19291939

192911 November

10:00 AM School and boarding school opens in Hotel Mathilde Maria on the

Gevers Deynootweg 27 in Scheveningen.

1930

1933

1935

1936

1937

1939 September 1939, Start World War II.

Director (1929-1931)Mr J.J. Maat

Director (1931-1935)Mr J.A. Dalloyaux

Director (1935-1940)Mr J.F. van der Luur

1931Boarding school

moves to Hotel Klerk,

Gevers Deynootweg 9.

1934In May it is

proposed to close the vocational school, however the V.O.L.

manages to prevent this.

1938First woman admitted is

Ms Blêcourt, she is �������������� ���

to graduate that year.

193217 March V.O.L.

(Alumni Association) is founded.

Chair person is Mr van Oudheusden.

Stock Market Crash on 24 October 1929.

Amongst other courses, the one-year curriculum includes: Serving and Cooking,

Business Correspondence, Finance and Controlling, and modern languages such as Dutch, English French and German.

Financial crisis affects the school.

25 students start of which

22 graduate.

14 students start of which

9 graduate.

Boarding school moves to Hotel Plaza,

Gevers Deynootweg 23.

The programme starts 3 weeks later, due to

too few students.

18 students participate in the course.

Practical culinary course is initiated with the ���������������

C.V.G. (association of Dutch

breweries).

1931Board of Directors, Publication: De Hotelhouder.

1935Alumni recruit sponsors.

“Once a month, it was mandatory for a student to do an internship of 17-22 hours in the kitchen or in serving. Leading companies such as Hotel Des Indes, the Kurhaus,

Hotel de Wittebrug and ���������������� ����������

to the students.” Author: Pol Hesse

35 students of which

8 women.

First class of 17 students,

mainly sons of ‘Horecaf

Members’.

20 October: Start of

Second Course.

Second class of 32 students,

of which 23 graduate.

A fund is initiated to cover the extra

costs of the education, as the school is unable to meet ends, solely with funding from

the industry.

D

1949H.V.S. song.

“The decreasing number of food products placed the

������������� ��������� �������situation (.…) First rice was taken

������������������������ �� �now even oatmeal is not available anymore (….) It is very sad that

in exchange for the rice and eggs, no other products

������� ���Author: unknown

Start of the Hunger Winter, which ends in 1945.

The Dutch East Indies receives its independence as Indonesia.

The Netherlands joins NATO.

Queen Wilhelmina retires and is succeeded by her daughter Juliana.

19401949

1942Grade listTjalling Teitsma.

1944The course would have started on 18 September,

but is extended and eventually cancelled.

There are no classes during this year.

Horecaf is taken over by

Bedrijfshoreca.

Boarding school moves to Hotel Aurora in the

Assendelftstraat 20.

1941Due to

World War II, Hotel Plaza is taken

over and there are no classes

during the winter period.

1940Mandatory swimming classes start at the

swimming pool on the Mauritskade.

Also Butchery classes are introduced.

A new course is launched: Bahasa Indonesia

(Part of Malay language). Director (1940-1945)Mr F. Broekman Ad Interim

1947Illegal school newspaper is introduced.

Director (1945-1957)Mr C.H. Boer

1946

Fransche Conversatielessen, specially written for school, by director

Mr C.H. Boer.

Parents during the opening of the course 1949-1950.

1949Known as Academic Year

of the old men (some have been to the Dutch East Indies).

In August 1949, Horecaf takes over the school from

Bedrijfshoreca.

Ms Korevaer becomes head of the boarding

school.

1942

1945

1948

Serving class during the 40’s.

64 students of which

8 women.

“On Thursday night we went out and we ran straight through

The Hague to the Laan van Meerdervoort, to the new butcher Mr Slootweg who

was going to teach us how to butcher a cow or pig.

Arriving one minute too late was not acceptable according to

Mr Slootweg. When we came back to school, they were also

watching the clock. (....) But all in all my time at the school was a good time where we actually

leant a profession.”Author: Piet Mulders

The Netherlands are co-founders of the European Economic Community.

19501959

1951H.H.S. song.

1953First two-year

course starts on 1 September 1953.

The board starts with plans for a new school

at the Badhuisweg.

1950Due to a

shortage of coal, the school is

closed for two weeks.

1957Student Association

La Confrérie is founded.

Chair person is Mr Gradus. A. van

Nieuwkuyk.

Director (1957-1962)Mr J.M. Bayens

1959First three-year

course as of 15 September 1959.

A new school newspaper is

introduced, called L’Entremet.

1952

1954

1955

1958

“Cheeeeese! That one word that everybody knew in the year 1955-1957 (...), because every other day we got cheese for

breakfast. The war was quite fresh, it had been ten years. Everything was

being rebuilt and people were penny-pinching. There was not a

serious lack of food, but I wouldn’t say there was an abundance of

food either. So we got ‘beschuit met muisjes (a sweet Dutch breakfast)

and jam’ on one day and on the other day we got: cheeeeese!”

