In alignment with Macao’s development strategy of “one center, one platform, one base” while leveraging the city’s rich tourism resources, unique blend of Eastern and Western cultures, and advantages of systems and geographic locations, three new postgraduate programs: Doctor of Hotel Management, Master of International Relations and Governance, and Master of Philosophy in the Studies of Chinese Culture, are respectively launched by Faculty of International Tourism and Management (FITM), Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries (IROPC), and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), aiming to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with global version in their respective fields. All three programs will commence in Academic Year 2025/2026 and are now open for application. Register NOW and join us!
Doctor of Hotel Management
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Program Characteristics
The Doctor of Hotel Management program is designed for senior managers in the hospitality and tourism industries, personnel in government and non-governmental tourism agencies, and educators in related fields. It combines global version with local characteristics, aiming to cultivate globally competitive graduates. The curriculum emphasizes the management of high-end integrated resorts, integrating both theories and practices. FITM maintains close collaboration with industry partners, facilitating a seamless connection between academic study and industrial practices. Employing an action-learning model, the program fosters innovative thinking and decision-making skills, aiming to cultivate high-end hotel managerial talents with business strategies.
Learning Objectives
The program aims to cultivate leaders with global vision in the tourism industry. Students will be capable of leveraging innovative thinking and advanced analytical tools to develop advanced research capabilities and strategic decision-making skills within the dynamic international tourism market and the unique Asian business environment.
Faculty Team
The faculty team comprises a high-quality, international team of instructors with extensive teaching, research, and industry experience, recruited both domestically and internationally. Their research areas encompass emerging technologies in tourism and hospitality, data-driven analysis of tourists’ behaviors, inclusive travel, and VR tourism. The faculty team employs advanced pedagogical approaches and innovative teaching methods to deliver a high-quality education for students, ensuring a cutting-edge curriculum with international competitiveness and the cultivation of high-level talents with a global vision in tourism and hotel management.
Career Advantages
The graduates will possess a comprehensive understanding of hotel operations and tourism management, including strategic planning, innovative management, and data analysis. They will become senior leadership that are qualified for positions in government departments, hotels, academic institutions, consulting, business, and non-profit organizations.
Master of International Relations and Governance
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Program Characteristics
The Master of International Relations and Governance program focuses on cutting-edge issues in international relations, regional development, and governance. Leveraging Macao’s unique blend of Eastern and Western cultures, the program provides students with a multicultural learning environment through multilingual teaching in English, Chinese and Portuguese and an international and high-quality faculty team. The program focuses on the integration of academic and practice, cultivating students’ cross-cultural communication skills, multilingualism and the ability to solve complex problems, and encouraging them to participate in research and international exchange and cooperation projects, so as to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with international competitiveness.
Learning Objectives
The program aims to cultivate a deep understanding of theory and practice in international relations and governance through an internationalized teaching model and multicultural environment. Students will master analytical methods to dissect global issues and enhance their intercultural communication and multilingual proficiency, providing a solid foundation of knowledge and essential skills for participation in global governance and regional development.
Faculty Team
To develop a hub for region/country-specific studies with Macao’s characteristics, IROPC has built an elite faculty team characterized by its multilingualism, multidiscipline, and internationalization, bringing together experts from law, international relationship, political science, history, and foreign languages. Employing a blended Chinese-English teaching model, the program fully leverages Macao’s unique advantages as an international city while fostering a multilingual teaching environment that promote students’ research in foreign languages and enhances their overall language proficiency, to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with professions and multilingualism.
Career advantages
Graduates will not only master the core knowledge of international relationship theory and governance practices but also be able to apply professional analysis to interpret international trends and participate in the formulation and evaluation of government policies. Career paths include teaching and research in higher education institutions, international affairs analyzing and reporting in news media, working in government and diplomatic missions, international market development and strategic planning in multinational corporations, and participation in global governance within international organizations such as the United Nations or the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Master of Philosophy in the Studies of Chinese Culture *
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Program Characteristics
As Macao’s first program in Chinese cultural studies, this program adopts a global perspective and a cross-disciplinary research methodology to systematically explore the history, characteristics, and essence of Chinese culture within the context of Chinese and Western cultural exchange. It also focuses on the current state and sustainable development pathways of Chinese culture in a globalized world. Integrating perspectives from history, philosophy, and intellectual history, the program with systematic and comprehensive knowledge system aims to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with strong humanistic qualities and innovative academic capabilities, nurturing a new generation of the ambassadors of Chinese traditional culture.
Learning Objectives
The program aims to cultivate high quality professionals with profound Chinese cultural literacy and innovative research abilities. Building on undergraduate education, the program systematically expands students’ knowledge of Chinese history, literature, institutions, customs, religion, philosophy, and technology. Specialized tracks allow for in-depth study in specific areas. The program features two key strengths: integrating knowledge across disciplines, create a comprehensive knowledge system encompassing literature, history, and philosophy; and nursing students’ cross-cultural comparative thinking and global vision through critical thinking training and cross-cultural communication skills development, aiming to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with Chinese cultural sensitivity and global vision.
Career advantages
Graduates will acquire a foundational understanding of Chinese intellectual history, classical literature, and cultural philosophy, applying a multidisciplinary perspective to interpret the essence of Chinese culture, while mastering the practical skills of cultural heritage and innovation, including cultural project planning and management. Potential career paths include teaching general education and cultural studies courses at universities and secondary schools; conducting cultural policy research and administrative work in public sectors; managing artistic projects, marketing, and planning in the cultural industries; and working in creative industries such as cultural communication and publication design. Further studies toward a doctorate in Chinese cultural studies, sinology, or traditional literature, history, and philosophy are also possible.
* The programs will officially commence student recruitment upon the publication in the Macao SAR Gazette.
