MasterCard Worldwide-U21Global Scholarship Program for Women in Travel and Tourism Winners Announced

MasterCard Worldwide and U21Global have announced the inaugural cohort of the first annual MasterCard Worldwide-U21Global Scholarship Program for Women in Travel and Tourism in Asia Pacific. Twenty women from around the region have been offered a full scholarship for the U21Global Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management.

The call for entries for the online program drew an overwhelming response from organizations in the travel and tourism industry across the Asia Pacific region.

“Over the last two months, we have received an impressive array of applicants with vast knowledge and expertise in the tourism and travel industries. The twenty scholarship winners selected proved that they are the next wave of leaders within the travel and tourism industries.

“To help the women in this program develop their leadership skills, a special online learning community will be created, allowing the scholars to have access to a wide range of speakers and mentors, and enhance networking with each other, and subsequent groups of winners, allowing them to continue networking even after graduation.

“This is an exciting program built around a promising group of leaders. We would like to congratulate and welcome them into a truly wonderful program,” said Dr. Michael A. Goldberg, Chief Academic Officer, U21Global.

“Women across the region are making strides towards socio-economic parity with men and given the development of Asia’s markets as tourist destinations, we thought it was the right time to offer this scholarship program to working women professionals who were committed to building their careers in the travel and tourism industry,” said Georgette Tan, vice president, Communications, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide.

One of the winners of the scholarship program Nicole Tan, Director of Catering at The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore said, “I am delighted at being awarded the MasterCard Worldwide-U21Global scholarship. In today’s environment, experience and professional qualifications are essential in career advancement. I believe in life-long learning and self improvement and this scholarship now gives me a chance to seek even greater heights. Knowing that the global tourism industry has leaped into a new phase, coupled with the intense competition vying for the tourism pie, I envision this developed knowledge will increase my experience in marketing and events management and will equip me with a  competitive advantage in this industry.”

The MasterCard Worldwide-U21Global Scholarship Program for Women in Travel and Tourism was announced earlier this year with the aim of empowering working women professionals in the travel and tourism industry to stay ahead of industry trends and realize their full potential. The program will focus on diverse aspects of tourism  management will help build a broad understanding of management principles and practices as they apply in the tourism and travel industries.

The course has been developed by Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute a part of Nottingham University Business School and U21Global. In light of the keen competition for the twenty scholarships and the response received, the panel of judges further granted twenty U21Global Honorable Mention Scholarships and eight U21Global Runner-up Scholarships in recognition of the applicants’ meritocracy.

In addition, the University of Nottingham has announced that it will offer up to ten successful graduates of the Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management a further scholarship to pursue the MSc in Travel and Tourism Management.

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