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University of Johannesburg | Faculty of Management | Issue 1 2014

Creating an Excellent Teaching and Learning Experience Teaching and Learning is core business at the University of Johannesburg and is considered equally as important as research and community engagement. With the considerable increase in focus on Teaching and Learning including the importance and acknowledgement of good teaching, the student success rates have increased to above the 80% bench-mark set by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

The student complement is diverse and multi cultured which adds to the richness of the experiences at the School of Tourism and Hospitality. This is so important for the growth and self-development of students. Innovative and varied teaching strategies ensure that students are engaged, keen to learn and attending classes. Technology assisted learning is encouraged and has been promoted with the role out of the use of tablets in the classrooms, and where Wi-Fi is available in all first year lecture halls. The learning environment is supportive, promotes independent thinking, independence and self-motivation. Students are constantly challenged and supported to develop deep levels of thinking and in the case of the STH to apply their knowledge and skills in the practical components of the curriculum. They are also expected to interact with the business environment and will be prepared for their time of work-integrated learning when placed in industry units. Assessment practices are an integral component of teaching and learning and students are expected to prepare for these in order to be successful. Learning by connecting with communities beyond the classroom is also integrated into the teaching and learning experience.

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The present success rates are due to the additional attention given to the student learning experience in particular to first year students. There is close monitoring of student success rates, identification of students who appear not to be coping, and encouraging those who are not engaging and considered to be at-risk, to attend the interventions available. Students who are showing progress and achieving good results are motivated to continue doing so. First year students in particular are assisted with numerous support opportunities. First year students are encouraged to participate in social activities as well, in order to ensure in a well-rounded experience while at the STH.

The first year seminar is designed to welcome all first year students. This includes the Dean’s welcome, followed by an important First Year Extended programme which introduces students to a number of presentations of a range of academic development and support services throughout the first semester, but are available for all students at any time. This includes the library, counselling and career development, and the writing centre. The Academic Development Centre provides workshops on topics such as time management, how to take notes and make summaries, how to stay motivated as well as prepare for tests and exams. Students need to understand the value of tutors who are there to support and assist. These

are senior students usually from the same discipline who understand and can interact with each other.

Students need to ensure a well-balanced university life by being involved in the numerous social, sporting and cultural activities that are available. All the support is there to take students from good to great. All that is expected of them is to be a good student and use opportunities that are open to them. This privilege may not be available again if not successfully used.

Prof Jane Spowart Vice Dean: Teaching & Learning Faculty of Management

First Year Experience (FYE) 2014 @ STHThe First Year Experience (FYE) 2014 was targeted at assisting transition that the students have to make from high school to tertiary institution. The STH kicked off its First Year Experience programme with the official Welcome Event for Students and Parents on the 30 January where the Director, Dr Diane Abrahams encouraged the students who were filled with both excitement and trepidation to embrace the opportunity they’ve been given to study and to start shaping their futures.

At the Welcome Event the students were exposed to the great history of the school, its relationship with industry partners, the facilities and the excellent lecturers and instructors that they would encounter during their time at STH. Dr Abrahams noted to the students that through hard work and passion- and of course attendance in class – their parents could be back in 3- years’ time,to see them walk the stage and graduate. She reminded them that with their new found independence comes responsibility! They were reminded

to make wise choices and that hard work and discipline would be the bridge to achieving their goals. At the STH welcome event respects were also paid to the STH patron, the late President Mandela who together with Mr Sol Kerzner was instrumental in the opening of the new STH facilities in 2005. So the STH tradition of ringing the bell to signify that learning has begun was once again honoured

The first year students were inspired by the interaction with the Vice Chancellor, Prof Rensburg at the official UJ welcome event on 31 January. The VC enlightened the students about the position of UJ globally and the quality education that is delivered. Students were also allowed to voice their opinions and queries directly with the VC regarding the transport between campuses, NSFAS funding and allocation of the Ipads to first years.

