Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism)

Alpine Center is a hotel and tourism management school in Athens, following the Swiss model of hospitality education. It offers English-taught programs with a focus on practice and industry internships.

Alpine Center combines international hospitality-education standards with Greece's affordable Mediterranean setting and links to the tourism industry.

Who Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism) suits best:

• school graduates aiming for a career in hospitality;
• bachelor’s graduates applying for a master’s in their field, and undergraduates looking to transfer;
• applicants interested in hotel management, tourism or event management, the school’s core areas;
• students who want practical training and teaching in English.

What defines Alpine Center:

• A Swiss model of hospitality education
• Athens — a tourism hub
• Internships in industry

Alpine Center's Athens campus is equipped for hands-on hospitality and tourism training.

Alpine Center specializes in hospitality:

• Hotel Management
• Tourism
• Event Management
• Culinary Management

Admission is based on your school diploma and English.

Admission to Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism) takes six months or more; here are the key stages:

1. Choose a program (9–12 months ahead). Decide on the field — hospitality, tourism and event management — and the level: bachelor’s or master’s. Programs differ in requirements, deadlines and fees.
2. Language certificate. Programs are taught in English: check which certificates and minimum score your intake accepts before booking a test.
3. Application. Applications are submitted online; once reviewed, the university sends an offer — with it you can plan finances and housing.
4. Student visa and relocation. After the offer, StudyU helps prepare visa or residence-permit documents for Greece; the consular or migration authority makes the decision.

• Passport
• School diploma
• English certificate
• Motivation letter

We confirm the exact list for your program before you apply.

A private school with tuition fees. For 2026–2027 the published guide is about $6,497 a year for tuition and $9,016 a year for accommodation; the final amount follows the invoice for your intake. A personalised programme budget is prepared under an agreement with StudyU; each university or funding body confirms its current charges and any discount or scholarship.

Costs in Greece: the cost of living is among the lowest in the EU.

Housing, insurance, visa fees and flights must be budgeted separately.

Accommodation is arranged separately from tuition; the guide price starts at about $9,016 a year. We help compare housing options before you sign.

Upon arrival, the first tasks are registration, a bank account and a transport card — every student gets our step-by-step checklist.

After graduation. Whether you can work after getting your degree depends on the current visa rules of Greece — we will help you review the up-to-date options before graduation.

Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism) is strongest in hospitality, tourism and event management. Use the career service, job fairs and internships from your first semesters: practical experience matters most for a first job.

Graduates can also go on to a master’s, in Greece or elsewhere.