Xoana Janner becomes new director of the IST School of Tourism
As of September 1, Xoana Janner is the name of the new overall school director of IST AG, Higher Professional School for Tourism & Outdoor in Zurich and Lausanne. As head of IST Zurich, Sandra Murer will focus on the further development of the school's location in Zurich's Josefstrasse.
As of September 2023, Xoana Janner will take over the overall management of IST, the Higher Professional School for Tourism & Outdoor with locations in Zurich and Lausanne. The 34-year-old brings several years of professional and leadership experience in the areas of sales, marketing and digital communication and has worked as a consultant for various SMEs and startups. Xoana Janner acquired specific knowledge in the education sector as Head Of Marketing/Communication & Business Development at EF Education in Zurich and Bern. She studied German and musicology, took courses in didactics and pedagogy at the PH Bern and was active as a DaF lecturer for a long time. She was also CMO and member of the management board at Syntax Übersetzungen AG in Thalwil and speaks five languages fluently.
"We are very happy that we could win Xoana Janner for this position," says Daniel Nussbaumer, Executive Director of the Vantage Education Group, to which IST belongs, since March 2023. As Executive Director, Daniel Nussbaumer is responsible for the "Business Cluster" of business, marketing and tourism schools in the Vantage Group. "Together we will further develop the operational business of the schools, work out synergies and make the schools strong for the current and future challenges of the industry," says Nussbaumer. Among other things, the focus will be on modern forms of teaching and future-oriented teaching content.
The proven team is being relied on for the respective management of the IST sites. Sandra Murer will continue to lead the IST site in Zurich's Josefstrasse, Thomas Gény is responsible for the IST in Lausanne. "I am already very much looking forward to working with the staff, lecturers and students and to many exciting projects," says Xoana Janner.
The IST offers various training and further education courses in the field of tourism: Dipl. Tourismusfachfrau/-mann HF, the new specialized training as Travel Advisor, the postgraduate course "Dipl. Tourismusmanager/-in NDS HF" as well as various modular courses. Currently 230 young people are studying at IST in Zurich and 80 in Lausanne.
Source: www.ist-edu.ch
