SAIMAA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism/ Hospitality Mangament Imatra, Linnalan Campus

OVERVIEW

1. Gii thiu
Writer: Phm Thin Hng
DOB: 29/11/1991
Saimaa UAS Degree Program in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management
Third year student
Exchanged: in Munich Germany
Placement/ Internship:
Basic Mallorca, Spain Waitress & Bartender in Bellevue Hotel & Resort 3*
Professional - Hanoi, Vietnam F&B Manager Assistant in Melia Hanoi Hotel 5*
Li u tin xin cm n cc bn/em s c bi vit ny ca mnh. Hi vng bi vit c nhn ny s
phn no gip ch cho qu trnh apply cng nh chun b bc vo 1 ngng ca mi ca cc
bn/em.

2. Qu trnh n thi v thi Entrance Exam

Mnh bit l c rt nhiu bn t ra cu hi l phi n nhng g? Thi ci g?
Vn u tin, trc khi cc bn t ra nhng cu hi trn, mnh ch mun cc bn nn chc chn
mnh y iu kin c th tham gia Entrance Exam (Bng TN, IELTS). Nm mnh thi
sang Finland l nm 2011, lc khi mnh n thi tht s cng bi ri, b ng nh rt nhiu bn by
gi, khi ch kp gi hi my ngi bn thi cng, c bn no c ti liu hay article g v tourism
c thm cho bit. Ngoi ra th tht s mnh khng n g c. n ngy th, tinh thn cng tng tng v
lc nh cng nhiu vic phi lo nn mnh c i thi l khng cng nh vy. Vo thi, u tin l
cm ci lm Ton trc v my cu Multiple Choices. My cu Ton mnh ngh cc bn VN c tha
kh nng pass c hu ht cc cu, cn Multiple Choices th mnh khng nh g ht. Ton ca
Tour khng kh nh ca IB nhng dng th tng i ging. Cc bn nn n tt Ton m bo
mnh t ti a or gn ti a s im nh. (VN mnh c nh gi rt cao mng Ton ny y :D)
V phn Motivation Letter. Tht ra, rt nhiu bn vit trc nh, vit sn ri nh sa, hc thuc,
vo vit y nguyn li. Mnh cng vy, nhng mnh thy kinh nghim l, hc chnh, vo cn
ty vo tinh thn, c nh c m vit ht ra hay ko? i khi ng min man, ng xao nhng lc
nh cc bn. Hy ch tm vit vo cc lun im chnh sau:
-

Gii thiu qua bn thn (Tn, tui, nationality)

Apply vo program no? Trng no?
L do v sao mun sang Phn Lan hc?
L do chn ngnh ny? (VD: Tour th cc bn ko nn ni nhng g qu mng m, mu hng
dng kiu I love travelling, I want to travel around the worldv..v..vv vn y h cn
ci THC T, bn s lm g khi c nhn hc? H s gip bn ra sao trong tng lai, bn
c 1 future career tt, phn ny s rt c li nu bn no tng c WORKING
EXPERIENCES :D)
c m v future career
Expectation cho ngnh hc ny (international environment, nature,)

Trn y l nhng chnh m cc bn chc chn phi c trong motivation letter. Rt tic mnh khng
cn gi bn mm ca Letter mnh vit nn khng th copy cho cc bn tham kho. Nhng nu bn
no mun mnh xem qua gip v sa qua th c th gi email cho mnh qua email ca mnh:
tinahn.91@gmail.com PS: NGH CC BN GII THIU V BN THN, TUI TC V
C VI LI CHO HI CHO D XNG H CNG NH THUN TIN GIAO TIP, TRNH
VIC HIU LM NGN NG NGHENN HIHIII :D
V phn READING, mnh c li khuyn cho cc bn l nn c v cc nh ngha c bn ca tourism
(dark tourism, silent tourism) v nh nm mnh thi, mnh vo silent tourism, c xong n mt 15
mi dm cm bt ln chm v tht s ch hiu n l ci g, th l c chm ba chm bi thi. ra
thng l loi m, ngha l mi ngi s hiu 1 , mi ngi s phn tnh v vit khc nhau. Cc
bn khng nn qu lo lng hay so bi mnh vi ngi khc, v quan trng l trng h nh gi sao
v ideas, v suy ngh cng nh logic trong mind ca bn
3. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences

