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News: “International Joint Seminar – UQ and Jeju National University, Korea” December 2007 - Nov 6, 2007
The School of Tourism is pleased to invite provisional and confirmed PhD, MPhil, and Masters candidates, and academic staff to the International Joint Seminar with Jeju National University, Korea

News - Hospitality academic cooks up best paper - Aug 12, 2007
The School of Tourism’s Industry Partnership Manager, Richard Robinson, has taken out the best paper award at the International – Council of Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education Conference

News - Changing Visitor Attitudes and Actions for a Sustainable Future - Jun 26, 2007
Researchers at The University of Queensland School of Tourism aim to better understand the impact of tourism experiences on visitors’ environmental attitudes and behaviour practices

News - Holiday Inn Hotel Technology Competition Win - Jun 14, 2007
UQ Ipswich School of Tourism Students fly high in Holiday Inn Hotel Technology Competition Win 14 June 2007...

News - UQ Academic Featured - Jun 19, 2007
UQ hospitality lecturer Dr David Solnet has a message which will be travelling around the world - literally - when he appears in an in-flight television feature to be shown on Virgin Blue’s new in-flight TV programme

News - Tourism Head of School appointed Honorary Professor in China - Jun 20, 2007
Professor Chris Cooper, Head of School at The University of Queensland School of Tourism, has been appointed Honorary Professor at the School of Tourism and Geography at Xinjiang Normal University

News - School of Tourism Postgraduate Information Seminar - Apr 30, 2007
The award-winning School of Tourism is offering students, graduates and industry the opportunity to find out more about postgraduate opportunities in tourism, hotel, sport and event management.

News - UQ Ipswich scholarships announced - Apr 27, 2007
Six University of Queensland Ipswich students will be awarded scholarships at the Scholarships and Prizes Award Ceremony at Ipswich on Thursday.

News - UQ student runs national youth events - Apr 27, 2007
UQ event management student Darren Sibson is putting his skills to the test as the coordinator of a 2007 National Youth Week event "Climb for National Youth Week".

News - New partnership and direction for tourism programs - Mar 2, 2007
The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management Schools P/L (BMIHMS) have announced the signing of a five-year strategic partnership agreement.

News - Leisure lecturer funded to get older Queenslanders active - Apr 10, 2007
Ms Lord The Queensland Government has awarded Associate Lecturer Elisabeth Lord from the School of Tourism a grant for her PhD research exploring ways to encourage older Queenslanders to get more physically active.

News - Guest lecture from Swiss Institute for Tourism - Jan 30, 2007
Dr Philipp Boksberger, Deputy Director of the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Research in Switzerland presented an overview of his research examining the influence of perceived risk on service quality and customer satisfaction

News - UQ tackles regional skills shortages in tourism - Jan 30, 2007
In a national first, The University of Queensland has teamed up with Roma Miles Tourism Development Unit (RMTDU) to launch a tourism internship program