On the 10 February 2014, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management, Professor van Lill also welcome all the first years in the Faculty. The theme of the Dean’s

welcome event was “Can you see it”. It was hosted in the auditorium where UJ graduations are hosted. The first years were encouraged through 3D visuals and entertainment to picture themselves in 3 years time having completed their qualifications

The extended FYE programme is progressing well where Monday afternoons for the first semester have been dedicated to a guest lecturers and sessions for the first years. There is a combination of industry speakers, academic support units who have been invited to advise and motivate the students. Guest speakers vary from UJ support to renowned leaders from industry. To date they have been addressed by Director of the STH, Dr Abrahams, the former MD of Tsogo Sun, Mr Graham Wood, Ms Abigale Clayton from Professional Overseas Work & Travel (POWT). The students have delighted by the experience and exposure to date and excited by what could be achieved through hard work and discipline.

BKMT Bursary HoldersCity Lodge Bursary Holder

HPF Bursary Holders

www.uj.ac.za/sthFACULTY OF MANAGEMENT

FORT SIMON FINE FOOD AND

WINE EVENINGFriday, 25 April 2014

TIME: 18:30 for 19:00 VENUE:The Waterford RestaurantSchool of Tourism and HospitalityKerzner BuildingUniversity of JohannesburgBunting RoadAuckland Park R295,00 per personBOOKINGS: +27 (0)11 559 1141 or 1142 or sthreception1@uj.ac.za

Bookings will only be taken from the 1st of each month. Dieterary requirements MUST be given when making reservations. Our kitchens are not Halal or Kosher.

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FROM RIO FAVELAS TO TOWNSHIP TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICADr Fabian Frenzel from the University of Leicester visited STH during the period 28 January to 7 February. Dr Frenzel is one of STH’s Senior Research Associate and during his stay Dr Frenzel was involved in extending his research on SLUM TOURISM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH, a topic in which he has published extensively including an important book with Routledge press. His work on slum tourism in South Africa is part of an international comparative investigation that includes slum tourism in Rio de Janeiro, Mumbai and Nairobi. On 6 February 2014 Dr Frenzel presented to a packed STH lecture theatre a guest lecture which was titled FROM RIO FAVELAS TO TOWNSHIP TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA. In this lecture Dr Frenzel discussed the valorization of informal slum settlements as tourism spaces and their impacts, including gentrification. Dr Frenzel’s research in South Africa is leading into the hosting at University of Potsdam, Germany during May 2014 of the Second Destination Slum conference. Both Dr Frenzel and Professor Rogerson are part of the organizing committee for this international conference which will review New Developments in International Slum Tourism Research.

Dr Fabian Frenzel addressing students at a guest lecture

Dr Anwar

New Post-Doctoral Fellow at the STHIn January 2014 Dr Mohammed Amir Anwar joined STH as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. He completed his PhD at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The title of his post-doctoral research is CORNERING AFRICA: INDIA’s FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA. Although foreign direct investments in Africa have received much attention in recent years most scholarly attention has been upon investments from Western countries and most recently upon Chinese engagements in Africa. Many academic works have become fixated with growing influence of China in Africa and its role in the ‘new scramble for Africa’. By contrast, limited attention has been paid to the role of other emerging

investors, including those from India. Indeed, India’s involvement in Africa has been largely overlooked by scholars in terms of what is described as its ‘globalisation slipstreaming’ behind China. India has become a critical partner for Africa in terms of investments, bilateral agreements, lines of credits and economic diplomacy. Dr Anwar’s research work will have two foci. First, is to analyse the size, scope and structural dimensions of Indian investment in contemporary Africa. Second, the project will examine the developmental impacts of India’s involvement through detailed case studies of Indian investment in land, mining and the tourism secto in different African countries.

South-South globalisation: Indian investments in AfricaABSTRACT:

Foreign direct investments in Africa have received much attention in recent years under the rubric of South-South globalisation. Even though Indian investments in Africa have avoided scholarly scrutiny, the country has become an important ‘Asian driver’ within the ‘new scramble for Africa’, actively involved in Africa in terms of investments, bilateral agreements, lines of credits and economic diplomacy (Carmody, 2011). Strategically, India’s trade with Africa is of much greater significance than that of China due to its comparative advantage in terms of diaspora, educational system, geographical proximity to Africa and established democracy as compared to China (Cheru and Obi, 2010). Furthermore, Indian companies, both public and private, have gained a notable presence through wide-ranging investments in various

sectors across Africa. Most prominent among them are agriculture, natural resources, information and communication technologies (mobile and internet) and tourism sector. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the geography of contemporary Indian foreign direct investments in Africa. In particular, as India recently has started to exert its influence in different regions of Africa, it becomes important to expand our scope of understanding India’s contemporary engagements in the continent. The paper concludes with some reflections on development implications on the population of Africa due to this South-South globalisation model.

