Profiles
Mr Fa Wang
Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
Biography
Biography
- Associate Lecturer (08/2022 - Present)
- Career Specialist (Plymouth Business School)
- Postgraduate Personal Tutor (Plymouth Business School)
- PhD Researcher in Business with Mngt (01/2022 - Present)
Qualifications
- 2023 SALTe Supporting Assessment, Learning and Teaching - Extended Course (University of Plymouth)
- 2019 MSc in Education Leadership and Management (University of East Anglia)
- 2018 Graduate Diploma in Social Science (University of East Anglia)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Undergraduate level:
- HRL6010 Experiential Practice
- HTM314HK Honours Project (HKUSPACE)
Postgraduate level:
- PBS700PD(J) PGT Academic and Professional Development
- STO7001 Theories and Practices of International Business
- PBS7000J Capstone Project (PGT Dissertation Supervisor)
Research
Research
Research interests
employability, work readiness, career management & development, international student employability
Grants & contracts
- 2024: Plymouth Business School Research Development Grant (International Conference)
- 2023: Plymouth Business School Research Development Grant (Research Activities)
- 2023: Research & Conference Grant £1000 (PBS) for presenting research topic 'International student employability:
supporting postgraduate taught students to be ‘work-ready’ at the University of Nottingham, UK - 2022: Doctoral College Postgraduate Research Development Grant, University of Plymouth
Publications
Publications
Conference Papers
Wang, F. (2023). Employability of hospitality and tourism international students: a critical research review. In ISCONTOUR 2023 Tourism Research Perspectives: Proceedings of the International Student Conference in Tourism Research (pp. 284-295), Austria.
Personal
Personal
Other academic activities
- Keynote Speaker & Panelist, 6th International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training (2024), Bath, UK.
https://ukcge.ac.uk/events/6th-international-conference-on-developments-in-doctoral-education-training
Topic: Employability of International Doctoral Students in the UK: A Bronfenbrenner Perspective - Organizing Committee, Thriving Abroad: Exploring International PGRs’ Employability and Networking Pathways (2023), University of Plymouth, UK.
- Speaker, 3rd UKCGE Conference on Postgraduate Taught Education (2023), University of Nottingham, UK.
https://ukcge.ac.uk/events/3rd-ukcge-conference-on-postgraduate-taught-education
Topic: International student employability: supporting postgraduate taught students to be ‘work-ready‘. - Speaker, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Doctoral College Conference 2023, University of Plymouth, UK.
Topic: Lip service or stepping stone for success? A glimpse into how British university career service supports employability for international students. - Speaker, 10th International Student Conference in Tourism Research (ISCONTOUR 2023), IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria.
https://www.fh-krems.ac.at/en/university/media-portal/press/iscontour-2023-student-conference-in-tourism-research-2023-05-19/
Topic: Employability of hospitality and tourism international students: a critical research review.