Through Train Learning

The MSc in Marketing with Festival and Event Management is a two-year part-time programmes jointly offered by Edinburgh Napier University and HKU SPACE since Year 2010. Edinburgh Napier is based in one of the most important global destinations for tourism, festival and events. The University's postgraduate programmes were developed to support international tourism and event management development. The programmes aimed to equip students with the knowledge and intellectual capabilities to successfully develop a career in marketing, festival and event management.

The programme aims to meet the continuing education and professional development needs of those who are currently working in corporate branding and/or event management or those who have aspirations in these areas.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme aims to equip students with the credentials and expertise that prepare them for a variety of career in the competitive and ever-changing live entertainment and event industry.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) International Hospitality Management (Part-time) is offered by HKU SPACE in collaboration with the University of Plymouth School of Business. It is an 21-month part-time offshore degree programme which carries the same academic status and recognition as that offered to Plymouth’s on-campus graduates.
 

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme aims to produce graduates who are broadly informed about all aspects of the nature and operation of the hospitality industry and its inter-relationship with the broader social, cultural and economic context. Graduates are able to display originality and inventiveness, and are capable of independent and entrepreneurial thinking. This programme also imparts an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical and technical aspects of management of a variety of hospitality industry business operations to students; and they are nurtured to have customer-focused mindset and cross-cultural skills and knowledge to work in multi-cultural environments.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme aims to provide a broad overview of the structure of the live entertainment, festival and event industry and meet the continuing professional development needs of people who are currently or intend to work in the live entertainment industry, in festival and event management, private and public agencies. The programme’s emphasis is on live entertainment, festivals and events as a business and its marketing strategies, programming, operations, budgeting, facility management, and so on.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme aims to meet the continuing professional development needs of people who are currently working in the M.I.C.E. industry, in event management, advertising and public agencies, or for those who have career aspirations in the M.I.C.E. and Event Management fields. This programme aims to introduce students a wide range of skills and techniques in event planning, promotion, operation and management. Students will learn how to collaborate with different stakeholders in relation to event venues, event facilities, food and beverage, marketing communication, and event technology.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme aims to introduce an expanding field of customer experience management in the travel and tourism industry. Customer experience has become a critical differentiator in today’s competitive market environment, tourism and travel service companies can strengthen their brand preference and improve customer loyalty and satisfaction through valued and memorable customer interactions. This programme imparts an in-depth knowledge and understanding of guest relationship management, cross-cultural management, and people management in a variety of tourism and travel service business operations to students.