About Us ◎About us The Department of International Tourism Management is a key component in Tamkang University’s (TKU) development. A significant amount of resources has been devoted to its establishment. The decision for this large investment was made after carefully considering TKU’s vision for the future. The Department of International Tourism Management was founded in 2006 on Lanyang Campus and steadily developed with the TKU’s triple objectives of “globalization, information-oriented education, and future-oriented education”; its alumni’s performance has earned recognition for their compelling achievement since then. Prior to the pandemic, the statistics reported by World Tourism Organization shows that tourism industry had been accelerating for a consecutive decade between 2009 and 2019 in both international tourist arrivals and total international tourism receipts. It is expected that tourism will rebound rapidly with the pace of vaccination worldwide. In such a wave of transition, the Department of International Tourism Management is relocating to Tamsui Campus and ensures to continue cultivating practitioners in various fields with all of its courses delivered in English, and a junior year abroad program for all its students. The Department of International Tourism Management provides international mobility programs; students can choose to acquire internship experiences in branded hotel chains or interdisciplinary learning in prestigious institutions overseas during the junior year. We also emphasize the acquisition of advanced concepts and the importance of innovation in operating tourism businesses, in accordance with the current trend of knowledge economics. The faculty devotes to research on diversified topics and leads students to take part in TKU’s USR projects. We firmly believe that our students will be capable of managing tourism businesses with a globalized view. The Department of International Tourism Management offers an undergraduate program towards the degree of Bachelor in Business Administration (B.B.A.). The four characteristics of department of international tourism management. Tourism is one of the emerging industries that Taiwanese government has been focused to enhance the competitive advantage in the international tourism market. The demand for trained personnel in international tourism in Taiwan is growing rapidly in recent years. In response to the government’s policy to promote the development of tourism industry and to provide the sufficient human resources in this field, our department has dedicated to foster the future leaders with international competitive advantage in the tourism industry no matter in Taiwan or other countries around the world through for characteristics, namely "(1) English-teaching courses, (2) junior abroad project, (3) residential college, and (4) international & national internships,". (1) English-Teaching Courses As English is becoming more and more important nowadays, our department’s curriculum is fully taught in English, in order to provide our students with the professional knowledge of international tourism and useful practical skills. In the other words, our students have to pursue the professional knowledge and skills in English. This policy can make sure our students can be fluent in English which is the most important language in the society. By using English to express and to communicate, the students can directly get the access of the latest tourism knowledge and broaden their horizon of the world. Generally, this department does not only help students enhance their English abilities but also enrich their professional tourism knowledge. (2) Junior Abroad Project Since international tourism industry is the future trend, there is a need for professional personnel with international experiences. In order to expose our students to the international environment and accumulate their global connections, all of our students are required to study abroad in their junior year at our sister universities all over the world at their own expense. With the international experiences, the competitiveness of our students would be increased and they can get the great notion about the world for the future career. (3) Residential College Lanyang Campus is a residential college. All freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus. There are a variety of activities available for students. These activities organized are majorly based on four core values, which are multicultural, artistic, eco-friendly, and recreational. The spirit of our campus is to enrich campus life, to pass on diverse knowledge, and practice character education. (4) International & National Internships To ensure students have working experience and useful skills in tourism industry before graduation, students are required to work a minimum of 400 hours in an approved hospitality or tourism sector. Our department offers both international and domestic internship opportunities. The international internship locations include Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Palau. The domestic internships are based on five-star hotels and travel agents. Since 107semester, our department has been divided into two groups, international internship and domestic internship. English-Teaching Courses, Junior Abroad Project, Residential College and internship program which are the four characteristics mentioned above suit both international and domestic internship group. The main difference is the students of international group have to finish the internship overseas to graduate. On the other hand, the students from domestic group can choose whether they want to do their internship overseas or in Taiwan. About international internship, our department work with three sister universities, International College of Hotel Management (ICHM), William Angliss Institute, (WAI) and The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) to launch a new program which is studying in the first semester and doing internship in the second semester. For international internship group’s students, they have to go to one of these three universities to study abroad in junior year. The sister university will arrange positions in local tourism industry for students to complete their internship and get practical experience after studying for the first semester to learn professional knowledge.
