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The MDIS School of Tourism and Hospitality welcomed its first batch of diploma students in August 2006 and subsequently the Bachelor’s students two months later. Since then, the school enjoys close collaboration with universities from Australia and the United Kingdom in grooming leading professionals of the future.

On 5 March 2007, the MDIS School of Tourism and Hospitality was officially launched by Mr. Baey Yam Keng, Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC at the inaugural Regional Tourism and Hospitality Conference held at Fullerton Hotel. The event was witnessed by many travel and tourism industry partners. In his opening address, Dr Eric Kuan, President of the MDIS Governing Council announced that the launch of the school was a timely move by MDIS, to help address the growing need for trained and qualified personnel in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Students not only have to go through the academic portion of the programme in campus, they are also required to complete a four to six months internship at leading hotels, resorts, attractions, etc, as part of the curriculum.

To date, more than 1600 students from over 20 countries have joined MDIS School of Tourism and Hospitality.

Tropical Breeze – Hospitality Training Centre

The rapid increase in student population brought about more developments for the school. MDIS invested more than a quarter million dollars on a training centre to equip students with the professional knowledge and skills to work in the various industries.

The Hospitality Training Centre, Tropical Breeze, which occupies a floor area of 1,400 square feet at MDIS UniCampus, has three main practicum: front office service operation with Micros Fidelio Property Management System, food and beverage service operation with well-equipped bar counter facilities, and housekeeping service operation with a mock-up hotel guest room. All full-time students are required to go through 30 hours of practicum at Tropical Breeze, as well as a three-day Abacus Basic Course on air-ticketing.

On 24 October 2007, Mr. Lim Swee Say, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress officiated the launch of Tropical Breeze. In the presence of the media and industry partners, this marked a day in history for the MDIS School of Tourism and Hospitality.