应塞舌尔旅游学院要求，几家塞舌尔五星级酒店迎来了前来进行实习交流的中国学生团组。此前，塞舌尔的酒店业界已经欣喜地接待了不断增多的中国游客，而此次实习交流项目被认为给塞舌尔的酒店业带来了巨大的潜力。
在塞舌尔旅游学院的协调之下，此次来自位于中国北部的河北旅游职业学院的23名优秀学生将在几大塞舌尔五星级酒店度过为期半年的实习期。这些中国实习生出现在康斯坦斯•艾菲利亚度假酒店、四季酒店、圣安妮凯悦度假酒店、普拉兰岛莱佛士度假酒店，引起了塞舌尔其他酒店的强烈兴趣，因此，塞舌尔旅游学院宣布将会给河北旅游职业学院再提供32个在塞实习的名额。
塞舌尔旅游学院院长弗拉文•朱贝特说两所学院之间达成的合作伙伴关系将会是长期合作的关系，“我们酒店业界的合作伙伴非常愿意看到更多的中国学生到他们的酒店实习。我很高兴地宣布马尔代夫和毛里求斯的康斯坦斯度假酒店都非常愿意加入到塞中两所旅游学院签署的合作备忘录中规定的交流项目中来。”
塞舌尔旅游学院还补充说，我们私营领域的合作伙伴值得赞扬，他们对我们签署的合作备忘录的积极影响给予了极大的认可。朱贝特院长说，“没有我们酒店业合作伙伴的支持，此次的实习交流项目不可能如此成功顺利地展开。”
塞舌尔旅游与文化部长阿兰･圣安格和中国驻塞舌尔大使史忠俊在塞舌尔旅游与文化部召开的新闻发布会上热烈欢迎了此次参加实习交流的23名中国学生。圣安格部长说，“看到双方签署的合作备忘录结出成果，我感到收获颇丰。这里指的收获，有两层含义，一方面指你们有机会与塞舌尔旅游学院进行交流，另一方面指的是，你们也将到我们的私营合作伙伴当中去。你们将到进入到我们的度假酒店中去实习，在那里你们也将指导我们为满足不断增多的中国游客的期待而做得更好。”
圣安格部长接着介绍说，塞舌尔为开拓中国旅游市场做了大量工作，诸位学生的专业知识和技能能够帮助我们为我们的服务增值，从而达到中国游客的理想标准。我希望在你们向我们学习的同时，我们也向你们学习。我们的私营业界希望得到更多、更及时的资讯，这也是各大酒店都欢迎此次的中国实习生的原因。”
他还要求中国学生们在六个月的实习期满后，成为宣传塞舌尔美好形象的大使。“我希望，你们到这里来不仅学有所得，更能够享受塞舌尔。你们的许多同胞都来到塞舌尔度假。请你们也去试着享受这次独特的经历。去愉快的体验这里的多样性，它使得塞舌尔成为独一无二的目的地。
这是塞舌尔旅游学院首次安排中国学生来塞接受实习培训。这些中国学生是高职院校三年级旅游专业的学生。
这23名学生是根据塞舌尔旅游学院与河北旅游职业学院签署的合作协议，首批来塞交流的。他们将在塞舌尔进行为期半年的实习工作，在此期间，河北旅游职业学院还派遣了一名跟团的指导老师, 负责访问和指导在各大酒店实习的学生，并保证他们的实习工作顺利进行。
中国驻塞舌尔大使史忠俊评价说，塞舌尔旅游学院和河北旅游职业学院正在见证双方合作产生的积极成果。
在新闻发布会上，塞舌尔旅游学院还宣布其在校讲师也将去中国开发类似的交流项目。
Chinese students of Hebei Tourism Vocational College in Seychelles with Island’s Tourism Academy
Seychelles Five star Hotels has absorbed a group of Chinese students for their attachment period following a request from the Seychelles Tourism Academy. This attachment period in the island's tourism establishment is been seen as having great potential for the Seychelles accommodation establishments who have all been enjoying increased visitor arrivals from China.
A strong group of 23 Chinese students from Hebei Tourism Vocational College in Chengde， north of China are in Seychelles for a six month work attachment in five star hotels through the Seychelles Tourism Academy. Their presence in Constance Ephelia Resort， Four Seasons， BeachComber Sainte Anne and Raffles Praslin Resort has triggered so much interest among trade partners， that the Seychelles Tourism Academy announced the availability of an additional 32 internship placements for students of Hebei Tourism Vocational College. Flavien Joubert， the Principal of the Seychelles Tourism Academy said the partnership signed between Seychelles Tourism Academy and Hebei will be long lasting.
“Trade partners want to see more Chinese students in their hotels. I am pleased to announce that Constance Resorts in Maldives and Mauritius are more than willing to share the Memorandum of Understanding we’ve signed with the tourism institution of China.”.
The Seychelles Tourism Academy added that the private sector trade partners are to be commended because they’ve recognised the positive implications of the MOU.
“Without trade partners， the students attachment would not have been the success it is. It is important to appreciate their implication in this project” said Mr Joubert， the Principal of the Seychelles Tourism Academy.
The 23 students on work attachment in Seychelles were welcomed by Alain St.Ange， the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture and by the Chinese Ambassador in Seychelles， in a Press conference at Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Minister St.Ange said it’s rewarding to see that the Memorandum of Understanding is bearing fruits.
“It’s doubling rewarding because not only you will be attached at the Academy， you will also go to our private sector partners. You will go into our resorts and there you will be able to also guide our industry into the expectations of the Chinese tourists we are now welcoming in ever growing numbers” said Minister St. Ange
Minister Alain St.Ange went on to say that Seychelles was putting a lot of effort to grow the Chinese market and that the student’s expertise will help to add value to our service to be what is expected by the Chinese visitors.
“I hope that as you are learning from us， we also learn from you. Our trade， our private sector wants to be able to be better informed and this is why everybody wants to have this group of Chinese students attached to their respective hotels.”the Minister said.
He asked the students to become good ambassador for Seychelles when they finally return to China in six months time.
“I hope that you are not only here to learn， but you will be able to also enjoy Seychelles. Many of your fellow citizens come to Seychelles on holiday. Try and enjoy what they’ve experienced. Go and enjoy this diversity that makes Seychelles the unique destination it is”Minister Alain St.Ange said.
It is the first time that the Seychelles Tourism Academy has brought Chinese students to be trained in the Seychelles. They are third year students of a four year Management course in tourism.
The 23 students is the first to come to Seychelles as part of the exchange agreement signed between Seychelles Tourism Academy and Hebei Tourism Vocational College in Chengde. During the six months， they will be working in Seychelles， Hebei College has sent to Seychelles a representative to act as the students mentor and visit them at their place of work to ensure that their work attachment runs smoothly.
H.E. Shi Zhongjun， the Chinese Ambassador to Seychelles said that the Seychelles Tourism Academy and Hebei Tourism Vocational College in Chengde are witnessing a positive results from their cooperation. During the Press Conference the Seychelles Tourism Academy announced that its own lecturers will also go China for exchange programs.