3.1 Background Information

Trng H ng Dng Saimaa th bao gm 2 campus chnh Lappenranta v Imatra. Lappenranta l
campus dnh cho sv hc IB v Engineer, cn Imatra l Tour v Art. Trng c lin kt vi
Lappenranta University of Technology (LUT) nn c h thng th vin rt ln v p, cc bn c th
mn sch tt c cc th vin v tr sch d dng, cng nh c th ln Lappenranta hc ti th vin
ca LUT (PS: v cng p, rng, c h thng my tnh nhiu, ch ngi v nm c sch, hc tp
thoi mi, c 1 khun vin nh c n piano nhvv-> D b lc v campus kh ln )
Ni ring ti campus ti Imatra, ngy trc c sv ca Tour v Engineer hc nhng gi chuyn sang
Tour v Art, h thng trang thit b c cng c rt nhiu, c bit l cho sv ngnh Tour, trang thit b
trong bp, nh hng cng nh phng hc c thay mi. My tnh ca trng dng rt thch, d dng
ng nhp cng nh in ti liu hon ton FREE nh!!! Ko nh nhiu trng (b trn HELSINKI) l
phi np tin . :D Bn c gii hn in 200 t 1 k hc (period) m c nhng 4 k th l 800 t ri
.

Image 1. Cafeteria & Student Restaurant

Ba n trng hin ti c th n sv l 2.70eu/ ba. c chn 1 mn chnh, salad, nc & sa,
bnh m n thoi mi nh cc bn. Ngoi ra khi bc vo hc, s c tm 4-5 kha hc nu n, bn c
th t nu v thng thc nhng mn n t rt nhiu t nc khc nhau cng nh lm th n ca
Phn Lan

3.2 Chng trnh hc v nh hng

Degree Programme in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (EHRTS11)

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, 210 cr

1st
year
Exten
(2011
t
2012)

2nd
3rd
4th
year year year
Compuls
(2012 (2013 (2014
ory
2013) 2014) 2015)

TR0031

131

47

000059

0.0

Orientation Studies

KLI1138

2.0

Compulso
ry

Project and Team Working

Skills

KLI1139

2.0

Compulso
ry

Finnish Language and

Culture I

KSU0034 3.0

Compulso
ry

Swedish Communication at KRU0049 3.0

Work

Compulso
ry

English Communication at
Work

KEN0076 3.0

Compulso
ry

Business Mathematics

KMA0109 3.0

Compulso
ry

BASIC STUDIES
CORE STUDIES OF
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED
SCIENCES

LANGUAGE AND
INTERCULTURAL SKILLS

424728

52

32

0
Compuls
ory

0.0

Compuls
ory

Finnish Language and

Culture II

KSU0035 3.0

Compulso
ry

Swedish for Catering and

Tourism

KRU0050 3.0

Compulso
ry

Finnish Language and

Culture III

KSU0060 4.0

Finnish Language and

Communication Skills

KSU0057 4.0

Russian Language and

Culture I

KVE0075 3.0

Compulso
ry
Compulso
ry

Russian Language and

Culture II

KVE0076 3.0

German Language and

Culture I

KSA0063 3.0

German Language and

Culture II

KSA0064 3.0

Compulso
ry

English in Hotel and Tourism KEN0071 3.0

Business

Compulso
ry

Academic English

3
3

Compulso
ry

KEN0093 3.0

Intercultural Communication KEN0100 4.0

Prosessing Thesis and Word KMR0411 3.0

Prosessing
BUSINESS SKILLS IN
HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND
TOURISM INDUSTRY
Basics of Hotel, Restaurant
and Tourism Services

