The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management celebrates its 10th Anniversary and Seventh Graduating Class

The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM), one of the world's leading business hospitality management schools and a part of the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company, Jumeirah Group, will hold a graduation ceremony for its seventh graduating class. The event, taking place on October 16 2011, will be attended by His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The Academy was established in 2001 with a small cohort of 15 students; more than 230 students from 60 countries have since graduated. The current graduating cohort of over 50 students takes the number of graduates from The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management to about 300.

Graduates from EAHM find excellent professional placement opportunities in the hospitality and other related sectors; 90% are employed within the first six months of graduation. Alumni are now working in over 40 countries and have been employed by close to 100 companies worldwide.

This September, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management celebrated another milestone with its largest intake ever: more than 110 students joining from over 30 different countries thanks to the ever expanding reputation of the school. This significant milestone is in line with EAHM's vision to be a world leader in facilitating university level learning, scholarship and research in the fields of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

About The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management | The Emirates Academy of Hospitality management is a leading provider of University-level business hospitality education in the Middle East; it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees designed to develop the hospitality leaders of the future. The Academy works in academic association with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and all programmes of study are fully accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United Arab Emirates, the Institute of Hospitality in the United Kingdom and THE-ICE (International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education) in Australia. The Academy has also been awarded the "Dubai Quality Appreciation Programme", the only education institution in its category for 2010. For further information and enrolment requirements, please visit the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management online: www.emiratesacademy.edu

About Jumeirah Group: | Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray and Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London; Jumeirah Frankfurt in Germany, Jumeirah Essex House in New York; Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai and Jumeirah Dhevanafushi in the Maldives. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme.