As part of their Introduction to Tourism and Fundamentals of Food class, a group of hospitality and tourism students from the School of Hospitality and Tourism visited the Wonder Food Museum Penang on 14 March 2023. The purpose of the visit was to give students the opportunity to learn about Malaysia’s distinct food culture and its...
SEGi College Penang BSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management students recently returned from a study visit to Singapore, where they investigated the city-history, state’s economy, and culture as part of their Urban Tourism assessment. On their first day, the students visited iconic landmarks such as Jewel Changi Airport, Merlion Park, and Marina Bay Sands. The...
On 8 and 9 March, SEGi College Penang’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management hosted its annual two-day open market event, the Grand Entrepreneurship Bazaar Day. The purpose of the event was to give students the opportunity to turn their business ideas into real-world business activities. Students are expected to apply the theories and concepts they...
Educational tours have been incorporated into the curriculum of the SEGi School of Hospitality and Tourism to provide students with the opportunity to learn from industry players and gain first-hand experience. Students from Muhamad Irfan Bustaipo’s Introduction to Hospitality Industry and Event and Convention class recently visited the Ascott Gurney Penang on 7 March 2023. The educational...
Almost half of Malaysians are employed in the hospitality industry, with many working in hotels. These hardworking individuals are critical to the success of the nearly $2 trillion travel and tourism industry in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these workers feel underappreciated, with 42% citing a lack of recognition as one of the most...
Field trips have long been a popular educational tool for connecting students to concepts and theories taught in the classroom. According to Behrendt and Franklin (2014), fieldwork can lead to better learning outcomes than class-based learning. In accordance with this, students pursuing a BSc (Hons) International Tourism and Hospitality Management degree at a Malaysian college...
SEGi College Penang held a talk by Dr Catherine Menon on artificial intelligence on 9 March 2023. Dr Menon, Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, is an experienced researcher in the field. In her talk, Dr Catherine highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence, how it is relevant to current industries, and the possible opportunities...
Dr Catherine Menon, Principal Lecturer from the University of Hertfordshire, conducted a talk on cyber security at SEGi College Penang on 9 March 2023. Highlighting the importance of system security in order to make data safe, Dr Menon said that many organisations suffer huge losses of data as a result of attacks, and some are...
During an industry talk on 21 February 2023, SEGi College Penang students learned about the latest internet programming technology. Mohd Amizar bin Abdul Majid organised the event from the School of Information Technology to provide students with early industrial exposure. Lee Chong Wei, a Test Engineer from Keysight Technologies in Bayan Lepas, Penang, delivered the...
On 15 January 2023, SEGi College Penang’s School of IT (SOIT) and Keysight Technologies Penang hosted an enlightening workshop to explore the necessity of incorporating industry practices in classroom instruction via online technologies. This is regarded as an important step in preparing students for the real world by exposing them to the most recent technological...
