The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), in partnership with the University of Prince Mugrin (UPM) and the École hôtelière de Lausanne hospitality business school (EHL), is offering scholarships for high school graduates to study for a bachelor’s degree in international hospitality management. Upon successful completion, TRSDC and its partners will seek to provide job opportunities to suitably qualified graduates.
The program aims to prepare leaders and specialists in International Hospitality Management by providing a curriculum that combines theoretical knowledge and hands-on experiences based on Swiss and international hospitality standards.
It is specially designed to prepare students for the job market through practical experiences and training over two semesters. At the end of their studies, graduates will receive a certificate from UPM accredited by EHL demonstrating their successful completion of the program requirements.
The program offers two tracks:
1- Fast Track: a 4-year-program in which students will directly start the major, excluding the preparatory year
2- Full Track: a 5-year program in which students also take a preparatory year that then qualifies them to start the major
Encourage young Saudis to specialize in different branches of tourism and hospitality
Leverage local and international expertise to develop a world-class tourist destination
Equip young Saudis with the right skills to prepare and qualify them for the workplace
Create new career paths to lead the future of tourism in Saudi Arabia
Actively promote fields of study matched with the operational needs of TRSDC
Provide young Saudis pursuing a career in tourism with hands-on experience in the sector
General Conditions:
The Applicants:
Special Conditions for the Fast-Track Program:
Successful applicants to TRSDC’s Scholarship program will be joining an extraordinary team. Working with the company is more than just contributing to an organization – it is an investment in the future of Saudi Arabia, the future of the tourism industry and to global regeneration.
The mission of the university is to provide world-class education across various disciplines by offering high quality academic and research degree programs in line with international standards. UPM endeavors to contribute significantly to the total economic development of the Kingdom by preparing its male and female graduates for the changing dynamics of careers and growth industries under Vision 2030.
Founded as the first hotel school in 1893 by Jacques Tschumi, EHL has a historical proximity to the tourism and hotel industry. This historical relationship differentiates EHL and strengthens their work with academic institutions and organizations regionally and worldwide. EHL’s defining qualities of academic excellence, emotional intelligence and human strength are embodied by a network of 25,000 alumni around the world.
