Projects

Projects supported by La Fondation Pour La Formation Hoteliere

Kitchen Projects and Equipment for the following institutions:

Faculty of Hotel Management &Tourism, University of Kragujevac, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia - 2022
Vocational School of Catering Trade & Tourism, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Public Secondary School for Catering, Tourism and Hotel Services, Skopje, North Macedonia - 2017
Department of Geography, Tourism & Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad,  Serbia - 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
University of Business Studies, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2016
Strednja Turisticka Skola, Belgrade, Serbia - 2016, 2023
Academy of Applied Studies, College of Hotel Management, Belgrade, Serbia - 2015, 2024
Vocational College for Catering and Tourism, Maribor, Slovenia - 2015
St. Kliment Ohridski University, Ohrid, North Macedonia - 2015
Odessa National University of Technology ( formerly Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies), Odessa, Ukraine - 2012, 2015, 2023
Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant Consulting (THR), Bucharest, Romania - 2011
Higher Vocational and Hotel School, Opava, Czech Republic - 2009, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - 2001, 2009
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczo Hotelarskich WI Reymonta, Wisla, Poland - 2001, 2009, 2020
Fondatia Hanu Ancutei, Roman, Romania - 2001
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2000, 2020, 2022, 2024
Stredni Hotelova Skola, Prague, Czech Republic - 1999
University of Food Technology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - 1999

Training Restaurant and Equipment for the following institutions:

St. Kliment Ohridski University, Ohrid, North Macedonia - 2023
Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary - 2023
Vocational School of Catering Trade and Tourism, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina - 2022, 2023, 2024
Academy of Applied Studies, College of Hotel Management, Belgrade, Serbia - 2021, 2022, 2024
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia - 2021
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. Wladyslawa Reymonta, Wisla, Poland - 2020
Department of Geography, Tourism & Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Serbia - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Vocational College of Hospitality and Tourism, Maribor, Slovenia - 2020
Strednja Turisticka Skola, Belgrade, Serbia - 2019
Higher Vocational and Hotel School, Opava, Czech Republic - 2017
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - 2016
University of Food Technology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - 2004

Computer Projects - Hardware:

Vocational School of Catering Trade and Tourism, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina - 2022
Turiba University, Riga, Latvia - 2021
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism & Hotel Management - 2021, 2022, 2023
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Serbia - 2019
Odesa National University of Technology (formerly Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies) - 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica, Portoroz, Slovenia - 2018
Academy of Applied Studies, College of Hotel Management, Belgrade, Serbia - 2018
Strednja Turisticka Skola, Belgrade, Serbia - 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. Wladyslawa Reymonta, Wisla, Poland  - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary - 2015
University 'Fan S. Noli', Korce, Albania - 2015
University of Applied Business Management, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2015
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia - 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023
University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria - 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024
University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania - 2012
University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia - 2012, 2018

Computer Projects - Software:

Strednja Turisticka Skola, Belgrade, Serbia, 2024
Harvard Business – Sustainability Management Simulation – Net Zero programme, Opatija, Croatia - 2023, 2024
REVsim for 4 institutions (Odesa, Budapest,Opatija Maribor) - 2024
REVsim for 4 institutions (Budapest, Prague, Opatija, Maribor) - 2022, 2023
F&Bsim for 2 institutions (Belgrade, Portoroz) - 2022, 2023, 2024
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 2 institutions (Vilnius, Maribor) - 2022, 2023, 2024
Hotel Business Acumen, Maribor Slovenia - 2022
REVsim for 5 institutions (Budapest, Prague, Korce, Opatija, Maribor) - 2021
F&Bsim for 4 institutions (Belgrade, Maribor, Portoroz, Odesa) - 2021
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 2 institutions (Vilnius, Maribor) - 2021
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. Wladyslawa Reymonta, Wisla, Poland - 2021
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 2 institutions (Korce, Maribor) - 2020
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 2 institutions (Odesa, Maribor) - 2019
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 4 institutions (Vilnius, Maribor, Iasi, Odessa) - 2017
Turiba University, Riga, Latvia - 2016
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 6 institutions (Budapest, Presov, Maribor, Plovdiv, Riga and Vilnius) - 2015
University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia - 2015, 2018
Hotel Operations, Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) for 5 institutions (Opatija, Iasi, Portoroz, Sofia and Prague) - 2014, 2024
Fidelio Project: Representatives from partner institutions in Iasi, Odessa, Opava, Plovdiv and Presov participated in a Fidelio training programme in Plovdiv from a Fidelio representative based in Zurich - 2009

Gastronomy Course for Partner Institutions

Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - 2011

Bartending Competition / Other Competitions:

2024 STR Student Tourism Market Analysis competition and registration fee - University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2024
EMCup, Maastricht - University of Tartu Parnu College, Parnu, Estonia - 2024, 2025
STR Student Tourism Market Analysis competition and registration fee - Budapest Business School - 2023
STR Central & Eastern Europe Student Market Competition - 2021, 2022
2020 STR Virtual Student Competition - Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary (2 teams) and University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania (1 team) - 2020
2019 STR and Institute of Hospitality - Europe Student Market Study Competition - University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia - 2019
Hotelova, Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - Bartending Competition - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024

Renovation / Refurbishment of Facilities:

Fan S. Noli University, Korce, Albania - 2024
Faculty of Hotel Management &Tourism, University of Kragujevac, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia - 2023
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia - 2022
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. WI Reymonta, Wisla, Poland - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Teacher Exchange Programme, 2002-2005:

This involved lecturers from partner institutions visiting for up to 6 weeks universities in the UK. This was mainly Bournemouth University although a couple were based at Manchester Metropolitan University.  This initiative ceased in 2005.

