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Yianna Orphanidou
Yianna Orphanidou is a lecturer in the field of hospitality and tourism at Intercollege and University of Nicosia. Since 2010, she is the chairperson of the Institute of Hospitality (IH), Cyprus Branch (former HCIMA), a fellow member of IH and a board member of the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI). She holds an HND in hotel management (F&B specialization) from HHIC, a BA (HONS) in hospitality management and an M.Sc. in hospitality and tourism education from Surrey University (UK). She is an accredited trainer from the Human Resource Department Authority of Cyprus as well as a member of the National Reflection Committee CYS/MC 12SC2 of the Cyprus Organization for Standardisation for the ISO/DIS 22483 and ISO/TS13811. Her research interests include the design and development of tourism/hospitality management competency model, the design of curriculum and interactive methods of teaching hospitality and tourism modules. She has participated in the technical teams of various EU-funded ECVET projects.
Contact: University of Nicosia, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, School of Business, Europa Building, 1st Floor, EU109a, Nicosia, Cyprus.