Press release -
Two international education houses start co-operation to develop Estonian Hospitality business and know-how
Finnish University of Applied Sciences, Haaga-Helia, has recognized the need for the changes in the current and future hospitality business environment in Estonia. Within its global mission Haaga-Helia is entering the Estonian education and training markets in co-operation with the Estonian Business School (EBS).
The main goal in this partnership for Haaga-Helia is to be present and participate in the development of the Estonian hospitality and tourism industry by the education and training.
“Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia starts to serve the hospitality industry and companies operating in this sector. The core objective is to help them to accomplish better and improve their financial performance”, comments the Vice President, Commercial Director Jouni Ahonen from Haaga-Helia.
According to EBS´s Vice Rector for International Collaboration, Toomas Danneberg, the goal of the cooperation is to bring internationally highly valued know-how of hospitality and tourism management to Estonia. Additionally for both partners, the export of education is increasingly important. And the third most important point lies in the co-development of a practical start-up entrepreneurship program in the course of bachelor as well as master studies.
"We have already started with start-up camps, which take place in Estonia as well as in Finland and bring together students from both schools“.
The cooperation between Haaga-Helia and EBS is during the study year 2015-2016 mostly based on sharing the hospitality knowhow and education in the format of short business courses, degree studies and project-based research and development. Haaga-Helia is also establishing a partnership network, Hospitality Insiders Club, which gathers hospitality managers together and introduces to the latest trends and operational concepts in the business.
Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia is headquartered at the EBS campus in Tallinn and at present two coordinators plan, prepare, market and implement Haaga-Helia activities in Estonia there.
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and Estonia Business School launch cooperation by signing an agreement on September 9th at the Hospitality Knowhow Conference held by the Haaga-Helia Compentence Centre in Estonia at EBS.
The cooperation launching event held by the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia on September 9th at EBS focuses the introductory training sessions presenting the short business courses to be held later during the study year in question. The opening will be done by Haaga-Helia President and CEO of Haaga-Helia Teemu Kokko and EBS Rector and Professor Arno Almann.
For more information, please contact:
Commercial Director, Vice President Jouni Ahonen jouni.ahonen@haaga-helia.fi
Project Coordinator Ain Hinsberg +372 50 645 49 ain.hinsberg@haaga-helia.fi
Project Coordinator Sven Lööndre + 372 50 586 29 sven.loondre@haaga-helia.fi
Topics
- Education
Categories
- hospitality
- know-how
- training
- education
- ebs
- haaga-helia
- tourism
- business course
- launching
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland with more than 10,500 students and is the largest hospitality and tourism business educator in Scandinavia. Haaga-Heliais fully licensed and programmes are accredited by Finland’s Ministry of Education.
With more than 1,100 international students the working environment of Haaga-Helia's truly international and multi-cultural. Our international academic network consists of over 190 partner universities and more than 40 leading international companies and organisations from different industries.
Estonian Business School (EBS)
Established in 1988, Estonian Business School 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.
The EBS Executive Training Centre (EBS ETC), a leading training company in Estonia, acts as a link between the business world and universities. Its activities are targeted at meeting the training needs of organisations, offering training and consultation on different management functions.
Haaga-Helia Hospitality Compentence Center in Estonia
HAAGA-HELIA recognizes needs and changes in the current and future business environments and has decided to go global. Within this global mission Haaga-Helia is entering Estonian markets in co-operation with Estonian Business School. The main goal in this partnership for Haaga-Helia is to be present in Estonian hospitality know-how and education market and for EBS to service the hospitality sector.
As key operations should be mentioned hospitality business trainings (short courses and seminars), supporting degree programme delivery as well as project-based research and development. Haaga-Helia is also establishing a partnership network, Hospitality Insiders Club, which gathers hospitality managers together and introduces to the latest trends and operational concepts in the business.
Study year 2015-2016 is a pilot period for the above mentioned activities. Operations are located mainly in EBS main building. There are two persons representing Haaga-Helia’s interests in Estonian markets.
