SHATEC Signs MOU with SHTM

SHATEC, the training arm of the Singapore Hotel Association, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

The purpose of the MOU is to establish a degree programme in hotel management by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Singapore. With this collaboration, working professionals and students interested in deepening their skills will be able to do so in Singapore.

SHATEC’s Chief Executive, Miss Margaret Heng, said, “SHATEC is proud to collaborate with SHTM in providing quality hospitality and tourism education for the hotel industry. As the Singapore hotel industry embarks on its productivity and capability enhancement initiatives, the SHATEC-SHTM collaboration will provide opportunities for everyone in the industry to learn from one of the most innovative hospitality schools in Asia. This fits in nicely with SHATEC’s mantra to develop talents with deep skills and knowledge of the trade. With SHTM, SHATEC has taken another step ahead in its endeavour to support the industry with new and innovative programmes.”

One of the unique strengths of the SHTM is its internationalism, both in the make-up of its teaching staff and students. The school is experienced in offering both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes outside of Hong Kong in Mainland China. Recently, the SHTM has come together with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management of the University of Houston to establish a tripartite programme MSc in Global Hospitality Business to help define the future of global hospitality development.