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FPHP: Back Then, Here Now and Beyond the Near Future by: Ahmad Khairuman Md Hasim Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management (FTHM), UiTM Melaka started its operation in 1999 with only 28 diploma students. Eighteen years later, the faculty has grown with more than 600 stu- dents and 19 lecturers. Many of the graduates has become industry players in the hospitality and tourism field. In academia, numerous papers and innovations have been published internationally and local- ly. The hosting of the International Hotel and Tourism Conference (IHTC2015) was the evidence of the faculty commitment to strive for international recognition. We are so proud that our students and lecturers have made several outstanding achievements not only in the university level but also at state, national and international levels. We have also contrib- uted to the fields of volunteerism, performance arts, sports, corporate social responsibility, industrial networking, professional attachments and collaboration with various private and public agencies. Living in the era of globalization, it is only right that transfor- mation is well and truly needed in meeting the demands of today’s world. Hence, the implementation of the new diploma and degree curriculum in 2018 will be more holistic and dynamic by taking into consideration the application of Harvard Outcomes Domain, Sustainable Development Goals and implementation of iCGPA as the main organs of its development and implementation. Furthermore, the launching of international summer programs by the faculty was truly exciting where international students could enroll in specially tailored short courses which open the sphere of introducing Melaka as a major tourist destination. Other than that, entrepreneurship has always been the vision of the university and the faculty has taken measures in developing viable and more practical entrepreneurship training to equip our students to become future major players in the industry. These efforts are done in preparing ourselves in riding the wave of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. I hope all that has been planned might shift the faculty to a new height never ever dreamt before. Ahmad Khairuman Md Hasim is the Head of Centre of Studies for the Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka specializing in Travel and Tour Management. He was recently appointed as the Deputy Rector of Students Affairs in UiTM Melaka ACCESS: Voice Of Tourism Education 2nd Edition Page 7

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