跟进：新加坡旅游业成立首个联合学生分会：六所高等院校与两大行业协会签约，10 月 23 日在滨海湾金沙启动
新加坡消息：据 TTG Asia 报道，新加坡酒店与旅游业于 2026 年 10 月 23 日在滨海湾金沙成立首个工艺教育学院（ITE）与理工学院联合酒店与旅游学生分会；该倡议在第二届新加坡酒店与旅游大会（SHTC）期间公布，约 480 名学生、教育工作者与行业伙伴参加了大会。
学生分会通过一份谅解备忘录正式成立，签约方包括六所高等院校——工艺教育学院、南洋理工学院、义安理工学院、共和理工学院、新加坡理工学院与淡马锡理工学院，以及新加坡会议展览与供应商协会（SACEOS）与新加坡酒店协会（SHA）。该分会隶属于旅游、酒店与运营管理行业协调小组框架，由淡马锡理工学院与共和理工学院共同担任主席，旨在使学术准备与行业需求保持一致。
新加坡旅游局行业发展组助理总裁王惠红（Ong Huey Hong）表示，学生分会将通过结构化的人脉拓展、学习参访与来自 SACEOS、SHA 等行业伙伴的导师指导，帮助学生过渡到旅游业全职工作。她说：“今天的挑战在于在现实生活中学习与应用技能，我觉得这个分会确实有助于缩小这一差距，因为它鼓励更多行业为学生提供实习机会。”王惠红还介绍，新加坡旅游业从业人员从 2023 年的 6.9 万人增至 2025 年的 7.5 万人，增幅 8%；2022 年至 2026 年间，各理工学院旅游课程的首选申请量增长 20%。
大会同期举办的招聘会汇集了 20 多家雇主，提供约 1,400 个工作与实习机会，首次参展方包括悦榕庄、新加坡冰淇淋博物馆与 The Lo & Behold Group；滨海湾金沙还赞助了一场学生黑客松，40 名学生探索如何将人工智能与以人为本的酒店服务结合。此外，新加坡旅游局宣布将于 2026 年 11 月 1 日推出“生产力老年补助”（Age for Productivity grant），为旅游企业提供预先批准的数字礼宾与机器人解决方案，帮助企业采用技术。
Singapore Tourism Sector Launches First Joint Student Chapter: Six Institutes of Higher Learning and Two Industry Associations Sign On at Marina Bay Sands on October 23
SINGAPORE — Singapore's hospitality and tourism sector launched its first joint Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and polytechnic Hospitality and Tourism Student Chapter on October 23, 2026, at Marina Bay Sands, TTG Asia reported. The initiative was unveiled during the second edition of the Singapore Hospitality and Tourism Conference (SHTC), which brought together approximately 480 students, educators and industry partners.
The student chapter was formalised through a memorandum of understanding signed by six institutes of higher learning — ITE, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic — alongside the Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS) and the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA). Operating under the Tourism, Hospitality & Operations Management Sector Coordination Team framework, co-chaired by Temasek Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic, the initiative aims to align academic preparation with industry needs.
Ong Huey Hong, assistant chief executive of the industry development group at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said the student chapter would help students transition into full-time careers in tourism through structured networking, learning journeys and mentorship from industry partners such as SACEOS and SHA. "The challenge today is about learning and applying skills in real life, and I feel this chapter really helps close that gap because it encourages more industries to engage students for internships," Ong said. Ong also shared that Singapore's tourism workforce grew by eight per cent, from 69,000 to 75,000, between 2023 and 2025, while first-choice applications for tourism courses across polytechnics increased by 20 per cent between 2022 and 2026.
Alongside the launch, SHTC 2026 featured a career fair connecting students with more than 20 employers, offering approximately 1,400 job and internship opportunities, including first-time exhibitors Banyan Tree, Museum of Ice Cream Singapore and The Lo & Behold Group. Marina Bay Sands also sponsored a student hackathon, challenging 40 students to explore ways of integrating AI with human-centred hospitality. STB also announced the upcoming launch of the Age for Productivity grant on November 1, 2026, which will offer pre-approved digital concierge and robotics solutions to help tourism companies adopt technology.
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