New Zealand UNI:Queenstown Resort College

[navin_c]

Queenstown Resort College

ABOUT UNIVERSITY

QRC is New Zealand's first tertiary college dedicated to meeting the demands of an international tourist resort.

They offer a diverse range of world class courses and programmes including diplomas in Hospitality Management and Adventure Tourism Management, Internships, a range of English Language courses, leadership development programmes, Executive Education for professionals and short courses for visitors.

QRC's life began in 2001 with research, conceptual design, consultation and development. A site on the edge of the Queenstown Gardens was found in 2004 and building began just one year later. The College's five star facility was officially opened in March 2006 by the Minister of Tourism, Hon, Damien O'Connor.

It is wholly New Zealand owned and operated. The Board of Directors is chaired by former Otago University vice chancellor, Eion Edgar, and is made up of chief executive Jan Fitz-Gerald, Tony Hill and Mark Taylor. All four live and work in Queenstown and have more than 50 combined years of experience in public tertiary education.

Unlike other hotel management schools and colleges, QRC positions itself as a pathway college offering two formal diploma programmes in Hospitality Management and Adventure Tourism Management. Both have Degree options available through their partners the International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS), Australia, the César Ritz Colleges, Switzerland and Thompson Rivers University, Canada.

The programmes are critiqued by Advisory Boards. These key industry people were consulted during the initial research phase and will continue to ensure their relevancy now and in the future.

Find out about their people that own and work at Queenstown Resort College. Meet their partners who help make Queenstown Resort College's courses (such as hospitality courses and training, hotel management and tourism and English as a second language) internationally recognised.

THE VISION:
The QRC vision is to provide learning opportunities that are fresh and at the leading edge of tourism education to grow outstanding industry professionals.

INSPIRING SETTING:
The QRC campus is located in the heart of downtown Queenstown and opens onto the beautiful Queenstown Gardens on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown truly is one of the best places in the world to be a student.

Queenstown is in the heart of New Zealand's South Island, home of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Queenstown Resort College provides an opportunity for overseas students to intern abroad or study abroad in New Zealand's inspiring alpine setting. The courses include hospitality courses and training, hotel management and tourism, resort management, general English language courses, executive business English and more.

INSPIRATIONAL COURSES:
Discover education in paradise if you are...

looking for an internship to study abroad and work in Queenstown

wanting to develop your adventure tourism and hospitality management skills

seeking executive education courses in tourism and hospitality

wanting to improve your Executive English language skills for international business

looking for study tours or short courses for tourists and visiting groups

wanting to design your own custom program, or

looking for opportunities to study abroad in New Zealand

LIFESTYLE:
Queenstown is a great place to be – to study, to work and to explore. In Queenstown you can get the best of both worlds; an international qualification and an international resort lifestyle.

Queenstown has a small permanent population, so it’s safe and friendly yet there are many visitors to the region, so it's always full of new and interesting people. Living in Queenstown is low-stress - there is minimal traffic, pollution and other stresses associated with city life.

From the moment you arrive, you’ll understand why Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of the world – you’ll see paragliders floating down from the gondola, people parasailing on the lake and jet boats zooming in and out to collect passengers for thrill rides. Queenstown is a centre for tourism and hospitality, and is the best place to learn about adventure tourism, hospitality and hotel management in New Zealand.