Cornell General Managers Programme 2027, for EHA members
The Programme
If you’re looking for specific, applicable, and workable solutions to your real-time issues and demands, this program offers a management and strategic-thinking toolkit designed to take your property to the next level.
Running for over 30 years, the Cornell General Managers Programme is the world’s premiere transformational learning experience for hotel general managers and their immediate successors. As an experienced hospitality professional, you know that the industry is constantly evolving. To be successful, you must lead your team with purpose, embrace the industry’s evolutionary path, and seek opportunities to keep your organization at the forefront. Through GMP, you will hone strategic thinking skills, explore how to create value, and plan for action to tackle today’s most urgent business challenges and opportunities.
The programme consists of two learning modalities. First, you’ll complete two live virtual courses, choosing topics that best meet your individual development goals. Topics are offered monthly (usually each topic is just once per year) and will be led by Cornell University faculty experts. Each course will include four 3-hour sessions and be limited to 35 participants to ensure high levels of engagement and networking.
Online - live (current modules and dates)
Strategic innovation for Hotel GMs (Nov 26)
Global Hospitality Trends and Best Practices: Profit from Change (March 27)
Leveraging AI for Hospitality Operations (April 26)
Boosting Hotel Value (Feb 27)
Creating F&B Operations to Meet Changing Consumer Interests (August 26)
Communication Skills for GMs (September 26)
Hospitality Marketing in Dynamic Contexts (October 26)
On Campus
Next, you will go to Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, New York to complete the programme. The on-campus experience kicks off with a reception and orientation dinner, followed by five days of intensive, interactive, and engaged learning with peers from around the world. Led by senior Cornell faculty, you’ll take on strategic property-level issues with depth and precision. You’ll concentrate on hotel management issues and collaborate to expand the foundation of your knowledge, broaden your viewpoint, and produce new solutions to the challenges you face. Through their interactive program, participants dissect theory-based ideas and learning, then relate these to current issues in the industry.
Application Criteria
This scholarship is funded by the EHA and organised by HIT Scotland. Here is the application criteria.
You must be a member of EHA.
You must be a General Manager.
You must have been a GM for 18 months in Edinburgh, with a commitment to stay on in Edinburgh for 18 months after completion of the programme.
You must be eligible for a visa to enter the USA.
Application Form
Please read the scholarship guidance document (here) before applying.
We ask the following:
Contact details
Why should you receive this scholarship? Tell us about your career aspirations, why you want to do this programme, and how you believe it will help you and your organisation.
What are you looking to learn from the scholarship? Your learning objectives.
In return for this opportunity, what will you do for the industry in Edinburgh post scholarship?
Have you had any HIT scholarships before? What and when.
We ask that you also email an up-to-date CV to alyson@hitscotland.co.uk