Author: Bert Zekveld

1951A separate

ladies class is introduced,

but this is not a success.

The last course with 16 women.

1950Final exam: General Trade Knowledge.

1957Farewell dinner students.

1955House rules.

1950Publication Libelle.

Celebration Sint

Nicolaas.

11 November, 25th

Anniversary Horecaf

Vakschool.

“Serving lessons were given by Mr Ensing, a kind man, who taught us all the things of the

serving profession. It was important in those days to have experience beforehand. When you surprised Mr Ensing, with something you

learnt before coming to class, he would give you

a higher grade.” Author: Pierre Aussems

����������������������������������relation was created between the school

and the Royal Dutch Family. I was one of the students

who was allowed to serve, amongst many other guests, Prince Bernhard.

The opening of the school meant the end of the period of

Assendelftstraat/Badhotel. We were lucky to have experienced both and we are now able to think

back to the times at the Assendelftstraat as well as the Brusselselaan. ”

Author: Emil Schaefer

19601969

1960Second year

students move to Hotel International

on the Amsterdamse Veerkade.

1966The ladies live and sleep

in the Villa, whereas the men live and sleep in the school

building.

Sportweekend Maastricht: Horecaf Hotelschool students

visit their colleagues in Maastricht for a weekend

��������������� activities.

Director (1962-1970)Mr S. Bartlema

1962

1963

1964

1967

1961New boarding

school opens in Badhotel on Gevers

Deynootweg 15.

1966German Exam.

1966Exam Business Economics.

1966Old Kitchen, nowadays known as La Mangerie.

66

1963Publication Hotel Revue.

John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States of America.

Martin Luther King Jr. presents his ‘I have a dream’ speech.

The Beatles’ album “A Hard Day’s Night” goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks.

New H.H.S. gives

��������diploma’s.

1965��������������������������

of which 5 women.

Over 300 applicants.

Only 45 students get

accepted,

1966Student room in the building on the Brusselselaan 2.

15 September, ����������������� the new building

at the Brusselselaan 2 by Prins Bernhard.

(second from the left)

19701979

1970Mr Overwater, French

lecturer, has new plans for managing the school. In 1970

those plans are realised.

Mr Overwater becomes Director of the school. Soon it shows that lecturers don’t have enough time to prepare their subject materials

according to the new method. It results in the resigning of

Mr Overwater and the school governors.

1971

1972

1975

USSR launches Mars 5.

Amsterdam’s 700th anniversary.

Haagsche Courant: Honoury membership for

Van Nieuwskuyk at the V.O.L., now known

as INCH.

Director (1970-1971)Mr A. Mostert (photo) & Mr R.J.M. Overwater Ad Interim

Director (1971-1974)Mr W. Verschoor

Mr Rogge, Dr E.Th. Cassee,

Mr Van Eeghen, Mr Pieters and Mr Schuit become the

new school governors.

Mr A. Mostert starts working on a new timetable: introducing semesters.

Students are now able to start the course every half year.

In 1971 Mr Verschoor is chosen as the new director

of the school.

1973 Receptionist courses are given twice

a year.

1974In 1974, a new president

is chosen, Dr E.Th. Cassee.

Thoughts of renewing and change are growing and in the coming years a foundation is created

for a modern management course.

1976The school changes to an internationally operating institute.

The core activities are: a Diploma Course in

Hotel Management, a one-year Management Course, a Summer

Course for the foreign students and trainings for the

(inter)national hospitality industry.

1975Poster H.V.S. invitation and telegram.

1978Hogere Hotelschool.

Language course during the 70’s.

1978

Grease premieres in cinema’s.

President (1974-1999)Dr E.Th. Cassee

“Hi, hello, I haven’t met you yet. Let me introduce myself: My name

is Rick Claus.” “Good day, my name is Ewout Cassee. Yes, I didn’t participate in the introduction, because I am the

new president of the Hotelschool.” �����������������������������

Dr E.Th. Cassee, the man who gave the school the good name and the

reputation that it has today.”Author: Rick Claus

Instruction booklet.

19801989

1980������������

performance of �������������������cabaret group of the school) during the sports weekend in

Maastricht.

1986

1987

1988

Queen Juliana retires and is succeeded by her daughter Beatrix.

Fall of the Berlin Wall.

1983Hogere Hotelschool

welcomes approximately

20 business executives for ‘Train the Trainer’

sessions.

1984Introduction of new

curriculum.

First student intake of 120 students per semester (before, the intake included 72 students per semester).

Foundation of Consultancy & Training, including the �����������������������

Summer Course.

1989The internationalisation of the school continues.

The English version of the Diploma Course European Hospitality

is introduced.

1985Introduction of international placements.

