Private University Hotel Management Institute of Mongolia Within the proposed project Schiphorst Holding and Gardi Tours will establish a private training institute in hotel and tourism management. The Institute will offer a one year college programme for students and contracted training for shorter periods for employees in the hotel and tourism industry. The Institute will consist of classroom training facilities, as well as on-the-job training facilities in the form of limited hotel rooms, a restaurant and hotel reception and shop. Next to the Institute a dormitory will be constructed for on-campus students from outside Ulaanbaatar.The training programme will be developed, implemented and monitored by INHolland University of Applied Sciences, Department of Tourism and Recreation management, and the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST), Department of Tourism management and Regional studies. INHolland and MUST will train the Mongolian teachers who will teach students and hotel/tourism personnel at the Institute.The rationale for the proposed project is the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Mongolia combined with the current lack of adequately trained Mongolian hotel and tourism management personnel. At the Institute Mongolian students and hotel/tourism personnel will acquire the necessary professional skills in order to acquire management positions in one of the existing or new (international) hotels and tourism enterprises in Mongolia. The majority of management jobs are currently occupied by foreign personnel due to the lack of qualified Mongolians. Through the 'upgrading' of professional skills in hotel and tourism management, this project will improve the employment opportunities and income conditions for Mongolian students and people working in the hotel and tourism industry and provide a stimulus for the further development of the industry in Mongolia.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The project is supported by the Mongolian Ministries of Education and Tourism. The Institute and the educational programme will be certified by the Ministry of Education.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe Institute will employ 8 full-time Mongolian mentor and assistant teachers, 4 part-time Mongolian/foreign visiting lecturers and 8 Mongolian/foreign staff members. Besides 3 Mongolian guards, all are medium-/high-level employees. In the second year after the project's completion the Institute will employ 14 full-time Mongolian teachers, 7 part-time Mongolian/foreign visiting lecturers and 11 Mongolian/foreign staff members, of which 3 guards. Wages are on average 20% higher than the regular wages for similar jobs in Mongolia. This is related to the higher workload of mentor and assistant teachers compared to regular schools and universities. All teachers will be given board and lodging in the city or at the campus and a contribution in their pension and medical insurance plan.•	Innovation/Transfer of knowledgeThe envisioned concept of vocational training in a realistic hotel/restaurant setting, similar to the European "hotel schools", is completely new in Mongolia. The transfer of knowledge will focus on understanding western expectations of the touristic product. This aspect is new to Mongolian teachers in the field of hotel/tourism management. After being trained by staff from INHolland and MUST, they will in turn transfer this knowledge to Mongolian students and hotel/tourism personnel. The knowledge transfer will lead to an 'upgrading' of professional skills in hotel and tourism management in Mongolia.•	Chain effectsThrough the 'upgrading' of professional skills in hotel and tourism management, the project will improve the employment opportunities for Mongolian students and people working in the hotel and tourism industry. The availability of qualified local hotel/tourism personnel will in turn stimulate further development of the tourism industry in Mongolia.It is expected that other public and private universities in Mongolia will copy the vocational training methods. In fact, the Mongolian Ministry of Education has already adopted a policy of stimulating vocational training centres.•	EnvironmentThe construction of the Institute will pose no environmental threat since there is no special flora or fauna at the site in Ulaanbaatar. The Institute will pay special attention to responsible management regarding the environment. Hotel/tourism managers who are trained at the Institute will influence the decision making process regarding environmental aspects in their own companies.•	Position of womenWithin the workforce of teachers and staff, special attention will be paid with respect to hiring female employees. They will have equal salary and rights for similar positions as male employees. The foundation of a private training institute in hotel and tourism management offering a one year college programme for students and contracted training for employees in the hotel and tourism industry in Mongolia.