Be a management professional
STUDENTS interested in a career in the hospitality and tourism industry can consider pursuing a programme at Quest International University Perak ( QIUP) in Ipoh.
The related areas of tourism, hospitality and event management offer huge opportunities for rewarding management careers globally. Tourism, together with travel, is now regarded as the world’s fastest- growing industry.
Realising that the hospitality industry is in continuous need of managerial staff who can work effectively in a professional, peoplefocused environment and are equipped with the right skills, QIUP introduced the Bachelor of Business Administration ( Hons) in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
The university also offers the Diploma in Hotel Management and Diploma in Tourism Management.
The hospitality, tourism and hotel management programmes at QIUP equip students with the skills necessary to manage operations as diverse as hotels, resorts, cruise ships, airlines, tour and exhibitions and conferences.
Each programme provides a broad coverage of the best practices in the hospitality industry as well as training in critical soft skills integral to the profession.
The curriculum received valuable industry input in its design and includes both research and internship components.
The internship involves valuable hands- on training on the multiple facets of hotel management at premier local and international hotels identified by the university.
Students can choose the hotels in which they want to perform their internship.
An integral part of the programmes is the development of communication and interpersonal skills that will have a vital impact on the career paths of graduates.
These programmes provide a global, industry- specific and quality education at affordable prices.
At QIUP, the minimum study duration for the full- time mode is three years for degree programmes and two and a half years for diploma programmes. Besides fulltime study, QIUP also offers its programmes in part- time mode.
There are three faculties and two centres at QIUP – Centre for Foundation Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Integrative Sciences & Technology, Faculty of Business Management & Social Sciences, and Centre for Graduate Research.
QIUP offers programmes at the foundation, diploma, degree and postgraduate levels.
The September intake is open for registration.
For more information, call 1800 88 QIUP ( 7487), e- mail enquiries@ qiup. edu. my or visit www. qiup. edu. my