Prof. Dipra Jha, Director of Global Engagement for the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Visited CityU for Collaboration

On 10 August, Prof. Dipra Jha, Director of Global Engagement for the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management from University of Nebraska-Lincoln visited CityU. He was warmly received by Rector Shu Guang Zhang and a discussion was conducted.

During the discussion, Rector Zhang expressed his sincere welcome to Prof. Jha and introduced the development and unique curriculum design of CityU. Prof. Jha sent the greetings from the Rector of University of Nebraska-Lincoln and conveyed the wish for collaboration between the universities. Both parties stressed on strengthening the cooperation of Macau and Nebraska in terms of higher education and hospitality profession. They signed a cooperation agreement in hope to work on summer and short-term exchange programmes, curriculum formation, scientific research and more. The universities planned to cooperate and develop an international luxury hotel management course for training senior manager. Wishing to cultivate professionals and talents in hospitality management, the courses aim to enhance student’s knowledge on areas including hotel management, leisure tourism as well as food and health management.

Founded in 1869, University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a flagship university in Nebraska, United States. As a member of the Big Ten Conference, the public research university offers more than 150 academic majors including agriculture, architecture, art, business administration, hospitality and tourism management, engineering and communication studies. They have achieved fruitful results in multiple regions of research and was named “Top 10 Best Places to Work in Academia” by Scientist Magazine. 

Rector Zhang presenting souvenir to Prof. Jha