IMI International Management Institute, Switzerland is a private hospitality school offering programmes from Foundation level to Master of Science.
It offers students the opportunity to undertake paid, practical internships as part of their programme either in Switzerland or internationally. It is one of Switzerland's smaller private hotel schools (with a maximum of 200 students per semester) and aims to offer students a highly personalised educational experience.
The school has over 30 years of offering Swiss hospitality education and was named in the top 20 providers of hospitality management education in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
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Programs
Certificate in Hotel & Tourism Management
BA (Hons) International Hospitality Business Management
BA (Hons) International Culinary Management
BA (Hons) International Business Management
MSc in International Hospitality Business Management
Graduate Diploma in International Hospitality Management
Graduate Diploma in International Culinary Arts
History
In August 1991 the International Management Institute was founded at the Hotel Waldstaetten in Weggis with 55 students. By 1995 180 students per semester were being taught at IMI. In 1997 the current campus was launched in Kastanienbaum 12 bus minutes away from Lucerne. Today, around 200 students are studying each academic semester at IMI.
Campuses
IMI Campus
IMI Kastanienbaum campus is overlooked by Pilatus (mountain) and is situated on the banks of Lake Lucerne.
Notable alumni
Princess Bendara of Yogyakarta