Sodexo Education in India debuts student living with Tribe Student Accommodation
Mumbai, August 31, 2020:
Study space is the most important thing for 66% Indian students in their accommodation and significantly impacts value-for-money perception, as per Sodexo’s University Lifestyle Survey 2020. Meeting this demand, Tribe Student Accommodation - An award-winning luxury student hostel and Co-living operator and Sodexo, India’s leading food and facilities management company, have joined hands to offer greater comfort and ease to the higher education students. The initiative, includes complete management of Tribe Student Accommodations’ 600-bed residential campuses in Mumbai and Pune in its first phase.
Speaking about the development, Yogesh Mehra, CEO & Founder, Tribe Student Accommodation said,
Of the 34.1 million students enrolled in higher education, over 30% students pursue courses away from their home town. Campus accommodation is limited and PGs and rental accommodation nearby universities lack the holistic premium living solution. Residential campuses, therefore, are viewed as an extension to home with modern, state-of-the-art amenities and services that include high-speed Wi-Fi, comfortable en suite bedrooms, space to study and space to have fun.
Sodexo will offer a comprehensive range of services including student dining, hi-street retail food solutions, advanced cleaning and housekeeping solutions, technical engineering, security, building maintenance and service helpdesk.
Sodexo Edge with Student Living by Sodexo includes:
- Sodexo’s industry first EduCARE solution that comprehensively prepares for post COVID reopening with heightened health & hygiene protocols
- Experience of managing 4600+ educational institutions across the globe
- Bespoke Student Living solution adapted from Sodexo UK’s award winning “Residency Living Program"
- Best in class hygiene & safety practices (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 10500)
- Global expertise on healthy & nutritious meals based on Sodexo’s Wellness Charter
- Customized food services & integrated facility management solution to meet students’ need
- High focus on Diversity & Inclusion
- Comprehensive background verification & POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Act trained employees on campus to ensure student safety
- Mandatory medical fitness checks and periodic health monitoring of staff
Sodexo globally has over 25 years of experience in managing off-campus Student Living Residences. In India, currently, we serve 56 premium schools & universities serving more than 155,000 healthy & nutritious meals every day to 91,000 students and 10,000 staff and faculty. Sodexo also manages 26+ million sq.ft of facilities including complete maintenance of 6000+ hostel rooms on campus.