The Macao University of Tourism (UTM), formerly the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), is a

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. The university offers degrees in

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and

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Unlike most

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requires all year one

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wear

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to attend all classes.

History

The institution was in 1995 as the Institute for Tourism Studies (; ). Fanny Vong has been the president of the institution since 2001. The institution adopted its current designation of Macao University of Tourism on 1 April 2024.

Schools

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: # Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts Management, # Bachelor of Science in Tourism Business Management, # Bachelor of Science in Heritage Management, # Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management, # Bachelor of Science in Tourism Event Management, # 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

* Inspiration Building () * Pousada de Mong-Há () * Team Building () * Educational Restaurant ()

Taipa Campus

*Forward Building () *East Asia Hall () **It is a student

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*Silver Jubilee Building () *SQ Building ()

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Institute For Tourism Studies, Macao Education in Macau 1995 establishments in Macau Tourism geography Educational institutions established in 1995