Professor Yang Yong, Deputy Dean of the Tourism Management Department, East China Normal University, visited the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of MUST on July 24th, 2019, and was warmly welcomed by FHTM Dean Prof. Ben K Goh, Vice Dean Ms. Amy Chu, and Program Directors Feng Yan and Zhang Yang.
Professor Ben K Goh and Professor Yang Yong signed MOU on behalf of both sides. Located in Shanghai, East China Normal University is one of the renowned “985” and “211” universities in mainland China, with complete and well-structured talent-cultivation system ranging from undergraduate to post-doctoral programs in tourism management. Its cooperation with FHTM will help FHTM further its development of teaching and research.
At the reception, Professor Ben K Goh introduced the over-a-decade development of FHTM along with the history of MUST, pointing out that it has been FHTM’s educational direction to nurture more professional talents with broad horizon through cooperation with famous academic institutions in mainland China in both teaching and research. Professor Yang also introduced to the hosts the curriculum design, professional studies and research achievements of the Tourism Management Department of East China Normal University. He also emphasized the significance of joint efforts in following the national strategy of Great Bay Construction and promoting exchanges between educational institutions in Yangtze River Delta and Great Bay Area by virtue of signing the MOU. Both sides exchanged ideas on and saw great cooperative potential in launching short-term student exchange programs and joint initiatives in research and teaching.
