Maribel Rodríguez, President of WLT and Senior VP of WTTC at the Conference on Women's Leadership in Tourism in Spain
The primary objective of Nebrija University's new Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management is to prepare future tourism directors and managers for both national and international roles. Our specialized program focuses on the tourism sector, covering the creation, management, and direction of tourism companies and destinations.
The updated curriculum has been meticulously designed to address industry needs. It includes subjects that equip our students with the skills required for high-demand profiles, such as Innovation, Technology, Experiences, Entrepreneurship, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and Sustainability, Digitalization, Tourism Intelligence, Transformation and Data, Soft Skills, and Languages, so that graduates will be well-prepared to make informed decisions and effectively manage tourism-related challenges.
Our university offers specialized training with a student-centered, participatory methodology that emphasizes practical learning. Our academic and professional instructors enhance classroom instruction through academic visits, simulators, case studies, and Lab Challenges—real-world scenarios that allow students to collaborate with sector companies.
Students enrolled in the program have the opportunity to undertake a portion of their studies at premier universities in the United States, Italy, Australia, Germany, and Mexico. This experience fosters the development of an international network of contacts that will serve them throughout their professional careers. Additionally, students have the option to reside in Palma de Mallorca at the Felipe Moreno Higher Education Center, an affiliate of Nebrija University.
Read +Nebrija University is deeply committed to enhancing the employability of its students. To this end, students supplement their academic learning with professional internships at some of the most competitive tourism companies both nationally and internationally. These include the Four Seasons Hotel, Hotel Riu, Meliá Hotels, NH Hotels, Viajes El Corte Inglés, Spain is Excellence, and the Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero.
Furthermore, students are encouraged to participate in national and international competitions such as the Talent Match, sponsored by the Hotusa Group, and the UNWTO Students' League, organized by UN Tourism.
The Tourism Department at Nebrija University has been a leader in tourism education and research since the institution's inception. In addition to offering a Bachelor's degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, the department provides postgraduate training through programs such as the Master's in Strategic Management of Smart Tourism Destinations, and the Master's in Tourism Transformation and Applied Data, the Telefónica-Nebrija Chair and the Nebrija-SmarTTour-INN Research Group in Tourism Intelligence and the Interuniversity Doctorate in Tourism.
Read Less"The tourism industry is undergoing a significant transformation, necessitating professionals who are well-trained, critical, and dynamic thinkers. At Nebrija University, our Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management is designed to offer high-quality education that prepares our students to assume roles of responsibility, spearhead changes, or even establish their own businesses. Our curriculum emphasizes key aspects that are vital to the current and future landscape of tourism, including digitalization, sustainability, experiential elements, innovation, and technology. Our approach to education is highly practical, ensuring that our students are in constant contact with companies, institutions, and professionals within the industry. Furthermore, we champion internationalization and foster an entrepreneurial spirit, both of which are indispensable in the field of tourism."
Daniela Thiel Ellul Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Embark on a distinctive program that equips university professionals with robust knowledge, adept skills, and comprehensive competences, enabling them to thrive in the ever-evolving and dynamic landscape of the tourism sector.
UN Tourism, previously referred to as the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mission is to advocate for responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism.
All our degrees and curricula have been prepared in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, having already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment.
The student must take 240 credits
A program whose objective is to favor the practical training of the students, under the continuous supervision of the Department of Professional Careers of the University, the academic department corresponding to the degree and the company or collaborating institution where the internships are carried out. We provide advice on the choice of internships and follow-up and tutoring, always considering the professional orientation of each student.
More information on Internships on Companies List of companies and institutions where the students of the Bachelor's Degree have done internships under educational cooperation agreementsThis project involves the development of research tasks regarding different subjects by the student under the advice of one or several professors of the Department and, occasionally, professionals from the business world. For this, the student has the possibility to choose a project from among those offered.
Nebrija University, which is committed to languages and quality, provides the student with added value with the Diploma in English Professional Communication, which will allow him/her to achieve with confidence the competence demanded to successfully join the labor market.
It corresponds to level C1.
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Official Degree:Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Students aspiring to enroll in the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management are expected to exhibit qualities of maturity, flexibility, analytical prowess, and extroversion. These traits are essential for embarking on a degree that is characterized by its multidisciplinary nature and dynamic environment.
Prospective students would find their transition into Nebrija University's tourism studies smoother if they have prior knowledge in areas such as geography, history, languages, business creation and management, economics, and technology. Equally important is a strong interest in the tourism sector, which candidates should be able to articulate.
