Michalis Toanoglou is Department Chair & Assistant Professor in International department of Hospitality Management (SIHOM) of Sol International School (SIS) in Woosong University in Korea.

He is Phd candidate for Hospitality Management in YoungSan University and holder of Msc in Tourism Management (Surrey University UK) and Msc in Hospitality Management (Greek Open University).

• Lecturer, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Advanced Schooh of Hospitality Managemenet, Rhodes, Greece
• Managing Director, Euroxenia Hotel Management & Tourism Consulting, Greece
• General Destination Manager, Tourism Organisation of North Aegean, Greece
• Research Project Manager, Chamber of Commerce - Tourism department, South Aegean, Greece
• Managing Director, EDEN Hellas S.A, Greece
• Hotel General Manager, Kolymbia Beach Hotel, Rhodes, Greece
• Hotel General Manager, Olympos Beach Hotel, Rhodes, Greece
• Hotel General Manager, Rodos Maris Hotel, Rhodes, Greece

Published Articles & Conference Papers.

• Selda U., Tuzukan D., Altintas V., Toanoglou M., (2017). A study on the effects of Demographic Factors on Hotel Selection Process. - 2017 TOSOK (Best Research Paper Award)
• Altintas V., Tuzunkan D., Toanoglou M., (2017). Undergraduate tourism students’ perceptions and attitudes towards tourism industry: an application from South Korea - 2017 AGHTC
• Toanoglou, M. , Tselentis, V., & Prokopiou, D. (2013). Carrying capacity assessment in tourism: the case of Northern Sporades islands. Coastal Processes III (WitPress) 3, 115-123
• Toanoglou, M. , Tselentis, V., & Prokopiou, D. (2012). Comparative analysis of carrying capacity indices for the central Aegean Islands. European Research Studies Journal Vol. XV Issue 1, 9
• Toanoglou, M. , Tselentis, V., & Prokopiou, D. (2008). Sustainability indicators and their role to destinations' strategic development.
• Sustainable Tourism as a Factor of Local Development (Tangram Edizioni Scientifiche ,Trento)171-174.
• Toanoglou, M. , Tselentis, V., & Prokopiou, D. (2007). Carrying capacity assessment in tourism: the case of Dodecanese archipelago.
• Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Eclogical Hazards (WitPress) 3, 217-227

International Conference presentations & papers

• The Samos island culinary tourism potential. IMIC conference 2011, Valuing the food experience, Athens 2-3/02/2011
• Coastal zones & tourism Dodecanese. 4th National Congress for the - -Management and Improvement for Coastal Zones., NTUA-Laboratory of Harbour Works, Mytilini, Greece 23-27/09/2008
• Environmental impacts caused by the development of Elafonisos island and the Neapoli district., Ecosud 2007, Sixth International.
• Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, organised by Wessex Institute of Technology UK, The University of Coimbra Portugal, The University of Siena Italy, 04-06/09/2007

Management of International Programs & Research Projects

• System of Measures of Excellence in Destinations (SMED) for Samos Island. UNWTO - CED World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (2010)
• ISTOS: Innovation for Sustainable Tourism and Services, European Commission DG Regio. Region of South Aegean (2007).

Main Research interest in:

• Sustainable Tourism Development
• Destination Management & Branding
• Strategic Tourism Planning

Dr. Jin Wang, Associate Professor, Special Assistant of Vice President, CHE, MBA

Dr. Wang graduated from Beijing International Studies University in 2000 with a bachelor degree, and University of California, Riverside in 2002 with an MBA degree. She received her Ph. D degree from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the year 2010. Dr. Wang worked at Dalian University of Foreign Languages and Hong Kong Baptist University as a teaching staff for 1 year respectively in her early period of teaching, worked at Beijing International Studies University as an Associate Professor from 2010 to 2016, and started her academic career at Woosong University since 2017. She is currently a reviewer of two SSCI journals, namely the International Journal of Hospitality Management and Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research.  

With a rich teaching experience of more than 10 years, Dr. Wang is also a founder and partner of two successful companies: Haoye International Real Estate Development Ltd., New Zealand, and Liaoning Huahang Travel Agency Ltd., China. The industry and business experiences enable her to share more industry knowledge and insights with students both as a teacher and as an entrepreneur.

PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS

• 2016---Food and Beverage Management. Jin Wang & Yanxian Fang. Beijing Normal University Publishing Group. ISBN-978-7-303-20974-3
• 2013---Influences of Values on Hotel Employees’ Citizenship Behaviors. Jin Wang. Tourism Education Press. ISBN-978-7-5637-2770-4/F953
• 2012---Cultivating “Good Soldiers “in Campus: An OCB Investigation within the Setting of Chinese Tourism Institutions. Jin Wang. 2012 International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Education and the Trend of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (ISBN：978-986-6599-22-4).
• 2012---Sharing of Success and Experiences of UNWTO TedQual Certification by School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University. China Annual Report on Tourism Education, 303-310（2012），ISBN：978-7-5637-2504-5.
• 2012---An Investigation on Employees’ Value Root of Citizenship Behaviors within the Context of Beijing Star-rated Hotels. Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Project (Provincial and Ministerial Level Project).
• 2012---A Comparative Study of Hotel Employee Citizenship Behaviors in Mainland and Taiwan (Beijing International Studies University Research Project).
• 2011---Understanding organizational citizenship behavior from a cultural perspective: An empirical study within the context of hotels in Mainland China. Jin Wang & Wong Chak Keung (Simon). International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2011, Vol. 30, Issue 4, p845-854. SSCI Journal.
• 2011---Brand Planning Project for the Central Hotel Shanghai.
• 2010-A Comparative Study on the Measurement Scales of Organizational Citizenship Behavior Within China's Hotel Industry. Jin Wang & Wong, Chak Keung (Simon). Journal of China Tourism Research, 2010, Vol. 6, Issue 4, p358-369.
• 2010---China Tourism Dictionary Project (Provincial and Ministerial Level Project).
• 2010--- Brand Planning Project for Beijing Jijiang Fuyuan Hotel.

Professor Leutwiler-Lee studied Hospitality Management at the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (Switzerland), and holds a Master’s degree in Major Programme Management with distinction from Oxford University, Said Business School (U.K.). Professor Leutwiler-Lee had senior management responsibilities at international luxury hotels such as The Four Seasons Hotels in New York and San Diego, The Langham Hotel in London, Sofitel London St. James, The Landmark in London.

Education Experience

• Oxford Brookes University Ph.D in Business Studies, UK, 2013
• Oxford Brookes University, MSc International Travel and Tourism Management, UK, 2006
• IMI, PGDip International Hotel and Tourism Management, Switzerland, 2004
• Daugavpils University, Bachelor Degree in English Philology, Latvia, 2004
• Daugavpils University, Professional Qualification as the Secondary School Teacher of English/Swedish, 2004

Work Experience

• Mahidol University, Lecturer, Thailand, 4 years
• Bangkok University, Part-time Lecturer, Thailand, 2 years
• Kasetsart University, Part-time Lecturer, Thailand, 2 years
• Oxford Tutorial College, Tutor, UK, 1 year
• Greene's Tutorial College, Tutor, UK, 4 years
• Oxford Brookes University, Assistant Lecturer, UK, 3 years

Dr Samiha Chemli is Assistant Professor in Hotel and Tourism Management, ‘Sol International School’, Woosong University. She worked, from 2010 to 2017, as Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing, and as Program Manager of the Master in Tourism and Hotel Management at the ‘Business School Tunis’, the University of La Manouba Tunisia; and had more than 6 years of experience as Guest Professor in Tourism Management, at the University College Birmingham, UK. Moreover, Dr Chemli has a professional experience in the tourism industry, as she performed, as a Managing Director of two companies, in the fields of Managing Hotels and Events’ organisation, for more than 6 years.

She is holder of a PhD in Organisational Management and Tourism at the University of La Manouba Tunisia in partnership with the University College Birmingham, UK; a MA in Tourism Business Administration at the University of Birmingham, UK and a BA in Hotel and Tourism Management at the Higher School of Business Tunis.

The main areas of research of Dr Chemli are Tourists’ behaviour and perception, tourism destinations and tourism products’ positioning; crisis management, tourism regional development, and FDI & FII in tourism.

Biography

Dr. Sudipta has been an academic in Tourism & Hospitality for more than 15 years. His extensive experience involves teaching & learning and scholarly activities in the countries of India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and currently South Korea. Dr. Sudipta completed his PhD in 2015 from the prestigious SHTM, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - ranked No. 1 in the world according to the prestigious ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2017. Dr. Sudipta served as Co-ordinator for Curriculum Development & Review Unit for a considerable time in Malaysia. As the Co-ordinator for Curriculum Development & Review Unit, he was involved in development of curriculum and coordinating curriculum review and design activities for new and existing courses. He also recently held the position of Acting Head of Program, Tourism also for a considerable time in Malaysia. As a part of his academic career in India, Malaysia, Hong Kong and now South Korea, he has gathered the invaluable experience of working in a culturally diverse environment in terms of working with colleagues and teaching students from across South & South-East Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. Dr. Sudipta moved to Woosong University in December, 2016 and is currently the Head of Program for Masters of Arts in Culinary Entrepreneurship.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  in Hotel & Tourism Technology Management from The Hong KongPolytechnic University, Hong Kong.
  Thesis Title: “Investigating the effects of Value in online communities on Ecotourists’ Satisfaction in Socialisation and Intention to share knowledge via Social Media”.
• Areas of Teaching Interest :
  Sustainable Hospitality Environments, Hospitality Information Technology, Gastronomy Tourism, Culinary Tourism, Hospitality Accounting & Finance
• Areas of Research Interest :
  Digital Technologies in Tourism & Hospitality, Social media, Big Data, Smart Tourism
  Food Tourism
  Urban Sustainable Tourism/Urban Ecotourism/ Sustainable Mass Tourism
  Tourism & Hospitality Pedagogy

