Can Seng Ooi

Presentation

Can Seng Ooi, PhD., is Professor and the Director of the Center for Leisure and Culture Services Research. He is also Editor of the journal, Asia Matters: Business, Culture and Theory. Over the last two decades, he has been working on a number of research areas, including international tourism, the global art industry, place branding, China strategies for MNCs and cross-cultural management. His studies often compare Denmark, Singapore and China. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Yellow River Arts Center, Yinchuan, China.

Primary research areas

• Sustainability challenges in cities
• Art world and art industry
• Place branding
• Tourism strategy
• Cross-cultural management
• Tourism and social media

Courses

• People, Communities and Sustainable Urbanisation,International Executive Leadership Programme on Sustainable Urbanisation
• International Business Environment, MSc (International Business)
• International Business, Full-time MBA
• Globalization and Emerging Markets, Executive MBA
• Asian Societies from a Comparative Perspective, BA (Asian Studies Programme)

Supervision

Tourism, place branding, international business strategies, cross-cultural management,social media, urban sustainability