Partnerinstitutionen 2018
Partnerinstitutionen 2017
- NHTL Breda/Niederlande
- Newman University, Birmingham/UK
- Howest University, Kortrijk/Belgien
- Tallinn University/Estland
- Birmingham City University/UK
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Querétaro/Mexiko
- Liverpool John Moores University/UK
- Misr International University/Egypt

Felix Fromhage - Alumnus Internationales Tourismusmanagement
"Emerald Forest ist ein großartiger Einstieg in die komplexe Welt des Managements. In den Medien werden immer wieder Unternehmensprobleme, Managerversagen und Misswirtschaft thematisiert und man begreift als Student oft nicht, wie Fehler zustande kommen, offensichtliche Dinge übersehen werden können oder Kleinigkeiten zu Krisen aufgebauscht werden. Im Simulationsspiel wird dies das erste Mal greifbar gemacht, wie ich finde, mit großem Erfolg. Man lernt Stück für Stück mehr über den Zusammenhang einzelner Geschäftsbereiche und wie man oft "um die Ecke denken" muss, damit man einen Sachverhalt mit Erfolg bewältigt."

Rene Arvola - Tallin University of Technology, Lecturer & Chair of Marketing
"I think that Emerald Forest Hotel is so realistic that I am not sure whether we can call it a simulation. The student teams have not just to decide but also to perform as actual hotel managers. Simulation is demanding in many ways: planning their activities, handling team work in international teams, managing with tight deadlines, lacking sleep and last but not least, being creative."

Desmond Wee - Karlshochschule, ehem. Studiengangsleiter Internationales Tourismusmanagement
"Emerald Forest is an online business simulation platform in which diverse teams compete to set up a hotel. However, it is different from the usual fanfare because of its interactive components: hotel teams have to market their hotel, prepare for a trade show, engage in PR campaigns and deal with crises. Most importantly, they learn that it is not always easy working in teams, meeting tight deadlines and dealing with massive amounts of information and different directives from various sources. What we find is that for this rather intense, 5-day simulation in-situ, students become a part of the hotel they have set up. They embody their hotel and develop a sense of ownership amidst themselves and collectively as a group. Hence the biggest take-away is more than time management and team building skills, but an experience about learning about the self and the world around."