The Faculty of International Tourism and Management and GTTP Jointly Holds A Conference On “Innovation in Hospitality Higher Education during the Digital Era”
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Jointly organized by the Faculty of International Tourism and Management and the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP), the "2018 Global Travel & Tourism Partnership Annual Conference-Innovation in Hospitality Higher Education during the Digital Era" sponsored by the Macao Foundation was held on June 4 at the Ho Yin Convention Centre, CityU. Guests attending the opening ceremony included Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of Macao Government Tourist Office, Chang Kun Hong, Deputy Director of the Tertiary Education Services Office, Dr. Nancy J. Needham, Executive Director of GTTP in Asia, Professor Qiu Hanqin, Dean of College of Tourism and Service Management of Nankai University, and representatives of GTTP from 12 countries, Carson Jenkins, Honorary Professor of University of Strathclyde, Jose Alves, Dean of School of Business Administration of University of Saint Joseph, and Glenn McCartney, Associate Dean of Faculty of Business Administration of University of Macao, and CityU Rector Shu Guang Zhang, CityU Vice Rector Kong Fanqing, CityU Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng, and Gavin Chau, Executive Associate Dean of Faculty of International Tourism and Management, CityU. The conference attracted more than 150 experts and scholars from home and abroad. All the guests and teachers and students gathered together to make a great success of the event. After the opening ceremony, Carson Jenkins, Honorary Professor at University of Strathclyde, Qiu Hanqin, Dean of the College of Tourism and Service Management of Nankai University, and Dr. Ng Yuk Kwan, Senior Education Development Director of the Centre for Learning and Teaching of Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, gave keynote speeches with the topics "The Mainstream Direction of Tourism and Hotel Education in the Digital Age", "Digital Education-The Belt and Road Initiative" and "Innovation of Vocational Education and Training Teaching Methods" respectively, and further discussed the innovation in hospitality higher education during the digital era. The convention received a warm response, with more than 70 papers in both Chinese and English submitted, which would be presented at the two-day seminar. The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP) is a tourism education organization launched by a number of universities and major enterprises in the tourism industry around the world, aiming to provide young students with employment and education opportunities in the tourism industry. The annual meeting will provide a platform for educators, scholars, researchers, industry managers, corporate trainers, consultants, managers and government officials to discuss on travel and tourism education from a multi-dimensional perspective. The convention covers many topics such as education, research and management of travel, tourism and hotel services. |
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