World Rankings Topped by PolyU School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University continues to remain in the upper echelons of international rankings, claiming the top spot in the “Hospitality and Tourism Management” category of Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024.
This is the eighth consecutive year in which the SHTM has been recognised as the world’s No. 1 by ShanghaiRanking, a globally respected institution. The School won first place in 2017, the first time ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects included the “Hospitality and Tourism Management” category, and has held the top spot ever since.
ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities has been published annually since 2009 and is regarded as one of the three most influential and widely followed university classifications, alongside the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Earlier this year, the SHTM was recognised as world No. 1 in the 2023/24 Field Based Ranking of the University Ranking by Academic Performance Research Laboratory. The School has won first place globally in the “Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services” category for seven years in a row.
Back in Asia, the SHTM also took top spot in the “Hospitality and Leisure Management” subject area in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, highlighting the School’s pioneering position in supporting the hospitality and tourism industry, a key driver of socio-economic growth.
“The SHTM is very honoured to be recognised internationally as a world-leading hospitality and tourism management school,” said Professor Kaye Chon, SHTM Dean, Chair Professor and Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management. “These rankings confirm the School’s outstanding reputation and commitment to global excellence in hospitality and tourism education and research and are a ringing endorsement of its visionary leadership, dedicated researchers, innovative educational approach and trail-blazing graduates.”
For more information on ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, please visit: www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2024/RS0513
