Queenstown Resort College (QRC)
QRC is New Zealand’s premier school of Tourism & Hospitality Business Management. Whether you aspire to a career in adventure tourism or wish to enter the world of hospitality, QRC will prepare you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully pursue your management career. Through a blended delivery of theory, practical & professional learning, QRC encourages you to. Think it, Do It, Be it.
Internship Opportunities.
Earn while you learn in a QRC industry internship. With opportunities to work in leading operators across NZ and around the world. Our tourism school in New Zealand is the perfect place to kick-start your global career!
Putting Theory into Practice.
Studying in the tourism hubs of Queenstown or Paihia, students quickly understand how important the tourism and hospitality sector is to the New Zealand economy. Internships are your chance to work in industry.
With dedicated internship managers, students are taught the importance of personal brand, effective communication and are enabled to develop tangible job-seeking skills. All of our Diploma Programmes require students to complete a fully paid internship: Graduate Diploma, Adventure Tourism and Hospitality Management.
QRC & International Students
QRC is a premier provider of Tourism and Hospitality education and as such, our student body is diverse and passionate about their chosen industry. Around 30% of our student body is international.
We aim to provide our international students with not only a high quality education but a safe, supportive and culturally enriching experience whilst studying with us in Queenstown.
Our international students have come from over 20 countries including Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, India, Vietnam, China and Indonesia. During their time with us, we ensure our international students are immersed in the ‘kiwi’ culture and way of life and in return, we highly value the cultural contribution our international students bring to the QRC student experience.
QRC’s friendly Student Relations, Faculty, Admissions, Marketing and Accommodation teams are here to assist you with immigration matters, insurance, accommodation and life in New Zealand.
In this section of our website you can find the essential information about studying at QRC as an international student.
Scholarship
QRC awards FOUR National Scholarships each year; two will be awarded to students wishing to study for a Hospitality Management Diploma and two for the Adventure Tourism Management Diploma. Our scholarships are based on merit and a true desire to be part of the industry.
Scholarships are open to Citizens or Permanent Residents of New Zealand only.
