Although every university has their drawbacks and points of improvement, I think Hotelschool The Hague is an excellent choice for anyone interested in hospitality management, business administration, or just to develop themselves on a personal level.

It’s a very diverse community and English is actually genuinely spoken between most students. There are many events organised to celebrate people’s backgrounds, cultures and customs, such that everyone can learn and grow from each other.

The content is in line with the requirements of a university of applied sciences, although it seems to be more in-depth and challenging than other hospitality management schools in the Netherlands. This meant that the content itself did not present a very intense challenge for me personally, but the way in which the projects are structured kept me on my toes throughout the four years. i.e., every block there is a group project and an individual subject (sometimes two), this means that you have to manage your time extremely well and ensure everything is arranged before the deadlines. Especially in terms of the group projects, you will be pushed to the edge of your abilities in making things work and finding the common ground. This teaches you such invaluable life lessons on how to approach social challenges in the workplace.

On top of that, the course includes a very wide variety of subjects, encouraging you to become a well rounded professional. This explains why many industries are interested in hiring graduates from Hotelschool The Hague.

Lastly, you finish the course with an individual thesis alongside a managerial internship. If there is any challenge that will prepare you very well for a professional career, it’s this one. Pushing you to write a thesis that can be comparable to some academic university level expectations, while learning to grow inside an organisation within your first managerial role. A truly amazing way to build up a professional network and understand the workings of an organisation from a management perspective.

At the end of the day, I could have chosen business administration at an academic university level, or done something else entirely, but I’m genuinely grateful for the amazing growth I was able to experience at Hotelschool The Hague and I would not trade it for another course.