1989Hotelschool welcomes international students for the Summer Course.

1980Book of Faces.

Article School

for stars

The Hotelschool grows from 400 to almost

900 students.

Hogere Hotelschool changes its name to

Hotelschool Den Haag (The Hague).

1985Library.

1988Le Début.

“All in all, I enjoyed my time at the Hotelschool and I wouldn’t have

chosen any other study. Apart from my work in the hotel industry, which I do with a lot of pleasure, I have met

many great people. I see myself as a very lucky woman, as I still count

many of these people as my best friends today.”

Author: Claudia Pronk

1986First edition of the Outdoor Programme.

Internationals ������� ����H.H.S. Summer

Course.

238 students

start this year.

19901999

1990193 students go on their Practical Placement, and

204 students go on their Management

Placement.

1991

1993

1998

President (1999-2011)Mr W. Dooge

In 1991, Hotelschool The Hague

prepares 13.243 breakfast meals

for students, 70.561 dinners are

prepared.

1991Booklet for the 60th Anniversary.1992

Journal for future students.

1992The world around the school

changes quickly. New laws are introduced & changes in the

industry are made.

In 1992, the boarding school, called Skotel, in the Zwolsestraat is

opened, with 256 beds for the students, 21 hotel rooms and a gym. The building is opened by Michael Hirst,

CEO of Hilton International.

1994Hotelschool The Hague

starts with the Hotelschool 2000 project, the answer of Hotelschool The Hague to the latest

trends and developments in the industry.

1997In February 1997,

the Hotelschool starts with a new curriculum.

Entrepreneurial Learning

is introduced.

1999A Student

Association for international

students is formed; Senti Questo.

32 students go to the

Carribean for their Practical Placement.

1992New Years Reception: yearly event in January for students, staff and suppliers.

In the 90’s, Hotelschool Den Haag

(The Hague) launches its Fast Track Programme for

students with previous ���������������������������

management. This gives students the opportunity to receive their diploma within approximately

three years. This attracts many international

students.

1993‘Highlights’ and ‘Informatiekrant’.

1994Study guide.

1995‘Hotels & Restaurants’.

Dr E.Th. Cassee(on the right) celebrates his

25th Anniversary with Hotelschool Den Haag

(The Hague) and celebrates his farewell

at the same time with a big event.

“A period which I wouldn’t want to have missed and if I had the chance to do it again, I would.”

Author: Antoine van den Oever

of which 161 women.

313 students

start this year,

Wine exam.

New wing is built.

“Leadership and learning go hand in hand, I have learnt to be a team player and a team

leader, an ambitious go-getter, capable of inspiring others to

perform at their best. The combination of

management skills gained at Hotelschool The Hague and

real life experience, is my passport to the world.”

Author: Margot Haring

4 February, Facebook is introduced

20002014

2002The Amsterdam Campus

is established.

A new Student Association is formed in Amsterdam; Comitas.

Master Programme is introduced in co-operation

with the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

2001

The world celebrates the Millennium. Olympic games in Sydney.

2000New Auditorium is opened at Hotelschool Den Haag

(The Hague).

Foundation of holding, Hotelschool The Hague, Leadership Development (Curriculum Consultancy, Consultancy & Training,

Master Programme).

2007Student Association

La Confrérie celebrates its

50th Anniversary.

President (2012-now)Mrs Susanne Stolte

‘La Classe’ changed to ‘Zinq’,

‘Le Début’ is revitalised.

The school’s initiative to set up the

Leading Hotel Schools of The World becomes

a success.

2012The new building including Skotel, in Amsterdam is opened at the

Jan Evertsenstraat 171.

2004

2008

A new magazine for

Alumni is introduced, the Alma.

2002Reunion H.H.S.

2012New building Amsterdam

The Master in Hospitality Management Programme

celebrates its ���������� �

in style.

125th Anniversary Koninklijke

Horeca Nederland.

Excellent Accreditation by the Dutch/

Flemish Accreditation Committee.

Internal Jubilee Conference

is held on 19 March 2004 as part of the 75th Anniversary

of Hotelschool Den Haag (The Hague).

The theme of the conference is the ‘Art of hospitality’, both from a historical and visionary point

of view.

Exhibition of Hotel Architecture mid-May to half-June.

2013Ranked among

the Top 5 Hospitality Management Schools in

the World by TNS Global.

Over 50 nationalities at both campuses.

2014Introduction of

new Master Programme & Global Alumni Chapters.

August intake includes 42% international students

(with 25% international Faculty).

2013In July the new website is launched.

of which 275 women.

469 students start

this year,

Former Queen Beatrix

attended the 75th

Anniversary.

Hotelschool The Hague celebrates

85th Anniversary.

2013New Student/Staff news is introduced in September.

Hotelschool The Hague is founding partner of

Hotel Schools of Distinction.

Industry Days are introduced

to bring industry, students and employees together.