HIM Business School

Build the confidence to seize every opportunity

Combine business expertise, customer-centered thinking and people skills with up to 1.5 years of international professional experience.

3 international internships | 4 business specializations | 60+ nationalities | 10,000+ HIM alumni | 87% work in marketing, finance, human resources or customer service

At HIM Business School, you will gain the business knowledge, practical experience and people skills needed to succeed in an international career.

Founded in 1985 and located in Montreux, Switzerland, HIM combines contemporary business education with the customer-centered thinking and professional standards associated with Swiss hospitality. You will learn how businesses operate, how customers make decisions and how organizations create value through management, finance, marketing, hospitality and customer experience.

HIM’s Be World Ready philosophy is designed to help you become adaptable, resilient and confident in a rapidly changing international business environment.

Develop business skills with a human edge

Successful businesses need professionals who understand both performance and people. At HIM, your education will combine technical business knowledge with communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, cultural awareness and leadership.

Your learning experience is built around three pillars:

1. Empower your soft skills: Strengthen your communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork and leadership.
2. Immerse yourself in the real world: Apply your knowledge through internships, company projects and practical business challenges.
3. Be professional at all times: Learn to anticipate customer needs and act with adaptability, empathy and social responsibility.

This approach prepares you to work effectively with customers, colleagues and international teams across hospitality, marketing, finance, luxury, human resources, consulting and other customer-focused industries.

Learn from the real business world

Learning extends beyond lectures and textbooks. You will gain practical insights through company visits, guest lectures, competitions and business challenges developed with industry professionals.

During a recent three-year period, HIM welcomed more than 57 guest speakers, organized over 30 company visits and incorporated more than 25 company business challenges into the student experience.

Programme partners also contribute to specialist pathways, helping you connect your studies with current professional practices and business challenges.

Graduate with extensive professional experience

The Bachelor of Business Administration includes 3 international internships, giving you up to 1.5 years of practical professional experience before graduating.

You can pursue opportunities in hospitality, luxury, finance, marketing, retail and other customer-centered sectors. These internships allow you to test different career paths, build workplace confidence and begin developing an international professional network.

Dedicated career coaches will help you define your goals, identify opportunities, improve your CV and prepare for interviews.

You will also have access to Swiss Education Group’s International Recruitment Forum, held twice a year and connecting students with recruiters from more than 100 companies.

Choose the programme that matches your goals

HIM provides programmes and pathways for different academic backgrounds, language needs and career ambitions.

• Bachelor of Business Administration: Combine American business education with Swiss customer-experience expertise and three international internships. After completing the business fundamentals, choose one of four specializations: Finance, Marketing, Management or Hospitality Management. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Business Administration in their chosen major from Northwood University and a separate qualification from HIM Business School.

• French-English bilingual BBA: Begin your business studies in French while progressively strengthening your English before moving towards English-language instruction. Students choose from the same four specializations: Finance, Marketing, Management or Hospitality Management.

• Chinese-English bilingual BBA: Begin with courses delivered primarily in Chinese, supported by business-English development, before progressing towards English-language instruction. The programme includes three international internships and the same four specializations: Finance, Marketing, Management or Hospitality Management.

• Master in Applied AI in Customer Experience: Specialize in the use of artificial intelligence, data and emerging technologies to improve customer journeys, support business decisions and lead customer-centered organizational transformation.

• Advanced Federal Diploma — Économiste d’entreprise ES (Business Economist): Follow a professionally focused route combining business education with two internships before choosing one of four specializations: Finance, Marketing, Management or Hospitality Management. Students may progress to the final stage of the Northwood University BBA. The applicable recognition status should be confirmed for the relevant intake.

Join an international community in Montreux

You will study in central Montreux on the Swiss Riviera, surrounded by Lake Geneva and the Alps.

The HIM community brings together students and faculty from more than 60 nationalities, helping you develop international friendships, experience new perspectives and strengthen your cultural awareness.

After graduating, you will join more than 10,000 HIM alumni and the wider Swiss Education Group network of approximately 45,000 professionals.

• 87% of alumni work in marketing, finance, human resources or customer service
• 90% are highly satisfied with their HIM experience.

Whether you want to manage an international business, build customer experiences, develop a luxury brand, work in finance or marketing, or create your own company, HIM will help you build the knowledge, experience and confidence to move forward.

Understand people. Adapt to change. Create value. Be World Ready.