The Eurasian National University has been cooperating with the branch of Fine Otel Turizm İşletmecilik JSC (Rixos President Astana) since 2008.
As part of this cooperation, in April 2016 a meeting took place between the Rector of L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Yerlan Sydykov, and General Manager Tansel Tercan.
During the meeting, issues concerning the strengthening of educational programmes in the “Tourism” speciality and the securing of mutually beneficial bilateral relations were discussed. Following the meeting, a memorandum on specialised internships was signed.
On 29 September the Department of Tourism organised a conference on the results of the summer internship of the 2016-2017 academic year for 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-year students of speciality 5B090200-“Tourism”. The Rixos President Astana hotel is an internship base for students of L.N. Gumilyov ENU.
As part of the final report, the students’ papers were prepared and defended with presentations shown. The students shared their experience and the knowledge gained during the internship, and came away with a wealth of impressions.
The conference was attended by the Head of the Department of Tourism A.A. Duisembayev, the department’s internship supervisor B.Zh. Sharapayeva, lecturers and students, the internship supervisor of the career and business partnership department U.K. Kilibayeva and chief specialist K.K. Mausymbayeva, as well as specialists of the Rixos President Astana hotel. First-year students of the 2017-2018 academic year were invited to the conference.
At the close of the conference, the Head of the Department of Tourism presented letters of thanks on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Economics to the Head of the Food and Beverage Department of the Rixos President Astana hotel, Serik Isagaliyev, and to HR specialist Asem Turganbayeva for their assistance in organising and holding the conference on the results of the students’ internship at the hotel.
Source: enu.kz
Translated from the Russian original.