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Learn more about our bachelor hotel management in the Netherlands
Start September & FebruaryWould you like to become a highly qualified hospitality professional? Choose for hotel management at Hotel Management School Maastricht in the Netherlands. An inspiring, international environment, where innovation comes first and where we provide you with all the skills and competencies you need. On our campus you will learn from experienced professionals, we guarantee housing for our first-year students in the Student Residence and you hone your skills in a real Teaching Hotel.
Studying at our hotel school offers you
- An ambitious, high quality economic bachelor degree (English and Dutch track)
- Worldwide internships at high-end 5-star hotels such as Hilton, Marriott and IHG
- Living on a unique campus with private student rooms and a Teaching Hotel
- Living and studying in the most international student city in the Netherlands
- International classroom, small-scale and personal education
- For entrepreneurs in the international hospitality industry!
Everything you want to know
Study programme
We enable you to become a young professional in the field of hotel management and food service. You learn the theory, and immediately put it into practice. You will organize events, run shifts in our Teaching Hotel (which is a real hotel!) or solve realistic business cases.
Our study programme is small-scale, with an international community. You will have your own success coach, who helps you with one-on-one coaching. They support you with your study progress, personal development, and professional growth.
You will go on two internships during your study. One is an operational internship abroad in an international 4 or 5 star hotel in your second year, and the other one is a management internship in your fourth year. This can be in a hotel or another hospitality related company. It depends on your personal choices and interest!
We offer you the opportunity to specialize your study to fit your own interests and qualities. In year three you choose one of the following tracks.
• Business of Hotels
• Foodservice
• Horizons in Hospitality
There are many options to personalise your studies. Join our extra-curricular activities such as the Excellence Programme or the study association, choose your own minors, go on exchange or do a pre-master.
We offer an English and Dutch track, which is identical in content. In the English track you will be in an international classroom with both Dutch students and international students.
Study costs & scholarships
A full overview of the study costs can be found on our website. In addition to the annual tuition fees, there are other costs as well. For example the one-time purchase of a Tenue de Ville (school uniform), kitchen uniform, knife set, the rent of your campus room in the first year and of course study books.
If you are the first in your family to go to a higher education, the First Generation Scholarship of Foundation HMSM can support you. This scholarship is for students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education and helps ease the financial burden of the intensive first year at HMSM. It covers part of the tuition fee and essential expenses like a knife set and Tenue de Ville (school uniform). Read more about the scholarship.
Living on campus
During your first year you'll live on campus in the Student Residence.
You live together with others, which helps you to develop skills which are good to have if you want to be successful in the hospitality industry.
On campus, you live together with 13-15 students and share a living room and kitchen. You have your own student room which comes with a bed, desk and wardrobe and a private bathroom! The Student Residence building is centrally located on campus and less than a 3 minute walk to the education building and Teaching Hotel.
Studying in English
Doing a studies in English may sound difficult, but we assure you it's not! If you have had English as an exam subject in your secondary education, you already have a good base. At the end of the four years, you will be an international teamplayer with excellent language skills!
The world of hospitality is an international environment, where speaking another language is a great advantage! Challenge yourself and discover what you can do if you go for it.
Admission & application
In order to enroll into our bachelor programme, make sure you meet our admission requirements!
In short, you'll need:
- A secondary education diploma enabling you to follow Higher Professional Education
- Adequate proficiency in English
- Advanced knowledge of a second modern language
We also have a selection procedure that all candidates have to go through.
Career opportunities
Once graduated the possibilities are endless. The hotel industry, tourism and events, food & beverage, hospitality, or HR are just a few sectors you can start in. We also provide you with the skills to start your own business. Discover where our students end up after graduating!
You can also choose to pursue further education such as a master's degree.
Starting moments in September & February
Start in September or February! There is no difference in the study programme. Do you wish to get some work experience or travel after graduating your secondary education? With the option to start in February you can do this, without having to wait a whole year to start you bachelor's!
You can apply for a start in September 2027 or February 2028 from 1 October 2026 until 1 May 2027.
Get in touch
Do you have questions or wish to talk to one of our international student recruiters? We are happy to assist you with your query and tell you all about our world-class school in Hospitality Management!