Formerly known as Tourist Hotel Worker School, Hanoi Tourism College was founded on July 24, 1972 as the first national school to offer training in the tourism industry. The College provides professional training in all areas of hospitality and tourism from entry level positions through to management, as well as conducting research and providing advice in the area of socioeconomic development for the tourism industry. Since its foundation, Hanoi Tourism College has gained a reputation as a leader in providing training for this industry. The College continues to provide its students with solid industry knowledge, strong professional skills, foreign language skills and pride in Vietnam’s growing tourism industry.

            Hanoi Tourism College provides students with the opportunity to participate in international competitions including ASEAN and world skills contests. The high results achieved at such competitions demonstrate the professional training provided by the school. Many of the teaching staff have been trained abroad and hold high level qualifications in industry related fields.

            Thousands of former students are now demonstrating the knowledge and skills learnt at the College through employment gained at both entry level and management in a variety of tourism industry sectors. This marks the achievements of generation to generation of the teaching staff and students of the College, the driving force for the “HTC” train to continue moving forwards.

Dr. Vu Hoai Nam