GLOBALIZATION is about interconnectivity in a worldwide scope. It allows businesses and economies to thrive through an endless reach of potential prospects.
If one is considering pursuing dual degrees, now is the ideal time and opportunity to do so.
A wide-ranging network of peers, partners, and professionals is created by double-degree programs. This is crucial in a job market that is growing more and more globalized, because it allows students to connect with a variety of people and expose them to several career perspectives. Furthermore, obtaining two degrees gives learners the advantage they need in today’s fiercely competitive workforce.
Double-degree holders have more opportunities to face difficult decisions. They have experienced multiple learning environments and acquired a diversity of viewpoints. As a result, they improve their capacity for problem-solving and critical thinking. They have learned to consider issues from several angles, and come up with creative solutions-thanks to the knowledge they attained from their two degrees. The aforementioned skills are now vital in a workplace that is becoming more globalized, where complex issues usually require creative and varied solutions.
Particularly in an international setting, employers take into account certain attributes; therefore, having them increases a person’s chances of landing a job. The better off if one has more abilities, knowledge, and skills garnered from holding a double degree.
Considering the vast employment opportunities in the global market, why be limited to one area of expertise? Ambition should always extend beyond capability. Taking double-degree programs lets one immerse and gain as much knowledge of different cultural environments. This provides a deeper understanding of a chosen industry. It helps to adapt better, learn faster, and cope easier on a global scale of limitless possibilities.
First of its kind
THE Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management Program (BS-IHM) of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) is the first transnational double-degree program in the Philippines. In partnership with Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School-the first worldwide business school group in Hospitality and Tourism-our students earn a Philippine Bachelor’s degree in BS-IHM and a French Bachelor’s degree (Manager en Hôtellerie Internationale), which is fully recognized by the European Union.
Our students benefit from the Vatel global curriculum and a worldwide network of 55 schools recognized for global programs in business, hotel, and tourism management. The program focuses on integrating the theory and practice of hotel management, with a global management perspective. It includes intensive French language training, specialized international hospitality courses, and extensive externship training.
Unconventional courses such as wine appreciation, geopolitics, global trends, international law, as well as European tourism and culture are included in the curriculum.
Trained for leadership roles, BS-IHM graduates have various career paths such as banquet sales manager, events manager, front-desk manager, food and beverage manager, hotel general manager, hotelier, resident manager, sales manager, concierge, revenue manager, cost controller, and public relations manager.
Sumera is the chairperson of the IIHM program of the DLS-CSB’s School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management. With a 20-year hotel operations and management background, he has been a part of international and local hotel brands in Manila. He earned his degree in the college’s Master of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the college, and is a certified guest service professional by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. He is also a certified third-party auditor of the Department of Tourism’s Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement Division.