{"id":2300,"date":"2026-07-27T06:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unit.jfn.ac.lk\/thm\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2026-07-27T07:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:05:10","slug":"%f0%9f%93%9a%e2%9c%a8-empowering-tourism-educators-through-mice-training-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unit.jfn.ac.lk\/thm\/%f0%9f%93%9a%e2%9c%a8-empowering-tourism-educators-through-mice-training-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcda\u2728 Empowering Tourism Educators through MICE Training!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Academic staff members from the <strong>Tourism and Hospitality Management Unit, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">successfully participated in the <strong>Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme<\/strong> organized by the <strong>Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB)<\/strong> on <strong>08 July 2026<\/strong> at Samudra Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p 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