Monthly Archives: August, 2018

A Hotel is Just a Building

“These buildings are nothing more than bricks and mortar, glass and steel (...) no matter how sophisticated, elegant or beautiful these buildings may be,...

The Arts in Higher Education

The role of arts in higher education continue to be a complicated and highly debated issue, particularly with the transformation in North American education....

Integrating social sciences and humanities in interdisciplinary research

The latest objective to integrate the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in funding for interdisciplinary research has encountered few obstacles. In funding programmes including...

Challenges and constraints of hospitality and tourism education in China

Growth of the tourism industry has led to the rapid development of tourism education in China. The first Nanjing Tourism School was established in...

University study abroad: good for the character and the bank balance

Parents may feel more distressed about the idea of studying abroad than students themselves. Today students are increasingly enthusiastic about pursuing a degree or...

Why study visual arts?

One should study art because it provides the grounds for self-exploration and self-expression, the opportunity to widen perspectives, build mental focus, physical artistry, diminish...

UMP awarded its first Vice-Chancellor Quality Award to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM) is celebrating its first Vice-Chancellor Quality Award (AKNC), the first departmental award since it was introduced in the...

Oh The Humanities!

Listen to Kate Cottle, Chair of Humanities and Literature at Wilmington University on why we should study the humanities. “We study the humanities because they...

Global smart cities market to top $2 trillion by 2025

c Artificial intelligence, customised healthcare, robotics and distributed energy generation are some technologies that will propel growth, efficiency, connectivity and urbanisation in the future. Building...

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