23 August
Student Orientation Ceremony held for students starting bachelor degree programmes
23 August
IFT put on its first-ever national flag raising ceremony
29 August
IFT and FERRANDI Paris – The French School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, signed an agreement to launch an exchange programme for bachelor degree students
19-21 September
The Institute hosted a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao tourism talent exchange and cooperation programme. It was attended by 26 delegates respectively from the Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province and from tourism bureaus and related organisations from 9 cities in the province
28 September
IFT Scholarship and Fellowship Presentation Ceremony 2018
16 October
Inauguration of a Chinese calligraphy exhibition at IFT’s Team Building, showcasing works by local artist Ms. Ho Lai Sim and by students attending her short-term courses as offered by the Institute. The exhibition ran until the end of January 2019
23 October
Signing ceremony for the agreement on the establishment of the Alliance for Developing Macao into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Education and Training Base. IFT is the coordinating unit of the alliance
23 October
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, visited the IFT Mong-Há Campus, meeting with the Institute’s management to discuss opportunities for further cooperation, including at postgraduate education level
12 November
The Institute held the “Forum – Regional Tourism Education Development and Mainland College Entrance Examination Reform”, to discuss the potential for regional tourism education cooperation, particularly within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
21 November
IFT signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-sen University, for the establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance
25 November
IFT held an Open Day, an event to offer high school graduates and their family members a chance to find out more about courses and student life at the Institute
3-4 December
IFT hosted the first edition of the “International Conference on Tourism and Retail Management (TRMC2018)”. The conference was jointly organised by IFT; the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina, in the United States; and the College of Tourism and Service Management at Nankai University in Tianjin
5-7 December
IFT was the venue for the “3rd Annual Conference of the International Place Branding Association (IPBA)”. The conference was jointly organised by: IFT; the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina, in the U.S.; and the School of Management at Swansea University in the United Kingdom
3 January
Award presentation ceremony held for the Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System (MORS) 2018 Gold Pin Competition
19 January
Inauguration of the new management bodies of the Student Union of IFT and the Union’s respective “sub-clubs”
21 February
IFT and the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia signed a cooperation agreement
22 February
The “Public Forum on ‘Smart Tourism, Smart Destinations’” took place at the IFT Grand Hall on the Mong-Há Campus, organised by the IFT Tourism Research Centre
5 March
IFT hosted Career Day 2019, an annual job fair to provide Year 4 bachelor degree programme students with information on employment trends in tourism and hospitality
7 March
Opening of an art exhibition featuring collage artwork by local artist Mr. Lai Sio Kit and by students attending his short courses as promoted by IFT. The showcase was at the Team Building and ran until 2 June
20 March
IFT signed an agreement with the Education Bureau of Guangzhou Municipality in Guangdong Province, for cooperation projects on human-resource training and to promote the development of Guangzhou’s vocational education system
7 April
The IFT Chamber Music Club and the Culinary Arts Club combined to organise a weekend outdoor concert, coupled with an afternoon tea buffet
3 May
Inauguration of a Commemorative Photo Exhibition of the 100th Anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. The exhibition ran until 1 June and was organised by the Heritage Club and by the Mainland Student Union, both part of the Student Union of IFT
10 May
The 5th IFT Annual Culinary Competition offered participants a platform to showcase and enhance their culinary skills
14 May
The Macao SAR Government and the Ministry of Economy of Portugal signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in tourism education, training and research. IFT is to be the cornerstone – on behalf of the Macao side – in the implementation of the agreement
14-16 May
IFT, the Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, and Turismo de Portugal I.P. hosted an academic forum in Estoril, Portugal, regarding the impact on tourism and on education of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area initiative
29 May
IFT hosted the “4th Annual Tourism Education Student Summit 2019”, dedicated to recognising outstanding research produced by Year 4 students as part of their graduation thesis
30 May
IFT 2019 Graduation Ceremony
6 June
IFT hosted the opening ceremony for the 2019 Tianjin Exchange Programme for Macao University Students, attended by Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The actual exchange took place from 8 to 23 June in Tianjin
20 June
Inauguration of “Splendid Quintessence – Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition” at the Educational Restaurant on IFT’s Mong-Há Campus. It ran until 21 July and was part of the Institute’s contribution to Art Macao, an international arts and culture initiative promoted by the Macao SAR Government
26 June
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 rated IFT as the 5th-best in Asia for hospitality and tourism management studies, and the 30th-best in the world in that field
27 July
Cultural exchange on Portuguese egg-tart making between representatives from IFT and players from Italian football club Inter Milan