The Algarve Hotel and Tourism School (EHTA) received a record number of international applications in the special regime phase, which took place last April.
Close to 4 hundred students from 23 nationalities applied, the majority for the newly created Tourism Management course, taught entirely in English. Nigeria, Burundi, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Philippines, Gambia, Nepal, Liberia are just some of the countries of origin of the many young people who intend to study at the institution.
The professional Pastry/Bakery Technician course, the only one in the entire Algarve, and the after-work course in Kitchen Management and Production are the new training options of the Algarve Hotel and Tourism School for the 2024-2025 academic year.
For the various courses taught in Portuguese, Angola leads the list of PALOP countries with the most applications, followed by Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Brazil.
«The success achieved by former international students who graduated from our school seems to be one of the factors that contributes to this popularity across borders of the Algarve School of Hotel and Tourism», says Maria Eduarda Freitas, responsible for the department of national and international applications from EHTA.
As for national students, the first phase of applications is now open and runs until June 18th for professional courses, post-9th year and July 16th for post-12th year courses.
At the Algarve School of Hotel and Tourism, located in Faro, there are 189 places for courses in the areas of Cuisine, Pastry, Restaurants and Beverages, Hotel/Accommodation and Tourism Management. Whether they are dual certification courses after 9th year or technological specialization (post 12th year).
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