Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM), with its history of four decades of services in tourism and hotel management education, has been playing crucial role in developing human resources and enhancing the standard of quality in tourism and hospitality services by providing craft and supervisory level skill oriented trainings to cater to the demands of the industry since its inception in 1972. In 1999, NATHM launched Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) program and in 2003, Bachelor or Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) program in affiliation with Tribhuvan University
As the industry has grown rapidly over the past decades, the need for professionally trained higher level manpower has also increased simultaneously. To cater to the present demand of the industry, NATHM has launched a two year's Master of Hospitality Management (MHM) program affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU) from 2011 and aims to produce senior level human resources.
VISION :
To be established as a preferred destination for tourism and hospitality education in the SAARC region
MISSION :
NATHM as the pioneer national institution dedicated to human resource
development for tourism and hospitality sector in Nepal, will facilitate and
prepare quality human resources by improving and expanding educational,
training and research opportunities. It will thus be a ‘Center of Excellence’
for national and international student.
OBJECTIVES :
1. to produce trained and skilled workforce required for the hotel and tourism industry;
2. to conduct long term higher level academic programs to produce managerial level personnel;
3. to provide consultancy and carry out survey and research for the development of tourism.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES :
To complement its on going and future activities NATHM relies on the following physical facilities spread over an area of approximately 1.5 hectares (29 Ropanis)
• Training Kitchens and Bakeries
• Training Restaurants
• Training Bar
• Training Hotel of 20 rooms with a Coffee shop
• Theory Classrooms
• Multipurpose Hall
• Seminar Halls
• Computer Labs
• Food Science Lab
• Audio Visual Room
• Library
• E-Library
• Bus (coach for field visits)
SPORTS FACILITY :
1. Basketball court
2. Volleyball court
3. Badminton court
4. Table Tennis
The Academy has a firm commitment in opening the world of hospitality to the students through the following:
1. Capable, well-trained and experienced faculty
2. Well-developed curricula
3. High trainee employability percentage
4. Well-equipped training labs.