Study Culinary Arts in Switzerland, experience latest culinary trends, Swiss culinary management education up to a MBA, European Fine Art of Cusines..  If culinary is your PASSION; don't look further!

		Career Highpoints of IMI head chef Shaun Leonard: Expertise developed at Royal Garden, Hilton, Kempinski... Active culinary judge with Gordon Ramsay Scholar Award Member of: Equipe chef for Cercle de Chef de Cusine Luzern Craft Guild of Chefs Swiss Chefs Society   Guest lecturer at all our IMI partner universities worldwide Chef Shaun's favorite recipe >> download Chef Shauns Chocolate Lava cake with some extras.
With IMI @ the Olympics
		IMI was chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by Luzern Tourism to be its hospitality ambassador at the Olympics in Beijing. Our students helped to run the official House of Switzerland - click here to read more!

Quick Facts:

Our campus is only 12 minutes from Luzern Central

Luzern- already one of the world tourism hubs, hosts some of the world's best Restaurants and Hotels. IMI being the only Swiss Hotel School which is an active Member of Luzern Tourism and therefore has many professional links and connections.

In 2009 Luzern hosted the first Global Tourism Forum as well as "Schweizer Ferientag". IMI was an executive partner during those event and took actively part in it.

IMI has officially been selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent Switzerland in China during the Olympics.

Among the companies hiring directly from campus are: Hilton, Intercontinental, Tiara, Accor, Hyatt, Kuoni andMarriott.

IMI has one of the most innovative Internet capacities on campus, WIFI for all and web enhanced tuition.

In 2008 - IMI succeeded to place its students in Gordon Ramsay restaurants in Londonas well as in the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.

We speak english: IMI 's programmes are very practical, the language of instruction is english (you could even participare in our english preparation courses prior to your studies)

Learning from the best: IMI regularly welcomes top chefs and culinary expertsto its campus to demonstrate their skills to IMI culinary students. For example star chef and molecular cook Heiko AntoniewitzOr Mr Daniel Buchs from Puratos, THE leading innovative specialists in pattisserie and chocolate-making. Or the worlds number 8 Barman and Cocktail Mixer Bannu Gurana who showed our students the art of mixing drinks.

Being at IMI means that you are part of an elite course within a hotel management institute. This allows for integration into hotel operations & management, as well as anopportunity to take part in a huge variety of events and occasions. ... more

Develop your skills in one of the most beautiful and best equipped kitchens at one of Switzerlands most astonishing place and landscape ... more

Paid Industry Training in Switzerland guaranteed, Career service on campus .. more

1: 6 Ratio Chef/ Instructor to Student, you cannot be close to the experts than at our course

Dual BA degree accredited through educational partner Manchester Metropolitan University ... more

IMI is a recipient of The Gordon Ramsay College Scholar Award. Selected students have the opportunity to train in a Gordon Ramsay kitchen. ... more

Higher Diploma and Bachelor of Arts Dual Degree with Honours in European Culinary Management

Direct Entries possible, through your culinary work experience or through prior culinary education at a culinary school

The Higher Diploma is a 5 month specialist programme recognized by the Manchester Metropolitan University..

YES - There is a good range of educational programmesavailable for YOU... check for the details

Partnering with the BEST in Europe - Manchester Metropolitan University / Hollings Faculty UK

The Hollings faculty is one of the oldest centres for hotel management qualifications in the UK and Europe.

Hollings, the Department of Food and Hospitality Management has been officially recognized as a ‘Centre of Excellence' for teaching. It has strong links with industry and professional bodies which helps to ensure that our programmes and research projects are relevant to the needs of the industry.

IMI is proud to have over 15 years of partnership with MMU. While studying at IMI, you will get the best of both worlds with a quality Swiss culinary education and its dual degree with MMU in the UK. MMU takes active steps to integrate IMI students through virtual library access, MMU student cards, WebCT virtual learning access and exchange of lecturing staff and student groups.