The SHTM invites Ph.D. applications to the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Ph.D. Scholarship, and Teaching Postgraduate Studentship (TPS) Scheme, for admission in 2021/2022. Successful Ph.D. applicants will receive a monthly assistantship in terms of a stipend or salary to support their studies. Recipients are required to provide support for teaching and scholarly activities at the SHTM.
The SHTM's Ph.D. programme aims to
recruit outstanding candidates, irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background. Current Ph.D. students come from different parts of the world including Bangladesh, Canada, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Chinese Mainland, Malaysia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Uganda. Further information is available at:
https://shtm.polyu.edu.hk/academic-programmes/hong-kong-programmes/doctor-of-philosophy-phd-in-hotel-and-tourism-management/list-of-phd-students/.
Our Ph.D. graduates are recognised academically and hold academic positions at renowned institutions and universities worldwide, including the University of Delaware, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Griffith University, University of South Australia, Sun Yat-sen University, and the University of Surrey.
The SHTM's main research areas can be found at
https://shtm.polyu.edu.hk/academic-programmes/hong-kong-programmes/doctor-of-philosophy-phd-in-hotel-and-tourism-management/main-areas-of-research/. The School will give priority to proposed research topics in the following four broad areas:
- Smart tourism (including artificial intelligence, robotics, technology innovation,
branding, marketing, experience management, and customer engagement)
- Performance measurement and management (including financial and revenue management and measurement, operational management, service management, and event management)
- Tourism futures and forecasting (including demand forecasting and emerging products and markets)
- Policy and planning (including public policy, tourism planning and development)
For more information about the admission requirements and
application procedures, please visit PolyU's website at:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/ and the School's website at:
http://shtm.polyu.edu.hk/phd.
The application deadline for the HKPFS is 1 December 2020 (12 noon, Hong Kong Time). For the PhD Scholarship and TPS Scheme, the closing date of applications for admissions is 31 December 2020 (11:59 pm, Hong Kong Time).
For enquiry, please contact Professor Rob Law, Research Student Admission Officer, by e-mail:
rob.law@polyu.edu.hk.
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