About Hilary Du Cros
Hilary is an Associate Professor for the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s Department of Cultural and Creative Arts. Utilizing her expansive knowledge base and creative thinking, Hilary consistently builds insight on Cultural Heritage and the impacts of tourism. Hilary extends her passion to her students, as a speaker for many well known organizations and through her writing. Thoroughly researching topics of interest, Hilary captivates an increasingly larger audience as she has written 97 published works including two books. Continuing to expand her presence in Cultural and Creative Arts, Hilary serves as Senior Research Coordinator for UNESCO Observatory for Research in Local Cultures and Creativity in Education.
Dr. du Cros has had two careers during her professional life. Her current career as an academic began after 1998, when she moved to Hong Kong. She has taught in Hong Kong and Macau and has conducted research in the Asia Pacific region. The first career, from 1984 to 1998, was as heritage management consultant. This period included nine years as the owner operator of du Cros and Associates, a consulting firm located in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in heritage conservation, visitor management planning and heritage impact assessment as part of the EIA planning process in Australia. Hilary has been more active as a public intellectual commenting on current heritage issues. Media reports have been released in the Chinese and English media in Hong Kong regarding her professional opinions.
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PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
Title : Associate Professor
Marketing Area : National
Type Of Business : Education. Higher Education, College, University
Business Website : www.ied.edu.hk
Industry : Education: College | University
Company Name : Hong Kong Institute of Education
Expertise : Cultural Studies, Heritage, Research Coordination and Development
Years Of Experience In Industry : 1+ Years
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Website : http://ied.academia.edu/HilaryduCros/Abo
Education Degrees : Received a Doctorate Degree in Cultural Studies from Monash University; Obtained a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology fro, the University of Sydney
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Higher Learning Institute Offering Bachelor and Post Graduate Degree
Affiliations Awards :
Member of the International Council of Monuments and the International Special Event Society. Wrote Two Books
Major Accomplishments include:
- The graduation of the first batch of heritage management students from the Institute For Tourism Studies, Macau, 2009, because I helped create the program.
- Meeting a Living Buddha in Zhongdian, China, while working on the UNWTO Tourism Masterplan.
- Helping to organize two influential international conferences – the Inaugural Women in Archaeology Conference, Albury, 1991 and the Urban Heritage and Tourism Conference, Macau, 2009.
- Finally, I am very proud of the works I have published, particularly the recent co-authored journal article “Post-Mao Gazes: Chinese Backpackers in Macau” and the co-authored book “Cultural Tourism: The Partnership between Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management” (which has been tr
Attributes Success To :
50 percent luck and 50 percent hard work, though I am more interested in taking risks and innovating than many of my colleagues.
Future Career And Business Goals :
Either in Hong Kong or Singapore as a full or part-time academic with a higher proportion of research and consulting in my workload.
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Hilary is an Associate Professor for the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s Department of Cultural and Creative Arts. Utilizing her expansive knowledge base and creative thinking, Hilary consistently builds insight on Cultural Heritage and the impacts of tourism. Hilary extends her passion to her students, as a speaker for many well known organizations and through her writing. Thoroughly researching topics of interest, Hilary captivates an increasingly larger audience as she has written 97 published works including two books. Continuing to expand her presence in Cultural and Creative Arts, Hilary serves as Senior Research Coordinator for UNESCO Observatory for Research in Local Cultures and Creativity in Education.
Dr. du Cros has had two careers during her professional life. Her current career as an academic began after 1998, when she moved to Hong Kong. She has taught in Hong Kong and Macau and has conducted research in the Asia Pacific region. The first career, from 1984 to 1998, was as heritage management consultant. This period included nine years as the owner operator of du Cros and Associates, a consulting firm located in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in heritage conservation, visitor management planning and heritage impact assessment as part of the EIA planning process in Australia. Hilary has been more active as a public intellectual commenting on current heritage issues. Media reports have been released in the Chinese and English media in Hong Kong regarding her professional opinions.
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