5 Canluan Road, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 541004, P. R. China
Phone: (0086)773-5815222
Fax: (0086)773-5843543
Website: www.glit.edu.cn
Email: glit@sina.com
Status: Public Establishment
President:Dr. Li Fengsheng
Deputy President: Mr. Li Zhaorong
Deputy President: Mr. Huang Guoliang
Deputy President: Mr. Rong Zuoxin
History
Located in the world-famous scenic city of Guilin, Guilin Institute of Tourism (GIT) was established in Nov. 1985. It covers the area of 82,000 square meters. The new programmed campus covers the area of 1,334,000 square meters. It is one of the three tertiary education institutions of tourism in China. It is also a designated center for training national tour guides, general managers of hotels and travel agencies in Central-South China and Southwest China. Since its foundation, GIT has been developing its educational programs in different forms and levels. Until Sept. 2003, there are more than 5,000 students in GIT from 28 provinces. Presently, GIT runs 3-year full-time courses, new tertiary vocational training courses, correspondence courses, self-taught courses, short-term courses and post qualification training courses.
With a favorable study environment, the institute is equipped with modern teaching facilities such as the Campus-Wide Information Systems, Multimedia Network Center, Multimedia Language Lab, Multifunction Hall, Simulated Lab for Tour Guiding, Simulated Hotel Rooms, Bar, Restaurant, Computer Room, Arts & Crafts Workshop and Computer Advertisement Workshop etc. It has a team of teachers with rich practical skills and teaching experiences.
GIT compresses two sections and five departments that cover 21 specialties, among which the Tourism Management, Tourism Resources Development & Management, e-Business, Hotel Management, Culinary Art & Restaurant Management specialties are close to the tourism market, and satisfy the need of the society. At the end of 2002, the Hotel Management specialty was accredited as the national example specialty by the National Education Department. In Aug. 2003, the Tourism Arts and Crafts Design, Tour Guide Service and Management specialties were accredited as the teaching reformation and experimental construction specialty by Guangxi Education Department. The Interior Decoration Design and Environmental Design specialties have a distinctive style among the tourism colleges of China. In Sept. 2003, GIT offers five new specialties, which are Tourism Extra Curricula Activities, Planning and Management of Tourism Conferences and Exhibitions, International Business Secretary, Cartoon Design, and International Tour Guide. GIT also provides Bachelor Degree Program jointly with other colleges and universities. The students are selected from second grade of GIT. With application, recommendation and the entrance exam, the qualified students would be enrolled to this program.
Active foreign cooperation programs and exchanges have been made by the GIT. It has employed foreign teachers from Britain, Australia, America, New Zealand and Japan, and has established close ties with Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in Switzerland, Huntington University, Oklahoma State University in US, South Alberta Institute of Technology in Canada, Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand, International Hotel School in Britain, Hanoi Tourism College and Saigon Tourism & Hotel School in Vietnam. GIT jointly provides the “2+2” or “3+2” program with these universities for the Hotel Management, e-Business, Tourism Arts & Crafts Design specialties. After the students finish two or three years study in GIT, they are selected to these cooperation colleges or universities to participate this program. The qualified students will be granted the degree and diploma by both colleges.
Attached to the GIT are three research institutions: Guangxi Tourism Science Research Institution, Guangxi Tourism Commodities Research Institution, and Travel Service and Tour Guide Culture Institution, which have made distinctive achievements in their respective fields. The Journal of Guilin Institute of Tourism has become a prestigious tourism research periodical in China. Marching into the new century, GIT aims at “speedy development, strict management, cultivating tourism talents and breaking a way of its own characteristics”.
Industry related
Travel Service, scenic spot, hotel, Interior Decoration company, tourism Arts & Crafts company, Ex-im company
Mission
GIT’s major programs provide student with a thorough knowledge of their chosen fields and prepare them for graduate or professional studies, or for employment in a wide range of tourism industry. GIT fosters the advanced faculty with strategic consciousness. GIT aims to meet the need of tourism industry.
