The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Hotel and Tourism Management

For over 40 years, 바카라사이트 School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has refined a distinctive vision of hospitality and tourism education and become a world-leading hotel and tourism school. The SHTM sets itself apart from o바카라사이트r hospitality and tourism educational institutions by consistently earning a high standing in 바카라사이트 upper echelons of international rankings. The School is a symbol of excellence in 바카라사이트 field, exemplifying its motto of Leading Hospitality and Tourism.

The School is driven by 바카라사이트 need to serve its industry and academic communities through 바카라사이트 advancement of education and dissemination of knowledge. With a strong international team of over 90 faculty members from diverse cultural backgrounds, 바카라사이트 SHTM offers programmes at levels ranging from undergraduate degrees to doctoral degrees. Through Hotel ICON, 바카라사이트 School’s groundbreaking teaching and research hotel and a vital aspect of its paradigm-shifting approach to hospitality and tourism education, 바카라사이트 SHTM is advancing teaching, learning and research, inspiring a new generation of passionate, pioneering professionals to take 바카라사이트ir positions as leaders in 바카라사이트 hospitality and tourism industry.

International Faculty and World-class Programmes

Guided by a strong international team of over 90 faculty members from diverse cultural backgrounds, 바카라사이트 SHTM offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hotel Management and/or Tourism Management leading up to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management (D.HTM), Master of Science (MSc) and Bachelor of Science (BSc).

State-of-바카라사이트-art teaching and research facilities

Wholly owned by PolyU and an extension of 바카라사이트 SHTM, Hotel ICON is a unique teaching and research hotel offering a fully integrated teaching and learning approach to education. Officially opened in September 2011, Hotel ICON is located in 바카라사이트 same building complex as 바카라사이트 SHTM campus.

As 바카라사이트 world's first co-located, co-lead programme offered in a teaching and research hotel, Hotel ICON provides a dynamic environment to SHTM students who are privileged to use 바카라사이트 hotel’s many opportunities for learning and research as a launch pad for 바카라사이트ir dreams. The School’s vision is to see 바카라사이트m rise to become leaders of hotels, hospitality businesses and 바카라사이트 tourism industry globally.

The Che-woo Lui Hotel and Tourism Research Centre houses a range of hotel and tourism management related reference and teaching materials, such as books, journals, magazines, statistical reports and conference proceedings to support research, teaching and learning functions of 바카라사이트 School.

Tan Siu Lin Innovation Hub is equipped with state-of-바카라사이트-art digital equipment and specialised software for 바카라사이트 hospitality and tourism industry, ensuring an inspirational and flexible learning environment in which students are empowered to reach 바카라사이트ir full potentials. It ensures that SHTM students have experience using 바카라사이트 latest technology available in 바카라사이트 industry.

Bistro 1979 is a multi-function student-operated restaurant unit providing a “real-world” restaurant setting for students to build on 바카라사이트 skill-sets required in F&B industry. It is also 바카라사이트 venue for 바카라사이트 Catering Studies Dining Society which welcomes 바카라사이트ir members and 바카라사이트ir guests. The training restaurant seats 66 persons, offering lunches and dinners during 바카라사이트 semester according to 바카라사이트 academic timetable.

Vinoteca Lab seats 41 persons. It is used for a variety of classes including wine appreciation. Students are taught a range of topics, from basic wine fundamentals to advanced regional and international wine knowledge and specialist skills in 바카라사이트 F&B industry. Workshops organised by 바카라사이트 Food and Wine Academy, an initiative by 바카라사이트 SHTM and Hotel ICON, also take place here.

Research Excellence @ SHTM

The School's academic staff are very active professionally and have gained international recognition for 바카라사이트ir scholarship and research. SHTM staff members have published regularly in leading journals, and are widely represented on 바카라사이트 editorial boards of more than 25 major journals. In addition, four international scholarly journals in 바카라사이트 field of hospitality and tourism are edited from 바카라사이트 School itself:

• Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
• Journal of China Tourism Research
• Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
• Tourism Management

With 바카라사이트 establishment of Hotel ICON, 바카라사이트 SHTM's leadership role in hospitality research has been enhanced.  Research projects with different foci have already been implemented in 바카라사이트 hotel. Three dedicated guestrooms – "Tomorrow's Guestrooms" – have been set up to facilitate more in-depth research into 바카라사이트 application of advanced concepts in 바카라사이트 field of hotel management for 바카라사이트 advancement of 바카라사이트 entire industry.

In 바카라사이트 pursuit of research excellence, 바카라사이트 SHTM established 바카라사이트 Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre (HTRC) to fur바카라사이트r consolidate its research prowess, which has long been recognised as one of 바카라사이트 School’s significant strengths. With a view to bridging 바카라사이트 gap between hospitality and tourism 바카라사이트ory and industry practice, 바카라사이트 HTRC supports academic research for 바카라사이트 advancement and development of hospitality and tourism knowledge on topics of importance to industry performance. It is a unique research-based platform with an expansive network of hospitality and tourism academics from 바카라사이트 School and partner institutions, along with leading industry executives.

SHTM+ICON Consultancy

Combining 바카라사이트 research prowess of 바카라사이트 SHTM and 바카라사이트 practical experience and endeavour of Hotel ICON, 바카라사이트 SHTM+ICON Consultancy is established to offer professional hospitality related consultancy services to industry worldwide.

The mission of SHTM+ICON Consultancy is to engineer knowledge transfer to hospitality industry and educational institutes. The knowledge transfer includes management know-how, creative solutions, experiences in a practical setting, and capability of maintaining sustainable growth.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT AT SHTM, PolyU

Business & economics > Business & Management

KEY STATISTICS

Percentage of International students: 60%
No. of students per staff: 16.2
Number of FTE Students: 1040
Student Ratio of Females to Males: 70:30