R Hotels to offer work experience to students

The City University College of Ajman (CUCA) has signed a collaboration agreement with R Hotels for its Hotel Management and Tourism (HTM) programme to provide better training and employment opportunities to students.

As part of the agreement, R Hotels has agreed to offer CUCA’s HTM students work experience through internships and on-site training at the hotels the group owns and manages.

Commenting on the partnership, CUCA president Imran Khan said: “Collaborating with R Hotels would further strengthen our HTM programme by ensuring that our students will gain practical industry experience at state of the art facilities, owned and managed by R Hotels.

"The students would get internship opportunities, and would be able interact with industry experts. This would greatly enhance their chances of employability in this sector.”

Ajman-based CUCA began operations in 2012, and offers undergraduate and graduate courses in business management, hospitality and tourism management, marketing, finance, human resource management, and law.

R Hotels managing director Sumair Tariq added: “R Hotels focuses on human capital as it is the core asset in the hospitality sector. Our hotels are heavily invested in staff training and development and our partnership with CUCA will further our initiatives in tapping the talents of future hospitality and tourism professionals.”