The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing is widely recognised for the quality of its teaching and the high calibre of its graduates. 

In February, the University won the Australian Tourism Award for training and education for the third time. The University also took home the award - which is open to TAFE colleges, universities, private providers and tourism operators who train in-house -  in 2000 and 1988. 

Head of the School Professor Brian King said Victoria University was Australia's longest established provider of tourism and hospitality degrees and diplomas. "We continue to meet the needs of our students by forging partnerships with the community and industry, and through innovative programs such as event management," he said. "VU is recognised internationally as a leading provider of applied tourism and hospitality research and is Victoria's only foundation member of the prestigious International Centre for Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education."

The national award follows the University's success at the Victorian Tourism Awards. It has now won the state award for tourism education and training six times, in 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1988 and 1993. 

Victorian Tourism Minister John Pandazopoulos congratulated Victoria University on its state win. "The awards process is not an easy one, nor is it meant to be," he said. "The awards recognise people striving for excellence - it's not about being first past the post."

In 2001, the University was inducted into the Tourism Awards Hall of Fame, the only university to win such recognition. 

Victoria University began sponsoring the Victorian Tourism Awards in 2002.