Selected Publications

• Sarkar, S.K. & George, B.P. (2017).The life cycles of destination life cycle models - a critical comparison and synthesis in the context of destinations in Asia. In P. O. de Pablos and Z.M. Aung (Eds.) Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia. IGI Global.
• Sarkar, S.K. (2017) Changing behavioural patterns of travellers to urban ecotourism sites of Kuala Lumpur. In P. O. de Pablos and Z.M. Aung (Eds.) Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia. IGI Global.
• Sarkar, S.K., Au, N. & Law, R. (2016) Analysing the effect of value in online communities on satisfaction in online socialisation and knowledge-sharing intentions of eco – tourists. In P. O. de Pablos (Ed.) Managerial Strategies and Solutions for Business Success in Asia. IGI Global.
• Sarkar, S. K & George, B.P. (2016) Modeling tourism as a peace agent: how to harness the genie? A.M Nedelea and M.O. Nedelea (Eds.) Peace Marketing. Universitara Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania.
• Sarkar, S.K., Au, N. & Law, R. (2014). Analysing ecotourists' satisfaction in socialisation and knowledge sharing intentions via social media. In Z. Xiang and I. Tussyadiah (Eds.). Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2014, (pp.313-326). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland 2013. ISBN: 978-3-211-99406-1.
• Sarkar, S.K., and Sarkar, P.K (2010). Use of internet applications & tools by health tourism agents in Malaysia; an exploratory study. In Gretzel, U. et al. (Eds.). Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2010 (pp.63-74). Springer Wien New York. ISBN: 978-3-319-03972-5.

Education Experience

• PhD, In Tourism Management school of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, China, 2018
• Joint MSc, In Tourism Management, University of Southern Denmark, University of Ljubljana and University of Girona, Denmark Slovenia and Spain, 2012
• Bachelor Degree in Tourism Management, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2007

Work Experience

• School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hawassa Universitym Ethiopia, 1 Year
• School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, China 3 Year
• Department of Tourism Management, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 7 year

Education

• BA in French Language BFSU Beijing China 1986

Experience

• CITS China International Travel Service, China 9 years
• Marriott Kamala BAY Phuket, Thailand 2 years
• Chong Kong Travel Seychelles 3 years

Education Experience

• Doctor of Philosophy, Hotel Management (Food and Beverage Service and Restaurant Management), School of Housing, Building and Planning. Universiti Sains Malaysia, (6/10/2011-17/11/2015).
• Master in Tourism Management, Yarmouk University, (2010).
• B.Sc. In Hotel Management, Jordan Applied University, College of Hospitality and Tourism Education (2003-2007).

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor AT Hospitality & Tourism Sol International Hospitality Management (SIHOM) Sol International School http://sis.ac.kr Office 4041. Endicott Building (W16) Woosong University.
• Senior lecturer AT Management and Science University management & Science University, University Drive, Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. 40100 Selangor (1/3/2016-20/8/2018).
• Research Coordinator Management and Since University, Shool of Hospitality and creative Arts (2016_2018).
• Graduate Research Assistant Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster University Sains Malaysia, Penang September 2011 –June 2015.

Education

• PhD, Kangwon National Univeristy, Korea, 2018
• Hallym University, Korean Language, Korea, 2012
• Master’s degree, University of the Americas-Puebla, Mexico, 2010
• BA, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, 1992

Work Experience

• Woosong University, Assistant Professor, International Affairs, Latin America & Spain, Korea, April 2018-currently
• Hallym University, Lecturer, Korea, 2 years
• 한국유네스코협회연맹, Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme-UNESCO, Multicultural Instructor, Korea, 2 years
• 서울시립청소년 문화교류센터, Seoul Youth Center for Cultural Exchanges, Multicultural Instructor, Korea, 4 years
• Instituto Juárez Lincoln, High school Teacher, Mexico, 2 years
• Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Spanish Professor, Mexico, 1 year

Education

• Gyeongbuk National University, Daegu, Korea
• Completion of Doctoral courses in Accounting
• MBA in Accounting
• Korea University, Seoul, Korea
• MBA in Marketing
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, U.S.A
• B.S. in Hotel & Restaurants Management

Work Experience

• MANAGING DIRECTOR & EAM (Acting Generalmanager) Gyeongju Hilton Gyeongju, Korea, 6years
• DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING, Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, A Member of the Leading Hotels of the World, Hanoi, Vietnam, 6years
• MANAGER OF OVESEAS HOTEL OPENIN TEAM, Daewoo Development Co., Ltd. Seoul, Korea
• Hilton International Seoul, Seoul, Korea 12years
• Hilton International Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 12years
• Hyatt International 2years
• Korean restaurants Manager of the Hyatt Cheju, Cheju Island, Korea
• Coffee shop Assistant Manager, Broadway Plaza Hyatt Los Angeles, L.A, U.S.A.