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CHSGA inks MoU with ANC

ANC and CHSGA members after signing the MOU with Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs John Amaratunge. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe
ANC and CHSGA members after signing the MOU with Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs John Amaratunge. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe

Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association (CHSGA), will introduce an MBA with Hospitality Management for its membership, which includes a first-of-its-kind mentorship program to enhance knowledge sharing to the new generation hotel management students.

For this CHSGA inked a MOU with American National College (ANC) at the Hilton Hotel, to offer the University of West London (UWL) MBA with Hospitality Management which is one of the best in the world for its members.

Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, John Amaratunge said that quality education in the hotel sector always welcome as there is a dearth of qualified HR for the industry both locally and internationally. This CHSGA and ANC MBA would also help towards fulfilling this void to a greater extent.”

CEO and Executive Director ANC, Dr Punarjeeva Karunanayake, said that this may be the first MBA offered to the Travel sector in Sri Lanka with a London University. The University of West London is a top 50 UK University (Guardian League Table 2019), No. 04 University in London and it is a recognized international University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka, as listed in Commonwealth Universities Yearbook and International Handbook of Universities.

ANC Education, the leading transnational education provider in Sri Lanka with over a decade of experience in the education sector, offers this globally recognized MBA with Hospitality Management program which provides an excellent blend of Hospitality Management and Business Administration knowledge to students to contribute to the growth of the Hospitality sector in Sri Lanka.

Patrick Pereira, CHSGA Strategy Committee Chairman said, “Our Hospitality industry hinges on hiring the right people, motivating them, training them, caring about them and making winners out of them. It is vital that customers wish to come back and it is their experience that determines the longevity and endurance of these enterprises. We are confident that the ANC - UWL world renowned MBA program would help enforce our strategic plans of raising the bar of the industry in terms of quality, service, culture and brand.”

CHSGA President Samantha Gunarathna stated, “having identified the industry’s need for professionals, we are confident that the University of West London MBA with Hospitality Management, would provide the right foundation and training to our prospective, talented students and would prove to be a great help towards growth and development of the hospitality and tourism industry.”

CHSGA, having realized the growing need for proper grooming of students of hospitality education and the serious issue of hands-on knowledge sharing by industry giants to these aspiring hoteliers.


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