Deputy tourism minister meets hospitality management diploma students at King Saud University

Deputy Minister of Tourism Abdulmohsen bin Mohammed Al-Mazeed met on Tuesday in Riyadh with 25 students enrolled in the intermediate diploma program in hospitality management, offered by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the College of Tourism and Archaeology at King Saud University and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems in Austria.

The program aims to qualify national talent and develop their professional and academic skills for careers in the hospitality sector, in line with the highest international standards. It combines academic study with practical training to better prepare graduates to meet the needs of the rapidly growing tourism job market.

The academic partnership with the renowned Austrian university was established to benefit from international best practices and expertise, raising the quality of educational outcomes and enabling trainees to acquire specialized knowledge and skills that align with global standards in tourism and hospitality education.

The program reflects the Ministry of Tourism’s commitment to preparing national cadres capable of competing in the hospitality sector both locally and globally, by integrating authentic Saudi hospitality values with international best practices. It also focuses on training students both inside and outside the Kingdom to provide them with practical experience in international work environments and to develop their professional and leadership skills.

Supporting the Ahlaha strategy and Vision 2030

The Ministry of Tourism continues to build partnerships with leading universities and institutions in tourism education as part of the “Ahlaha” strategy, which aims to develop human capital in the tourism sector and establish a sustainable and competitive tourism ecosystem, in support of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Tourism Strategy.