240 credits.
Minimum 12 ECTS credits and maximum 90 ECTS credits per enrollment and academic year
Spanish or English*
*English-taught groups will only be established if there is a minimum enrollment of 10 students opting for this modality. We assure that students who commence the program in English will have the opportunity to continue their studies in the same language until they complete the program.
Center responsible:School of Economics and Business
Affiliated center:Felipe Moreno - Nebrija Higher Education Center
Branch of knowledge:Social and Legal Sciences
Places offered: 150
Type of Education: Classroom attendance
Academic year it was implemented:: 2008-2009
Professional Skills Development Area (workshops): Communication, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Innovation and Creativity, Negotiation, Teamwork, Leadership, Project Management.
Languages: Spanish or English*
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The access routes to the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management are described below. In addition, the Antonio de Nebrija University will publish on its website the places available for the first year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management.
1. Students who have a Bachelor's degree and have passed the University Access Tests in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulate the conditions for accessing official university Bachelor's degrees.
2. Likewise, and in accordance with the provisions of RD 412/2014, the following students may request admission to the university:
a) Graduates of European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
b) Students who have Baccalaureate degrees, diplomas or studies from educational systems of Member States of the European Union, or from other States with which international agreements applicable in this regard have been signed, on a reciprocal basis.
c) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies homologated to the Baccalaureate degree of the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in educational systems of States that are not members of the European Union with which international agreements have not been signed for the recognition of the Baccalaureate degree in reciprocity, without prejudice to the provisions of article 4 of RD 412/2014.
d) Students who have official degrees of Senior Technician of Vocational Training, Senior Technician of Plastic Arts and Design, or Senior Sports Technician in the Spanish Educational System, or who have degrees, diplomas or studies that have been declared equivalent or homologated to said degrees, without prejudice to the provisions of article 4 of RD 412/2014.
e) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies, different from those equivalent to the degrees of Baccalaureate, Senior Technician of Vocational Training, Senior Technician of Plastic Arts and Design, or Senior Sports Technician in the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in a Member State of the European Union or in other States with which international agreements applicable in this regard have been signed, on a reciprocal basis, when said students meet the academic requirements demanded in said Member State to access their Universities.
f) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 25 years of age.
g) People who have passed the access test to official Bachelor's studies for people over 40 years of age, by means of proof of work or professional experience. The admission procedures through this route can be consulted in "POA_9 Access procedure for people over 40 years old".
h) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 45 years of age.
i) Students who have an official university Bachelor's, Master's or equivalent degree.
j) Students who have an official university Associate’s degree, Technical Architect, Technical Engineer, Undergraduate degree, Architect, Engineer, corresponding to the previous organization of university education, or an equivalent degree.
k) Students who have completed partial foreign or Spanish university studies, or who, having completed foreign university studies, have not obtained their homologation in Spain and wish to continue their studies at a Spanish university. In this case, it will be an essential requirement that the Antonio de Nebrija University recognize at least 30 ECTS credits.
l) Students who were able to access the university according to regulations of the Spanish Educational System prior to Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9.
m) Order ECD/1941/2016, of December 22, in its sole transitory provision, establishes that it will not be necessary to pass the Baccalaureate assessment test to access the University in the following cases:
• Students who join Baccalaureate studies of the educational system defined by Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, and who have subjects that they did not pass from the Baccalaureate of the curriculum prior to its implementation, and who take said subjects according to the curriculum of the previous educational system.
• students who obtained the Baccalaureate degree in the 2015-2016 academic year and did not access the University at the end of said year.
In both cases, and when these students do not take the test, the grade to access official university Bachelor's degree studies will be the final grade obtained in their Baccalaureate studies.
• In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disabilities, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be evaluated.
At the Antonio de Nebrija University, the admission procedures established by university legislation will be carried out with particular reference to the guiding principles of access to the Spanish university: equality, merit, ability, universal accessibility and adjustment to the criteria of the European Higher Education Area.
Form and deadlines for submitting applications for admission
In order to apply for admission to any official university Bachelor's studies at the University, it will be necessary to complete the corresponding admission application on the University website, or request it at any of the university campuses within the deadlines established by the Department of University Development.
Documentation necessary for admission to Bachelor's degree studies
a) Students with University Entrance Exams (from Baccalaureate and university entrance exams for people over 25 years old): Those who have attended the University Entrance Exams must provide:
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document.
