Stunning Educational Establishment Branches into Commercial Business with the Help of Rendezvous Event Management Software

Online, April 29, 2011 (Newswire.com) - UWC Atlantic College is an international residential school based at the medieval St Donat's Castle, in South Wales. Each year around 350 students from approximately 80 countries benefit from a world-class International Baccalaureate educational experience at this unique establishment. UWC Atlantic College prides itself on its challenging and transformative education for 16-19 year-olds.

A Stunning Setting and an Interesting History

St Donat's Castle dates back to the 12th century and has had a number of notable owners as well as many famous visitors, including HM Queen Elizabeth, The Emperor of Japan, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Charlie Chaplin, and John F. Kennedy.

The school was founded in 1962 by German educationalist Kurt Hahn, whose concept was to engage young people from all nations in finding peaceful means to bring together a world divided by political, racial, and socio-economic barriers, by learning from one another. In 1967 Hahn's movement became known as 'United World Colleges' and Lord Mountbatten became the organization's President. Since then a further 12 UWCs have opened and can be found on each continent.

In October 2010, the college began looking for an efficient event scheduling software system to assist in their new commercial ventures, such as weddings and conferences. Their search led to Rendezvous Events, the rooms and resource scheduling solution from NFS Hospitality.

The Transition to a Commercial Venue

Shyam Bharadwaj, NFS Client Relations Executive, believes that Rendezvous Events will work well for UWC Atlantic College because it is only just entering the commercial market as a venue. "Previously, events were largely for internal purposes," he says, "but now that there is a revenue generating department in place, the college needs to be able to manage its space more efficiently."

Shyam explains how UWC Atlantic College has not previously promoted itself as a commercial venue, as the availability for them to host commercial events was narrow. "They realized that their venue needed to be opened up more, with events being held during school times, not just holidays. It simply comes down to a need to find additional revenue."

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