Professor
Cathy Hsu was invited by Stenden University's Board of Governors
to become an honoured member of the Stenden Thailand Advisory Board
in March 2008. Stenden University opened its third international campus
in 2006 in a join venture with Rangsit University in Pathumthani. Members
of the Advisory Board come from major hotel chains, universities and
private educational institutions.
Dr Alan Wong and Mr Ben Jiang visited
higher education institutions in Chengdu and Xian in March 2008 to explore
further opportunities for collaboration and to introduce the programmes
offered by the SHTM to the students and staff members of these institutions.
They visited the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine, the Yinxing International
Hospitality Management School , the Chengdu Foreign Language School , Yulin
High School and Chengdu No.7 High School. During their visit to Chengdu
, Dr Wong and Mr Jiang were also invited to meet with the senior management
of the Tourism Administration of Sichuan Province.
Professor Cathy Hsu signed an agreement with Zhejiang
University City College (ZUCC) to establish an educational partnership
between the two institutions. It was agreed that the two institutions would
join hands to launch an MSc programme in Zhejiang . During her visit, Professor
Hsu gave a lecture on the ‘Quality Management of Hospitality Tourism' after
Mr Ben Jiang had introduced the SHTM to ZUCC students.
In April, SHTM tutor Ms Nicole
Wong and PhD student Mr
Josiah Pang organised a visit to Lok Ma Chau Mass Transit Railway
Station for students taking the subject, ‘Tourism and Transport'. This
provided an opportunity for them to gain a wider perspective on the station's
services, to understand how the station is related to tourism and transport
services and to study the operation of a border-terminal.
