03 December 2009

Three Australians awarded Mastercard scholarships

SYDNEY - Three Australians are among this yearÃ¢â¬â¢s 20 MasterCard- U21Global Scholarship recipients

Now in its fourth year, the MasterCard-U21Global scholarship programme offers scholarships for female travel and tourism executives, providing them with a global platform for career advancement in management and marketing.

The programme awards 20 scholarships annually for a Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration from U21Global, the online graduate school.

The Australian women awarded the scholarships are among 20 recipients from Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. They are:

Kate Stewart, human resources manager, Canberra Intercontinental Hotels Group

Monique Curry, revenue manager, Crowne Plaza, Parramatta

Kate Gerits, front office manager / revenue manager, Crowne Plaza Newcastle.

Edmund D'Cruz, managing director, U21Global Australia & New Zealand, believes the programme is an important way to share knowledge on an international scale and accelerate the creation of industry networks across the globe.

Ã¢â¬ÅâœItÃ¢â¬â¢s an effective way to develop skills and at the same time provide global industry exposure irregardless of where you are based,Ã¢â¬~ he said.

Core subjects include organisational behavior, finance, marketing management and strategic management, as well as tourism-specific subjects like service quality in Travel and Tourism and understanding the tourism consumer.