Taylor's University
Taylor's University in Malaysia has built its School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events into the leading hospitality education provider in Southeast Asia, ranked twenty sixth globally and first in the region for Hospitality and Leisure Management by the QS World University Rankings for nine consecutive years.
The region's only TedQual certified university
Taylor's is the only Malaysian university to hold the United Nations World Tourism Organisation's TedQual certification, a mark of quality recognised internationally in tourism education. Its School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has also received the highest possible Tier 6 Outstanding rating in Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education discipline based rating system.
Genuinely professional facilities and French culinary heritage
Students train across seven restaurants, including three fine dining venues, alongside culinary suites, a wine laboratory and dedicated hotel front office facilities, giving them access to a working hospitality environment rather than a classroom alone. Taylor's Culinary Institute offers a dual degree with the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in France, bringing genuine French culinary heritage into a Southeast Asian hospitality education.
Studying at Taylor's University offers several distinct strengths:
- Ranked first in Southeast Asia for Hospitality and Leisure Management for nine consecutive years
- The only Malaysian university with UNWTO TedQual certification
- A dual degree with the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France
- Seven restaurants and dedicated professional training facilities on campus
- Fast tracked placement with employers including Starwood and Shangri La
A launchpad into Southeast Asia's hospitality industry
Graduates move into hotel, culinary and tourism leadership roles across Malaysia and the wider region, carrying with them a genuinely internationally recognised qualification and hands on training. For candidates seeking a hospitality education with real standing in Southeast Asia, Taylor's University offers a distinguished path.
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