The DTU Hospitality & Tourism
Department invited two instructors from Penn State University in America, Mr. George
Ruth and Mr. Jeff Heim to teach
at DTU from August 4th to 24th. They provided the latest information on
hospitality and tourism. During the course, DTU students learned much
about three special topics, namely Hotel
Management, an Introduction to Restaurant Management and Food Safety and
Hygiene.
George Ruth and Jeff Heim and DTU students at the Sunrise Resort
During the course, the two instructors took
students to visit large resorts in Danang, including the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa, the Intercontinental Sun
Peninsular Resort and the Sunrise Resort to get some real practical experience.
They had opportunities to listen to department heads talking about working
conditions and part-time and full-time recruitment. Field trips like these have
helped students to appreciate the curriculum content to make them become
highly-qualified graduates.
DTU lecturers and students visited Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa
Mr. Jeff Heim said:“The PSU academic program has been
developing very effectively at DTU. Many Penn State faculty members have
visited DTU to teach in Hospitality and Tourism. We know that DTU in
collaborating with many local hotels which will definitely enhance the
education here. But you need to tell stories. You can’t just lecture and
lecture. You will lose your students if you don’t tell them about your
practical experiences to keep them engaged. DTU students are great. They are
motivated and want to learn. I think they will be very successful in the
future”.
Hospitality & Tourism lecturers
were also taught the four transfer disciplines by George Ruth and Jeff Heim. Mr. Nguyen Cong Minh, Dean of DTU Hospitality and Tourism said: “We greatly
benefited from the course with such experienced Penn State University lecturers
across the four transfer disciplines of Restaurant Management, Introduction
to Food Production and Service, Hospitality Managerial Accounting and Hotel
Management. We believe that such training courses
will help improve the educational quality of the DTU Hospitality and Tourism
Department in the future”.
(Board of Website
Editors)