Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is home to the Cornell Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management, established in 2006 through a partnership between Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, widely regarded as the world's leading hospitality school, and NTU's Nanyang Business School.
A partnership built for Asia's hospitality growth
The joint Master of Management in Hospitality programme brings together equal periods of study at NTU's Singapore campus and Cornell's campus in Ithaca, New York, giving students a genuinely dual grounding in American and Asian hospitality thinking. The alliance carries broad backing from the Singapore Tourism Board, the Singapore Economic Development Board and a consortium of regional hospitality leaders, reflecting its role in positioning Singapore as a genuine centre for hospitality talent.
Executive education for senior leaders
Beyond the graduate programme, Cornell and NTU also run the Cornell Nanyang Advanced Management Programme in Hospitality Management, aimed at senior executives with several years of managerial experience. Delivered across both the Ithaca and Singapore campuses, it gives established hospitality leaders a structured way to sharpen strategic thinking within a genuinely multinational cohort.
Studying hospitality through NTU and Cornell brings together distinct strengths:
- A joint programme with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
- Study split between campuses in Singapore and Ithaca, New York
- Strong backing from Singapore's tourism and economic development authorities
- An executive programme for senior hospitality leaders alongside the graduate track
- A location in Singapore, one of Asia's most connected hospitality and business hubs
A launchpad into Asia's hospitality leadership
Graduates move into senior hospitality and tourism roles across Asia and beyond, carrying with them the rare credibility of a genuinely dual Ivy League and Asian business school education. For candidates seeking hospitality leadership grounded in both Western and Asian perspectives, NTU and Cornell's joint programme offers a genuinely distinctive path.
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