SHTM offers One-year Master’s Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism to Fast Track Careers
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) offers one-year MSc degrees in International Hospitality Management and Tourism and Convention Management to individuals who strive to extend the frontiers of their knowledge and fast track their careers.
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) offers one-year MSc degrees in International Hospitality Management and Tourism and Convention Management to individuals who strive to extend the frontiers of their knowledge and fast track their careers.
The SHTM's MSc in International Hospitality Management develops international leaders, educators and researchers for the global hospitality sector, challenging students to shift what they have learned in the classroom to the workplace.
The MSc in International Tourism and Convention Management
develops students' knowledge and management skills by blending strategic perspectives with effective implementations in the tourism and convention sectors.
"These are exceptional programmes offered in an international city by a world-class school," said Professor Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor of the SHTM and Walter Kwok Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management.
Indeed, the SHTM's world-leading programmes are known for its international focus whilerecognising the Asian context. The flexible delivery pattern and modes of study allow students to complete their study in 1 year. They can expect to be taught in a variety of ways including lectures, seminars, workshops and site visits all designed to enhance their learning experience and to give them exposure to theoretical and practical based challenges.
"Based in the heart of the booming Asia-Pacific region, and with Hong Kong's proximity to Mainland China, the SHTM is best placed to provide international education to meet the specific demands of a global industry," observed Professor Chon.
For more information, please visit: www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/msc
For enquiries, please contact: Dr Kam Hung (e-mail) [email protected] or Mr Jason Chau (e-mail) [email protected].
About PolyU School of Hotel and Tourism Management
For more than four decades, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has refined a distinctive vision of hospitality and tourism education and become a world-leading hotel and tourism school. Ranked No. 1 in the world in the "Hospitality and Tourism Management" category in ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024 for the eighth consecutive year; placed No. 1 globally in the "Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services" category in the University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2023/2024 for seven years in a row; rated No. 1 in the world in the "Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism" subject area by the CWUR Rankings by Subject 2017; and ranked No. 1 in Asia in the "Hospitality and Leisure Management" subject area in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, the SHTM is a symbol of excellence in the field, exemplifying its motto of Leading Hospitality and Tourism.
The School is driven by the need to serve its industry and academic communities through the advancement of education and dissemination of knowledge. With a strong international team of over 90 faculty members from 21 countries and regions around the world, the SHTM offers programmes at levels ranging from undergraduate to doctoral degrees. Through Hotel ICON, the School's groundbreaking teaching and research hotel and a vital aspect of its paradigm-shifting approach to hospitality and tourism education, the SHTM is advancing teaching, learning and research, and inspiring a new generation of passionate, pioneering professionals to take their positions as leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/shtm/.