Guoyang Chen

To Investigate Chinese Students' Perception of Experiential Learning in International Volunteer Tourism

Email: guoyang.chen@vuw.ac.nz

Office: PhD space, Level 1, Rutherford House, Pipitea campus, Wellington 6011

Supervisors: Prof Karen Smith, Dr Christian Schott

Profile

After completing a Master’s degree in Events Management in the UK, Guoyang moved to Cape Town, South Africa and worked as a Chinese Volunteer Advisor in an international volunteer & internship travel agency. He then worked as a Project Manager in an event catering company in Shanghai, China. He also founded a volunteer travel information website ‘Travelneer.cn’. Before he began his Ph.D. in Tourism Management at Victoria University of Wellington, he took a career gap year and lived in Canberra, Australia.

Qualifications

BA English, Hainan University, China
MSc Events Management, Bournemouth University, UK

Research interests

Volunteer tourism, Experiential learning, Events management.