Peera Samruayruen spent only two semesters studying in Switzerland, but it was a time that truly shaped her. Her network, already solid in Bangkok and Southeast Asia, expanded. So did her world views. As electives outside of hospitality and business were part of the curriculum, she could take classes like International Politics, Culture and Society, and even Global Culinary History.
The classroom environment was another shake-up, but one welcomed by Samruayruen. Thai schools were more traditional, reserved, and centred on the teacher. At Les Roches, it was the opposite. Students were confident and outspoken as they challenged ideas and shared opinions.
“When I was studying at AIHM, all students and professors knew each other personally, and the way we learned was very, very personalised,” she says. “The professors could give each student more of their own time and facilitate their learning experience in a more personalised way.”
