CHME founded in 1979
 

Welcome to the web pages of the Council for Hospitality Management Education, a voluntary non-profit making body which represents those universities and colleges offering courses in the management of hospitality businesses.


News

Chair launches new logo for CHME at Research and Teaching and Learning Conference at Bournemouth in May 2005.
Click here for logo launch speech
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Angie Maher from Oxford Brookes University has been elected as the new Chair of PATH.


'A Review of Hospitality Management Education in the UK' was published by CHME in May 2005.
The research undertaken by AndreasWalmsley and Stephanie Jameson of Leeds Metropolitan University emphasises the size, significance and diversity of hospitality management education in the UK and the growth and changes which have taken place in recent years. This information will be useful to colleagues when reflecting upon existing provision and to anyone else interested in this important sector. Copies can be obtained by contacting Stephen Ball email: s.ball@shu.ac.uk


Photographs from 25th anniversary of CHME dinner, see past events

Keynote presentation from the CHME 25th Anniversary Conference available for download from the members area

The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2001 - Results Relating to Hospitality are available from the members area


 

Click Here for an application form for CHME membership

 



 

 

Events

Forthcoming Events

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Research Conference 2006
to be held at Nottingham Trent University May 10th - 12th
Further details regarding conference and papers, presentation, refereeing etc. from Professor Conrad Lashley, Centre for Leisure Retailing, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
Phone: 00 44 (0) 115 8486418 or 00 44 (0) 115 982
2264 or 0044 077 3477 4494 E-mail conrad.lashley@ntu.ac.uk orConradLashley@aol.com

Additional information is available at www.kc-jones.co.uk/chme

21st Annual PATH Conference
Thursday 15th & Friday 16th June 2006
Oxford Hotel, Oxford UK

'Profitable Partnerships: adding value through quality work placements’
PATH - Placement Advisors for Tourism and Hospitality, endeavours to improve the quality of the work placement experience for students so that more students choose to pursue a career in Hospitality or Tourism after their studies. The theme for this year's annual conference is 'Profitable Partnerships' and with the help of speakers from both industry and educational establishments, will explore the ways in which we can make partnerships between industry and education more profitable. Educational and employer representatives from across the UK and abroad will be attending which will provide a fantastic opportunity to network and make new and exciting contacts. There is also the opportunity to attend the launch of the new Good Practice Guidelines for work placements, a document which provides a blue print for operational procedures surrounding work placements.
We hope you will be able to join us. Please find the full itenarary and booking form attached.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Sara Langley at S.Langley@leedsmet.ac.uk
PLEASE ALSO PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO ANYONE ELSE THAT YOU FEEL MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.
BOOKING FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO SARA LANGLEY BY 1ST MAY 2006.
Click HERE for a booking form.
Click HERE to view the programme of events
Click HERE for a pdf file about paper submissions

Call For Papers
You are invited to submit papers for next year’s CHME Conference, to be held in Oxford in May 2007. The annual conference is the most significant gathering in the calendar for those working in the fields of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides opportunities to communicate on matters relating to research, including that with a pedagogic focus, and it facilitates new professional partnerships for those in the international academic community. In addition, the conference provides a forum in which aspiring researchers and PhD students can receive encouraging questioning and feedback.
For more information click HERE


Past Events

Friday 10thMarch 2006 - 2nd CHME National Students' Conference
for further information see: www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lsif/the/chme2006.htm

PATH Conference 15/16 June 2005
'Placements: the gateway to graduate recruitment' to be held in Kensington, London. For more details contact Helene Chambers via Email: a.h.chambers@shu.ac.uk


CHME STUDENTS' CONFERENCE 2005
On Friday 11th March 2005, the conference was heldat the University of Surrey, Guildford
Click here to see some photographs.


CHME 25th Anniversary Conference and Dinner
14-16 April 2004 including Teaching, Learning and Assessment stream
and Research stream, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
George Ritzer gave a Keynote presentation
Eight former Chairs of CHME attended (see News item)
Conference information

Click here to see pictures from the dinner


 

       

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