MasterCard-U21Global Scholarship Builds Alumni Network of Women in Travel and Tourism Across Asia/Pacific and the Middle East
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| From Left: Magdalene Chia, Shereen Bong, Karina Wong and Nicole Tan |
The two Singapore recipients were among 20 scholarship recipients from across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. In addition to the opportunity to further their education, both recipients will be part of a mentorship network, which will form a key part of their program experience. Shereen and Karina were welcomed into the alumni by Nicole Tan, Director of Catering Sales, at the Raffles City Convention Centre and Magdalene Chia, a licensed Tourism Ambassador with the Singapore Tourism Board and Director of Educalc.net , a regional distribution company. Nicole and Magdalene are both Singapore recipients of the MasterCard-U21Global scholarships awarded for the program last year.
The scholarship gives both women the opportunity to pursue the Executive Diploma of Business Administration with U21Global, the world?s premier online Graduate School. This is the second consecutive year that MasterCard and U21Global are collaborating to offer this scholarship program, which is open to women professionals in the travel and tourism industry across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. A total of 20 scholarships have been awarded each year. This year, recipients hailed from markets, such as the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, India, Malaysia and Singapore.
The MasterCard Worldwide-U21Global Scholarship Program for Women in Travel and Tourism was introduced last year with the aim of empowering working women professionals in the travel and tourism industry to stay ahead of industry trends and realize their full potential. The program focuses on diverse aspects of tourism management and helps build a broad understanding of management principles and practices as they apply in the tourism and travel industries. The course has been developed by Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, a part of Nottingham University Business School and U21Global, a leader in offering quality graduate online education to working executives and professionals.
About U21Global
Established in 2001, U21Global is the world's premier online Graduate School that offers globally recognised graduate programmes. The graduate school is backed by an international network of 20 leading research-intensive universities in 12 countries. U21Global combines the traditional quality of its founders with innovative modes of delivery on the Internet, providing students with substantial learning advantages, while balancing work, travel and family life.
U21Global has successfully enrolled students from 60 countries around the world including those from Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. The graduate programmes draw upon the best practices in online learning and pedagogy and have been approved by U21pedagogica, an independent quality assurance body which ensures that the curriculum meets the rigorous academic standards of all 20 affiliated universities. For more information on U21Global, please visit our campus at www.u21global.edu.sg
U21Global's affiliated universities include: North America: McGill University, Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of British Columbia, University of Virginia; Europe: Lund University; University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham; East Asia: Fudan University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Hong Kong, Waseda University; Australia & New Zealand: University of Auckland., University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland.
About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 16 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to http://www.mastercard.com
| Contacts: |
| Georgette Tan, MasterCard Worldwide, georgette_tan@mastercard.com, (65)6390-5971 |
| Priyia Paramajothi, Weber Shandwick, pparamajothi@webershandwick.com, (65) 6825-8064 |
| Adeline Siaw, U21Global, adeline.siaw@u21global.edu.sg, (65) 6410-1311 |
| Binny Peh, Edelman, binny.peh@edelman.com, (65) 6347-2326 |
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