Les Roches Marbella, International School of Hotel Management has been honored with the Gold Star award in recognition of its commitment to excellence in education for more than 20 years of training top hotel managers.
The “Gold Star” awards are presented annually by the Institute for Professional Excellence to recognize the best companies, institutions and professionals in Spain. The entity recognizes organizations that are able to innovate and foster good economic and social development, display a quality-oriented philosophy in all its activities, demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, and respect Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Companies and professionals who receive this award become a model and benchmark in their respective sectors, both nationally and internationally.
The “Gold Star” award ceremony was held during a Gala Dinner at Hotel Los Monteros in Marbella, Malaga on Friday, April 1, 2016. The Institute for Professional Excellence donates the dinner’s proceeds to the “Concordia Association” (non-profit organization against Aids) and during the ceremony the president of Concordia, SAR Maria Luisa of Prussia, was named as Director of Honor of the Institute for Professional Excellence.
The “Gold Star” awards were founded by Ignacio Gomez Jacob, president of the institution and among its honorary members that also includes many leaders from the world of culture, politics, sports and arts.
Les Roches Marbella is one of the institutions among various distinguished organizations and personalities to receive the “Gold Star” award this year in recognition of their outstanding merits. Les Roches Marbella’s model for excellence in education, which now spans more than two decades specializing in hotel management degrees, has been recognized with numerous international awards in recent years and the university has taken on the role as the leading international hotel management school in Spain. Receiving the 2016 “Gold Star” award serves as reinforcement to the school’s commitment as a model for institutions that uphold excellence and understand the benefits of education on the general welfare of society.