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In August of 2020, three new minors of 12 EC each were offered in the curriculum of Year 4, namely the Future of Business, the Future of Food and the Future of Work. The themes for these minors were defined based on the research performed by the Curriculum Innovation Committee and upon the consultation with our industry partners. In 2021, a further new minor was introduced: the Future of Guest Experience (12EC). In 2022 one more minor the Future of Digitalisation (12EC), supported by expertise of our Lector of Technology Innovation, was added to the programme minor catalogue.
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The structure of the minors has a standardised format for the offered themes. All students following the minors explore the landscape of their theme by following short internships (the Future of Work minor), going on field trips, and interacting with guests and industry partners. Students are also introduced to an external commissioner from their theme landscape. The commissioner briefs a nascent pressing issue that calls for a solution. Further, students individually design a viable and actionable (contribution to) business solution using methods of Design Oriented Research. In this way, our minors are a good example of the integration of theory and research.
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
In Year 4, student ownership of learning increases because the curriculum offers students a good degree of flexibility in shaping their individual learning trajectories and personal profiles of future hospitality leaders. We see that when students become actively engaged in their learning, they get a better understanding of their learning targets and professional orientation, and often take the minor themes further into their LYCar graduation projects. Doing so aligns with the focus on autonomy and learner agency in Year 4. The minors require students to think and study about the Future but also about the Future They Want and how they can contribute to shaping that future. Additionally, we make certain that assessment reflects real-life performances of complex skills, and students are able to identify their learning and developmental needs.
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The Future of Food
The Future of Food minor is tailor-made for aspiring hospitality leaders envisioning their future in the "Business of Food." Students delve into the intricate world of food, exploring key trends, ethical quandaries, and influential factors while envisioning the future of this dynamic industry. The curriculum covers a broad spectrum of food-related topics, including food's cultural roots, its impact on power dynamics, environmental concerns, artistic expressions, and its role in health.
Throughout the programme, students engage with industry game changers and external commissioners, addressing pressing questions and presenting innovative solutions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This forward-thinking course aims to empower students to innovate the sector and become the next generation of Food Citizens, contributing to the broader hospitality landscape. It aligns seamlessly with Hotelschool The Hague's vision of co-creating hospitable futures and fosters discussions on how hospitality can contribute to a better world, touching on themes such as True Price, Circularity, Biodiversity, Personalisation, Health & Well-Being, and more. Ultimately, students are encouraged to act as consultants, change makers, and social entrepreneurs, culminating in industry and alumni involvement to further enrich the discourse and presentations.
The Future of Work
The Future of Work minor is a transformative and immersive programme, meticulously crafted to equip students with the essential knowledge, skills, and perspectives necessary to excel in today's ever-evolving professional landscape. At its core, this course offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with 30-40 HR directors from around the world, providing invaluable insights into the nuances of the modern workplace. This unprecedented interaction not only taps into students' passion for the Hospitality Industry but also fosters collaboration and networking with esteemed professionals, transcending textbook learning. A hallmark of the programme is its focus on experiential learning, where students apply theory to real-world challenges through an industry challenge and a mini internship. Furthermore, students explore future themes related to work, encouraging innovative thinking and fostering discussions that unveil new possibilities and challenges. With a strong emphasis on self-directed learning, this course empowers students to take charge of their education and shape their own futures in the ever-evolving world of work and careers. Many students choose to continue their research and internships in alignment with their initial exploration of the Future of Work, further enriching their academic and practical experiences.
The Future of Guest Experience
The Future of Guest Experience minor is tailored for the next generation of leaders with a keen interest in the multidisciplinary realm of guest experiences. Rooted in the core of hospitality, which revolves around the warm and generous reception and entertainment of guests, this program aims to inspire, inform, engage, connect, and nurture future hospitality innovators in the realm of guest experiences and its future evolution. Drawing insights from academic literature, the course underscores that an experience extends beyond individual occurrences, encompassing interactions across various touchpoints of the customer journey to form a holistic encounter. This multidimensional perspective guides the programme's focus on identifying crucial touchpoints that shape the overall experience. The journey begins with an exploration of the broader landscape of the Future of Guest Experience, followed by assignments that fuel discussions with both lecturers and industry professionals. As the course progresses, students delve deeper, identifying key trends, influences, ethical dilemmas, and drivers to propose innovative scenarios for the future. Students are challenged to address industry-defining issues, assuming various roles and responsibilities along the way.
