University of Greenwich Extends Partnership with Visit Greenwich to Enhance Community Collaboration

Working collaboratively, the two institutions will use their collective influence to help to make South East London an even more attractive place to, visit, work, study.

Greenwich students will benefit from the enhanced partnership with seven new placements within Visit Greenwich’s business partners including Up at the O2 and Old Royal Naval College.

Both organisations will work together to provide tourism related research and talks to a wide variety of audiences.

Mazia Yassim, Head of School – School of Management & Marketing at the University of Greenwich said:

“We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with Visit Greenwich. Our students have gained many opportunities to learn from key players in the tourism, hospitality, and events industries. We look forward to expanding on these opportunities for our students and to working with organisations within our local community to ensure Greenwich is a great place to work, study and visit.”

Barrie Kelly, CEO Visit Greenwich said:

“Visit Greenwich is delighted to extend its partnership with the University of Greenwich. The agreement will ensure that we continue to position Greenwich as a leading ‘University Town’. And also, to ensure that the University’s student experience is enriched by placing them with the most dynamic businesses in our £1.5bn visitor economy which now employs 17,000 people.”