OUR PROGRAMMES are accredited by the prestigious WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION. Joining other renowed higher educational institutions all over the world. As a result BBI is now the first one in Belgium to be fully accredited by the WTO-THEMIS Foundation which is part of UNESCO worldwide recognized organisation. It will open new professional perspectives for our student’s holder of a BBI degree.

WTO TEDQUAL
The World Tourism Organisation and its WTO-THEMIS Foundation have developed the “TedQual Certification System” (Tourism Education Quality) with the aim of contributing quality and efficiency to the application of the rules of the game in the Hospitality and Tourism Education. The “TedQual” is a Quality Assurance for higher education available to all teaching institutions, public or private, from any country in the world. By establishing “TedQual” WTO aims to set a quality assurance system so that gradually, standardization is obtained in terms of management, structure and organization. The “TedQual” takes into account that the Institution should seek competitiveness within a frame of reference through the same market criteria which would be applied to any private entity, and which is perfectly compatible with the objectives of a public nature. It should not be ignored that education programmes are judged by the students and employers in the industry under same criteria (cost of matriculation, length of studies, acceptance of the degree by the sector, time for adaptation to industry needs, etc). The methodological framework of the “TedQual” is based on Total Quality which provides the means to detect gaps between the needs/expectations of professionals and output of the education programmes and systems. It also facilitates the subsequent adjustment of methods and contents to the real demand for human resources

“SCHOOL LICENCE”

OUR INSTITUTE is licensed by “The Educational Institute of The American Hotel and Lodging Association USA”. This Higher Education Programme licence detained by BBI is exclusive for Belgium and Luxemburg. EI foundation is recognized worldwide as being the principal leader in the field of teaching and professional training for international hotel and tourism management.

In order to respond to the highly specific requirements of the international hospitality and tourism sector, BBI has incorporated material into its programme from an institution which is recognized throughout the world as being one of the leaders in international management teaching and professional training. The EI is present in more than 120 countries and in more than 1,000 teaching establishments. Based in the USA for fifty years, EI is an educational not-for-profit foundation. It is recognized by the “US Department of Education” and is also accredited by the “Accrediting Commission of the National H.S.C”.

In partnership with several universities, including “Michigan State University”, E.I. is an educational research powerhouse and provides a crucial link between hospitality management university teaching and the professional world of international hospitality and tourism management.

The EI teaching modules, taught by BBI, correspond to a number of credits. By transferring credits obtained on the modules, students can receive the corresponding certificates from EI. These credits partly determine whether students can be awarded a Bachelor degree or a Masters. They are highly valued in the professional world and are therefore a major asset for our students.