5 Tips in choosing the best Australian Hotel Management School or University

Dr.Perry Hobson shares his insights into the world of Hotel Management and Tourism studies down under and offers 5 key tips to Young Hoteliers looking for the best hotel school or university in Australia.

About THE ICE:  

The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) was established in 2004 as an Australian government initiative to recognise, develop, promote and support outstanding capability in this field of education.

For members, THE-ICE delivers a marque of excellence, marketing exposure, a network of institutions to collaborate with, market research, confidential industry briefings and visiting scholars.

For prospective students, THE-ICE profiles more than 100 quality-endorsed courses in tourism, hotel management, events, sports tourism and marketing, and provides scholarships and travel grants to facilitate study abroad.

For international institutions, governments, tourism organisations and industry, THE-ICE provides a collaborative network of like-minded people who value excellence in tourism and hospitality education. THE-ICE was initially established as a business unit of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC), the world’s leading scientific institution for research to support the sustainability of travel and tourism.

At the end of the Australia seed-funding period in 2008, THE-ICE became a stand alone not-for-profit organisation. THE-ICE is governed by its Board of Directors who are drawn its Foundation Members. The current Chair of the Board is Professor Brian King, PhD (Victoria University), and the Managing Director is Associate Professor J.S. Perry Hobson, PhD (Southern Cross University).   The centre undertakes development programs for tourism and hospitality education via:  

• the benchmarking of world’s best practice
• the International Panel of Experts (comprising academics from UK, US, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Hong Kong, China, India, Thailand, Korea and Australia, as well as representatives from the NGO sector and industry)
• Commercialisation of intellectual property
• Strategic consulting on the development of excellence
• Education and professional development tours and training programs

  For more information visit www.the-ice.org or email: info@the-ice.org

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