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Welcome to Shannon College of Hotel Management, and to taking the first step in your international hotel management career! You have chosen a global profession that is varied, unpredictable, exciting, and challenging. As the world's top hotels cater to a discerning group of guests, you can look forward to working in a world where no two days are ever the same. Suppose you choose to travel while building your management career. In that case, you can also enjoy living in some of the world's most exotic locations while working in exclusive hotels and prestigious properties. Shannon College of Hotel Management was founded in 1951, and today is one of the world's leading hotel schools. Shannon College recently became a part of NUI Galway and is now is a school of the University's College of Business, Public Policy and Law. The qualifications awarded at Shannon College are recognized worldwide by international hotel companies, foreign governments, overseas universities, and international hospitality organizations. Shannon College offers two honors bachelor's degrees in business studies and hotel management. The degrees are Level 8 degrees (on the National Framework of Qualifications). The programs aim to equip graduates to reach a hotel manager position or similar management positions within the international hotel industry. The ethos of Shannon College can be described as the inculcation of exceptional standards of professional presentation, courtesy, attitude, and discipline. This ethos actively prepares students for the hotel workplace by promoting customer care, attention to detail, full attendance, adherence to a professional dress code, courtesy, meeting deadlines, leadership roles, and posts of responsibility and teamwork. The ethos of Shannon College results in a rich and unique educational experience for students, which includes a college suit for all students and a Code of Discipline. Shannon College students are easily identified by their college suits, which they wear to classes each day. The business suit helps prepare students for the responsibility of appearance and grooming expected of a hotel manager. Students will sign a Code of Discipline upon enrollment in Shannon College. The Code of Discipline is based on what would be expected of a young manager in a well-run hotel and asks students to respect the core values of Shannon College (e.g., attendance, punctuality, honesty). Shannon College offers a range of services to students to enhance their experience at Shannon College. The services include accommodation, welfare, disability support, and academic facilities and services, such as the college library and academic writing skills. If you are looking for a career in an industry where you can keep moving, see the world, and find success, consider the hotel industry. The hotel industry is dynamic and vibrant. Days are filled with action and decisions, meeting people, and never quitting. If you have the energy and the desire to reach your management potential, the first step is to get qualified with a business degree. See our Career Path page for more info on where a business degree can take you. But first, here are some statistics on the Irish and global hotel industry: 907 hotels in Ireland 57,388 hotel bedrooms in Ireland 7,400,000 overseas tourists visiting Ireland in 2008 1 in every 12 people working around the world are employed in tourism and travel €4,780,000,000 spent by tourists in Ireland in 2008 262,000,000 jobs are expected to be created around the world in tourism by 2017 View full university