COTHM Pakistan & Dubai, keeping in view the changing trends of the world, has come up with a new yet diversified approach in the field of education; Vision 2021 – Degree with Skills.

by Fraaz Mahmud Kasuri

The world has been colossally witnessing the dire implications of coronavirus throughout the year 2020 and even up till now. Human life is also awfully disturbed both socially and economically as preventive lockdowns have ceased the business activities globally.

College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) Pakistan & Dubai, keeping in view the changing trends of the world, has also come up with a new yet diversified approach in the field of education. COTHM has introduced its VISION 2021; that stresses the enforcement of the approach of ‘degree with skills’. To implement the approach practically, COTHM invites market leaders in the fields of business and education at its flagship campus to bridge the gap between academia and industry. The guests at COTHM share their useful experiences and advise the students about the importance of skills in a professional educational degree.

In the last month of 2020, following market leaders visited COTHM’s New Garden Town Campus.

Avari Group of Hotels Cluster General Manager (GM) Hartmut Noak, Flatti’s Hotel Lahore Director Operations Irshad B Anjum, Four Points by Sheraton Lahore Executive Manager Salman Asif, Indigo Heights Hotels & Resorts General Manager Syed Amir Altaf, PF Chang’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rana Wasif Munir, Timmy’s Managing Director (MD) Yastoor Ahmad, University of the Punjab Vice Chancellor Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Possibilities Founder/CEO Qaisar Abbas, Qasim Ali Shah Foundation Founder/Chairman Qasim Ali Shah, and Pearl Continental Lahore GM Nadeem Riaz Chaudhry.