Three-day National Seminar Highlights Emerging, Future Trends In Indian Hospitality Education

EH&C Staff - Bangalore

The Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management of Acharya Institute of Management Sciences, Bangalore recently organised a three-day national seminar on the emerging and future trends in hospitality education in India. The seminar, which was sponsored by AICTE, created a common interactive platform for hospitality professionals, educationalists and students alike.

The event saw industry experts speak on various industry relevant topics and provide insights to a student's perspective.

The topics covered included:

• The importance of technology based education and future trends
• The impact of globalisation in the hospitality industry
• Effective teaching methods, redefining the concept of quality education in hospitality service, new trends in the hospitality industry, industry - institute interactions for developing suitable curriculum, bench-marking Indian hospitality education with western countries and methods for better interface with industry.

The speakers for this event included A Jayachandran, corporate training manager, Taj Group of Hotels, Chennai; Rohit Mallik, training manager, IT Windsor Sheraton, Bangalore; Sameera Simha, principal, Vijaya College, Bangalore; Eason Verghese, training manager, Le Meridien, Cochin; Chef Sounderrajan, corporate executive chef, Club Mahindra, Chennai; Kenneth Pinto, consultant trainer; Brian Verghese, consultant trainer; Milan Mookherji, training manager, Oberoi, Bangalore; and Suhas Gopinath, CEO, Globals Inc, Bangalore.