The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the PATA Foundation have awarded five partial scholarships to participants in the Executive Development Institute for Tourism (EDIT) Programme, operated by the School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii at
Manoa.
This year, the Jerome A. Keller Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Mr. Tek Bahadur Dangi, Director-Marketing & Promotion, Nepal Tourism Board. In addition, Mr. Andrew Nihopara, Marketing Manager, Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau received the PATA Foundation Scholarship. Three winners were selected for the PATA Scholarship: Mr. Taufiq Rahman, Proprietor, Journey Plus, Bangladesh; Ms. Martiningsih Chandra, Public Relations & Communications Advisor, Pan Travel, Indonesia; and Ms. Dechen Wangmo Penjor, Chief Executive Officer, Yarkay Tours & Treks, Bhutan.
"This year, we had a high number of applicants vying for five scholarships," said Mr. Peter de Jong, President and CEO of PATA. "The decisions were difficult to make, but we are very pleased with the quality of the candidates and we hope the winners find the course beneficial."
The three-week EDIT programme will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 10-28, 2002. The curriculum is designed to serve the ongoing needs of executives and professionals in both the private and public sectors of tourism and offers participants the chance to learn in the classroom as well as on field trips.
The EDIT programme was initiated in 1979 and is offered and operated by the School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa. The programme allows individuals from different backgrounds to work together on group projects, case studies, group presentations and more.
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