The Faculty of International Tourism and Management (FITM) of the City University of Macau (CityU) and the InterContinental Hotels Group plc (IHG) held the launching ceremony of the second phase of the IHG Academy at the Taipa campus. Vice-Rector of CityU, Prof Zhou Wanlei; Associate Executive Dean of FITM, Prof Li Xi; Director of Human Resources Department of Crowne Plaza Macau, Mr Hu Xiuyong; leaders and representatives attended the ceremony, to deliver best wishes to the class.
In his speech, Vice-Rector Prof Zhou Wanlei expressed his gratitude to the project for providing CityU students with various opportunities to learn more about corporate culture and career development. He hoped that students could make use of the talent cultivation platform jointly built by IHG and FITM to find out their future careers. Prof Zhou encouraged students to work hard to integrate the knowledge learned in the classroom with practical experience in the industry to play a better role in society.
Representing the IHG, Director Hu Xiuyong expressed gratitude for the great support of CityU to the project. Through the collaboration, he wished to bring fruitful achievement and nurture more outstanding talents to contribute to the industry.
InterContinental Hotels Group plc launched the IHG Academy in 2006. It is a well-known industry-academia collaboration project in the field of international hotel management. It aims to cultivate sustainable hotel talents for the industry. Based on the theoretical and professional courses of the partner universities, IHG Academy will integrate the practical experience offered by the senior management of the group and the latest industry information modules. At the same time, it will also provide students with internship opportunities during the project. At present, the project has developed to about 100 countries and regions worldwide.
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Source: Faculty of International Tourism and Management
