Leeuwarden,
Netherlands – July
22, 2007 Officials
of CHN University
announced today that
Sandy Dhuyvetter,
CEO of CelestiaLINK,
LLC and Executive
Producer and Host of
TravelTalkMEDIA, has
been named a member
of the board of
advisors for the
university’s
Department of Media
and Entertainment
Management. In
addition to advising
the department on
current and
anticipated
developments in the
field of media and
entertainment, Ms.
Dhuyvetter will
assist in the
development of the
department’s
curriculum for the
university’s
international
students.
Patrick Bemelmans,
Dean of CHN’s
Department of Media
and Entertainment
Management said,
"After meeting Sandy
at the recent
Tourism4Peace
Conference in The
Hague, it was clear
that her involvement
with our programmes
would be a great
opportunity for us.
Her experience and
expertise in the
convergence of media
and the fields of
entertainment and
management gives us
a tremendous
advantage over
other programmes. We
are very happy that
Sandy will not only
be helping us create
our international
curriculum and
programmes, but she
will actually be
lecturing and
teaching our
students and our
staff on the latest
multimedia trends.”
Mr. Bemelmans added
that, “Sandy is
constantly exploring
new possibilities in
the field and will
be a fantastic role
model for our
students. I truly
envision her as an
international
ambassador for CHN
as well. We believe
that the advice and
guidance Ms.
Dhuyvetter will
bring to CHN is
essential for
understanding the
demands and
evolution of an
ever-changing
industry and the
university is
grateful for her
expertise in the
travel and media
industries.”
In receiving the
appointment by CHN,
Ms. Dhuyvetter said,
"CHN has an
excellent reputation
and I am honored and
privileged to have
the opportunity to
become a part of the
university's media
and entertainment
department. I look
forward
to broadening
the department's
existing curriculum
to encompass CHN's
international
students at its many
campuses
strategically
located around the
world. I am
confident we will be
able to share many
valuable media and
entertainment
management lessons
with students
and faculty. In
particular it will
be a model case
study for future
entrepreneurs to
see how the
TravelTalkMEDIA
companies were
developed into
comprehensive travel
news and
entertainment
network with
broadcasting on
conventional radio
and TV and a global
reach through
our distribution
channels on the
Web." Dhuyvetter
added, "I am
delighted with this
unique opportunity
to share our depth
of knowledge and
experience with the
CHN community."
Klaas-Wybo van
der Hoek, Vice
President of the
Executive Board of
CHN, expressed
enthusiasm for the
appointment saying,
"On behalf of the
university and CHN
students and faculty
located at campuses
around the world, we
warmly welcome Ms.
Dhuyvetter and we
are extremely
pleased to have her
join us to enrich
our global
programmes in media,
entertainment
management and the
hospitality
industry. For
CHN University, this
represents a bridge
to the industry and
a good network in
the US and around
the world. I know
her as a very
experienced and
involved
cosmopolitan
professional! "
Ms. Dhuyvetter will
be making several
trips to the CHN
campus in Leeuwarden
and other CHN
campuses around the
world and will
virtually
communicate with the
programs while
traveling to other
destinations.
About CHN
University:
The CHN University
headquartered in
Leeuwarden,
Netherlands is a
dynamic,
international
organization for
higher vocational
education and has
been in existence
for over 100 years.
The
university offers
specialized study
programs in several
areas including
hospitality
services, travel and
tourism management,
and media and
entertainment
management for both the
national and
international
market. CHN
currently offers 11
Bachelors Degree
programs 4 and
Masters Degree
programs. In
addition to the
Leeuwarden campus,
CHN has
international
campuses in
Thailand, China,
Qatar, South Africa
and Germany. The
university currently
has
approximately 7,100
students and employs
a motivated and
professional staff
of approximately
600. As a member of
a network of
partners, the goal
of the university is
to train and educate
its students with
three core
qualities: value
driven,
intercultural and
enterprising. Web
site:
www.chn.nl
About
TravelTalkMEDIA and
CelestiaLINK LLC:
CelestiaLINK LLC is
the parent company
of
TravelTalkRADIO/TV/WEB
which produces and
distributes
informative travel
news segments,
entertaining
interviews, and
promotional segments
that are broadcast
via conventional
radio and TV in the
United States,
China,
Africa and the UK
and also distributed
and heard worldwide
over the Internet.
Satellite
distribution includes
coverage in the
Western Hemisphere, South
America and
the Asia-Pacific
Rim. The companies
also produce live
remote radio
broadcasts, travel
news segments for
TV, B-roll and
digital still
photography,
destination and
event promotions,
press releases and
newsletters, all
with worldwide
distribution
availability. In
March of 2007, the
Voice of Jinling
Radio headquartered
in Nanjing, China
announced that
TravelTalkRADIO was
the recipient of the
1st prize award for
the production of a
special programming
series entitled
Sandy and Dr. Sun
Yat-sen. See,
www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com.
For further
information, please
contact
info@TravelTalkMEDIA.com.
About Sandy
Dhuyvetter:
Ms. Dhuyvetter is an internationally recognized
travel expert and
media personality
with over 25 years
experience in
multimedia,
technology and
Internet transaction
processing. In 1998,
she founded
CelestiaLINK, LLC,
parent company of
TravelTalkMEDIA, and
serves as CEO of
that organization.
Sandy
then developed the
TravelTalkMEDIA
brands of
TravelTalkRADIO,
TravelTalkNEWS and
TravelTalkTV, a true
convergence of media
with global
audiences and
viewers and
listeners in over
130 countries each
month. In
recognition of her
knowledge and
character,
Ms. Dhuyvetter was recently appointed
to several private
sector advisory
committees for the
US State Department
and the Department
of Homeland
Security. Sandy was awarded the 2006 Media award
from the Tanzania
Tourism Board. In
May, 2007,
Sandy
moderated the media
panel during the
Annual Conference of
the International
Institute for Peace
through Tourism in Kampala, Uganda. In June of 2007 Sandy once again traveled to Jordan to join her colleagues from Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Palestine at the Tourism4Peace Summit.
www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com/background_sandy.html.