Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS)

Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) is a Swiss school in Lucerne specializing in hotel management, business and culinary arts. Its programs follow the Swiss model: theory plus paid industry internships.

Instruction is in English in an international environment. BHMS offers a practical path into a hospitality and business career, with industry-recognized diplomas.

BHMS - the Swiss hospitality model:

• The Swiss model with paid internships
• Lucerne - central Switzerland
• An international student community

The BHMS campus in Lucerne is equipped for hospitality and culinary practice, with student residences.

BHMS specializes in hospitality and business:

• Hotel & Restaurant Management
• International Business
• Culinary Arts
• Global Management

Admission is based on your school diploma and English.

The standard admission route to Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) for international students looks like this:

1. Choose a program (9–12 months ahead). Decide on the field — hotel Management, business and culinary Arts — and the level: bachelor’s or master’s. Programs differ in requirements, deadlines and fees.
2. Language certificate. At international schools, in English.
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 Switzerland is arranged. We handle this stage end to end.

After 11 years of school. Rarely directly: universities typically require 1-2 university years at home or the ECUS exam. Master programs accept diplomas directly.

• Passport
• School certificate and transcript
• English certificate
• Motivation letter

Exact requirements - in a consultation.

Start with the slowest items — translations, apostille and the language exam: they take 1–2 months. We do the final package check for you.

A private Swiss school; tuition applies and includes internships. You see tuition, required extras and scholarship options before the application.

Country benchmark for Switzerland. Yes, Swiss education is premium, but it includes internships and access to top employers.

Scholarships and grants. Yes - the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for master's and doctoral students: competitive but real.

The total budget combines tuition, housing, insurance and one-off visa and relocation costs — we will help you calculate everything before applying.

Lucerne is a scenic city in central Switzerland; the school provides accommodation.

After graduation. The right to stay and work after graduation is set by the visa rules of Switzerland — they change, so we check the current options individually.

The strong fields of Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) are hotel Management, business and culinary Arts. As at most universities in Switzerland, 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.

An alternative track is further study: a bachelor’s degree earned in Switzerland opens master’s programs worldwide, and a master’s strengthens your position on the job market.