News - 28 August 2015 07:14

Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses in Finland

Twenty-two Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses on August 25th in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn.

The pre-launching fam trip included visits to different Haaga-Helia campuses in Helsinki - Pasila and Haaga - and also Porvoo, meeting key staff members and getting to know Haaga-Helia activities and also visiting EBS campus in Helsinki.

During their visit, the guests were introduced both to the physical installations of Haaga-Helia and EBS, as well as their respective educational philosophies and perspectives. Diverse topics were discussed, such as: past and future projects, services provided by Haaga-Helia, curriculum construction and the profile of Haaga's students, among others.

The visit had a very positive impact between the two parties, and marks the first step into the future cooperation between Haaga Helia and Estonia's main stakeholders.

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Haaga-Helia joins Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia / Haaga-Helia UAS has become a member of the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association as of today. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association is a representative organisation of employers that is public, voluntary and operates on democratic principles. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association was established on 12 February 1992.

1 September 2015 06:23

Haaga-Helia Tallinn represented at ENPI cooperation negotiations

Ain Hinsberg from Haaga-Helia, participated at the cooperation negotiations of the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences held on August 20. The issues discussed were related to the next funding period of the The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) targeted at the cooperation of Finnish regions with Russia.

27 August 2015 06:55

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre in Estonia launching on 9.9 at EBS

The launching of the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre activities on the Estonian market takes place on September 9 with the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Know-How Conference held at the Estonian Business School (EBS) main building (A.Lauteri 3, Tallinn).

3 August 2015 05:22

Finnish food tourism and BOSS food tourism project in Estonia presented to Baltic Sea Region stakeholders

Ain Hinsberg and Varri Väli presented the Finnish food tourism and BOSS food tourism project in Estonia presented to the Baltic Sea Region food and tourism stakeholders at the seminar convened by the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture on July 23-24 at Olustvere, Estonia.

22 July 2015 07:41

September, the month of the Hospitality Insiders Club in Estonia

The Hospitality Insiders Club Estonia is a selected networking opportunity for managers and experts of the hotel and restaurant business, and a mission based on the similar successful experience in Finland, where the club has been active already for over 2 years.

24 July 2015 10:59

Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visit Haaga-Helia in August

A number of Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders are invited to visit Haaga-Helia on August 25th in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn.

10 July 2015 06:24

A brief outline of Haaga-Helia's partner in Estonia: Estonian Business School EBS

Established in 1988, EBS is the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltics. With more than 1500 students, EBS’s goal is to provide enterprising people with academic knowledge, skills and values for its successful implementation.

3 June 2015 11:21

Hotel Industry Seminar in November helps in profit-making

Haaga-Helia will organize a Hotel Industry seminar in November together with Estonian Business School (EBS). Key note speakers will be CEO Jere Talonen from Into Coaching and Consulting Ltd and Dr. Pasi Tuominen from Haaga-Helia.

6 July 2015 14:57

Haaga-Helia meets Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders

On June 18-19 the representatives of Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre in Estonia/Tallinn visited a number of Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn.

10 June 2015 14:16

Hospitality Insiders Club networks professionals

Hospitality Insiders Club is a new network for hospitality professionals who wish to learn about new business solutions, hear about current issues and socialize with the colleagues with same ambitions.

21 October 2015 11:25

Association of Estonian Tourism Education visits Finland in study mission

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia arranged study visit to Finland for Association of Estonian Tourism Education during October 7–9. HHHCCE also supported the visit by leading the group, done by Maria Velez and Ain Hinsberg. The delegation of 14 visited Haaga-Helia campuses in Porvoo, Pasila and Haaga, Helmi College, Haaga Restaurant School, Haaga-Perho and Edupoli.

27 July 2015 06:14

Finnish Food Tourism develops in Estonia

Finnish food & Tourism experiences shared in Estonia Haaga-Helia has been developing Finnish food tourism alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Finpro/Visit Finland from the year 2012. Now the development is widening to the other side of the Gulf of Finland - with the contribution of BOSS (From Borders to Shared Space) project.

30 July 2015 07:45

Latvia's Association of Hotels and Restaurants is introduced to Haaga-Helia plans in Estonia

Ain Hinsberg presented the Haaga-Helia plans to enter the Estonian market to Mrs. Santa Graikste - the Managing Director of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia (LVRA). The meeting took place in Riga on July 16. Ain Hinsberg provided an outline of Haaga-Helia and EBS and the planned key operations in Estonia.

5 August 2015 09:46

Tallinn ranked 46th in ICCA ranking for 2014

Tallinn was ranked 46th in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) ranking for 2014 released this summer among 1594 destinations all over the world, as 54 of the events held in Tallinn qualified as international conferences according to ICCA criteria.

13 November 2015 09:01

Culinary Gulf of Finland, a BOSS-funded project, observed under an entrepreneurial angle.

The BOSS From Borders to Shared Space program fund, among other projects run by Haaga-Helia, is supporting the development of Estonian food tourism in the project Culinary Gulf of Finland, which had its second workshop held on October 30th in Tallinn within the the 16th Tallinn FoodFair (TFF). Around 20 food, tourism and food tourism entrepreneurs and other stakeholders convened at the fair.

9 October 2015 10:51

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia participated at X National Tourism Conference

Sven Lööndre and Ain Hinsberg were invited by the organizers - Estonian Travel and Tourism Association and Enterprise Estonia/Estonian Tourist Board - to participate at the traditional national tourism conference in Estonia held for the 10th time. This time the event was held in Pärnu on September 17-18 at the newly re-opened Estonia Resort Hotel & Spa conference center.

5 October 2015 08:27

Haaga-Helia sponsored SAUCE2015

Haaga-Helia/HHHCCE sponsored and was present at the SAUCE2015 event - a new type of business forum and social event for restaurant professionals with a passion for excellence targeting chefs, artisans, farmers, drinks people, managers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, service experts, commercial wizards, food geeks, wine lovers, etc.

12 October 2015 13:28

HHHCCE celebrated World Tourism Day with Seminar

HHHCCE celebrated the World Tourism Day on September 25th with a seminar “Impact is Imminent” held at EBS. The event was co-arranged with Estonian Travel and Tourism Association and Association of Estonian Tourism Education. About 60 participants representing mostly the public and educational sectors related to hospitality and tourism in Estonia.

16 November 2015 08:19

Estonian Travel and Tourism Association welcomes Haaga-Helia as their newest member

Haaga-Helia UAS/Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia became the Associate Member of Estonian Travel and Tourism Association (ETFL) today, as the relevant certificate was handed to Ain Hinsberg at the association’s annual general meeting.

30 November 2015 13:58

The Tourism and Hospitality Vocations’ Round Table features Haaga-Helia

Haaga-Helia UAS/Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia participated on November 5 at the Tourism and Hospitality Vocations’ Round Table held by the Association of Estonian Tourism Education (ETHL). Beside the education providers participated the employers from the industry along with the umbrella organizations.

21 April 2016 11:50

Estonian Hospitality Insiders Club – Mission Completed!

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia delivered successfully 4 Hospitality Insiders Club events during the pilot study year 2015/16. The same format has been run in Finland by Haaga-Helia for 3 years now successfully. The events – 1-day per club meeting - brings together managers and experts from the hospitality field from all over Estonia.