• Document with grades of the University Entrance Exams.
• Personal academic record of the grades obtained in baccalaureate.
• Record Transfer fees, stamped by the Secretary of the University where the university entrance exam (Selectividad) was taken.
b) Students who have a degree, diploma or studies equivalent to the Baccalaureate degree from educational systems of Member States of the European Union, or of other States with which international agreements applicable in this regard have been signed, on a reciprocal basis. Graduates of European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
• Copy of Passport or accreditation document.
• Document accrediting compliance with the requirements issued by the UNED or by the body to be determined.
• Document with grades obtained in the University Entrance Exams, if applicable.
• Accreditation of B2 level in Spanish, in the case of students whose nationality does not correspond to Spanish-speaking countries.
c) c) Students from Advanced Vocational Training Programs, Second Degree Vocational Training: These students must provide:
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document.
• Personal academic record indicating the grades obtained and the final numerical grade.
• Diploma or the receipt of having paid the diploma issuance fees.
• Where appropriate, document stating the result of the Specific Phase of the University Entrance Exams.
d) University graduates:
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document.
• Academic record with the grades of each of the subjects taken and the final grade average.
• Diploma or receipt of having paid the diploma issuance fees.
In the case of students with homologated foreign degrees, they must provide the following documentation:
• Copy of Passport, DNI or accreditation document.
• Homologation of the university degree.
• Equivalences of grade average of studies carried out in foreign centers.
• Accreditation of B2 level in Spanish in the case of students whose nationality does not correspond to Spanish-speaking countries.
e) Students from previous educational organizations who have not taken the general phase of the University Entrance Exams, regulated in Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14:
• Students from the COU (university preparation courses) prior to the 1974-75 academic year, and students who have passed the Higher Baccalaureate with state exam: copy of DNI, grade book and the grade card of the specific phase of the University Entrance Exams, if applicable.
• Students who have passed the Higher Baccalaureate, PREU and the Maturity test: copy of DNI, grade book, Maturity test card and grade card of the specific phase of the University Access Tests, if applicable.
f) Students with partial recognition of foreign studies:
These students must submit the following documentation, translated and officially legalized, if applicable:
• Recognition application form.
• Copy of Passport or accreditation document.
• Academic record accrediting the level and type of studies carried out, issued by the corresponding official Center, stating, at least, the following information: subjects taken, credits or workload for each subject, grades and table or scale for grades.
• Curriculum or table of subjects of the degree to which the subjects being recognized belong, expressly indicating the duration of those studies in academic years and the subjects that comprise it, and with the original stamp of the Center of origin, or failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure.
• Programs of the subjects, with details of the content and scope (hours and credits) with which they have been taken, and with the original stamp of the Center of origin or, failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure.
• Accreditation of B2 level in Spanish in the case of students whose nationality does not correspond to a Spanish-speaking country.
• Equivalences of grade averages of studies carried out in foreign centers.
i) Students requesting admission due to change of university and/or studies. Students from other Universities must submit the following documentation:
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document
• Copies stamped by the university of origin on the official content and competences programs, or teaching guides, of the different subjects passed or, failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure
• Personal academic record of university studies started, with grade average over 10, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1125/2003 (BOE 09/18/2003).
• Photocopy of the BOE issue in which the curriculum of the degree being taken is published.
j) Access to the University for people over 45 years old.
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document.
• Certificate that accredits the passing of the Access Test for people over 45 years old (test is taken at the Antonio de Nebrija University).
k) Access to the University for people over 40 years old.
• Copy of DNI or accreditation document.
• Positive report after assessment at the Antonio de Nebrija University of all the requirements established in Art. 16 RD 412/2014.
Only the applications of those students who have submitted the required documentation within the deadlines established by the Admissions Department will be processed. In addition, the student will be asked for all the additional information that is considered appropriate in order to know the candidate's suitability for the Bachelor's degree.
For the purposes of pre-admission and admission, the assessment of the candidate will be done with a scale of 0 to 10 points, taking into account the following criteria and percentages:
Academic record of the student's path of origin: 60%.
English level test: Assessment 5%.
In addition to the competences established in the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, one has been included that is relative to the adequate knowledge of the English language, both oral and written. The English level tests consist of a written exam with multiple choice questions, oral and written comprehension. They are taken in-person or online, and are held in computer rooms on each campus, with professors from the Institute of Modern Languages. Depending on the results of this test, the student will be positioned at his/her corresponding level.
