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, StudyU helps prepare visa or residence-permit documents for Greece; the consular or migration authority makes the decision.

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). 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.

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 must be planned separately. During the free initial consultation, we clarify your goal, profile, timing, and budget and identify the next realistic step. A personal strategy, requirement checks, selection of agreed options, document preparation, applications, and support are provided under an agreement with StudyU.

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.