424724

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry
Compulso
ry

0.0

Compulso
ry
Compuls
ory

KMR0565 18.0

18

Compulso
ry

- Hotel Operations

KMR0498 6.0
08

Compulso
ry

- Restaurant Functions

KMR0498 3.0
09

Compulso
ry

- Basics of Tourism

KMR0297 3.0
04

Compulso
ry

- Basics of Business

KLI07831 3.0
0

Compulso
ry

- Basics of Accountancy

KMR0297 3.0
05

Compulso
ry

Management Accounting

KLI1070

9.0

Compulso
ry

- Cost and Profitability

Accounting

KLI10700 4.0
1

Compulso
ry

- Budgeting and
Investments

KLI10700 3.0
2

Compulso
ry

- Analysis of Financial
Statement
Management and
Organisations

KLI10700 2.0
3
KMR0575 12.0

- Managing Organisations KMR0575 3.0

01

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry

- Human Resource
Management

KMR0575 3.0
02

Compulso
ry

- Leadership Skills

KMR0575 3.0
03

Compulso
ry

- Strategic Management
and Business Simulation

KMR0575 3.0
04

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry

Operational Tools

KMR0573 9.0

- Basic IT Tools

KMR0573 3.0
01

- IT Tools for Business

KMR0573 3.0
02

Compulso
ry
3

- eBusiness Management KMR0573 3.0

03
Marketing and Product
Planning

KMR0576 28.0

- Basics of Marketing

KMR0576 3.0
01

- Marketing
Communications and
Sales

KMR0576 5.0
02

- Planning Marketing

KMR0576 3.0
03

- Marketing Research and KMR0576 5.0

Research Methods
04
- Business to Business
Marketing

KMR0576 3.0
05

- Consumer Behaviour

KMR0576 3.0
06

13

Compulso
ry
3

Compulso
ry

12

Compulso
ry
Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry
3

Compulso
ry
3

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry
Compulso
ry

- Productisation and
Product Development

KMR0576 3.0
07

Compulso
ry

- Managing Customer
Relationship

KMR0576 3.0
08

Compulso
ry

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
MANAGERIAL AND
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS IN
TOURISM INDUSTRY
HOTEL BUSINESS
Revenue Management

TR0032

35

424729

0.0

424725

0.0

RESTAURANT BUSINESS

14

4
3

Compulso
ry
Compulso
ry

KMR0556 4.0
424726

15

Compuls
ory

KMR0557 4.0

Meetings and Banqueting KMR0574 3.0

Chaining and Brand
Management

0.0

Compulso
ry
Compuls
ory

International Restaurants
and Cuisines

KMR0566 4.0

Compulso
ry

Restaurant Sales and

Services

KMR0567 4.0

Compulso
ry

Food Production and

Restaurant Management

KMR0568 4.0

TOURISM BUSINESS

424727

0.0

Event Tourism

KMR0437 3.0

Visions of the Future and

Global Travelling

KMR0519 3.0

Networking and Social

Capital in Tourism

KMR0570 3.0

Destination Management

KMR0571 3.0

ELECTIVE STUDIES

TR0006

15

Compulso
ry
Compuls
ory

Compulso
ry

Compulso
ry
3

Compulso
ry
3

Culinary Tour

KMR0500 3.0

Marriage of Food and Wine

KMR0577 3.0

Spanish Language and Culture KES0012 3.0

I

Spanish Language and Culture KES0013 3.0

II

Drinks and Cocktails

KMR0194 3.0

German Language and Culture KSA0066 3.0

III

PLACEMENT

HAR

30

THESIS

OT

15

Total extents annually

Total extent of degree

15

15
15

63

81

67

15

226.0 226

Trn y l ton b chng trnh hc ca kha mnh, cc kha sau hu nh khng thay i g v
chng trnh hc, ch c th thm vi mn elective khc nhau v languages. Nu cc bn c k th c
th chng trnh hc chia ra kh khoa hc, khng qu nng v rt logic. nh hng ca mnh cho
cc bn l hy tp trung hc tht tt nm 1, y l nm bn l ca c qu trnh hc. Hn na, cc
bn ng nn t nhng cu hi hay c suy ngh l sang ci l tm vic lm ngay, bi l trong tay cc
bn gi a s l khng c g, ngn ng bn a KO C, kinh nghim lm vic KO C, a hnh v
khu vc KO RNH, vy nn trnh cho nhng bn v gia nh lun mong mun cho con sang y,
hc ri i lm ngay nm u l QU KH.
Mnh l 1 sv kh may mn khi sang nm u nhng mnh c vic lm, nhng ch l vic lm parttime v hon ton lm chui v lc ch c kinh nghim lm pizza nn h cng ko th k hp ng
c, sau sang nm 2 mnh chuyn sang lm Cleaner v Kitchen Assistant. Ni chung, 1 phn cc
bn nu l ngi nhanh nhy, bit nm bt c hi, cng nh chu kh th kh nng tm vic vn rt
cao. Nu khng phi l qu kh khn, th hy bnh tnh b m nui nm u, bt u nm 2, nm
c ht nhng iu c bn hy ngh ti chuyn i lm nh. kt hp hc v lm ko phi chuyn
n gin. V ng bao h qun iu QUAN TRNG NHT cc bn sang y l HC TP!!!! :D
Ht nm 1, cc bn phi chun b tm v i Basic Placement, nn s kh bn rn. V vy hy tp
trung tinh thn v sc lc hc tp cng nh khm ph nh.
Bt k cu hi no v kha hc, mn hc, nu bn thc mc, c th gi cu hi cho mnh qua FB
or email nh. Nhng cc bn hy chc chn nhn c 1 sut hc trong trng nh. Cn gi
cha thi g th chng ta c bnh tnh v th gin chin u vi ENTRANCE EXAM nh :D

