8 THRIVE Edition 2 22 I iti STH Masters in Tourism and Hospitality postgraduate student, Ms. Gifty Efua Koufie, is amongst the winners selected for the 2020/2021 World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) Young Talent Programme. This follows her recent participation in the Forum’s Innovation Festival that was held from 14 to 16 November in Andermatt, Switzerland. Gifty Efua Koufie is an international student who graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Technology in Hospitality Management and is an awardee of the Global Excellence Stature Scholarship. Her research interest is underpinned by the boundless potential of technology in transforming the tourism and hospitality industry in the fourth industrial revolution In March 2021 Ms. Koufie was announced as one of the 12 finalists in the Programme. Her project titled: the use of nutrition apps in the hospitality industry to promote healthy food choices, won top prize in the diversity category. Working under the supervision of STH Senior Lecturer and Director of the Food Evolution Research Laboratory, Dr. Hema Kesa, the project examines the use of nutritionrelated apps amongst millennials in Johannesburg, South Africa and how the hospitality industry can harness and integrate mobile nutrition applications to enhance the experiences and the welfare of guests. Click Here to watch and learn more about the project: Masters student Gifty Koufie Wins big at the 2020/21 World Tourism Forum Lucerne Young Talent Programme
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