About The Faculty
Undegraduate Programs
Faculty Vision
Faculty of excellence that pursues exciting adventure and knowledge to develop innovative, socially responsible professionals relevant to a global, interconnected tourism market.
Faculty Mission
We realize our vision by attracting and developing faculty and students with high potential who will pursue innovative managerial and leadership practices suited to a dynamic business environment through:
- quality teaching and research
- development of appropriate skills
- providing a trusting and empowering environment for students and staff
- creating globally significant thought leadership
- Striving for integrity, respect and human dignity
- Engaging with the global environment
Our programs develop human capital for tomorrow’s tourism industry.
- Travel & Tourism Industry: prepares candidates to understand the interrelationships between tourism and overall economy. The emphasis throughout this program is on relationship marketing, sales and services and more specifically on air fares and ticketing, transportation, geography, quality service, attractions and food and beverage operations.
- Ecotourism is a responsible and growing sector of tourism which values natural resources and the interests of local communities. Knowing ecotourism and its functioning can contribute to making tourism more ecologically and socially sustainable.
- Health and recreational tourism is a rapidly-growing practice of traveling across boarders to obtain health care and fitness. This important specialty encompasses elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement, cardiac surgery, dental surgery, cosmetic surgeries and reproductive tourism.