The Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) open a new chapter of academic partnership.
Within the PolyU–KazNU Centre for Sustainable Development in Central Asia, we launch an online series of guest lectures by SHTM scholar-educators. The lectures spotlight forward-looking ideas and practice across tourism – from regenerative and socially sustainable approaches to gastronomy, ecotourism, and big-data analytics of tourist mobility.
PolyU SHTM ranks among the world’s best: World No. 1 in ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS 2024 (Hospitality & Tourism Management) and No. 2 worldwide among university-based programmes in QS Subject 2025 (Hospitality & Leisure Management).
We invite students, graduate researchers, faculty, and industry partners. Join us!
Schedule:
- Friday, 26 September 2025, 12:00 – Dr. Roshis Shrestha, Regenerative Tourism. Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81533222426?pwd=8gxcCdLN4DZw5miZaWq6b0SjKnVaN4.1
- Friday, 10 October 2025, 12:00 – Prof. Nan Chen, Social Sustainability in Tourism Destinations. Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86052375757?pwd=1R1EsHwxaVLNiAFOaOzUR6UM7sk8Az.1
- Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 12:00 – Dr. Tiffany Cheng, Service Learning and Ecotourism. Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87418171852?pwd=UWm7rEavbxj1pFxOkERezxgx5YMxfQ.1
- Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 11:00 – Dr. Emily Chen, Tracking Tourist Mobility using Big Data Analytics. Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89844323505?pwd=WfxWxQIQiaHtSEbMpac1qHjZsVagW9.1
- Friday, 24 October 2025, 12:00 – Dr. Tak Kanchanawat, Gastronomy Tourism. Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83988413798?pwd=h6Ub6cR6ArTITY4Pm0z5Eta96YxnCs.1
Organizers:
PolyU–KazNU Centre for Sustainable Development in Central Asia;
Department of Recreational Geography & Tourism, Al-Farabi KazNU.