It will not be necessary for the candidate to take the language placement test if they submit a document that proves their level of English. The accreditation of the level will be validated through the official degrees established by the table of certificates accepted by ACLES. Valid for one year. Students taking degrees in which subjects are taught in English must have an accredited B2 level in that language.
Specific test of knowledge about the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism. Assessment 10%.
This test is multiple-choice and consists mainly of specific contents of some of the main areas of general knowledge (tourism, business organization, geography, art history, etc.) that are going to be studied in the degree chosen by the candidate, in addition to other elements common to all degrees.
Personal interview. Assessment 25%.
As a strategy to know the characteristics of the applicants, the academic department will try to determine if the candidate has sufficient motivation, education and knowledge, abilities, aptitudes, communication skills, extracurricular activities and future interests necessary to be admitted as a student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
The Admissions Commission will meet according to needs and will communicate the result of the admission to the candidate by email, telephone and letter so that they can proceed to enroll.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places offered, the student's academic record will be taken as an admission criterion (grade average).
Therefore, anyone interested in accessing the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management must submit, without exception, their academic record, since it its grade average will be what decides their admission to the Bachelor's degree, in the event that the number of applications exceeds to the number of places offered.
Once all places are full, if there are more people interested in accessing, they will be on the waiting list for possible vacancies that may arise before the start of the academic year, in which the admission and selection criteria detailed in point 4 for the rest of applicants will be applied.
Once the student has been admitted, they will proceed to enroll, which consists of the following phases:
Place reservation
Candidates must reserve their place. This economic pre-enrollment guarantees the candidate's place at the University. This fee will not be returned except for students who are admitted conditionally, or do not exceed the legal requirements for access, or for justified medical reasons.
Enrollment
Pre-enrolled candidates who wish to formalize their academic enrollment at the University must, within the indicated deadlines, follow these steps:
1.- Submit documentation: certify that they meet the requirements established by Spanish university legislation in order to start university studies.
2.- Formalize the enrollment process online: The self-enrollment service on the Nebrija website allows admitted students to carry out all academic, financial and administrative procedures within the established deadlines. For this, they will receive, along with their admission letter, the access code and personal password necessary to be able to carry out their self-enrollment. Once the self-enrollment is formalized, the candidate acquires the status of student of Nebrija University.
Conditional enrollment in Bachelor's degree studies
Students with non-university foreign studies pending approval may be admitted to the University subject to compliance with the requirements established by current regulations.
Once the homologation procedure has been resolved, the student must submit the documentation that accredits it. If they do not do so, their admission and enrollment, as well as the exams taken, where appropriate, will not be valid.
Maximum and minimum number of enrollment credits in Bachelor's degree studies.
Students will be able to enroll:
In Bachelor's degree studies, from 45 ECTS credits to a maximum of 90 ECTS credits per academic year, in the case of full-time study, and from a minimum 12 ECTS credits to less than 45 ECTS credits for those who study part-time.
These criteria are applicable to any of the modalities taught at the Antonio de Nebrija University (class attendance, blended and distance learning).
The management of the Academic Department may authorize enrollment in a different number of credits for exceptional reasons.
Modification of enrollment
Enrollment modification is understood to be any change that occurs in a student's enrollment.
If the student, being enrolled in a certain degree, subject, or program decides to change his/her enrollment, he/she must request it by writing to the Registrar's Office for authorization. Said requests must be approved by the Academic Department.
A maximum period of 15 days is established after the effective beginning of the academic year and/or the second semester to request these changes. After this deadline, the student will not be able to make changes to his/her enrollment.
According to data from the Ministry of Education and Training (which indicates professional insertion), we are the 2nd University in employability in tourism, with 82% of our tourism graduates having been employed.
The Department of Tourism, through Nebrija University's School of Economics and Business, maintains collaboration agreements with some of the most prestigious international hotel chains, such as NH Hotels, Meliá Hotels, as well as tourism companies such as Globalia, Nuba and Rusticae; or with institutions such as Exceltur and the Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero (ITH, Hotel Technology Institute).
The transversality of the tourism sector will allow you to work in very different subsectors and positions:
The commitment of Nebrija University to the academic requirement, training in leading companies and institutions, innovation in multidisciplinary programs and international projection, places the University in the top positions of the most important rankings.
