October 2020
Volume 21, Issue 4
Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Register for the HKWS-X 2020 and Learn the Latest about Hospitality and Tourism Management Online, for FREE!
The Hong Kong PolyU Winter School (HKWS) has been running for 17 years. This year's HKWS-X is a special version to support the hospitality and tourism industry in view of the COVID-19 situation. The HKWS-X 2020 programme offers 12 one-hour online modules in hospitality and tourism management related to or with an emphasis on the recovery from the pandemic. It will be held from 2 to 17 December 2020.

HKWS-X 2020 is a learning opportunity offered by the SHTM on a complimentary basis. It features many leading industry professionals and academics who present a series of interactive modules.

Dates Modules Instructors
2 December Digital Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism
Dr Ada Lo
Associate Professor
SHTM

Mr Patrick Yeung
Professor of Practice (Tourism Marketing)
SHTM

3 December Technology Innovation and Digital Transformation in Tourism and Hospitality
Dr Dan Wang
Associate Professor
SHTM

4 December Wellness Tourism
Dr Deniz Kucukusta
Associate Professor
SHTM

7 December Purpose Driven Leadership: Six Steps for Self Development
Prof Kaye Chon
Dean and Chair Professor
SHTM

8 December Crisis Management
Dr Jennifer Cronin
President
Wharf Hotels

9 December Tourism Big Data Analytics
Dr Sangwon Park
Associate Professor
SHTM

10 December A Food & Beverage Operator's Best Practices During Pandemic
Mr Jonathan Glover
Instructor
SHTM

11 December Conflict Management
Dr Pearl Lin
Associate Professor
SHTM

14 December Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem-Solving
Dr Harah Chon
Lecturer, MA Design
School of Design Communication
LASALLE College of the Arts

15 December Future of Luxury Services Management in Post-Pandemic Economy
Prof Basak Denizci Guillet
Professor
SHTM

16 December Human Resources Management: Opportunities and Challenges as a Result of the Shake Up
Dr Maxime Wang
Assistant Professor
SHTM

17 December Managing Change
Prof Brian King
Associate Dean and Professor
SHTM


Each module will be held from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hong Kong time.

For enquiry, please contact Ms Flora Ng at flora.ng-ps@polyu.edu.hk.

For more information and registration, please visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/hkws-x

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