16 THRIVE Edition 2 8 The auditorium located at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH) has been renamed to the Sun International Auditorium. The new name was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted on Wednesday, 22 September as part of the annual STH Alumni and Industry event. “The auditorium, which seats up to 147 delegates and includes a fully functional foyer amongst its key features, is located in the Kerzner Building, on the University’s Bunting Road campus in Auckland Park, Johannesburg”, explains Operations Manager, Gerald Hamadziripi. “The venue forms part of the STH commercial operations, where we have a few outlets across the UJ campuses under the banner of TheKerzner@UJ”. This encompasses a broad range of offerings including meeting venue, confernence venues, , special event venues, restuarant, coffee shops and food and beverage offerings which can be order via UberEats and Mr D platforms. TheKerzner@UJ commercial outlets include: • Two Conference rooms which can host up to 200 delegates combined • A Culinary theatre which seats up to 54 delegates • A selection of Syndicate meeting rooms and Executive boardrooms • The Alumni Bar and a Tasting room • The Waterford Restaurant • Design Café – a coffee shop • Industrial kitchens in the Centre for Culinary Excellence The Sun International Auditorium is the latest addition in the number of industry brands that have taken up the opportunity to extend their brand footprint within the STH facilities. Other industry partners with brand visibility at the STH include the The City Lodge Hotel Group, Empact, AHA, Tsogo Sun and Tourvest. STH Director, Prof Diane Abrahams noted that the branding opportunity is not only to highlight the partnership with the STH but also serves to raise brand awareness and affinity of industry partners amongst the students. “It is important to realise that not all of our students have exposure to some of the industry players and brands when they start their studies, therefore creating corporate visibility in the various spaces of teaching and learning at the STH is important”. “With the recent announcement of the country moving to the adjusted lockdown level 2, the vaccination process that is underway and COVID-19 infection rates declining, we are really optimistic about the prospects of the meetings and events industry bouncing back in the coming months”, Hamadziripi says. We hope that the situation continues to improve so that delegates can once more book and host their events at our facilities and have first hand experience of our great facilities and contribute to the excellent learning experiences for out students. For more information about the commercial outlets at TheKerzner@UJ, visit www. thekerzneratuj.com “The branding opportunity is not only to highlight the partnership with the STH but also serves to raise brand awareness and affinity of industry partners amongst the students” The School of Tourism and Hospitality Cements Partnership with Sun Interntional with the renaming the Auditorium
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