{"id":21773,"date":"2025-08-27T22:52:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/?p=21773"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:57:09","slug":"a-landmark-partnership-in-luxury-hospitality-education-swiss-alpine-center-and-city-unity-college-launch-their-elite-hospitality-culinary-training-programmes-at-oneonly-aesthesis-glyfada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/a-landmark-partnership-in-luxury-hospitality-education-swiss-alpine-center-and-city-unity-college-launch-their-elite-hospitality-culinary-training-programmes-at-oneonly-aesthesis-glyfada\/","title":{"rendered":"A Landmark Partnership in Luxury Hospitality Education:  Swiss Alpine Center and City Unity College Launch their Elite Hospitality &amp; Culinary Training Programmes at One&amp;Only Aesthesis, Glyfada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>In an inspiring alignment of excellence, luxury, and academic leadership, <strong>Swiss Alpine Center<\/strong>, Switzerland\u2019s premier hospitality management school, and <strong>City Unity College<\/strong>, a distinguished higher education institution in Greece, have partnered to launch a pioneering hospitality and culinary training programme \u2014 hosted at <strong>One&amp;Only Aesthesis<\/strong>, part of the globally renowned ultra-luxury resort brand, in Glyfada on the Athens Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21766 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1920_ooaa-aethesispool-main-4446-final1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1920_ooaa-aethesispool-main-4446-final1.jpg 1788w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1920_ooaa-aethesispool-main-4446-final1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1920_ooaa-aethesispool-main-4446-final1-1536x1031.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0credit to One&amp;Only Aesthesis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tripartite Cooperation Agreement, signed by the three institutions, sets the foundation for a training programme that blends theoretical education with hands-on, world-class training. Hosted within the state-of-the-art venues of One&amp;Only Aesthesis, as part of a new hospitality and culinary training initiative, the new initiative will deliver Swiss Alpine Center\u2019s globally respected hospitality and culinary arts programmes, franchised to and academically managed by City Unity College.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21768 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/With-Gerald-Maria-George-Eric-for-press-release.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/With-Gerald-Maria-George-Eric-for-press-release.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/With-Gerald-Maria-George-Eric-for-press-release-768x686.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Maria Frantzikinaki One&amp;Only Aesthesis HR Director; Gerald R. Krischek, One&amp;Only Aesthesis General Manager; Sybil Hofmann, Swiss Alpine President International Programs; Eric Hofmann, Swiss Alpine President; George Ntemos, City Unity College General Director. Photo source: Swiss Alpine Center<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis collaboration represents a shared vision to shape the future leaders of luxury hospitality,\u201d said <strong>Gerald R. Krischek<\/strong>, General Manager of One&amp;Only Aesthesis. \u201cWe are honoured to support a new generation of professionals through exceptional training in an environment defined by elegance, service, and excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swiss Alpine Center<\/strong> will provide its internationally benchmarked curriculum, academic oversight, and quality assurance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>City Unity College<\/strong> will deliver the programmes in alignment with SAC\u2019s academic standards, appointing qualified faculty and managing programme execution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One&amp;Only Aesthesis<\/strong> will host the training at its state-of-the-art venues, offering an unparalleled immersive learning environment within one of the most exclusive luxury resorts in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to bring Swiss Alpine Center \u2018home\u2019 to the Athens Riviera\u2014where our journey in Greece first began nearly four decades ago,\u201d said <strong>Sybille Hofmann<\/strong>, President of International Programs at Swiss Alpine Center. \u201cThis partnership not only celebrates our legacy, but more importantly, charts an ambitious path forward for the next generation of luxury hospitality professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Ntemos<\/strong>, General Director of City Unity College, added: \u201cThis is more than a return to roots\u2014it\u2019s a bold, transformative step toward the future. With One&amp;Only Aesthesis\u2019 unmatched prestige, Swiss Alpine\u2019s academic excellence, and our educational leadership, this training initiative will set a new benchmark in hospitality education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initiative reflects a growing global demand for highly skilled professionals in the luxury hospitality and culinary arts sectors. Students will graduate with internationally recognized qualifications and real-world experience that equips them to thrive in leading hotels and resorts around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In an inspiring alignment of excellence, luxury, and academic leadership, Swiss Alpine Center, Switzerland\u2019s premier hospitality management school, and City Unity College, a distinguished higher education institution in Greece, have partnered to launch a pioneering hospitality and culinary training programme \u2014 hosted at One&amp;Only Aesthesis, part of the globally renowned ultra-luxury resort brand, in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,129,124,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thematikos-tourismos-en","category-taxidia-en","category-gastronomikos-tourismos-evexia-en","category-thematikos-tourismos-2-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21774,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21773\/revisions\/21774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}