Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College

上海锦江国际理诺士酒店管理专修学院
Photograph of Les Roches Jin Jiang building.
Motto	Les Roches is not just a school, it’s a way of life.[1]
Type	Private College
President	Mr. BingYan Yu
Vice-president	Mr. Henry He
Academic staff	Approximately 30
Students	More than 300 per semester
Location	Shanghai, China
Website	www.lesroches.cn www.lrjj.cn

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (LRJJ), founded in 2004, is a private college located in Shanghai, P.R. China. LRJJ offers undergraduate and postgraduate diploma programs in international hospitality management in a multi-cultural environment of more than 870 enrolled students from all over the world every year.^[2]

Overview

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College is a part of Laureate Hospitality Education, a leading hospitality management education group.^[3]

Since 2009, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College offers programs in international hospitality management taught in English and/or Chinese to an international student body with a total student population of 871 students from 47 different nationalities whereas 66% of the student body consist of Chinese students and 34% of international students (based on 2014 Data). The Campus currently is home to 637 students with 234 students on internship all over the world of ages 17 and over. Dr. Sacha Stöcklin, the Campus Director and former faculty member of Les Roches Bluche, leads a team of 31 academic staff from over 17 different countries, representing 4 different continents. Mr. Michael Bao is the Academic Dean.^[4]

The college offers an undergraduate diploma program and a postgraduate diploma program in the field of international hotel management with the option to apply to transfer for degree completion at a sister school in Switzerland or Spain, or at a partner institution in the United States.^[5]

The Undergraduate Program hosts about 82% and the Postgraduate Program hosts about 18% of the student population on campus.^[4]

Students partake in both academic and experiential learning on campus in Shanghai. In addition, students gain work experience through industry internship placements in hospitality establishments including, among an array of other venues, hotels and restaurants as well as participating in local events such as the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Lane Crawford and Hotelex.^[6]

Accreditation

Les Roches Jin Jiang is accredited through Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland as a branch campus by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. It is also accredited by the Shanghai Education Evaluation Association (SEEA) for Sino-Foreign Cooperative Institutions.^[7]

Academic Structure

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College has two main program divisions: the undergraduate programs and the postgraduate programs.

Undergraduate Programs

The undergraduate programs include the Diploma in International Hotel Management and the Certificate in International Hotel Administration. These undergraduate programs cover the hotel, restaurant, and service industry operations and administration skill sets.^[8]

- Diploma in International Hotel Management

Undergraduate Diploma students complete two internships in international hospitality organisations for a total of 12 months of work experience and 3 academic semesters (duration of each semester is 18 weeks).^[9] The program prepares students to enter hospitality industry with confidence since they have a firm grasp of management theories and competencies they learned from a wide range of teaching practices. This program educates students in craft-based learning environments that allow them to acquire the appropriate operational and supervisory skills, knowledge and attitudes for their personal and professional goals.^[9]

- Certificate in International Hotel Administration

Students have the opportunity to exit the diploma program after completing the third semester (internship) to be awarded with the LRJJ Certificate in International Hotel Administration. This certificate program is designed to prepare students for an entry-level position in the hospitality industry.^[10]

Postgraduate Programs

The Postgraduate Programs include the Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel Management and the Postgraduate Certificate in International Hotel Administration. The postgraduate division offers programs for students from diverse backgrounds, most of whom hold a bachelor's degree in a field unrelated to hospitality. The postgraduate program provides an overview of hotel operations, administration and general business courses.^[11]

- Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel Management

The Postgraduate Program duration is 1 ½ years, consists of two academic semesters and one 6-month internship.^[12] The program contains a mixture of hospitality and business management theoretical courses and international culinary art and service concepts. Food and Beverage operational management training is integrated into the program framework. Due to their previous academic background and the knowledge gained in this program, students will have the potential to enter a management role shortly after graduation.^[12]

- Postgraduate Certificate in International Hotel Administration

After completing the first academic semester and a 6-month internship the students will be awarded with the LRJJ Postgraduate Certificate in International Hotel Administration. The aim of this program is to establish a conceptual framework for the future hospitality professional and expose the student to operational and administrative situations.^[13]

Hospitality Preparatory Program (English Language Program)

This program is designed to help students reach the minimum academic English level required for entry into the undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College. The intention is to provide students with the relevant skills in English writing, comprehension, listening and speaking. Students are also introduced to key terminologies of the hospitality industry and introduced to learning English online in order for them to additionally improve their English level independently outside of the classroom.^[14]

