On the morning of September 22, 2014, the opening ceremony of the first “Hotel Reserve Cadre Class” under the “Dream China” Scholarship Project was officially held at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology. This class was jointly initiated by the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, faculty from Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Tourism, and Zhejiang University of Science and Technology. Qiao Yi, Executive Dean of the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, Teacher Luo Qin from the College’s Curriculum Development Center, and scholarship students were all present at the ceremony. Ding Xiaoyu, Director of the Enrollment Office of the “Dream China” Scholarship Project, presided over the event.
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, Director Ding, on behalf of the “Dream China” Scholarship Project, Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, and Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Tourism, expressed his welcome to the new students. He stated that the “Dream China” Scholarship Project is a public welfare initiative aimed at cultivating comprehensive hotel management professionals with both practical expertise and higher education, fully sponsoring outstanding young people who aspire to elevate the hotel industry. It is reported that the students of this Hotel Reserve Cadre Class were carefully selected, with an application-to-admission ratio of 100:1.
Ding Xiaoyu, Director of the Enrollment Office of the Dream China Scholarship Project
In his speech, Qiao Yi, Executive Dean of the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, said: “I have always believed that young people are the future. Therefore, training you well is creating a bright future for the industry. Launching the ‘Dream China’ Scholarship Project is something I am proud of in my life. Through this public welfare action, we hope to help more students realize their university dreams on one hand, and build a solid talent foundation for the future of China's hotel industry on the other. Today, we have taken the first step in vocational talent education, but I firmly believe this step will influence — even lead — the future. As long as you study hard, you will surely become the trailblazers of the hotel industry in the years to come!”
Qiao Yi, Executive Dean of the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, delivering a speech
During a subsequent media interview, Dean Qiao mentioned that the goal of the “Dream China” Scholarship Project is to cultivate more high-quality, practice-oriented talents for the hotel industry through the advanced DRPPC education model of the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College.
Qiao Yi, Executive Dean of the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, being interviewed by the media
A freshman named Li Qianqian frankly stated that she is very grateful for the public welfare initiative launched by the Zhixian International Hospitality Management College, as it enabled her to return to campus. “In the next two years, I will study hotel management knowledge diligently and cherish every opportunity for hands-on experience, so that I can truly become an outstanding successor in the future hotel management profession.”