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About

The first school of its kind in Pakistan — training chefs, hoteliers and travel professionals since 2002.

Vision

“To become the first preference for students, as well as for employers, in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry internationally.”

Mission

“To develop and train professionally qualified hospitality professionals through a rigorous training process — technical knowledge, soft skills and strong work ethics.”

COTHM’s mission drives our focus on quality education for all and service to our neighbors in need.

Department Of Culinary ArtsAdvanced Diploma in Professional Travel & Airline ManagementLevel-07 Executive Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management (UK)Graduate Diploma in International Baking & Patisserie

About Us

Our college takes full advantage of its location in one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world. COTHM’s mission drives our focus on quality education for all and service to our neighbors in need.

Since our founding in 2002, COTHM International has redrawn and redefined the boundaries of intellectual and creative thought as a preeminent academic center. Our rigorous, multidimensional approach to education dissolves walls between disciplines and helps nurture progressive minds. At our institute, students have the academic freedom to shape their unique, individual paths for a complex and rapidly changing world.

Graduate Diploma in International Culinary ArtsCulinaty Arts and Cooking Practicals

1st school of its kind in pakistan

27+ network of colleges

100K + Alumni

Hospitality Education

History

COTHM 1st Campus was Established in the year 2002 at M.M. Alam Road, Lahore by Mr. Ahmad Shafiq (CEO) after his return from the UK. It was a humble beginning when we started our first batch with only 13 Students. Hospitality Studies were neglected for years in Pakistan and It was our CEO’s vision to bring this industry with par level to International Market, it was very difficult to create awareness in the market at First.

Mission & Values

We prepare you to launch your career by providing a supportive, creative, and professional. Our mission is to prepare students to understand, contribute to, and succeed in a rapidly changing society, thus making the world a better and more just place

Hospitality Education

From the founder

CEO COTHM

Ahmad Shafiq

Founder / President & CEO COTHM Global-UK

“For me, it’s about the academic sphere. COTHM is interesting, conceptual. We acknowledge how important it is to be experimental.”

By the numbers

COTHM in figures

Read from the catalogue when this page was built. None of it is typed in by hand, so none of it can go stale.

Group-wide figures, across COTHM in Pakistan, the UK and Dubai.
Scale
Campuses in the group28Cities20
Countries3Students enrolled30,000+
Graduates worldwide100,000+Countries where our graduates work85
Academic
Programmes in the group catalogue97Schools8
Ways to study3Courses on campus41
Courses online70Blended courses3
Partners
International awarding bodies13University partners9
Industry partners25Employer partners250
Training partners12Technology partners3
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What we teach

5 departments, 40 programmes

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The COTHM legacy

Three decades of placing Pakistani talent in the world’s kitchens and hotels

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