Having received UNWTO.TedQual accreditation in early July 2022 for several training programs in tourism & hospitality, DTU is ready to welcome 2022 High School Graduation Exam graduates with a new philosophy and acumen when choosing hospitality, a discipline of the times and one of the main factors in the economic development of Vietnam.
The Covid-19 pandemic is under control; the hospitality sector is gradually recovering and visitor numbers are increasing. With the comeback of the hospitality sector, demand for high-quality workers in tourism & hospitality is going up even more in response to the new situation.
UNWTO.TedQual accreditation - Testament to DTU’s education quality
The DTU Hospitality & Tourism Institute (HTi) currently offers twelve majors and minors:
• Hotel Management, with minors:
- Hotel Management,
- PSU-standard Hotel Management (Advanced & High Quality program),
• Tourism Services Management, with minors:
- Tourism Management,
- PSU-standard Tourism Management (Advanced & High Quality program),
• Tourism and Airline Services Management,
• International Tour Guide (English),
• International Tour Guide (Korean),
• International Tour Guide (Chinese),
• Event Management, with minor:
- Event Management,
• Tourism, with minors:
- Smart Tourism,
- Tourism Culture,
• Restaurant & Bar Management, with minors:
- PSU-standard Restaurant Operations Management (Advanced & High Quality program).
Some pictures of UNWTO.TedQual accreditation at DTU
With one of the highest numbers of students pursuing hospitality in Central Vietnam, DTU continues to actively hunt for new directions to guarantee Central Vietnam and the rest of the country human resources of the highest quality in both knowledge and skills. Most recently, DTU invited and obtained UNWTO.TedQual accreditation for two programs:
? International Hotel Management (PSU standard), and
? International Restaurant Operations Management (PSU standard).
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU), the world’s number one university in tourism & hospitality in many rankings, chose UNWTO.TedQual to accredit its training programs. In the three years of preparation for the accreditation, DTU received direct guidance and advice from Hong Kong PolyU, and on July 8, the UNWTO officially accredited the DTU programs in International Hospitality Management and in International Restaurant Operations Management with the rather high score of 771/845 points, meeting up to 91,2% of the criteria.
Interestingly, the two DTU programs of hospitality received accreditation with validity of 3 years, which is better than Hong Kong PolyU’s first UNWTO.TedQual accreditation with validity of just 2 years.
DTU signed an agreement with Pennsylvania State University (one of the world’s five best universities in tourism) to receive their Advanced & High Quality programs of tourism
The programs that received UNWTO.TedQual accreditation were built on collaboration with Pennsylvania State University (PSU), one of the fifty leading universities in economics & business administration training of the US (according to U.S. News 2022) and one of the world’s five best universities in tourism training (according to the UNWTO) to obtain training programs in Hotel Management, Tourism Management, and Restaurant Operations Management.
Students of the DTU’s PSU-standard Advanced & High Quality programs receive from 19 to 21 course completion certificates awarded by Pennsylvania State University, US. These certificates are recognized by universities in the US (in case students want to complete their studies or pursue a higher degree in the US).
Besides US-standard training programs, DTU students of tourism study with Problem-Based Learning (PBL) or Project-Based Learning (PrBL). This method is learner-centered and classes are geared towards actively working on projects, in order to improve lecturing and increase lecturing efficiency, and to allow for parallel learning.
The complete hospitality ecosystem at the DTU’s HTi
The DTU Hospitality & Tourism Institute (HTi) created a complete and diverse ecosystem for its hospitality minors: a series of five-star hotel rooms to practice in, a conference center, the UTravel travel company, a buffet restaurant, a cafe, etc. In this environment, DTU students always have opportunities to practice and improve their profession, to confidently and rapidly find employment in the real world.
DTU students of hospitality can practice in a complete hospitality ecosystem, which is rare at universities in Vietnam
Scientific research and big prizes characterize DTU students of hospitality
With their dedication to training hospitality students into high-quality workers, DTU’s lecturers of hospitality have been guiding and supporting many DTU students towards prestigious awards and scientific research published in big journals, such as:
? DTU students of hospitality were the only ones from Vietnam at “World Tourism Day” in the Philippines in 2020 and in 2021.
? The scientific research report “Social media research trends in tourism city context” by students Ngo Thi Thu Trinh and Mai Ngoc Tram was published in the International Journal of Tourism Cities of SCOPUS Q1 rank on January 25, 2022.
? Nguyen Duong Khanh Nhi, a student of PSU-standard Hotel Management, was named Vietnam TOEIC Ambassador in January 2022 with 930/990 points, while Tra Quoc Thinh of Hotel Management received the honor in March 2021 with 905/990 points.
? Third prize and two auxiliary prizes (“most-liked project” and “best consolation prize”) at the ECO-n 2021 finals.
? Second prize at the HULT Prize Southeast Asia (best result of Vietnam) with the “Disabled People Make Handicrafts” project in 2018.
? First prize of the Tour Guide Competition and first prize of the Aptitude section in 2017.
DTU students of hospitality win many prizes and awards during their studies
In these achievements in lecturing, research, practice, and business relations, one cannot fail to mention the key factor in the recent success of tourism & hospitality at DTU, the “captain” at the helm of the HTi: the Korean Prof. Dr Lim Sang-taek.
After obtaining a BSc from Yonsei University (South Korea), an MBA from the University of Dallas (Texas, US), and a PhD of Business Administration from the US International University (California, US), Prof. Lim Sang-taek gained years of experience lecturing and working in tourism management, and he served as chairman of the Asia–Pacific Tourism Association (APTA).
Hero of Labor and Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co congratulates Prof. Lim Sang-taek for being awarded a prize by the South Korean president
In August 2019, after being appointed director of the DTU Hospitality & Tourism Institute, Prof. Lim Sang-taek was honored by the South Korean President Moon Jae-in with an Order of Civil Merit for his outstanding contributions to South Korean education. He continues guiding the many DTU lecturers and the about twenty foreign lecturers, both tenured and visiting, from the US, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, etc. to continue improving tourism & hospitality at DTU.
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DTU
? Among the 500 best universities in the world and the 100 best universities in Asia according to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) ranking.
? 210th best university in Asia in 2022 and in the 801–1000 band in the world in 2023, according to QS Rankings.
? In the top 700 of universities internationally, according to Shanghai Ranking in 2021.
? Second university in Vietnam to obtain American ABET accreditation and the one with most ABET accreditations in Vietnam.
? First university in Vietnam to obtain UNWTO.TedQual accreditation for tourism.
? 577th best university worldwide, according to U.S. News & World Reports in 2022.
? Number one university of Vietnam (1140th of the world) according to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
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(Media Center)