During March-September 2009, Professor Bihu Wu, Secretary-General of International Tourism  Studies Association(ITSA)、Director of Centre of Recreation and Tourism Research(CRTR), Peking University, is invited to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for half-year academic communications and visiting activities. Professor Bihu Wu and leaders of School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University has agreed to deploy various co-operations in academic fields.School of Hotel & Tourism Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University: As a global centre of excellence in hospitality and tourism education and research, we serve our industry and academic communities through the advancement of education and dissemination of knowledge.The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) lives by and fulfils its motto of “Leading Asia in Hospitality and Tourism Education”. According to the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research in 2005, the School was already ranked fourth in the world among major academic institutions in hospitality and tourism based on research and scholarly activities. It has evolved into one of the largest schools of hospitality management in the world and the leading school of its kind in Asia.

More than 1,600 students are enrolled in the School, and there are 50 academic staff from 18 countries, the majority of whom possess hospitality or tourism industry managerial experience– an important quality in an educational programme that provides practical and specialised business education.

The School also has an active Advisory Committee consisting of industry leaders advising the School on curriculum and development matters. This helps ensure that the curricula mirror the realities and fill the needs of today’s – and tomorrow’s – industry.

As the School continues to lead Asia and moves further up the global rankings, there are already in place strong synergies among four key stakeholder groups: the industry, the University, students, and academic staff. Nurturing these partnerships, which are at the heart of our success, will continue.

Never complacent, the School continues to look to the future and more growth. For example, scheduled to be completed in 2010, the planned teaching hotel will allow students to learn and practise first-hand in what will become an icon of hospitality education and the industry itself.