Bachelor’s in Luxury Business

Glion occupies a unique position at the apex of luxury and hospitality business education. In doing so, we mirror the evolution of the luxury industry itself, where providing flawless service and creating memorable customer experiences have become essential to success.

Throughout the past decades, we have reached into the luxury industry to build relationships with famous brands including Cartier, Dior, Moncler, Panerai, and Hublot, as well as with global powerhouses LVMH and the Richemont Group.

Our reputation and status within the luxury industry is your unfair advantage as a Glion graduate entering the workplace.

Your Bachelor’s degree curriculum delivers full-spectrum luxury industry knowledge, starting from a firm foundation in operational principles and building all the way through to strategic leadership concepts and behaviors.

Foundation: Luxury x Hospitality – a multi-sensory immersion into the world of luxury, with introductory taught modules combined with real-world experience of luxury hospitality operations and service.

Luxury Management I & II – a complete luxury manager’s toolbox, comprising hard skills such as corporate finance and data analysis, together with soft skills including talent and HR management.

Strategic Luxury Leadership – with classroom learning on topics such as building brand equity and managing change, backed with real-world experience including the opportunity to create a luxury event.

Luxury in the Digital Age – encompassing omnichannel strategies, sustainability concepts, and new technologies.

The Bachelor’s in Luxury Business is your ticket to enter the universe of luxury. Whether your career ambitions involve ultra-luxe hospitality, iconic brands, private travel, exquisite experiences, or another field within this dynamic industry, the knowledge and skills you acquire at Glion will be in demand.

Our dedicated Career Services team provides you with the resources, techniques and tools to achieve your professional objectives – from your first internship search to securing your dream job at graduation. We offer every student highly personalized career services, tailored to their skills, interests and career ambitions.

Your three professional internships/on-the-job experience play a crucial role in your Bachelor studies, providing you with vital, real-world experience at leading organizations in the luxury sector. Alongside a full year of employment history to add to your CV, you will acquire important professional skills, valuable industry connections and enhanced awareness of luxury standards.

Our outstanding global reputation and close industry relationships will put you in prime position to secure the best available internships from a wide variety of luxury segments and organizations.

In addition, we will bring the industry to you through interactive learning with experienced faculty members, conferences, expert guest lectures, field trips, and opportunities to work alongside luxury brands.

Your transformative learning experience means taking your knowledge from the classroom and applying it to real-world projects, from creating a bespoke luxury event to competing in an Entrepreneurial Challenge.

In semester 4 you will undertake a Luxury Business Applied Project, while the climax to your degree brings the opportunity to complete an Applied Business Project, where you will work directly with a luxury brand to solve a genuine business challenge.

Next intakes
September 2024

Minimum Age
17.5 years old at the start of the program.

Education
You must have completed secondary education (IB diploma, Maturité, Abitur, French Bac, A-levels, high school diploma or equivalent).

Admissions Assessment
Personalized assessment to ascertain motivation and review application documentation. Includes scenario-based exercise to be completed beforehand.

English Language Qualifications
If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years* studying in a school where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following: ∙

• International English Language Test (IELTS)**: 5.5 overall (min. 5.0 in every subcomponent) Only tests taken/issued in an official IELTS testing center are accepted.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Internet-based 70 or paper-based 525
• First Cambridge Exam: Grade C
• Duolingo: min. overall score of 110 points and min. 100 in every subcomponent
• For London, same as above, except Non-EU or EEA passport holders will need to undertake IELTS UKVI: 5.5 overall and min. 5.5 in every subcomponent.

Note: All English certificates must have been issued in the 12 months prior to program start. If your English level does not meet the levels indicated above, Glion offers an Intensive Hospitality English Language Program (IHELP). Please contact us for more information.

*English certificates may also be required by our authorities for permit purposes.
**Only tests taken/issued in an official IELTS testing center are accepted.