On the afternoon of June 4, Huang Guanhua, Deputy Dean of International College, Yang Shuai, Associate professor and also Head of Professional Teaching and Research Group, and Ms Shi Fengxia, teacher of Hospitality Management major, went to Conrad Hotel to visit the 2019 Hospitality Management interns. This visit help to know more about the internship situation of our students and further strengthen the school-enterprise cooperation,

During the communication, Richard Gosling, General Manager of Conrad Hotel, extended a warm welcome to Ms Huang and other delegates, and gave a high evaluation of the work and comprehensive quality of the intern students, and hoped that two parties would strengthen cooperation and look forward International College to recommending more outstanding students to the hotel for internship and employment in the future. Ms Feng Xiaoxuan, Commercial Director of Conrad Hotel, introduced in detail the work arrangement and the performance of the interns, affirmed and praised the progress of the interns. The two sides had in-depth discussion on “how to realize the mutual promotion of teaching and practice”

After listening to the introduction of the performance of our interns by the leaders of Conrad Hotel, Ms Huang expressed gratitude to the hotel on behalf of the college, later, she conveyed to the students the concern of the college leaders, and emphasized the significance of the internship. She hoped that students can gradually realize the transformation of their status from student to professional, and adapt to the real work environment through internship. At the same time, students were instructed to abide by the rules and regulations of the hotel, cherish the internship opportunity, improve professional skills, and enhance professional quality.

This visit enhance the communication and exchange between Conrad Hotel and International College, which also fully reflected the care of the college for the interns. The students expressed their appreciation for the college’s concern and the leaders come to visit them during their busy schedule. Practice and experience consolidate knowledge. The college interns said that they would cherish the internship opportunity provided by the college, work hard to learn professional knowledge, and do their best to complete the internship.

This visit is an important embodiment of the practice of “Do practical things for teachers and students” in the study and education of the Party history. International College has always attached importance to students’ internship activities. Through visiting students in internship units, we can further understand and master the wok and life situation of the interns, find deficiencies, accumulate experience, improve the level of internship work, and deepen understanding and cooperation with partner units.