Hospitality, service and events for modern business and regional recovery

The programme combines hotel and restaurant business, service and catering with modern approaches to managing hospitality venues, event organisation and development of local gastronomic culture. Full trajectory: bachelor → master.

The educational programme combines management of hotel and restaurant establishments, service standards, catering and event management with current trends in the hospitality industry.

Students understand how hotels, restaurants, cafés and catering companies work, how guest spaces, menus, event formats and guest experiences are designed.

The educational process includes:

• basics of hotel and restaurant technologies and service;
• organisation of catering, banquets, events and off-site service;
• core principles of management, marketing and finance in hospitality;
• work with real cases, including local brands and recovery initiatives.

• Focus on the Kherson region, its gastronomic traditions and potential for hospitality industry development.
• Combination of service theory with practical cases of restaurants and hotel complexes.
• Learning on examples of local brands, events and festivals.
• Possibility to continue at the master’s level in a related programme.

• Use of digital tools (booking systems, online promotion, working with reviews).
• Partnerships with businesses, participation in event and promotional projects.
• Opportunities to integrate with joint initiatives in tourism, management and regional development.

Bachelor in Hotel and Restaurant Business and Catering

The starting level for those who want to work in hotels, restaurants, cafés and catering companies and be involved in organising events and service for guests.

Duration of study: 3 years 10 months (bachelor)
Modes of study: full-time / part-time (according to the Admission Rules of KSU).

• educational and industrial internships in catering establishments, hotels and service companies;
• participation in organising events, festivals and catering activities;
• first individual and team service mini-projects.

Master in Hotel and Restaurant Business and Catering

A continuation of studies for those who want to move towards managing hospitality establishments, developing service concepts and projects in catering and events.

Duration of study: 1 year 4 months (master)
Admission: based on a bachelor’s degree (hotel and restaurant business, tourism, management or other related fields), according to the Admission Rules.

• participation in joint projects with businesses and local communities;
• work on service solutions for regional recovery and promotion;
• preparation for managerial positions in hotel and restaurant business and catering.

• specialist in hotel and restaurant business;
• administrator / manager of a restaurant or hotel establishment;
• service coordinator, banquet manager;
• specialist in catering and event organisation;
• front office / reception manager.

• service specialist in hotel and tourism complexes;
• manager for hospitality development in local communities;
• entrepreneur in restaurant business, catering or café concepts;
• lecturer, researcher (with a master’s degree and further academic training).