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Testimonials From July 2006 PDP

“A great learning experience! I picked up new tools of learning, which will help me improve my technical know-how, enabling me to lead my team to greater heights!
Not only did I get to update myself on the new developments in the industry, I got to meet a lot of interesting people from the hotel industry as well as from other industries and other cultures.”

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"I fully enjoyed the strategic marketing PDP. The course shows you new models & ideas on how to run your businesses more efficiently and effectively. The sharing of information with colleagues from around the world is undeniably the most valuable part of the course"

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Yusak Anshori

"Amazing..! The PDP program has synergized the theory, practice, and knowledge so that it can provide new knowledge, new skill, and innovation in the work field."

Patrick Y. Chan

"My first PDP experience was a blast! I dove into the opportunity as soon as I heard the PDP courses were being offered in Singapore. It is great that the global hospitality industry has more access to these courses now more than ever. Meeting other industry professionals from diverse backgrounds and locations was my best experience this year. I will definitely be back for more!"

Ryan Chan

"I was very impressed with the facilities and the high tech facilities that were used during my seminar. The professor used modern case studies that helped me apply these theories into my business practice. Most of all I got a lot of contacts from the program. I highly recommend this program to professionals."

Keegan Chwa

"An excellent experience with great learning tools. Course was well planned and has incited me with new strategies for further development in the industry."

Didit Indra

"I have been joining various training programs, courses etc. and this one made me very impressed with the whole arrangement by the organization, its experience and a knowledgeable teacher. Very valuable to join this program which can share knowledge with other participants to give us more tools to develop myself within the industry. And I look forward to coming back in the future."

Paul Kitamura

"The Cornell-Nanyang PDP program brings the world's top hospitality management professors into Singapore to provide a learning experience that is full of relevant content. The interactive teaching style creates a classroom environment rich in discussion and diversity of perspective. We often learned as much from interacting with fellow classmates who shared their wealth of knowledge and experience."

David Markham

"An excellent environment to escape from the day to day business world and focus on developing new knowledge plus some personal strategic thinking. The quality of professorial teaching was excellent, as it always is with Cornell."

Sunil Mathur

"I truly enjoyed the Program and look forward to being back for more. The course content was cutting-edge stuff and it was refreshing to receive comments from participants of diverse background. Kudos to the excellent faculty. CNI certainly provides an impressive physical environment."

Shridhar Nair

"It was a great learning opportunity for me at the Cornell courses and also what helped me absorb more was a truly international perspective that the platform offered whereby I was interacting with hotel professionals from all over the world. I took back a lot of things that I plan to implement in my workplace for greater efficiency and superior profits."

Tajudean Razak

"The PDP learning has widened my horizons. The lecturers are actively involved in industry, which means they bring considerable practical experience to the classroom. Freedom in expressing different views with the lecturers has developed my strategic thinking. This course offers an excellent grounding in business and industry fundamentals. It enhances my ability to innovate and respond creatively to new challenges."

Bruno Ribeiro

"It was my first participation in the PDP Program and definitely I look forward for the next opportunity to participate again. PDP was an incredible valuable experience that will help me in succeeding in my job."

Budiman Tanto

"Very relevant course for Human Resources practitioners, I benefited a lot from these 3-day sessions, the combination of theory and case studies given by the professor makes very much sense. The interaction / discussion between the students from different nationalities and professions in the class was an invaluable experience."

Siddharth Thaker

"The international perspective of the program provided valuable insights into global hospitality trends. The program was very well structured to cover important decision making tools in various aspects of financing and investments, a great learning curve!"

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