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PolyU School of Hotel
& Tourism Management’s World Leadership
Position Strengthened According to World
Ranking of the Top 18 Hotel Schools by Research Output
October 29, 2009 - The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is ranked no. 2 in the
world among
academic institutions in hospitality and tourism based on total
research output in the 11 leading hospitality and tourism
journals over the 15-year peroiod from 1992 to 2006. This is another
concrete proof that SHTM is committed to achieving global excellence in
hospitality and tourism education.
The
league table appears in the study “A World Ranking of the Top 100
Hospitality
and Tourism Programs” which will be published in the November
2009 issue of the Journal of Hospitality
& Tourism Research. This
year PolyU’s ranking has moved up from the 4th place in 2005 to the
2nd place in 2009, and it remains the only non-US based institution
in the top five. The top five institutions in the rank are Cornell
University,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Michigan State University,
University of Nevada at Las Vegas and Pennsylvania State University.
SHTM
Director Professor Kaye Chon said, “As a global centre of excellence in
hospitality and tourism education for the 21st century, the School
is well poised to lead the world’s hospitality and tourism education in
the
years to come.”
It is
also worth noting that for a more recent 5-year period from 2002 to
2006, the same
study revealed that PolyU is ranked no. 1 in the world, which clearly
indicates
PolyU’s leadership in research in more recent years.
PolyU
had the foresight to establish its School of Hotel and Tourism
Management as the best hotel and tourism school in the world. The
University
unveiled a plan four years ago to develop dedicated premises for the
School, in
the same year when SHTM was ranked fourth in the world ranking. With
the School
now moved up to rank second in the world, the PolyU Teaching and
Research Hotel
has also reached its “pre-opening stage”. Professor Chon remarked, “As
we are
preparing for the opening of the Hotel in 2010, we seek to scale new
height and
attain higher level of excellence in the years ahead.” Indeed, the
international status of the School as a world-class institution will be
further
strengthened through the success of the Hotel.
"As
a global centre of
excellence in hospitality and tourism education for the 21st century,
the
School is well positioned to lead the world's hospitality and
tourism
education
in the years to come", SHTM Director Prof Kaye Chon said.
SHTM
is well known as the pioneer of hotel and tourism education in Hong
Kong. Since 1979, the School has graduated
generations of talented students who suit the rigorous requirements of
the
hospitality and tourism industry. Its recent achievements
include:
- 2009 – Second ranking in the world among
academic institutions in hospitality and tourism based on research and
scholarship, according to a study published in the November issue of
the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research.
- 2005 –
Top ranking among Asian institutions and fourth in world-ranking based
on
research and scholarship, according to a study published in the August
issue of
the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Research.
- 2003 –
Institutional Achievement Award from International Society of Travel
and Tourism
Educators (ISTTE) for innovation and contribution to the field of
tourism
education.
- 2002 –
Designation as World Headquarters and Secretariat for the International
Academy
for the Study of Tourism (IAST).
- 2000 –
TedQual (Tourism Education Quality) Certification from United Nations
World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
- 1999 – Designation as Asia’s only university
among the 16-member UNWTO Education
and Training Network.
SHTM’s
major strength is its international scope, and it prides itself on its
internationally recognised faculty members. With 60 academic staff
drawing from
18 countries, the School offers programmes at levels ranging from PhD
to Higher
Diploma.
World
Ranking of the Top 18 Programmes by Research Output (1992-2006)*
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2009 Ranking
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2005 Ranking
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Institution
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1 (no change)
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1
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Cornell University
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2 (+2)
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4
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
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3 (-1)
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2
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Michigan State
University
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4 (+1)
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5
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University of Nevada at Las
Vegas
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5 (+1)
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6
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Pennsylvania State
University
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6 (-3)
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3
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Virginia Polytechnic and State University
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7 (no change)
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7
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Purdue University
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8 (+1)
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9
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University of Surrey
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9 (-1)
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8
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University
of Central Florida
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10 (+1)
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11
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Griffith University
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11 (-1)
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10
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Northern Arizona University
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12 (no change)
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12
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Texas A&M
University
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13 (+1)
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14
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Kansas State
University
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16 (no change)
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16
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Washington State
University
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14 (+1)
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15
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University of Houston
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15 (-2)
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13
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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17 (+1)
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18
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Manchester Metropolitan
University
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18 (-1)
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17
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James Cook
University
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*Extracted
from Table 5 of “A World Ranking
of the Top 100 Hospitality and Tourism Programs”, Journal of
Hospitality & Tourism Research (Volume 33, issue 4,
November 2009, pp. 466).
World
Ranking of the Top 100 Programmes by Research Instances (2002-2006)**
|
2009 Ranking
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Institution
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1
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
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2
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Cornell University
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3
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University of Nevada at Las
Vegas
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4
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Pennsylvania State
University
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5
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University of Surrey
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6
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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7
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Purdue University
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8
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Oklahoma State
University
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9
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Michigan State
University
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10
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University
of Central Florida
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11
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Washington State
University
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12
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Texas A&M
University
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13
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Griffith University
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14
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Kansas State
University
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15
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Iowa State
University
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…
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…
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100
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University of Wollongong
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** Extracted from Table 2 of “A World
Ranking of the Top 100 Hospitality and Tourism Programs”, Journal of
Hospitality & Tourism Research (Volume 33, issue 4,
November 2009, pp. 459).
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