The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Visited Gingko College's New Campus in Yibin

On October 9, 2019, a team led by Chair Prof. Kaye Chon, Dean of School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) visited Gingko College and its Nanxi Campus in Yibin City. Dr. Fu Jing, Vice President of Gingko College accompanied the guests. visited Gingko College and inspected the Nanxi campus in Yibin.

SHTM team and Gingko College representatives

Coming back to Chengdu, the PolyU delegation provided very positive feedback and had a productive discussions with Gingko College senior management team. Dean Kaye Chon expressed his strong recognition with our concept of building the Nanxi campus and would like to further cooperate with Gingko College to led hospitality management education in Asia and contribute to the talent cultivation of global hospitality industry. President Li Ming expressed his gratitude to the PolyU team and highly praised the professionalism and dedication of the team. Afterwards, the two parties conducted in-depth discussions on improving the functionality of the first teaching hotel, the development of curriculum and enrichment of course contents.

The two sides discussed and exchanged views on the construction of the Nanxi Campus

Chair Prof. Kaye Chon, Dean of SHTM, Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism  (IAST)

 shared his experiences of SHTM's teaching hotel, Hotel ICON.

Chair Prof. Cathy Hsu, Fellow of IAST presented suggestions on curriculum development and knowledge framework of course contents.

Dr. Tony Tse, Professor of Practice of SHTM explained the interactions between teaching hotels and hotel industry

A group photo taken in front of the layout of the Nanxi Campus