Libraries / Books / Journals / Visual Aids / CD Roms / Memberships / Teaching Materials

Turiba University, Riga, Latvia - 2024
Hospitality and Tourism Management, second edition (AHLEI) for 15 institutions based in: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia  2 x Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, ithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - 2021
Membership of Institute of Hospitality 'Education Membership Scheme' for eligible partners from 2009-
Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary - 2015, 2020, 2022
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management - 2015, 2016, 2022
Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia - 2001, 2015
Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria - 2000
Estonian Hotel and Tourism Management School, Tallinn, Estonia - 1999, 2011
Fundatia Hanu Ancutei, Roman, Romania - 2004
All Partners: CD Roms: Food and Beverage Management Mediabase and Customer Service Skills  - 2003
Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow, Russia - 2002
Catedra: Comert, Turism, Servicii Hoteliere - Academi de Studii Economice, Chisinau, Moldova - 2001
Centrul National de Invatamint Turistic, Constanta, Romania - 2001
Centrul National de Educatie Permanenta in Turism (CNEPT), Bucharest, Romania - 2000
Odessa State University, Odessa, Ukraine - 2000
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2000, 2021
Vyssy Odborna a Hotelova Skola, Opava, Czech Republic - 2000
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich, Wisla, Poland - 2000
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania - 1999
College of Commerce and Hospitality, Budapest, Hungary - 1997, 1999
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - 1999
Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, St. Petersburg State Academy, Russia - 1999
Wyzsza Szkola Turystyki I Hotelarstwa W Wraszawie, Warsaw, Poland - 1998, 1999
Stredni Hotelova Skola, Prague, Czech Republic - 1998
University of Food Technology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - 1997

Support for Journal Website Development

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania - 2015

Supporting Student Fields Trips / Student Enhancement Activities

University of Tartu Parnu College, Parnu, Estonia - 2024
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2022
University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia - 2022, 2024
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. WI Reymonta, Wisla, Poland - 2021, 2022
Hotelova Akademia, Presov, Slovakia 'Improving the Quality of Vocational Education and Training for Labour Market Needs' - 2021
Turiba University, Riga, Latvia - 2017, 2018
Vocational College for Catering and Tourism, Maribor, Slovenia - 2017
University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica, Portoroz, Slovenia - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023
University of Business Studies, Banja Luka, Bosnia i Herzegovina - 2015

Research Projects

'Relationship between theTransparency of Sustainability Information and Financial Results in Hotel Companies' - University of Rijeka,Opatija, Croatia - 2024
'Crisis Management: National Responses to Potential Risks to the International Holiday Market posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Hotel Industry' - 2021
'Environmental Behaviour at Major Sporting Events', University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica, Portoroz, Slovenia - 2020
The Biosphere Reserve 'Askania Nova', Ukraine - 2019
Benchmarking - Information Resource for Revenue Management - 2018
Hospitality and Tourism in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis  - 2016-2017 (published in 2018 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing)
Environmental Management Practices in Hotels - 2011

 Local Courses / Seminars / Conferences / Events

Strednja Turisticka Skola, Belgrade, Serbia - Attendance at EuroCHRIE 2024 for FH partner representative to present research paper on AI in Restaurant Business: A Challenge for Science and Practice in Serbia - 2024
Hotelova, Akademia, Presov, Slovakia - Bartending and Barista courses for students - 2024
Turiba University Pan-Baltic Seminar on Hospitality Education, Parnu, Estonia - 2023
Vocational College of Hospitality and Tourism, Maribor, Slovenia - Certified Scotch Professional Study programme for FH partner representative - 2023
Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. Wladyslawa Reyymonta, Wisla, Poland - courses for teachers and workshops on Sushi and Bartending - 2023
International Tourism Seminar - Tourism Research & Industry: Co-operation of Academics, Students & Industry, Turiba University, Riga, Latvia - 2019
Student Counsellor course - 2022 / Tour Guide course - 2019, Zespol Szkol Gastronomiczno-Hotelarskich im. Wladyslawa Reyymonta, Wisla, Poland
WSET Level 2 course - Vocational College of Hospitality and Tourism, Maribor, Slovenia - 2018, 2019
3rd Annual Seminar: Best Practice in Extending Education/Industry Links in Tourism & Hospitality: Response from Industry, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2018
Best Practice in Promoting and Extending Education/Industry Links in Tourism & Hospitality, Tallinn, Estonia  - 2017
Sommelier/Etiquette/New Trends in Gastronomy/Barista  courses- Silesian University,  Opava, Czech Republic - 2017
RHCSA Rapid Track course, Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic - 2016
Christmas in Europe Festival, Hotelova Akademia - 2014

EHMA - La Fondation Programme

Hilton SA Torre Mallorca Resort/Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
Radisson Blu Style Hotel Vienna/Vocational College for Catering and Tourism Maribor, Slovenia