Brief introduction of Macao Tourism College

"Travel" is the process of traveling and going out, that is, to travel from place A to place B in space in order to achieve a certain goal; "Tour" means going out for sightseeing, sightseeing and entertainment, that is, traveling for these purposes. Together, it is tourism. Therefore, travel focuses on travel, which has not only the meaning of "travel", but also the meaning of sightseeing and entertainment. Let's follow me to see the introduction of Macau Tourism College! I hope it helps you.

The original site of Macau Tourism College is a19th century fortress, and it is also the location of the non-Portuguese military camp in Macau.

65438-0997 Tourism College was selected as the mentor training and consulting service center in the Asia-Pacific region by the Asia-Pacific Network of Tourism Education and Training Institutions (APETIT) fully supported by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). In the same year, the college was awarded the gold medal in education and training by the Pacific Asia Tourism Association, which affirmed the course content and quality of the college. In 2002, the College cooperated with the European Union to establish a benchmark for Macao's vocational skills recognition for Australian tourism and hotel industry, and won another prize.

65438-0999 The Macao-Europe Tourism Advanced Research Center (ME-CATS) was established in cooperation with the European Union, which integrated the new concepts of European tourism and hotel management into the tourism development in the Asia-Pacific region. The center aims to become a tourism education and training base in the Asia-Pacific region and promote the exchange of knowledge and experience between European universities and local universities.

In 2000, the Institute of Tourism became the first educational institution to be certified by the World Tourism Organization for the quality of tourism education, which confirmed that the quality of its education and training reached international standards. In 2008, the college passed the re-examination of the World Tourism Organization's tourism education quality certification, which was postponed to 20 12.

In 2003, at the invitation of UNESCO and the International Cultural Heritage Management Center, Macau Tourism Institute became a founding member of the Asian Cultural Heritage Management Association, aiming at promoting and strengthening the professional training of cultural heritage management in this region. In order to develop tourism sustainably, it is necessary to cultivate a new generation of responsible and well-informed tourists. Therefore, the Asian Cultural Heritage Management Association launched the World Cultural Heritage Tour Guide Training and Certification Project in 2005. The implementation of this rigorous and practical' internationally recognized training and certification course' is the result of active cooperation among members of the Asian Cultural Heritage Management Society, the Asia-Pacific Tourism Education and Training College Network of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and the tourism departments of various countries. The certification course is centered on the Tourism College and supported by technical consultants provided by UNESCO.

In 2004, the College was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS), which promoted the development of international tourism education and leisure education in Macao, teacher-student exchanges, academic research and upgrading the professionalism of courses.

In 2008, the ceremony of awarding medals, medals and certificates in People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Macao Special Administrative Region was held on June 65438+10/October 65438+June 2009. Forty individuals and organizations were awarded medals, medals and certificates in recognition of their outstanding achievements, social contributions or services to the Macao Special Administrative Region. The College of Tourism was awarded the Medal of Excellence in Tourism, affirming its contribution to promoting the development of local tourism.