The Future of Business
The Future of Business minor is a forward-thinking curriculum that addresses the imperative need for businesses to embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR) in today's dynamic landscape. Beyond profit, the course delves deep into CSR within the broader context of Corporate Sustainability and Transparency (CST), empowering students to comprehend and tackle the intricate sustainability challenges of our time. Through a blend of masterclasses and insights from esteemed organisations like Center Parcs, Deloitte, Conscious Hotels, KLM, and more, students gain a global perspective on the evolving business world. Early weeks focus on self-selected topics encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects, fostering in-depth knowledge. A unique feature is the mid-block twist, where students confront real-world dilemmas shared by industry leaders from companies like Kernten Hospitality and Eden Hotels, offering valuable insights into the ethical and strategic decisions that underpin sustainability efforts. The Future of Business not only equips students to navigate volatility but also instils an ethical foundation to shape a more sustainable and responsible future for the business world, where today's dilemmas become tomorrow's solutions. Join us on this transformative journey of purpose-driven leadership.
The Future of Digitalisation
The Future of Digitalisation minor demonstrates HTH commitment to staying at the forefront of digital transformation within the hospitality industry. This innovative programme places a strong emphasis on exploring digital technologies and their implications for the future of hospitality. Students have the unique opportunity to apply and test these technologies directly in partner hotels and restaurants, gaining firsthand insights into how these innovations resonate with guests. HTH creates a dynamic environment where research project insights seamlessly flow back into the classroom, enriching the learning experience. The minor introduces cutting-edge technologies such as robots, AI, face recognition, AR, and VR, inviting students to co-create and experiment, uncovering opportunities for further research. This course serves as a bridge, fostering collaboration between the HTH Research Centre and education, ensuring that research findings contribute to advancing hospitality education and practice.
Future Aspirations
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The Minors team seeks to reflect the ever-changing and interrelated work environments and cultures that our students will enter. In this way, the minors will develop further as a prime example of a multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial course aimed to motivate students to innovate the sector, proposing solutions and scenarios to future proof our industry.
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Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
Moving forward, we have created four multidisciplinary events called the Future We Want, where all 230 students from the different minors are being brought together. Named from a United Nations initiative, it has been established as a means for our students to re-imagine a better future for themselves, society, and the planet. At the recent The Future We Want & Volunteering, 221 students volunteered over 8 activities. These activities included picking apples left for waste under the apple trees, spending time with the elderly in nursing homes and at the Zoo, undertaking gardening and repair work at nursing homes, and children's and therapy farms, city park rubbish clean ups, and as the final activity - selling self-baked rescued apple pies for donation to assist earthquake victims in Morocco. All these volunteer activities are linked to an SDG, and the SDG Office has financially supported these events making the learning activity possible.
Follow the Path
Back to Contents
Read Standard
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
In August of 2020, three new minors of 12 EC each were offered in the curriculum of Year 4, namely the Future of Business, the Future of Food and the Future of Work. The themes for these minors were defined based on the research performed by the Curriculum Innovation Committee and upon the consultation with our industry partners. In 2021, a further new minor was introduced: the Future of Guest Experience (12EC). In 2022 one more minor the Future of Digitalisation (12EC), supported by expertise of our Lector of Technology Innovation, was added to the programme minor catalogue.
Milestones Completed
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The structure of the minors has a standardised format for the offered themes. All students following the minors explore the landscape of their theme by following short internships (the Future of Work minor), going on field trips, and interacting with guests and industry partners. Students are also introduced to an external commissioner from their theme landscape. The commissioner briefs a nascent pressing issue that calls for a solution. Further, students individually design a viable and actionable (contribution to) business solution using methods of Design Oriented Research. In this way, our minors are a good example of the integration of theory and research.
In Year 4, student ownership of learning increases because the curriculum offers students a good degree of flexibility in shaping their individual learning trajectories and personal profiles of future hospitality leaders. We see that when students become actively engaged in their learning, they get a better understanding of their learning targets and professional orientation, and often take the minor themes further into their LYCar graduation projects. Doing so aligns with the focus on autonomy and learner agency in Year 4. The minors require students to think and study about the Future but also about the Future They Want and how they can contribute to shaping that future. Additionally, we make certain that assessment reflects real-life performances of complex skills, and students are able to identify their learning and developmental needs.
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The Future of Food
The Future of Food minor is tailor-made for aspiring hospitality leaders envisioning their future in the "Business of Food." Students delve into the intricate world of food, exploring key trends, ethical quandaries, and influential factors while envisioning the future of this dynamic industry. The curriculum covers a broad spectrum of food-related topics, including food's cultural roots, its impact on power dynamics, environmental concerns, artistic expressions, and its role in health.
Throughout the programme, students engage with industry game changers and external commissioners, addressing pressing questions and presenting innovative solutions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This forward-thinking course aims to empower students to innovate the sector and become the next generation of Food Citizens, contributing to the broader hospitality landscape. It aligns seamlessly with Hotelschool The Hague's vision of co-creating hospitable futures and fosters discussions on how hospitality can contribute to a better world, touching on themes such as True Price, Circularity, Biodiversity, Personalisation, Health & Well-Being, and more. Ultimately, students are encouraged to act as consultants, change makers, and social entrepreneurs, culminating in industry and alumni involvement to further enrich the discourse and presentations.