Programs offered for National Diploma
1. Tourism Management Dept.
Required courses for the Tourism Management specialty
Administration Psychology, Tourism Administration, Travel Service Management, Tourism Resource Development and Management, Hotel Management, Hotel Human Resources Management, Financial Management of Tourism Enterprise, Tourism Marketing, Tourism e-Business
Required courses for the Hotel Management specialty
Lobby and Guest Room Service, Food & Beverage Management, Human Resources Management, Hotel Financial Management, Facilities Management, Hotel Computer system, Physical Resource Management, Tourism Marketing, Tourism e-Business, Tourism Public Relationship
Required courses for the Culinary Art & Restaurant Management specialty
General Introduction to Chinese Culinary Art, Cooking Materials, Nutriology, Culinary Chemistry, Culinary Technics, Food & Beverage Management, Wheaten Food Technics, Western Food Technics, Food Carving and Cold Dish, Banquet and Menu Design, Kitchen Production and Management, Manufacture of Culinary Materials
Required courses for the Tourism Marketing specialty
Marketing, Planning of Marketing, Business Negotiation, Modern Sale Promotion, Public Relationship, Market Investigation and Forecast, Fundamentals of Advertisement and Practice, Analysis of Consumer, International Trade and Finance
Required courses for the Tourism Resources Development & Management specialty
General Introduction to Tourism Resources, Fundamentals of City Planning, Fundamentals of Tourism Planning, Programming Cartography, Elementary Knowledge of Garden Design, Practice of Scenic Spots Management, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Environmental Protection, Image Planning for Tourism Destination
Required courses for the e-Business specialty
General Introduction to e-Business, Network Technology, Simulated e-Business Lab, e-Business Payment and Balance, Website Construction and Management, International Trade Practice, Web Image Design
Required courses for the Planning and Management of Tourism Conferences and Exhibitions specialty
General Introduction to Tourism Conferences and Exhibitions (TCE), TCE Economics, TCE Marketing, Marketing Investigation and Forecast, TCE Planning and Management, TCE Environmental Design, International Trade and Finance, Public Relationship, Venture Management, e-Business, Business Negotiation
2. Tourism Foreign Languages Department
Required courses for the Applied English for Tourism specialty
Intensive Reading, Listening, Speaking, Translation, Extensive Reading, Tour Guide Practice, Writing, General Introduction to Tourism, Business English, Multicultural Communication, Second Foreign Language
Required courses for the Applied English for Translation specialty
Intensive Reading, Listening, Speaking, Translation, Simultaneous Interpretation, Business English, Writing, Tour Guide Practice, General Introduction to Tourism, Multicultural Communication, Second Foreign Language
Required courses for the Business English specialty
Intensive Reading, Listening, Speaking, Extensive Reading, Translation, Simultaneous Interpretation, Business English, Writing, International Finance, International Trade, e-Business, Marketing, Economic Mathematics, Computer, Second Foreign Language
Required courses for the Applied Japanese for Tourism specialty
Intensive Reading, Listening, Speaking, Extensive Reading, Multicultural Communication, DZK Japanese, Tour Guide Practice, Writing, General Introduction to Tourism, Business Japanese, Second Foreign Language
Required courses for the International Business Secretary specialty
Intensive Reading, Listening, Speaking, Extensive Reading, Translation, Business English, Writing, International Finance, International Trade, e-Business, OA, Archives Management
3. Tour Guide Education Department
Required courses for the Tour Guide Service and Management specialty
Tour Guide Practice, Elementary Knowledge for Tour Guide, Sale Promotion, Travel Service Management, Hotel Management, English Listening, DZK English, Cantonese, e-Business, Secretary, Music and Dance, Tourism Aesthetics, Tourism Psychology
Required courses for the Travel Service Management specialty
Fundamentals of Management, Travel Service Management, Financial Management, Computer Management and Sales, Tour Guide Practice, Hotel Management, Marketing, Microcosmic Economics, Accounting, English Listening, Speaking, Tourism Psychology, Etiquette
Required courses for the International Tour Guide specialty
Etiquette, International Tour Guide Practice, Marketing, Tour Guide Service, Tour Guide Practice, Travel Service Management, Hotel Management, English Intensive Reading, English Listening, Situation English, DZK English, Second Foreign Language, Tourism Aesthetics, Tourism Psychology, Music and Dance
4. Arts & Crafts Department
Required courses for the Arts & Crafts Design specialty
Theory of Art Design, Charcoal Drawing, Color, Decoration Design, Sculpture, Fundamentals of Aesthetics, Computer Art Design
Required courses for the Interior Decoration Design specialty
Theory of Art Design, Charcoal Drawing, Color, Decoration Design, Sculpture, Chinese Painting, Format Design, Font Design, Photography, Poster Design, Visual Image-Building of Enterprise, Computer Design
Required courses for the Environmental Design specialty
Theory of Art Design, Charcoal Drawing, Color, Architecture Cartography, Tourism Scenic Spots Planning, Interior Decoration Design, Entertainment and Restaurant Environment Design, Computer Design
Required courses for the Multi-media Art Design specialty
Theory of Art Design, Charcoal Drawing, Color, Chinese Painting, Decoration Painting, Cartoon Design, Website Design, Advertisement Design
Required courses for the Cartoon Design specialty
Theory of Art Design, Charcoal Drawing, Color, 2D Design, 2D Cartoon, 3D Cartoon, Elementary Knowledge of Network, Computer Design Language, Entertainment Software Construction and Editing, Photography and Video Recording, Game Software Design
5. Tourism Art Department
Required courses for the Tourism Extra Curricula Activities specialty
Tourism Performance Programming, Piano, General Introduction to Arts, Music Theory, History of Domestic and International Music, Vocality, Dressing Art, Basic Knowledge of Dance, Folk Dance, Choreography, Dance History and Appreciation, Music Appreciation, Folk Musical Performance
Program offered for Short-term Training
1. Training Program for Hotel General Manager
General Introduction to Hotel Management, Hotel Human Resources Management, Hotel Marketing, Network and Hotel Development, Hotel Image Design, Service and Management Psychology, Hotel Activity Analysis, Related Laws and Regulation, Hotel Etiquette
2. Training Program for Manager of Human Resources Department
General Introduction to Hotel Management, Hotel Human Resources Management, Related Laws and Regulation, Hotel Management Analysis, Hotel Training Technics, Management Psychology, Service Psychology and Etiquette
3. Training Program for Tour Guide Qualification
Tourism Policy and Regulation, Tour Guide in Guangxi, Elementary Knowledge of Domestic Tour Guide, Tour Guide Practice
4. Training Program for Chef Qualification
Basic Skills of Slicing, Basic Skills of Chinese Cuisine, Cooking Materials, Food Carving, Cold Dish, Etiquette, Cost Accounting, Banquette Design, Oral English