Two IFTM teams of students comprised of BSc Tourism Event Management programme achieved outstanding results in the 2023 Macao Tertiary Institution Students Conference Challenge organised by the Macao Convention & Exhibition Association. Team 1 won the 1st runner up and the best presentation design, while Team 2 was awarded merit for their work. Evan Huang from Team 1 was also given one of the two Best Presenter awards in recognition of his exceptional presentation skills among all the presenters in the competition. Team 1 will also represent Macao SAR to compete in the Asia-wide competition organised by AFECA Asia MICE Youth Challenge in November 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Team 1 International Stage Design Development 2025 |
Evan Huang James Zhang Ryan Pan Tina Kwok (Faculty advisor Dr Ubaldino Couto) |
1st Runner Up / Second Place Best PPT design Best presenter (Evan Huang) |
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Team 2 1st GBA Medical Tourism Development Conference |
Rex Kok Gram Zhang Cloris Jiang Joe Lo (Faculty advisor Dr Sherry Tan) |
Merit Award |
The conference ideas presented by the IFTM teams emerged from thorough research and market analysis of both local and national economic objectives, social and political considerations and Macao’s holistic environment. These reflect and are aligned with Macao’s diversification strategy of 1+4, and make good use of knowledge learned in classes with educational materials developed and informed by latest research. Students were also able to consult faculty members for advice as well as mentors allocated to them by the competition organisers.
IFTM strives to nurture tomorrow’s leaders and cultivate their talents by enriching their learning experience beyond the classroom. The Tourism Event Management team within the School of Hospitality has been working tirelessly in developing new postgraduate programmes in events, expected to be launched in academic year 2024/25. In addition, the team is currently in discussions with the local event industry in developing industry-education collaborations and play an active role in the international academic community. Specialist academics in IFTM publish regularly in international journals in events and serves the editorial boards of these prestigious publications.
IFTM currently has an yearly intake of students in both English and Chinese counterparts of the BSc Tourism Event Management programmes. More information is available on https://www.iftm.edu.mo/shm/en/programmes/undergraduate-programmes-english/bachelor-of-science-in-tourism-event-management/index.html