The Future of Work minor is a transformative and immersive programme, meticulously crafted to equip students with the essential knowledge, skills, and perspectives necessary to excel in today's ever-evolving professional landscape. At its core, this course offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with 30-40 HR directors from around the world, providing invaluable insights into the nuances of the modern workplace. This unprecedented interaction not only taps into students' passion for the Hospitality Industry but also fosters collaboration and networking with esteemed professionals, transcending textbook learning. A hallmark of the programme is its focus on experiential learning, where students apply theory to real-world challenges through an industry challenge and a mini internship. Furthermore, students explore future themes related to work, encouraging innovative thinking and fostering discussions that unveil new possibilities and challenges. With a strong emphasis on self-directed learning, this course empowers students to take charge of their education and shape their own futures in the ever-evolving world of work and careers. Many students choose to continue their research and internships in alignment with their initial exploration of the Future of Work, further enriching their academic and practical experiences.
The Future of Work
The Future of Guest Experience minor is tailored for the next generation of leaders with a keen interest in the multidisciplinary realm of guest experiences. Rooted in the core of hospitality, which revolves around the warm and generous reception and entertainment of guests, this program aims to inspire, inform, engage, connect, and nurture future hospitality innovators in the realm of guest experiences and its future evolution. Drawing insights from academic literature, the course underscores that an experience extends beyond individual occurrences, encompassing interactions across various touchpoints of the customer journey to form a holistic encounter. This multidimensional perspective guides the programme's focus on identifying crucial touchpoints that shape the overall experience. The journey begins with an exploration of the broader landscape of the Future of Guest Experience, followed by assignments that fuel discussions with both lecturers and industry professionals. As the course progresses, students delve deeper, identifying key trends, influences, ethical dilemmas, and drivers to propose innovative scenarios for the future. Students are challenged to address industry-defining issues, assuming various roles and responsibilities along the way.
The Future of Guest Experience
The Future of Business minor is a forward-thinking curriculum that addresses the imperative need for businesses to embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR) in today's dynamic landscape. Beyond profit, the course delves deep into CSR within the broader context of Corporate Sustainability and Transparency (CST), empowering students to comprehend and tackle the intricate sustainability challenges of our time. Through a blend of masterclasses and insights from esteemed organisations like Center Parcs, Deloitte, Conscious Hotels, KLM, and more, students gain a global perspective on the evolving business world. Early weeks focus on self-selected topics encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects, fostering in-depth knowledge. A unique feature is the mid-block twist, where students confront real-world dilemmas shared by industry leaders from companies like Kernten Hospitality and Eden Hotels, offering valuable insights into the ethical and strategic decisions that underpin sustainability efforts. The Future of Business not only equips students to navigate volatility but also instils an ethical foundation to shape a more sustainable and responsible future for the business world, where today's dilemmas become tomorrow's solutions. Join us on this transformative journey of purpose-driven leadership.
The Future of Business
The Future of Digitalisation minor demonstrates HTH commitment to staying at the forefront of digital transformation within the hospitality industry. This innovative programme places a strong emphasis on exploring digital technologies and their implications for the future of hospitality. Students have the unique opportunity to apply and test these technologies directly in partner hotels and restaurants, gaining firsthand insights into how these innovations resonate with guests. HTH creates a dynamic environment where research project insights seamlessly flow back into the classroom, enriching the learning experience. The minor introduces cutting-edge technologies such as robots, AI, face recognition, AR, and VR, inviting students to co-create and experiment, uncovering opportunities for further research. This course serves as a bridge, fostering collaboration between the HTH Research Centre and education, ensuring that research findings contribute to advancing hospitality education and practice.
The Future of Digitalisation
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Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
Moving forward, we have created four multidisciplinary events called the Future We Want, where all 230 students from the different minors are being brought together. Named from a United Nations initiative, it has been established as a means for our students to re-imagine a better future for themselves, society, and the planet. At the recent The Future We Want & Volunteering, 221 students volunteered over 8 activities. These activities included picking apples left for waste under the apple trees, spending time with the elderly in nursing homes and at the Zoo, undertaking gardening and repair work at nursing homes, and children's and therapy farms, city park rubbish clean ups, and as the final activity - selling self-baked rescued apple pies for donation to assist earthquake victims in Morocco. All these volunteer activities are linked to an SDG, and the SDG Office has financially supported these events making the learning activity possible.
Special Feature: Small-Scale and Intensive Education
The Minors team seeks to reflect the ever-changing and interrelated work environments and cultures that our students will enter. In this way, the minors will develop further as a prime example of a multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial course aimed to motivate students to innovate the sector, proposing solutions and scenarios to future proof our industry.
Future Aspirations