Image 2. A cooking class making bread

3.3 Cuc sng
Imatra l 1 thnh ph rt nh, quanh i qun li mi ng cng bit nhau ht, trung tm cng nh, sv
thng tp trung 2 khu nh chnh l Pilvikuja v Pappilanpolku.
Pilvikuja l khu nh tng i mi, a s l share apartments v studios v 1 ngi 1 phng ng v
gi nh thng dao ng t 260-330eu/month v li th l gn trng (5 i b), gn ch Lidl v K
(10 i b), ln trung tm cng gn hn (20-25 i b), bn tu (20 i b)
Pappilanpolku l khu nh c, cng l chung nhng bn c th 2 ng 1 phng ng, gi nh s l
320e/month ngha l 160e/1 ngi/1 month. R hn th ng nhin l xa trng (30 i b), xa ch
(30 i b), xa trung tm (45 i b) nhng li gn bn tu (10 i b)
Tin nh bao gm in, nc, internet nh. Sauna v git min ph (Ko nh nhu ni phi tr
nh)
c bit ma h (t thng 6-thng 8) nu bn li Imatra, tin nh gim tt c xung cn 1 na nh.

Image 3 & 4. Kitchen in Pilvikuja 1, shared 3 people

Ngoi ra, chi ph n ung cho 1 thng c th dao ng t 80-150e/1 month ty ngi v mc dng v
mua. a s y sinh vin u i b hoc xe p, xe bus th t (50e/month) nn l hu nh ko ai i
xe bus c. :D

Image 5. Saimaa Lake & Bridge

Ti Saimaa UAS, c chng trnh giao lu vi Local Family nn khi bn mi vo trng, h s sp

xp cho bn ng k v la chn 1 gia nh ngi Phn Lan ph hp. Bn s cng h ni chuyn,
giao lu, s thch, ngn ng, vn ha, tham gia cc family events ca h, cc hot ng ngoi tri hay
ngy l ca h na. Cui tun thng l dp bn ngh ngi v tn hng thi gian vi gia nh.

Image 5, 6 & 7. Walking on ice-lake, BBQ, making Karelian Pies with host family
Trung tm ca Imatra c cc hang shopping nh H&M, Espirit, Dressman, Lindex, . C hiu sch,
qun caf, Mc Donald, pizzeria, Rosso, v cc ngn hng cng tp trung trn ht. Ngoi ra,
c 1 vi ci bar nh y, ni chung l ko c j c bit c hihiii.
C 1 ci thc thy in ln nht v rt p, ch m vo ngy 1/1 nm mi v ma h v khi l ma
du lch
Nhn chung, nu cc bn ch quan tm ti hc tp v lm vic, th s ko cm thy cuc sng y
bun chn to no, t mnh tm nim vui cho mnh, kt thm bn nc ngoi na th everything will
be fine nh
4. Kt

y l nhng tng hp chung v Saimaa UAS, c l s cn rt nhiu iu chi tit m cc bn thc

mc, nhng hy tm gc nhng suy ngh v tp trung vo ENTRANCE EXAM nh. Sau , chng
ta s tip tc vi chng ng mi.
C 1 iu mnh rt rt hi vng cc bn sp, apply v gia nh ca cc bn hiu 1 iu rng DU
HC KO SNG, CUC SNG KO PHI MU HNG. ng ngh l mnh s kim c nhiu
tin bn ny, hc tng tng ri i lm ny kia lm j vi nh. Hy tn hng qung i sinh vin t t
v chc chn trn tng bc i. Vic u tin l HC TP, v sau mi l CNG VIC v
TNG LAI Trong tay bn phi c g th mi c th i tip v khm ph ng ko?
Chc tt c cc bn BNH TNH, T TIN v CHIN THNG TT C NHNG KH KHN
SP TI HN GP NHAU TI T NC CA NG GI NOEL NH!!!!