For the full paper contact Dr Mohammed Amir Anwar on mohammada@uj.ac.za

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The STH is honoured to have the dynamic Graham Wood, the former Managing Director of Tsogo Sun as part of the guest lecturer team. Graham is presenting some of the modules on strategic management and leadership to the Hospitality Management 3rd year students. He also provided a guest lecture to the STH first year students as part of the extended First Year Experience Programme.

Graham Wood is a chartered accountant who started his career in the Hospitality Sector in 1996 with Sun International at the Sun City Resort where he was a Project Accountant moved on to becoming the Financial Manager Operations and the Chief Financial Officer at Sun City. This role expanded to that of Regional Financial Manager for Sun International Resorts Division from 2001. Graham later took on the portfolio of Director of Operations, Sun City Resort, 2003 – 2007 where he was responsible for the Strategic and operational leadership of Sun City Resort including Hotels, Vacation Club, Gaming, Entertainment, Sports and Recreation and all Support Departments. In 2007 Graham was the Divisional Director Resorts (Designate) – Sun International Resorts where he provided Strategic leadership of the Sun International Resorts Division, including sales and marketing, Finance and Human Resources, etc.. Before going on Sabbatical He was the Managing Director for Tsogo Sun Group from 2008 – 2013.

His responsibilities as MD included inter alia: Strategic leadership of Tsogo Sun Hotel Group, which consists of 95 hotels in South Africa, Africa & the Middle East, comprising the following brands:• Deluxe Hotels – Maia (Seychelles),

54 on Bath, Beverly Hills, Sandton Sun,

• Palazzo, Intercontinental Sandton Towers and Intercontinental OR Tambo

• Southern Sun Hotels• Garden Court By Southern Sun• Stay Easy By Southern Sun• Southern Sun Lifestyle

Resorts (Timeshare)• Formula 1• Sandton Convention Centre

Giving back… Graham Wood, former MD- Tsogo Sun - Engaging with STH students

Graham Wood

Graham Wood addressing first year students at the STH

The following disciplines formed part of his strategic responsibility:• Hotel & Timeshare Operations• Sandton Convention Centre• Sales and Marketing,

Local and Offshore• Public Relations• Hotel Development &

Portfolio Expansion• Finance, Human Resources

& Information Technology

Indeed an honour and privilegge to have someone of this calibre and with such extensive leadership experience share and impart knowledge with our future-fit leaders in the making.

Migrant Entrepreneurs or Business Tourists?Professor Christian Rogerson attended the conference on URBAN INFORMALITY AND MIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN CITIES held at Breakwater Lodge Cape Town on 10-11 February 2014. This conference was hosted jointly by the Africa Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, the Southern African Migration Project, the Gauteng City Region Observatory, the International Migration Research Centre and Canada’s International

Development Research Centre. Prof Rogerson presented a paper titled “Migrant Entrepreneurs or Business Tourists?” in which he highlighted the relationship between scholarship on migrant entrepreneurship on the one hand and that on business tourism on the other hand. In the context of sub-Saharan Africa business tourism is a leading edge of the tourism economy of many countries with migrant entrepreneurs – international and domestic – key participants. Empirical

material from research on Lesotho was used to demonstrate the hidden scale and nature of informal sector domestic tourism across Africa. The contradiction was highlighted between the current hostile policy stance of national and local governments in South Africa towards migrant entrepreneurs on the one hand and national and local tourism policies that seek to promote business tourism on the other hand. For the full paper contact crogerson@uj.ac.za

STH Visiting ProfessorEtienne Nel is a Visiting Professor at the STH from March-June 2014 as part of his sabbatical leave from the University of Otago in New Zealand. His particular research interests lie in the broad areas of community development, and local and regional development, of which tourism based development is a key component. While at STH and in South Africa he plans to undertake field-based research on these themes. Professor Nel is also a Senior Research Associate with the STH.

