Scientific Conference "Tourism Training in Universities of Research"

On April 17, 2015 The conference was organised by the Faculty of Tourism Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. This is one of activities of the 20th anniversary of its establishment and development. (21/10/1995-21/10/2015)

The meeting is a forum for faculty, memberships, tourism students, researchers from relevant ministries, scientists and tourism lecturers to exchange experience, share knowledge and research result on the topic of tourism training in the present time.

Attending the seminar, there were guests from Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Institute of Tourism Research and Development, Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts, universities and colleges with training tourism, representatives of business travel agencies, press agencies, representatives of the Board of Management and some functional departments of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and all teachers and students of the Faculty of Tourism.

At the seminar, presenters delivered presentations on two topics: "Training tourism in Universities" and "Training Tourism and Social Demand" with contents such as Tourism Industry Skills Standards (VTOS) 2013 new version in teaching, research and teaching Event management associated with tourism, TWOS analysis of the Faculty of Tourism in the current condition of education and training, create a good connection among: State - School - Employers to promote the development of tourism human resources, and tourism culture - the direction of training human resources for tourism according to social demand.

After each presentation, delegates and teachers in the faculty exchanged and discussed the related topics. A number of participants' opinions were raised around the issue of the quality of human resource training in universities, the balanced between studying and practice for students to have enough skills and expertise, and the issue of linking academics.

The Scientific Conference "Tourism Training in Research Universities" of Faculty of Tourism is one of series of activities looking forward to the 20th anniversary of the establishment and development of the Faculty of Tourism (21/10/1995-21/10/2015). This activity contributes to researching activities in association with practice in an effort to bring the Faculty of Tourism to become one of the most prestigious places for human resource training in Vietnam as well as in the area.

Here are some pictures of the semina: