The 2013 Hong Kong PolyU Winter School developed by the School of Hotel & Tourism Management is an executive development programme for senior hospitality industry managers, and it will be held on 7-19 January 2013. The Hong Kong PolyU Winter School will offer six in-depth modules, which are relevant to the changing business environment, practical in substance, and interactive in nature. The programme is co-organized by the Hong Kong Hotels Association.
As a global centre of excellence in hospitality and tourism education and research,
the School of Hotel & Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University serves the industry and academic communities through the advancement of education and dissemination of knowledge. The School of Hotel and Tourism Management is one of the world-leading providers of hospitality and tourism education. It is ranked No. 2 in the world among hotel and tourism schools based on research and scholarship, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research in November 2009.
With 65 academic staff drawing from 19 countries, the School offers programmes at levels ranging from PhD to Higher Diploma, and is currently a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Knowledge Network. It was recipient of the McCool Breakthrough Award in 2012 from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, the world’s largest organization of hospitality and tourism educators. The breakthrough has been realised in the form of its teaching and research hotel – Hotel ICON – the heart of its innovative approach to hospitality and tourism education.