Etienne Nel

Barriers to African Youth participation for domestic tourism in post-apartheid South Africa: The case of Soweto and Tembisa

Immaculate Malebo Rammekoa

Methodology

Case studies

Civil Society Government Industry

Findings and analysis

Synthesis, recommendation & conclusion

Data Collection Data Collection

Data Analysis Data Analysis

Soweto Tembisa

University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Bunting Road Campus, Auckland Park, 2006. Supervised by Dr. Leonard Llewellyn. Corresponding author: slebosh@gmail.com, Tel:0723237509

INTRODUCTION• Global market has become increasingly important for

many tourism destinations.• Research on youth has moved from sociological &

anthropological studies of ‘wandering’ and ‘drifting’ towards youth travel.

• In an era of extraordinary challenges for the travel industry, youth travel does not only represent a signifi cant market segment but an instrument of innovation and transformation.

• Scholars have noted that developments such as (tours offered by Contiki) accommodation (e.g. youth hostels) to youth-based travel events (full moon parties in Thailand)” are attractive to the youth market (Davidson et.al.2010). Travel for education purposes has also emerged as an important aspect of the youth travel market (Carr, 1998).

• Although research has been conducted to further understand the nature of the African youth participation phenomenon in domestic tourism for Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and how domestic tourism can be developed to include greater numbers of non-white ethnic and racial groups, similar studies have been absent in South Africa.

• Limited empirical work has been conducted to explore barriers to African youth participation in domestic tourism, especially for youth residing in post-apartheid townships (Butler, 2011).

YOUTH DEFINITIONYouth is defi ned as those between the ages of 15-35 years of age, which represents 41.2% of the total population. Those below the age of 15 years comprise 37.7% of the total South African population (Stats SA: 2010). Youth aged 15-24 are those at school preparing to enter into society and labour market, those aged 25-34 who already have employment or are seeking for job opportunities as well as youth entering into relationships, starting families and contributing to demographic growth (Stats SA: 2011).

AIM• Address the knowledge gap in local knowledge concerning

African youth participation in domestic tourism• Investigate the development, scope, size, organisation

and signifi cance of African youth market• Investigate African participation levels in post-apartheid

South Africa.• Attempt to fi ll the information gap that exists nationally

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY• Explore the factors infl uencing the existing lack of

participation by African youth in domestic tourism• Examine the barriers to African youth participation in

this tourism sector• Improve African youth participation from its current

position and reap off benefi ts of the fl ourishing tourism sector through empirical analysis in these townships; Soweto and Tembisa

CONCLUSION• Explore barriers to African youth participation in

Soweto and Tembisa• Qualitative research paradigm will be used.• Semi-structured interviews used to capture views,

opinions, attitudes and feelings of informants.• Additionally, Snow-balling technique used to secure

further informants.• Data collection tools will include a tape recorder and

a diary.• A grounded theory approach will form the basis of

analysis of identifi ed key themes.• *Discussions, conclusions & recommendations will

be drawn.

The Role of Tour Guides in Heritage Tourism in South Africa

Rethabile Kose-Masters of Tourism and Hospitality 13th March 2014

OBJECTIVES:1: How tour guides identify

their role in making tourists’ experience authentic.

2: If tour guides are equipped and empowered for their role in cultural heritage tourism.

3: To what an extend tour guides apply Tilden’s principles of interpretation in service delivery in cultural heritage tourism.

4: What are the challenges that tour guides face in service delivery in cultural heritage tourism in SA.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS:Tour guides are reluctant to participate as the feel that the study is to expose them or may cost them their jobs in case they open up.

SA tourism organizations are unable to provide useful information on Tour guides as they lack or have inaccurate statistics and no records on cultural heritage tourism per se.

Participation of domestic and international tourists was willing and they were forthcoming in an assessment of tour guides interpretations.

CONCLUSION:The growth of cultural heritage tourism has triggered a mounting interest in the role of tour guides in providing an authentic experience. Hitherto, the study brings a new insight into understanding of tour guiding phenomena which will contribute to the experiential value of cultural heritage tourism in South Africa. Since authenticity of cultural heritage forms a basis of SAT competitiveness marketing strategy for South Africa to become the top 20 world’s destinations by 2020 the fi ndings from the study are expected to contribute to future strategic cultural heritage product development as well as to the improvement of an authentic experiential value of cultural heritage tourism in South Africa.

Acknowledgements-Cordially: My Supervisor Dr Milena Ivanovic, the School of Tourism and Hospitality-UJ and last but not least the National Department of Tourism.

Tourism Research Seminar

University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Bunting Road Campus, Auckland Park, 2006. Supervised by Dr Milena Ivanovic. Corresponding author: rethabileckose@yahoo.com or 073 995 4917

INTRODUCTION:Since the democratic dispensation in South Africa (SA) cultural heritage has become the strongest unique attribute and core authenticity of tourist attractions. It has therefore become an important and booming asset in tourism. However, according to NDT (2011:16) cultural heritage products are under-performing and are frequently misrepresented through uninformed interpretation during tours; it raises a question to the role of tour guides in cultural heritage in SA. Aligned to the ethos of the recent National Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategy (NDT, 2012) the study brings the new insights and more holistic understanding to the role of tour guides in providing tourist authentic experience in order to improve the experiential value of cultural heritage products for SA to become the world’s destination of choice.

Study Methods

Qualitative

Non-probabilityRandom

Questionnaires: 3 Heritage sites50 Visitors Per Site

All tour guides per site

SPSS Software

Qualitative

ProbabilityPurposiveInterviews: (Availability)2 Tour guides & 1 Manager per siteObservations: 2 tour guides per site

Constant Comparison Method

Mixed Methods

Data Collection in Progress

Cultural Heritage Attractions Cultural Heritage Tourists

Tour Guides-Interpretation

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STH to host 4th AHTSA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on HOSPITALITY and TOURISMCALL FOR PAPERSThe Association of Hospitality and Tourism Schools in Africa (AHTSA) in conjunction with the School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH), University of Johannesburg are pleased to announce the 4th AHTSA International Conference on Hospitality & Tourism Research that will be held at the University of Johannesburg from 16th to 18th September 2014. CONFERENCE THEME The Conference theme is Development of Hospitality and Tourism in the 21st Century: Focus on Africa. This theme emphasizes the strong foundation that is provided by using research to inform our industry players on the new ideas, opportunities and challenges related to hospitality & tourism development in Africa. The 2014 Conference will provide a forum for the sharing of ideas, presentation of research findings, and discussion of professional issues relevant to the development of hospitality and tourism development in the 21st century, by both academia and practitioners. TOPICS Submission on the following topics are welcome:-

1. Hospitality and tourism development in Africa

2. Hospitality, tourism and consumer dynamics

3. Eco-tourism and sustainable development in Africa

4. Sustainable governance & policy in hospitality & tourism practices

5. Health tourism and well being

6. Festivals and events management

7. Talent management in the hospitality & tourism sector

8. Global shift in hospitality & tourism

9. Impact of insecurity & terrorism in world wide travel

10. Work-life balance for hospitality and tourism practitioners

SUBMISSION

Submission should be relevant to the conference theme. The paper should be original and should not have been

previously published or presented at another conference. Academic submission will be accepted for presentation at the conference based on a blind peer based review process. A work in progress paper, which will be reviewed as such for acceptance may also be presented.

A poster presentation (for doctoral and research students) are also acceptable. In ALL cases, an abstract must be submitted, and upon acceptance of the abstract, authors will be invited to submit a full-length manuscript for peer review. In no more than 500 words, abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper. Acceptance of the abstract does not guarantee the acceptance of the full-length manuscript. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 18th May, 2014 Full Papers are normally completed pieces of research or conceptual Papers, which develop theory and practice in relation to one of the ten topics. These papers will be double blind refereed and marked as ‘full papers’ in the proceedings. It is strongly recommended that abstracts be submitted prior to the submission of the full or work in progress papers to enable any adjustments and feedback to be made. The deadline for submission of full papers is 18th July 2014. Any submissions received after this date will only be accepted as poster presentations.

PRESENTATION AND LAYOUT GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS OF PAPERS

Final copies of full papers and work in progress papers will be used to produce the Conference proceedings in CD Rom. It is important therefore that all papers comply with the presentation requirements as detailed below:- 1. Length of papers Full papers between 4,000 and 6,000 words (including abstract, excluding bibliography). Work in progress papers between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length. (including abstract, excluding bibliography) 2. Text Papers

should use single spacing throughout with the following margins: left hand 35mm top, bottom & right hand side 25mm. Text should be black, 11 point, Times New Roman and justified left only. There should be a single space between Paragraphs and the first line should not be indented. Page numbers Page numbers should be inserted. 4. First Page The first page should include the title of the paper, centred, bold, 15 point size; authors’ names, centred, bold, 12-point size; authors’ affiliations and address, centred, 12 point sizes. For fully refereed papers, the first page should also include an abstract of no more than 150 words. NB: Please omit author’s names for refereeing process; these should only be included in the final approved paper submission. 5. References References should follow the Harvard system. Cited documents are referred to by inserting the authors surname and the year of publication within the text at the point of reference. English is the official language of the 4th AHTSA International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Research and all abstracts, papers, posters and presentations should be submitted in English, checked for correct grammar and spelling, and where relevant in Microsoft Word format.

PUBLICATION

All accepted papers would be submitted in the conference proceedings (Book of Abstracts + Full papers in the CD format). In order for the paper to be published, at least one author needs to be at the conference to present it.

CONFERENCE VENUE

The conference will be hosted by the magnificent School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The venue will provide the setting for the conference’s social program.

Forward abstracts and full papers to ahtsaconference2014@gmail.com. For enquiries, please contact ahtsa@utalii.co.ke OR Visit our website at www.ahtsa.net.

STH Student Liaison Committee 2014 initiativesOn the 7th February 2014, as part of the orientation of the first years, the STH Student Liaison Committee (SLC) hosted a fun day for them. The day started with general introductions between the SLC and the first years and then amongst the first years themselves. Grouping was done and fun activities began, which included singing and dancing competitions, an egg and spoon race and other team building activities. By lunch time, new friends and acquaintances were made across Hospitality and Tourism students.

A week after this event, in celebration of Valentine’s day, the students paraded in their best reds, whites and pinks, experiencing a delightful and romantic day. Funds collected from this event will be directed towards the upcoming Mr and Ms STH event that will take place on the 16th May 2014. This event is an STH tradition, intended to celebrate our culture, bring together the tourism and hospitality students and together have fun celebrating our talents with the latest fashion and coolest music.

The last event planned by the SLC for 2014 will be is the Farewell for the third years of STH that will take place in mid-June. The night is intended to celebrate the outgoing students and send them off into industry with a memorable experience.

SLC Activities 2014

SLC 2014

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STH hosts Gauteng Schools Cook-off

STH GROWING FUTURE- FIT LEADERSHIPThe University of Johannesburg through the School of Tourism & Hospitality was represented at the annual Meetings Africa Student Leadership programme by nine 3rd year Tourism Management students and three Masters (Tourism) students on the 24 February 2014. This initiative is supported by SA Tourism. The meeting was an important platform for the development of leadership skills of our students as they engaged and networked with key tourism industry partners. The students were also exposed to the different career avenues to pursue in the tourism sector. Students were also able to learn about various aspects of the tourism industry – including inter alia: destination management, conference organising, leisure tourism, how the grading council operates for hotels – bed and breakfast and conference venues, tips on selling South Africa as a conference destination, and how to be a leader and conducting oneself. The students were also part of a panel to judge the best paper presentations from students from other universities. Overall, it was an excellent learning experience for the students and they are hoping to put into practice some of the lessons they learnt.