Global Bachelor Program: Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Hospitality Management

In January 2014, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Bluche, Switzerland became the first and only hospitality institution to offer a Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Hospitality Management. This course offers students the possibility to study during the first 1½ years in Switzerland, China and Spain, rotating through the Les Roches campuses every 6 months.^[15]

Campus

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College is located on the traditional campus of Shanghai Normal University in the Feng Xian District, a southern district of Shanghai, and approximately a one-hour drive from downtown Shanghai.^[16]

Facilities

The college has a purpose built facility spanning 7000m². The facilities within the college building include the following: 30 classrooms; a computer lab; a language lab; a library; a kitchen classroom with demonstration facility; a demonstration front office area; a housekeeping mock-up room; kitchen practical areas including a commissary (preparation room), a cold kitchen, a hot kitchen, and a pastry kitchen; three restaurants; the patio; an auditorium; a boardroom; a student lounge; a dance/yoga studio; and a fitness room. In their spare time students of the college can use the Shanghai Normal University sports facilities to play football, basketball, tennis, and go running.^[17]

Student accommodation is in two buildings: the first, a Palm Beach residence, located off-campus and is accessible by a free shuttle bus service and only 5 minutes’ drive from the college; and the second, the Shanghai Normal University Hotel, located on SNU campus and 5 minutes walking distance from the LRJJ building. All of these accommodations offer different types of room options. All rooms and buildings have Internet access.^[18]

Starting from September 2015, from Monday to Friday college offers breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet style. Banquet and à la carte style lunch is also served. Whenever the weather allows, the college often holds dining events in the Patio.^[19]

Community

The college has an overall hospitality ethos, with the objective of providing an environment that cultivates teamwork and student cohesion: 'Les Roches Jin Jiang - it's not just a school, it's a way of life; a spirit that animates your life in Shanghai daily, the spirit of teamwork, the spirit of solidarity, the spirit of hospitality.'^[1]

Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College students have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular student activities taking place at the college, on campus, and in wider Shanghai. Each semester, the types of activities vary as students choose to build on their leadership skills by leading activities clubs, so students often select pursuits that they enjoy. In the past, these activities have included language clubs and language exchange groups, sports tournaments, dancing groups, culinary activities, and hotel themed clubs.^[20]

Students have also contributed editorial to the quarterly campus life magazine.^[6]

In 2011, the college held for the first time a Charity Fun Run event in the campus grounds, for the college community to raise funds for the Million Tree Project, a Shanghai Shanghai Roots & Shoots scheme founded in aid of planting one million trees by the end of the year 2014 in parts of Mongolia that are affected by desertification.^[21] The Charity Fun Run was sponsored by leading hospitality companies and is now an annual event at the college.^[22]

Furthermore, special events are held to raise awareness and money for people in need, such as the people affected by the earthquake in Nepal in May, 2015.^[23]

History

In February 2004, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College was founded as the first and only English-teaching Swiss hotel management college in China.^[2]

In May 2006, the college moved into a purpose-built facility within the Shanghai Normal University campus in Feng Xian.^[24]

In February 2009, the college began enrolling international students.

In September 2010, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College ranked first among international hospitality management schools in China for an international career (TNS Survey 2010).^[25]

December 2010, the Education Committee of Shanghai previously publishes the final back checking notice to Chinese-foreign cooperatively run institutions and projects in Shanghai. The college has been formally listed on Chinese-foreign cooperatively run institutions and projects, which is rechecked by the Ministry of Education in December 2010.^[7]

In April 2011, the Bureau of Civil Affairs of Shanghai Municipal Government issues the official rating-list on which Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College is rated 4A college ranking 1st among joint-venture education institutions. 4A is the highest ranking for joint-venture education institutions.^[7]

Since 2012, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College has added a new food and beverage facility for instruction consisting of demo, hot, and cold kitchens including stewarding as well as changing rooms. In spring 2013, the college started to add interactive SMART boards into its classrooms."^[24]

In July 2013, Les Roches Jin Jiang is ranked No.1 international hospitality management school in China for an international career.^[26]

In November 2014, the former coffee shop restaurant was renovated and turned into the à la carte restaurant: Flavors.^[27]

Ranking

In a survey of hospitality industry hiring managers, Les Roches Jin Jiang was ranked No. 1 international hospitality management school in China for an international career. Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), a major worldwide market research group, conducted the broad industry survey amongst a large sample of senior managers from top international hospitality companies around the world in 2013.^[26]

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