Founded in 1959 WIHOGA Dortmund is one of the most renowned and innovative business schools for hospitality and lifestyle business. WIHOGA's curriculum focusses currently on digitization, innovation, changemanagement, leadership and sustainability. Up to date over 6.000 alumni have been successful leaders and/or owners of the branches mentioned. WIHOGA`s core education program prepares students for leadership and entrepreneurship, based on their apprenticeships and few years of professional experience. In the sense of a business school, students also learn from other students and their experience. As the largest city in the Ruhr region, Dortmund has successfully mastered the structural change from a coal mining, steel works and brewery city to a service, IT and education centre. Meanwhile, Dortmund stands for future technology, education, trade, culture and sports at the highest level. More than 600,000 people live in the bustling metropolis with more than 1100 years of history. The Hanseatic city offers attractive living space with a wide range of living, cultural and leisure opportunities. Dortmund is ideally connected to the other metropolises of North Rhine-Westphalia, such as Münster, Düsseldorf and Cologne – and is also a green city: almost half of the city area consists of green and park facilities. The city is part of a vast conurbation with a multifaceted hotel industry and gastronomy. Lots of hotels, event locations, trendy restaurants and system restaurateurs guarantee a great variety for guests and residents. The city is an attractive place to live and learn, especially for young people who come here to study or train, and is an ideal location for WIHOGA as an innovative educational partner.