UP CHE offers graduate course, hospitality seminar

MANILA, Philippines - The College of Home Economics of the University of the Philippines Diliman has announced the offering of a graduate degree program leading to a master’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (MHRIM) and a five-day Hospitality Management seminar.

The MHRIM program is intended for business owners and professionals working in lodging, foodservice and similar institutions, and for faculty members of colleges and universities in the field of hospitality management who are committed to a graduate program. The five-day Hospitality Management seminar is a tune-up course for industry professionals and candidates for the MHRIM program.

The new MHRIM program has a broader scope to include service businesses like hotels and restaurants, and other related institutions offering accommodations and food like educational complexes, hospital and health care systems, industrial and contract feeding, rehabilitation centers and home for the elderly as well as mass evacuation centers. The program was designed to meet the expressed needs of stakeholders for higher competence in the technical areas and new developments in the management of hospitality and related establishments. The program has a stronger research orientation. The MHRIM program has a 34-unit requirement, and may be completed in three years. Initial intake is now open for the 2nd semester of 2011-2012.

The five-day Hospitality Management seminar provides attendees with basic knowledge in hospitality management, quantity food production, revenue management and cost control, work study and facilities planning and design. The first run of this seminar is scheduled on Oct. 17 to 21, 2011.

Tomorrow, Oct. 14, is the deadline for application.

For inquiries on admission requirements and the seminar details, please contact: Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (DHRIM), College of Home Economics, Alonso Hall, UP Diliman, tel. nos. 9220291, 9818500 local 3410 or email [email protected].