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Ten Years of «César Ritz»
Programmes in Australia
The 10th birthday celebration of The International College of
Management, Sydney was held on 28 September, on Graduation
day. Mr Martin Kisseleff, President of «César Ritz» Colleges
Switzerland and Professor John Loxton, Deputy Vice Chancellor,
Macquarie University Australia, presented a birthday gift to the
college, a life-sized bronze statue, entitled “The Graduate”.
Research for Future Studies
Dominic Szambowski, the Head of Academic Programs at ICMS,
recently visited The Higher Education Academy in Hospitality, Sport,
Leisure and Tourism (HSLT) at Oxford Brookes University in the UK.
The visit was in relation to an ICMS project to gather data from
Australian and New Zealand universities concerned with assessing
intercultural management skills in hospitality and tourism students.
Judie Gannon, also of Oxford Brookes, is leading the project.
From left to right: Dr Glauco De Vita - Reader in
International Business Economics, Nina Becket - Assistant
Director of HSLT, Dominic Szambowski - ICMS,
Judie Gannon - Senior Lecturer Hospitality
Developments in international hospitality and tourism have driven
the emergence of international management programs for the two
industries in recent years. In spite of this, how internationalization
is understood and delivered through the curriculum is open to
interpretation. The project aims to identify the components
of such courses with results being used to further develop the
understanding and subsequent teaching of international issues
and intercultural management skills.
Mr Szambowski realized when comparing notes with the renowned
experts at Oxford Brookes that the intercultural subjects taught
at ICMS were “cutting edge”. He also reported how he felt that
the “internationality” of ICMS, of which all could be proud,
inherently contributed to graduate outcomes and better equipping
students.
Dominic Szambowski, Head of Academic Programs, ICMS
College Students Play a
Leading Role in
Kidman-Urban Wedding
Students of The International
College of Management,
Sydney (ICMS), site of the
wedding and reception
for Nicole Kidman and
Keith Urban, gained
invaluable experience in
the smooth running of the
event.
15 students of the College’s
Hospitality and Event
Management award winning
programs fulfi lled a range
of important roles in the
event, as well as the college’s
Head Chef and function
managers. The roles included
servicing the reception, food
production, event set up and
function management.
The students and staff
enjoyed this once in a lifetime
learning experience, in which they performed their duties
under pressure and under the scrutiny of the media, local and
international celebrities.
Andrew Leary, General Manager, ICMS
Nicole Kidman and
Keith Urban shortly after
their wedding ceremony
on 25 June
The team members from left to right:
• Johan Cronstedt - Australia - ICMS/MQ Masters of
Commerce graduate
• Doug Jespersen - Norway - BBA Hospitality Management
student
• Nick Harriman - ICMS Operations Manager
• Ivonne Yulianty - Indonesia - BBA Hospitality Management
student
• Andrew Leary - ICMS General Manager
• Elie Bassil - Lebanon - BBA Hospitality Management
student
• Vidar Saether - Norway - BBA Hospitality Management
student
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