PRESS RELEASE
DUSIT THANI COLLEGE APPOINTED NEW RECTOR, FROUKE GERBENS,
TO THE ORGANISATION
Dusit Thani College (DTC), Thailands premier
hospitality education institution, recently released the appointment of its
new rector who will take over the
helm of the college. Ms. Frouke Gerbens, Dutch native, is coming to her new
post as a college rector with her 25 years of higher education management
experience under her belt. Which to say the least will play a pivotal role in
her efforts to spearhead DTC from strength to strength.
Frouke
joined the Dusit Group two years ago to help launch Dusit Hospitality
Management College in Manila, The Philippines, a pioneering hospitality education
concept fully integrated with the new 125-room dusitD2 The Fort hotel.
Her
career in higher education began 25 years ago as Associate Director MBA Program
at Nyenrode University in the Netherlands. In 1999, Frouke moved to Switzerland
to join the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) where during almost 13 years she
occupied several management positions, including Director of Administrative
Affairs and Director of Student Affairs. In 2012 she founded ABG International,
a Swiss-based education management solutions consultancy. ABGs clients
included the University of Geneva, the Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies in Geneva, the World Economic Forum, and the Lee Kuan Yew
School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore.
Frouke
holds a Master in Business Administration (Nyenrode University, 1994) and a
Bachelor in Hotel Administration (Hotelschool The Hague, 1989). She is
currently pursuing her Doctorate in Business Administration in Higher Education
Management at the University of Bath. Prior to working in higher
education, Frouke worked in five-star hotels in Amsterdam, Cairo and the
Caribbean.
Combine
my passion for education and hospitality with my decades-long experience, I am thrilled
to build on the Colleges strengths and Dusits founding mission to deliver
gracious Thai hospitality to the world to advance Dusit Thani College and make
it the most progressive and reputable hub for hospitality education in the
region Frouke said.
For more
information, please contact Public Relations Office on +66 (0) 2361 7811-3 or e-mail pr.pr@dtc.ac.th or visit www.dtc.ac.th
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Notes for Editors:
Dusit Thani College <www.dtc.ac.th>,
a private educational institution accredited by the
Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public
Organization) and international standards of excellence by The International
Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) Australia,
is one of Asias leading private hospitality colleges, offering internationally
recognised degree programmes as well as non-degree programmes in all aspects of
hospitality, culinary arts, and restaurant and tourism management. With its
aspiration of prominence as Asias premier international educational and
training institute, Dusit Thani College sustainably develops and offers high
quality education with highly competent graduates who acquire first-rate
professional skills, creativity and innovative outlooks.
For further information, please contact:
Nipaporn Chaiwan Director of Public
Relations Office nipaporn.ch@dtc.ac.th
Pinyada Hongjorndecha Assistant Public Relations Manager pinyada.ho@dtc.ac.th
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