{"id":4553,"date":"2018-12-02T16:05:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T08:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T03:47:00","slug":"ift-hosts-forum-on-regional-tourism-education-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/ift-hosts-forum-on-regional-tourism-education-development\/","title":{"rendered":"IFT hosts forum on regional tourism education development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4553 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-herald-lay-c1'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle.aspx_.html-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" 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https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-1.aspx_.html-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-1.aspx_.html-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-1.aspx_.html-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-1.aspx_.html-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-1.aspx_.html.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-470x313.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-c1 size-herald-lay-c1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imagehandle-2.aspx_.html.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-4556  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>IFT held in November 2018 a forum to discuss the potential for regional tourism education cooperation, particularly within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Participants included representatives of education-related departments in a number of Mainland Chinese provincial and city governments, as well as from Macao-based higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The event, titled \u201cForum \u2013 Regional Tourism Education Development and Mainland College Entrance Examination Reform\u201d, took place on November 12 at the IFT Mong-H\u00e1 Campus. Other topics discussed included a recent reform of the Mainland\u2019s college entrance examination, and recruitment of Mainland students by Macao higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<p>IFT President Dr. Fanny Vong told participants that nurturing new talent was of paramount importance for the development of the tourism industry, as qualified professionals could contribute to improvements in the quality of the overall experience of tourists. She added that IFT, in particular, could play \u201ca bigger role\u201d in helping to train quality tourism professionals, namely to work in the Greater Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>According to information provided by representatives from IFT at the forum, Guangdong Province \u2013 next door to Macao \u2013 was the main source of Mainland students to the Institute, followed by Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr.Liu Yuxiang, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Educational Examinations Authority, said on the sidelines of the forum that reasons contributing to IFT\u2019s popularity among students from Shanghai included the Institute\u2019s reputation as a top provider of tourism education, and also promotion work carried out over the past 2 years.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2018, a delegation from IFT led by President Dr. Vong visited Shanghai to hold a talk about admission to the institution, and to promote to prospective students and their families the quality of tourism education at IFT. The group also visited local secondary schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe areas of talent nurturing by IFT align with the development of Shanghai,\u201d Mr Liu said, adding that the Institute could help train qualified professionals to meet the development needs of the Mainland city. \u201cCompared with other Mainland institutions, IFT has unique advantages, namely the language used for teaching and its international outlook,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Daytime bachelor degree programmes at IFT are taught in English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gu Zhongpeng, Party Member of the Guangzhou Bureau of Education, was also a guest speaker at the forum. He said IFT could further its links with educational institutions in Guangzhou, to nurture more tourism professionals. \u201cThe answer for upgrading and ensuring the development of the tourism industry is more qualified professionals, and education is key for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>IFT and institutions in Guangzhou could make use of opportunities arising from the development of the Greater Bay Area, to help train different types of qualified professionals for the tourism sector, Mr. Gu added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kurma Mac, Coordinator for Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System and Hospitality Courses at IFT\u2019s Tourism and Hotel School, told forum participants that the Institute was preparing to push forward an alliance in tourism education for the Greater Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alliance will facilitate the improvement of tourism education and vocational education [in the region] and strengthen regional exchanges and cooperation, thus nurturing quality industry professionals,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance would welcome education institutions, associations and tourism-related companies to join as members, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFT held in November 2018 a forum to discuss the potential for regional tourism education cooperation, particularly within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 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