Empowering Tourism Education with Digital Intelligence

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The National Tourism Vocational Education and Teaching Steering Committee will host a seminar from July 31 to August 3, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, focusing on curriculum material reform and innovation for tourism majors in higher vocational colleges, as well as the construction of "first-class core courses" for hotel management programs. The event aims to leverage digital intelligence to empower the transformation of tourism education in higher vocational colleges, in line with the "Education Powerhouse Construction Planning Outline (2024-2035)" and the "Opinions on Accelerating the Promotion of Digital Education." The seminar will bring together experts, scholars, and educators to discuss the teaching reform of tourism courses, construction of teaching materials, and development of national hotel management professional curriculum standards.

Key Takeaways:

  • The seminar will focus on curriculum material reform and innovation for tourism majors in higher vocational colleges, as well as the construction of "first-class core courses" for hotel management programs.
  • The event aims to empower the reform and innovation of majors, courses, and teaching materials in tourism in vocational colleges with digital intelligence, in line with the "Education Powerhouse Construction Planning Outline (2024-2035)" and the "Opinions on Accelerating the Promotion of Digital Education."
  • The seminar will feature discussions on the teaching reform of tourism courses in higher vocational colleges enabled by digital intelligence, construction of teaching materials for higher vocational tourism courses based on the "New Vocational Standards," and development and exchange of national hotel management professional curriculum standards.
  • The event will be attended by invited experts and scholars in tourism vocational education and tourism industry, members of the National Tourism Steering Committee and its special committees, and relevant department leaders, professional leaders, and key teachers from higher vocational colleges across the country.
  • The seminar aims to promote the digital transformation of tourism education and enhance the quality of tourism professionals.

Statistics:

  • Total duration of the seminar: 4 days (from July 31 to August 3, 2025)
  • Number of participants: Estimated to be around 100-150 experts, scholars, and educators
  • Number of higher vocational colleges attending: Unclear
  • Time of registration: July 25, 2025
  • Number of invited experts and scholars: Unclear
  • Number of members from the National Tourism Steering Committee: Unclear

Sources:

  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, Original Press Release, July 18, 2023, titled "Notice on Holding Exchange and Discussion Event on Reform and Innovation of Teaching Materials for Tourism Major Courses in Higher Vocational Colleges"
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  • Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, Copyright 2021 Contify.com