education member of the Council of International Schools (CIS).
The academy was established in 2001. The EAHM academic association with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Switzerland ensures the quality of all the study programmes offered. As a part of the Jumeirah Group which manages numerous luxury hotel properties, students are able to gain first-hand experience through internships and building relationships with people in the industry. EAHM also works closely with other international hotel chains. With the Jumeirah Hotel Group as one of the principle partners, Dubai won its bid for the World Expo 2020. The staging of the world fair and the preparations leading are up to it are expected to result in 277,000 new jobs in the UAE, an injection of nearly $40 billion into the economy, and an increase in visitors of at least 25 million and up to 100 million.
The academy has hosted annual EuroChrie academic conferences in 2008 and 2014,Nestlé cooking events, and the prize-giving and award ceremony of The Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding. Guest lecturers such as Michel Roux, Ken Hom, Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Ainsley Harriott have hosted events in the Emirates Academy's Auditorium. John Cleese has visited the academy to talk to the students about his experiences in hospitality from a consumer's perspective.
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