The International Ranking QS Stars awards Nebrija University the maximum score in the quality and satisfaction of students in teaching, employability of the graduates and the internationalization of the institution.
The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer and internationalization.
The Bologna Declaration formalized the principles on which the European Higher Education Area should be based: quality, mobility, diversity, competitiveness and employment growth.
From this, Nebrija stands as an academic model of reference, educating students with excellent individual behavior, interaction with their environment and motivated by and for constant and continuous training. The Nebrija Institute of Professional Skills works every day to achieve the differentiation of our students through the development of attitudes and skills.
The main objective is for students to achieve the best of themselves through the development and empowerment of their personal skills and resources through personal self-knowledge.
In addition, some of the professional skills that are worked on within the three seminars are those related to interpersonal skills and active communication skills and negotiation, indispensable for our students to know how to transmit ideas, to argue them, to provide information and opinions in an adequate, clear and convincing way.
Within what will be their work performance, other aspects such as teamwork, conflict resolution and project management ability will be worked on.
In the third block, skills worked on are those aimed at increasing the student's employability. They will work with tools and techniques for job searching, and perform tasks that achieve in the student a greater use of their personal skills.
For all this we have currently active experts in selection of people, professionals dedicated to personal and professional training and professionals dedicated to the world of communication and the arts.
In this way, and in a complementary way to his/her specific training, we help the student create a differentiating pattern in the social and business environment in which he/she will be immersed when he/she finishes his/her studies.
Tourism in Nebrija is synonymous with internationalization. All our students have the possibility of studying an academic year at an internationally prestigious university.
The International Mobility Office of Nebrija University makes a constant effort to monitor the agreements with the most prestigious international universities.
Tourism students can study at the following foreign universities, among which stand out:
NOTE: The host universities offered by degree may vary according to the International Mobility Program. For more up-to-date information, students can consult the online information in the International Mobility Program.
The information published here is for guidance only and may be subject to modification.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) organized a workshop at FITUR on the Trends that are taking shape in the travel sector in 2023. After a selection process of the applications presented to participate in this conference in the first international Tourism fair of the year, the selection committee chose the 10 presentations that served to illustrate, through real cases, the current situation of the Tourism sector and the trends that will lead the way.
Read +Nebrija University participates in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which, after some intense days for professionals, will open its doors to the public this weekend. On Thursday, January 19, Daniela Thiel, director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, took part in a round table with Xavier Martín, CEO of Turijobs; Federico Muñiz, Deputy Director of Statistics and Information of SEPE, and Carlos Abella, General Secretary of the Tourism Board. Under the title Deciphering the challenge of attracting and retaining talent in the tourism sector in Spain, each of the speakers revealed what, according to their criteria, is the current situation of the tourism sector.
Read +Miguel Flecha, CEO and founder of Delaight; Santiago Sagrado, Director of Strategy at The Cliff; and David Ghossein, Director of Sales & Marketing at Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center, concur that extended reality (including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) broadens the horizons of tourism, paving the way for a future trend estimated to generate 17,000 million dollars worldwide, with approximately 180 million users.
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With the aim of explaining the current situation of the tourism sector, the youngest Spanish professional traveler, blogger, photographer to travel to all parts of the world, Álvaro Rojas (@wanderreds on Instagram), held an enriching presentation organized by the Department of Tourism of Nebrija University.
Interview with Natalia Bayona, Director of Innovation, Education and Investments at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), where she analyzes the importance of applying technological solutions in Tourism to help reach more people, improve customer experience and continue to be the largest employer of youth and women in the world. She also highlights the role of education in empowering young people so that they are agents of change towards a more sustainable, more modern and more innovative system.
Helena Lambers and Ana Salas, two of our students, give their opinion on the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, the current situation of the sector, what the teaching and experience in Nebrija has been like, and their professional expectations.
On Friday, January 27, the feast day of Saint Thomas Aquinas was celebrated with an event that took place in the Graduate Hall of the Madrid-Princesa Campus. Rolf Tarrach, trustee of Nebrija University, was in charge of teaching the master class entitled Confidence in Knowledge.
Event in which Nebrija talent connects with companies, organized by Nebrija Alumni and the Professional Careers department.
Opening Ceremony of the academic year at the Madrid-Princesa Campus of Nebrija University.
Once again, Nebrija University organizes the Week of the School of Social Sciences, in which we can enjoy various presentations and activities related to the business world, law and tourism, among others.