Schools of hospitality and tourism within comprehensive university settings typically have common opportunities and face similar challenges. Hosted by the SHTM, the 2nd World Summit for Deans of Independent Schools of Hospitality and Tourism was held at Hotel ICON on 20-22 May 2023. It provided an exceptional platform for the deans of 38 universities from 16 countries and regions to discuss, define and share solutions to common issues to
promote the growth of hospitality and tourism studies within comprehensive universities.
On 21 May, the Summit opened with welcoming remarks by Professor Wing-Tak Wong, PolyU Deputy President and Provost, followed by opening remarks by Professor Kaye Chon, SHTM Dean, Chair Professor and Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management.
The Summit featured meeting sessions on a broad range of topics. Dean Kaye Chon and Dean Donald Farr, Dedman College of Hospitality, Florida State University, spoke at the first session, entitled "Hospitality and Tourism Programmes as an Autonomous School/College/Faculty within a Comprehensive University". The second session "Quality of Teaching, Learning and Student Development" featured Dean Michael Cheng, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida
International University, and Dean Marion Garaus, Department of International Management (Undergraduate Degree Programmes), Modul University Vienna, as speakers.
During the luncheon session, Dr Nicholas Thomas, SHTM Visiting Associate Professor, and Professor Cathy Hsu, SHTM Chair Professor, shared their perspectives on and insights into the topics of "Tomorrow's Guestrooms" and "MicroMasters Programme", respectively.
Featuring Professor Haiyan Song, SHTM Associate Dean and Mr
and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, and Dean Pornpisanu Promsivapallop, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, the session that followed was entitled "Research Enhancement and Research Administration". The first day of the Summit closed with a session entitled "Alumni Relationship, Development, and Industry Partnerships". The speakers were Dr Tony Tse, SHTM Professor of Practice and Programme Director (Industry Partnerships), and
Dean Cihan Cobanoglu, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida.
The second day of the Summit opened with a session entitled "Internationalisation and International Collaborations", with speeches by Dr Catherine Cheung, SHTM Associate Dean; Dr Sebastian Filep, SHTM Assistant Dean; and Dean Lin Wang, HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College, Hainan University. Moderated by Dean Ben Goh, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism
Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, the last session of the Summit featured Dean Stowe Shoemaker, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who spoke on the topic of "Collective Future Strategies for Hospitality and Tourism Schools".
Always an innovator, the SHTM considers it vital to provide a timely platform on which all deans of independent hospitality and tourism schools can convene to discuss, explore and share their
perspectives, insights and experiences with the aim of promoting further collaboration and advancing development in the higher education arena. The SHTM is proud to play a pivotal role in furthering such development through innovation.
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