Macao Institute for Tourism Studies

Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM; Chinese: 澳門旅遊學院; Portuguese: Instituto de Formação Turística) is a public institution of higher education located in Macau, China which is administered by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government. The institution offers degrees in tourism, heritage and hospitality[1]

Macao Institute for Tourism Studies
澳門旅遊學院
Instituto de Formação Turística
TypePublic
Established1995 (1995)
PresidentFanny Vong, Ph.D
Location
Macau
,
China
AffiliationsGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA)
Websitewww.ift.edu.mo
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese澳门旅遊學院
Traditional Chinese澳門旅遊學院

Unlike most colleges and universities, this institute requires all year one students wear uniform to attend all the classes.

History

The institution was established in 1995.[2] Fanny Vong has been the President of the institution since 2001.[3]

Schools of IFTM
One of the classrooms in Inspiration Building

EST (Tourism College)

The Tourism College, one of the schools of the Institute for Tourism Studies, offers the following four-year bachelor's degree Programmes:

  1. Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts Management,
  2. Bachelor of Science in Tourism Business Management,
  3. Bachelor of Science in Heritage Management,
  4. Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management,
  5. Bachelor of Science in Tourism Event Management,
  6. Bachelor of Science in Tourism Retail and Marketing Management.

Besides accepting local and international students, it also receives exchange students for a one-semester study.

ETIH (Tourism and Hotel School)

Tourism and Hotel School was initially established in 1982 and reported to the Macao Government Tourist Office. The school started with a small teaching body of 7 and offered 2 courses, namely, Reception and Housekeeping, at its temporary premises located next to the Pousada de Mong-Há. In the following years, more courses were added to the list such as culinary, languages and tour guiding.

In 1993, as a strategy to support tourism development, Macao government decided to create a higher education institute which would focus only on tourism education and training. A committee was established to carry out its preparation works, and 2 years later, in 1995, the Institute for Tourism Studies was born. At the same time, Tourism and Hotel School was integrated to the Institute.

Campus

The Campus of IFTM can be divided into the main campus and the Taipa campus.

Main Campus
The main Campus of IFT
Buidliing of Educational Restaurant
  • Inspiration Building (啟思樓)
  • Pousada de Mong-Há (望廈賓館)
  • Team Building (協力樓)
  • Educational Restaurant (教學餐廳)

Taipa Campus
Old IFT Taipa Campus
  • Forward Building (展望樓)
  • East Asia Hall (東亞樓)
  • Silver Jubilee Building (銀禧樓)
  • SQ Building (SQ大樓)

See also

References
  1. "IFT - Institute for Tourism Studies". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  2. "IFT - Institute for Tourism Studies". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  3. "Fanny Vong, President of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies". Macao News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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