A specialist or a tourism manager is a profession that brings not only income, but also pleasure. People working in this position work in travel agencies and are engaged in advising clients, offering excursion programs and tours. Thanks to the speci alty received at the Faculty of Tourism, people learn a lot about the world, about interesting corners on our planet, about cultural and natural attractions.
However, this position is not available to all people, but only to those who have a diploma indicating the direction of study "Tourism". This speci alty can be obtained in many educational organizations of our country. Consider some universities of tourism, because many young people want to try themselves as specialists in this field.
MGIIT named after Senkevich: general information
Let's start considering Moscow tourism universities with MGIITSenkevich. This state educational organization was founded at the end of September 1966. It was created in accordance with a government decree. The document spoke about the opening of courses for retraining and training of personnel for further work with foreigners who come to the country for tourism purposes.
In subsequent years, the university was renamed several times:
- in 1975 it became an advanced training institute;
- in 1993, the educational institution was given the status of a higher school for tourism and hospitality;
- since 2000, the educational organization has been operating under the name of the Moscow Academy of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Business;
- in 2009 the university was already the Moscow State Institute of Tourism Industry. Yu. A. Senkevich.
Speci alties of MGIIT
The name of the institution shows that the university specializes in training personnel for the tourism sector. Part of the programs allows you to get a secondary vocational education:
- "Organization of service in public catering". Managers are trained in this speci alty.
- "Tourism". Applicants who choose this speci alty at the university will become tourism specialists in the future.
- "Hotel service". Upon completion of this program, the qualification of a manager is awarded.
Wishing to get higher education Moscow State Institute of Tourism Industry. Yu. A. Senkevich offers undergraduate programs. Choicesmall. Applicants can enter either the direction of "Tourism" or "Hospitality". It is not necessary to be an absolutely he althy person to study in SVE or VO programs. The university accepts people with disabilities and disabled people for training. For them, the educational institution is equipped with elevators, ramps, toilets.
Introduction to RGUTiS
In the training of specialists for the field of tourism and service, the leading position in our country is occupied by the Russian State University of Tourism and Service (RGUTiS). In the past, the work of this educational institution began in 1952 under the name of the Higher School of Industrial Cooperation. The first enrollment of students exceeded 150 people.
Further, every year the educational organization became more and more developed. Changed names, organizational structure. Today RSUTS is one of the leading state universities in Russia. He works in the Moscow region in the village of Cherkizovo, owns 15 educational and laboratory buildings. The university also has 3 branches - in Moscow, Makhachkala and Yerevan.
Educational activity of RSUTS
The Russian University of Tourism and Service offers more programs compared to the university of tourism discussed above: undergraduate - 14, master's - 6, postgraduate - 3. A wider choice is also offered in the areas of secondary vocational education. There are 9 of them.
Education althe process at the university is organized at a very high level. Innovative technologies are introduced into training. As widely as possible, representatives of leading enterprises and organizations of tourism and hospitality, the service sector are involved in the educational process. Thanks to these people, students learn practical skills.
About the International Institute of Tourism and Hospitality
Residents of the Far East have probably heard the name of this educational organization more than once. However, it is not an independent educational institution. The Institute is one of the components of the famous Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service.
This unit was formed in 2016. The Institute was formed in the structure of the university on the basis of the Department of Tourism and Hotel and Restaurant Business. Today there are 2 departments in its structure: one is basic (ecology and environmental problems of chemical technology), and the second is graduating (tourism and ecology).
Speci alties of the International Institute
The main direction of study is "Tourism". There are 2 profiles to choose from: the first one is “Tourism”, and the second one is “Organization of tourist and hotel complexes”. Other areas of training at the institute are "Hotel business" and "Ecology and nature management".
For applicants who want to work abroad in the future or simply have a competitive advantage, and the university of tourism has opened joint educational programs - the Russian-Swiss program of tourist and congress management, thesecondary vocational education "Service in tourism and hospitality".
"Tourism" and classical university
This speci alty is available not only in specialized educational organizations. It is also found in classical universities, one of which is Moscow State University (the famous Lomonosov Moscow State University). There is no special faculty of tourism, the program is offered by the faculty of geography: the department of tourism and recreational geography is responsible for teaching students. Student life at the Faculty of Geography is interesting. Every year during the winter holidays, students of all departments go on expeditions, travel to different regions of Russia and neighboring countries.
MGU also offers a professional retraining program "Regional Studies and International Tourism". It is designed for 10 months. During the training, students receive theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of tourism from highly qualified teachers of the Faculty of Geography, employees of leading hotel enterprises and tourism companies in our country.
All of the above universities of tourism are considered prestigious, so there is a rather high competition. For getting a quality education, it is not necessary to go to these educational organizations. In all regions of our country, you can find universities with the speci alty "Tourism". It is best to choose public universities, as theyquality educational services are provided.
