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The hospitality industry is a highly demanded and rapidly developing area, covering a huge number of specialties. European education in this area will allow you to find work in the restaurant business, event industry, sports management, sales and the premium segment.
Universities work closely with the hotel sector and develop training programs taking into account the requests of employers, the study is focused on practical knowledge and skills.
Often employers are looking for personnel for middle and high positions even among students, thanks to which students of European universities have good chances to undergo a paid internship and conclude an employment contract with an international company.
Leisure and hospitality programs cover a large number of subjects: students learn management skills, effective communication with people, and develop leadership skills.
Best Hospitality & Leisure Management universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | EHL Hospitality Business School |
| 2 | Les Roches Global Hospitality Management Education |
| 3 | Glion Institute of Higher Education |
| 4 | SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management School |
| 5 | C茅sar Ritz Colleges Switzerland |
| 6 | Hotelschool The Hague |
| 7 | HIM Business School |
| 8 | Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland |
| 9 | Vatel, Hotel & Tourism Business School |
| 10 | BHMS - Business & Hotel Management School |
| 11 | IMI International Management Institute Switzerland |
| 12 | Sant Pol Hospitality & Culinary Business School - Barcelona (ex-EUHT StPOL) |
| 13 | HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland |
| 14 | University of Surrey |
| 15 | EHG - Ecole H么teli猫re Geneve (Geneva Hotel Management School) |
| 16 | Oxford Brookes University |
| 17 | Bournemouth University |
| 18 | Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) |
| 19 | Breda University of Applied Sciences |
| 20 | University of Derby |
| 21 | University of Strathclyde |
| 22 | Alma Mater Studiorum - Universit脿 di Bologna |
| 23 | Bocconi University |
| 24 | Excelia |
| 25 | Leeds Beckett University |
| 26 | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 27 | Manchester Metropolitan University. |
| 28 | Modul University Vienna |
| 29 | NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences |
| 30 | Plekhanov Russian University of Economics |
| 31 | Sheffield Hallam University |
| 32 | Technological University Dublin |
| 33 | Universitat de Barcelona |
| 34 | University of Galway |
| 35 | Universit脿 IULM |
| 36 | Universit茅 Paris 1 Panth茅on-Sorbonne |
| 37 | Ural Federal University - UrFU |
| 38 | Zuyd University |
| 39 | ESSEC Business School |
| 40 | HSE University |
| 41 | Imperial College London |
| 42 | Loughborough University |
| 43 | RUDN University |
| 44 | State Tourism and Hotel Management School (SSAT) |
| 45 | Universitat Ramon Llull |
| 46 | University of Amsterdam |
| 47 | University of Greenwich |
| 48 | University of Lausanne |
| 49 | Vatel Martigny Switzerland - Hotel & Tourism Business School |
| 50 | Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management |
