The Best Institutes in Hospitality Management, 2022

Dr. Ruchita Verma: The Person
Behind the Success of SVKM'
NMIMS School of Hospitality
Management
Dr. Ruchita Verma, with a Doctorate in
Management, a Masters in Tourism
Management, and an MBA in General
Management, heads the School of
Hospitality Management. Also armed
with a PG in Hotel Administration &
Management, this alumnus of IHM
Mumbai has 30 years of academic
experience in various positions – she
has headed four hospitality schools and
a fashion and design school for the
ITM Group of Institutions. She has
also served as the Campus Director at
Pearl Academy, Mumbai.
Dr. Verma is passionate about
streamlining operational procedures.
She believes in implementing new
processes, championing change
initiatives, and driving academic
excellence by integrating
administrative functions, enhancing the
academic curriculum, setting up
institutional infrastructure, and
implementing reforms by way of
policy changes and improved
processes.
Her professional achievements are
countless. Some of them include
successfully establishing tactical
marketing initiatives, talent acquisition
& retention, strategic alliance, and
networking, program/curriculum
development, forming corporate
policies and procedures, needs analysis
and change management, corporate
communication, start-up programs,
community and media relations,
international collaboration, and
validations. Besides these, as a
researcher, she has contributed
insightful research papers and articles,
organized conferences, seminars,
workshops, study tours, and talk
invitations.
Training the Leaders of the
Hospitality Industry
The teaching pedagogy adopted at
NMIMS SoHM focuses on hands-on
training, critical thinking, research, and
application. This ideology is meant to
encourage students to attain the best of
their potential. The sophisticated
curriculum promises to train students
in hospitality operations and
management competencies in a holistic
way. The innovative methods include
teaching through various activities, like
classroom lectures, industry visits,
projects, conducting events, case
studies, and internships.
NMIMS SoHM trains its students to
shine in the hospitality service industry
globally by maintaining international
standards of teaching and helping
students achieve an international
perspective of the hospitality sector.
The institute's universal approach to
curriculum development helps in
making students become strategic
thinkers, complete with a wellbalanced
personality, poise, and charm.
Backed by this solid approach, the
University envisions its students
making a positive mark in the service
industry in the coming future.
Talking about the various educational
activities of the school, Dr. Ruchita
Verma says, "Our activities help
students assimilate professional skills
and practices to apply themselves
“
NMIMS prepares the students
to navigate through such
uncertainties. Developing
important skills like curiosity,
imagination, resilience, and
self-regulation prepare our
students to be future ready.
Dr Ruchita Verma
Dean, SVKM's NMIMS
School of Hospitality
Management
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