What kind of school is Macao Tourism Institute (IFT)?

Established in 1995, the Macao Institute of Tourism (IFT) is a public higher education institution that trains tourism service leaders in Macao. The courses taught by Macau Tourism Institute cover a wide range of knowledge, including tourism, hotels, exhibitions, catering services, marketing, cultural creativity, leisure and entertainment. It is a college that comprehensively cultivates all contact fields of tourism.

In addition to developing its own unique advantages, the college also actively cooperates with internationally renowned universities, aiming at providing better international tourism service courses and providing high-quality tourism service talents for Macao and even the Asia-Pacific region. In the latest 2020QS World University Rankings, Macau Tourism Institute ranks 14 in the world, second in Asia and macau 1 in terms of hotel and tourism leisure management. In Asia, Macau Tourism College can be said to be the top in the industry, and it has a certain leading position in this industry with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In addition, the school also established the Macao-Europe Tourism Advanced Research Center in cooperation with the European Union. The purpose is to introduce excellent European tourism service industry into the Asia-Pacific region and cultivate more international tourism talents for the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, it also promotes professional exchanges between Asian schools and European universities. Macau Tourism College has six departments, and students can choose according to their own interests. All majors are closely related to tourism, and there are also some connections among them. In addition, the Macau Tourism Institute is closely connected with the outside world, and many domestic and overseas institutions have carried out relevant exchanges and exchange projects. There are undergraduate programs in Australia, New Zealand, China and Hongkong. Japan, South Korea, Russia, Finland, Mozambique and China all have corresponding exchange programs.

Students interested in tourism can enroll in Macau Tourism College, which ranks quite well in the world. In addition, the school has certain connections with many universities at home and abroad. Students can choose to study as exchange students or go abroad for graduate study.