Faculty Member, International College
Dean of International College
About
Twenty-two years as operations executive in hospitality industry - mainly as Food and Beverage Manager and General Manager. Sixteen years in academe, mostly at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. PhD from Victoria University, Graduate Diploma in Education from Melbourne University, BA in English and Philosophy from La Trobe University and Hotel Management Diploma from Ankara Hotel School. Holds a CHA certification from American Hotel and Lodging Association and Registered Instructor status on a number of hospitality management subjects. Fellowship of numerous Australian and international associations. Served as Invited Professor at Institute for Tourism Studies in Macao, Professor as International University of Applied Sciences in Bonn, Germany, Associate Professor as Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chair Professor and Dean at I-Shou University (current position). Numerous visiting positions include Beijing Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Sunway University College in Malaysia and posts in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Turkey. Consultancy projects include work for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Accor Hotels, China National Tourism Authority, United Nations World Tourism Organization and numerous others. Expert in hospitality management (particularly hotel development and facilities planning), destination marketing, and convention and event tourism. Main research interests are leadership, business ethics, destination marketing, and revenue management in tourism and hospitality.Taught more than thirty subjects in disciplines of hospitality, tourism, and marketing at undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive training levels.
Contact Information
Professor H. Ruhi Yaman, PhD
Dean of International College and
Chair Professor, Tourism and Hospitalty
I-Shou University
1 Sec. 1 Tsueh Cheng Rd
Ta-Hsu Hsiang
Kaohsiung County 840
Taiwan
+886 7 6577711 ext 8806
+886 975 469 196
Skype: ruhiyaman
MSN: hryaman
