INTL_Hospitality University brochure

WHY A HOSPITALITY UNIVERSITY

To Achieve 60 Million Annual Visitors to Japan Tourism comprises approximately 5% of the Japanese GDP 1 and has a significant impact on the country’s economy. Declared a ‘Tourism-Oriented County’ in 2003 by the Japanese government, work continues toward the goal of welcoming 60 million inbound tourists annually by 2030. To this end, the number of tourism related programs and university departments have experienced considerable growth. As of April 2019, there are 47 universities, 47 faculties, and 50 departments teaching tourism. 2 As Japanese tourism continues to modernize, globalize, and localize, the industry requires highly skilled managers and leaders with hospitality experience. The Tourism Agency reports that relatively few tourism graduates are workforce ready, as current programs emphasize theory over practice. Few tourism graduates enter the tourism industry, but even those who do are unlikely to be retained for long.* The industry urgently needs skilled professionals with knowledge and hands-on experience in anticipation of the post-pandemic tourism boom. An industry-informed hospitality curriculum and applied learning approach will address these challenges. Moreover, there is a need for hospitality professionals in emerging economies throughout Southeast Asia as tourism expands and new hotels open. Japan is ideally situated to contribute to the development of the region by educating international hospitality professionals.. National & Global Demand for a Professionally Trained Hospitality Workforce

More World-class Hotels and Resorts to Open The Japanese government is promoting the opening of world-class hotels and integrated resorts as part of its economic revitalization and tourism-oriented strategies. The education of a skilled hospitality workforce aligns perfectly with these goals World-class Hospitality Education by Advanced U.S. University Eight of the world’s top 10 hospitality schools are in the U.S., providing highly skilled talent for the renowned U.S. hospitality industry. A leading U.S. hospitality university would offer well-experienced teaching faculty, a practical, hands-on education and a customized curriculum to meet the unique local needs in Japan. Regional Revitalization and Industry-Government-Academia alignment This project would help drive revitalization not only for the region’s tourism but also for the economy, the community, and the arts by promoting a collaborative curriculum aligned with policy proposals in partnership with the local administration and the private sector. It also provides opportunity for continuing education within the community. Location as a Global Academic Crossroads Students from many nations, representing diverse languages and cultures, would contribute to a thriving, inclusive campus environment, and provide practical (real- world) opportunities for students to experience the diversity of the global tourism workplace. This practical global curriculum would make our university the most advanced in the world. Our university would also promote exchange program’s with other academic institutions in and out of Japan.

* ‘Professional human resource educating working group by academic-industry partnership