STH Students at Meetings Africa Learners at the cook-off

Recently Plum Magazine, in conjunction with Gauteng Department of Education, held its newly created annual cooking competition for grade 10 & 11 consumer Studies Learners from Gauteng schools at the STH. There were a total of 10 competitors from 7 different schools.

The first prize was a R35,000 per year bursary to the School Of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg.

The contestants arrived at the STH by 06h30 and were in the kitchens and ready to cook by 08h30. The ingredients were weighed and

measured, the ovens were hot and the stoves were lit. At 08h30 the cooking began in all earnest. The students had to prepare a main course and a dessert within a 2 hour time limit.

When the judges, Hilary Biller (Sunday Times food editor and STH Alumnus), Jenny Kay (Star Newspaper food editor) and Henrik Jonsson (Head Chef: STH), sat down to adjudicate the dishes the room was quiet as the students nervously placed their creations on the display table. With 10 main course and 10 desserts to taste the judges wasted no time and tucked into the first plate.

After about 1 ½ hours the judges had finish and the results were tabulated. A winner had been found. The scoring was close and the room was tense as the judges and organisers started to get ready for the awards ceremony. The winner was announced, Ms Kathryn Morgan (Northcliff High School), was the worthy winner. We look forward to welcoming Kathryn at the STH next year.

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CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT @ STHCongratulations to the following staff members on their achievements:

DR KESA: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS!

Delegates at the Doctoral Academy Summer School

Certificate Course for Doctoral Supervisors: University of StellenboschThree STH staff (Dr Hema Kesa, Dr Llewellyn Leonard and Dr Ike Ezeuduji) attended a Certificate Course for Doctoral Supervisors at the University of Stellenbosch between 20th and 24th of January, 2014. This course, as part of the African Doctoral

Academy Summer School, was aimed at equipping academic staff with the necessary skills needed for doctoral supervision. The Workshop was attended by senior academics from various African Universities and was facilitated by Prof Johann Mouton, a

renowned academic with extensive experience in doctoral supervision. STH is poised to start a new doctoral programme in 2015; hence this is a proactive step towards capacitating staff for this new development.

Ms Anisah Deen (obtained Masters)

Chef Henrik Jonsson (obtained MBA)

Dr Ike Ezeuduji (obtained MBA)

Dr Milena Ivanovic (obtained her PhD)

We made it to the roof of Africa! Mount Kilimanjaro also known as the “mountain of greatness”, 5,895m high, the roof at the top of Africa! To climb Mount Kilimanjaro is the ultimate challenge that an average person can succeed in conquering. On the 9th of January 2014 my husband and I summited (Uhuru Peak) this magnificent mountain. We chose to do the 7 day, Machame route, this route is steeper and winds throughout the mountain. Due to its reputation of being tougher, it’s also called the “Whiskey route”. Climbing this mighty mountain has been the hardest thing I have ever done but experiencing the most epic views and spending time with the heroic porters and remarkable guides was truly a humbling experience.

The secret behind the success of summiting KILI is “pole pole” which means “slowly slowly” in Swahili Kilimanjaro is a journey, truly a lifetime experience!

WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING NEW FACES AT STH

FAREWELL As the STH, we bid farewell to the following staff

Chef Henrik Jonsson – Head Chef at the STH- also leaves the STH after 6 years - for an opportunity in Malaysia. We thank Henrik for his valuable contribution to the STH and wish him well in his new endeavour.

Quincy Hlongwane appointed as Design Café Manager

Lwethu Ntlakane appointed as Floor Manager- Kerzner Unit

Mr Thembisile Molose – Lecturer in the Hospitality Department leaves the STH after 6 years for a new opportunity in Cape Town. We thank Thembisile for his valuable contribution to the STH and wish him well in his new endeavour.

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U N I V E R S I T Y O F J O H A N N E S B U R G | FA C U LT Y O F M A N A G E M E N T

Enjoy an exciting dining experience by our students at the STH. Choose from a selection of starters, main courses and desserts.

DATE Tuesday to Fridays (except for the last Fridays of the month which is booked for the Fine Food & Wine evenings)

FROM 18:30COST R130,00 per person

Bookings recommended011 559 1141 orSthreception1@uj.ac.za

Waterford Restaurant

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