December 2016
Volume 17, Issue 5
Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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SHTM Launches Online MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management
The SHTM has launched a MicroMasters programme in International Hospitality Management to bridge the knowledge gap between higher education and the workplace. Signalling the latest innovation in higher education, the MicroMasters is a first-of-its-kind credential designed for learners looking for opportunities to advance their careers or follow a path to an accelerated on-campus programme.

Led by the SHTM's Professor Hanqin Qiu and designed to develop learners' ability to manage high quality businesses around the globe, the MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management is the world's only online hospitality and tourism MicroMasters, offered in the form of MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) via the edX platform.

The programme prepares learners for the careers that are in demand today by offering expertise through four courses: "International Hospitality Luxury Management", "Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Innovation", "Managing Marketing in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry" and "Managing Human Resources in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry". Learners who successfully earn the MicroMasters credential will be eligible to apply for the School's Master of Science in International Hospitality Management programme.

The SHTM is privileged to work with edX, the non-profit online learning destination founded by Harvard and the MIT. The MicroMasters is an important modular and flexible credential for the digital age, and promises to serve as academic currency in a continuous, lifelong-learning world. It also supports an inverted admissions process, allowing learners everywhere to try Master's level course work from the SHTM before committing significant time and money to applying for and enrolling in a Master's degree.

This innovative educational strategy is enabling the SHTM to offer everyone from everywhere flexible, affordable credentials for career advancement. It provides the next level of innovation in learning and meets the needs of learners, universities and employers in today's on-demand, tech-driven world.

For more details and enrolment, please visit: https://www.edx.org/micromasters/hkpolyx-international-hospitality-management
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