In October 27-30, 2019, the "New Generation of Innovation, Industries Focused on New Talent Development - School-Enterprise Cooperation on Talent Development Forum", organized by BTG Homeinns Hotels Group was held at Shanghai Sky Bird Hotel. Thirteen domestic universities that have promising cooperation outcomes with the BTG Homeinns Hotels Group were invited to the forum. At the forum’s invitation, Gingko College designated Li Junjie, general Party branch secretary of Hotel Management Department, and Hu Rong, laboratory director, to participate in this forum.

Under the backdrop of mass tourism and in the context of new generation i.e. the post-1990s and post-2000s generations gradually becoming the main forces of tourism, the forum aims to organize relevant universities to jointly discuss the talent evaluation, selection and training mechanism that are adaptable to the new development trend of hospitality industry in the future. In addition, the forum also aims to promote the cooperation between higher education and enterprise requirements, and establish a school-enterprise community of shared future through the innovative talent selection and training mechanism.

Li Junjie, on behalf of Gingko College, participated in the roundtable dialogue of the forum on the topic "how to build a modern apprenticeship with the characteristics of hospitality industry". Li shared his experience of exploration & attempt in cultivating middle- and high-end hotel management talent under the new trend with Gingko College as the only hotel management college of bachelor degrees in Southwest China, as well as his experience in implementing school-enterprise cooperation and collaborative education with famous hotel groups.

Li Junjie (First fromthe Right) Participated in the Roundtable Dialogue of the Forum

Group Photo of Representatives Present at the Forum