Sxm Students Attending Intercontinental University Of The Caribbean Sit Thesis Defence Exam
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On Saturday Dec 13, 2014 the ICUC, the Intercontinental University of the Caribbean, held a thesis defence exam for its St. Maarten based students in their Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management program.
Six students earned their bachelors degree on Saturday and have joined their seven predecessors making the total graduates 13.
The International Hospitality & Tourism Management (IHTM) program of ICUC was founded on The World Bank's recommendation.
In 2001 The World Bank recommended to establish "a good quality hotel and restaurant school in Curaçao that could also attract students from elsewhere in the Caribbean" as an integral part of the overall economic reform and recover strategy of the island.
In accordance with the World Bank's view that the school should be "undertaken by the private sector, with the Government playing a suitable catalytic and supporting role", the IHTM program has been developed and initiated in 2003 in a strategic alliance with the Government – the Hospitality Industry – and the Tourism Sector.
In 2006 a second campus of the school was opened on St Read more
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