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 targeting Hospitality who see studying abroad as a deliberate career step;
• undergraduates looking to transfer, and bachelor’s graduates applying for a master’s in their field;
• applicants choosing a university for a specific career: hospitality, tourism and event Management are the strong areas of Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism);
• students who value an international environment and teaching in English.

Alpine Center - hospitality in Greece:

• 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. Yes, especially at private business and hospitality colleges.
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, a student visa or residence permit for Greece is arranged. We handle this stage end to end.

After 11 years of school. Yes, directly: public universities admit internationals on certificate competition, without entrance exams.

• Passport
• School diploma
• English certificate
• Motivation letter

Exact requirements - in a consultation.

A private school with tuition fees (more affordable than Switzerland). We calculate the final programme budget during the free consultation.

Country benchmark for Greece. No - the cost of living is among the lowest in the EU.

Beyond tuition, budget for housing, insurance, visa fees and tickets — we prepare a full cost estimate for your case free of charge.

Athens is an EU-affordable city with a rich history; we'll help with housing.

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.

The strong fields of Alpine Center (Swiss Business School for Hotel & Tourism) are hospitality, tourism and event Management. As at most universities in Greece, students have access to a career centre, job fairs and internships — use them from the first semesters: hands-on experience is decisive for the first job.

Many graduates continue studying: a bachelor’s from Greece is a strong base for a master’s in the same country or anywhere else.