{"id":6343,"date":"2020-11-16T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T05:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2020-12-10T18:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:08:38","slug":"iftm-adds-silver-jubilee-building-to-taipa-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/iftm-adds-silver-jubilee-building-to-taipa-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"IFTM adds Silver Jubilee Building to Taipa Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6343 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-herald-lay-a'><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\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Background_image-1-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6341'>\n\t\t\t\tInauguration ceremony for the Silver Jubilee Building \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/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\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_0670_SN-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6342'>\n\t\t\t\tSilver Jubilee Building\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-6345  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>The Taipa Campus of IFTM is now officially larger, as it has gained an extra building. The inauguration ceremony for the Silver Jubilee Building took place on 5 November, and was attended by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, Ms. Ao Ieong U, and by Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism of the People\u2019s Republic of China Mr. Zhang Xu.<\/p>\n<p>The Silver Jubilee Building, an existing structure, was granted to IFTM by the Macao SAR Government earlier this year, to support the development of the Institute. Renovation work on it started in April 2020, including facility checking, basic repairs and deep cleaning of desks and chairs used for teaching. In September, 2 floors housing classrooms were put into use. Renovations are continuing in the rest of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Macao SAR Government also granted an additional plot of land to expand the Institute\u2019s Taipa Campus. IFTM management plans to use it to develop a new facility, to be branded the \u201cInternational Tourism Education Complex\u201d. Its realisation will be a landmark event for the Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevelopment needs resources and space,\u201d noted IFTM President Dr. Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan, in a speech during the opening ceremony for the Silver Jubilee Building. She added that the Institute\u2019s management planned to make use of all the resources recently granted to IFTM by the Government, in order to add facilities the Institute either lacks currently or is short of. The fresh capacity would include new areas for teaching, study rooms, exhibition halls, areas for leisure activities, and space for administrative staff.<\/p>\n<p>The IFTM Taipa Campus was officially inaugurated in October 2015 and began hosting classes from academic year 2016\/2017. The site includes a number of buildings that the Macao SAR Government granted to the Institute after the University of Macau moved from Taipa to Hengqin Island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25 years in review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of the Silver Jubilee Building also served to mark the 25th anniversary of IFTM. \u201cFor an educational institution, 25 years is not a long period, but the achievements by IFTM since its establishment are tremendously encouraging,\u201d said Dr. Vong. \u201cIn the future, with support from all sectors of society, we shall do even better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IFTM President added that the Institute had an ongoing commitment to improving the quality of education it provides, while furthering efforts related to its research output. In addition, IFTM would continue to expand its international network of partner institutions, while boosting administrative efficiency and advancing initiatives linked to its \u2018smart campus\u2019 push.<\/p>\n<p>Alumni representative Ms. Teresa Lao Kit U also delivered a speech at the inauguration of the Silver Jubilee Building. Having graduated from IFTM in 2001, she is now an executive at a local travel agency, and Vice-President of the Travel Industry Council of Macau.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks, Ms. Lao recalled her time at the Institute, including a unique opportunity to help in the official ceremonies of Macao\u2019s return to the motherland in 1999. She also praised the combination of theory and practice that is central to teaching at IFTM. Ms. Lao highlighted that what she had learned at the Institute remained foremost in her mind almost 20 years later.<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the event, IFTM student representative Shown Lei San Lam said the Institute had helped him to mature as an individual, and to broaden his view of the world. He pointed out IFTM had provided him with a number of opportunities for personal development, including to take part in an exchange programme in Europe, to participate in IFTM Student Union activities, and to engage in other extracurricular pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that IFTM will continue to seek innovation in pursuit of study and teaching,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taipa Campus of IFTM is now officially larger, as it has gained an extra building. 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