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Three FITM City U Doctoral Students --Cui Jiajia, Milton Chau, and Liu Lingao, successfully defended their theses recently. The titles were Influence Mechanism of Interactive Relationship in Service Contact on Repurchase Intention of Hotel Customers; Factors that Attract Chinese Casino Patrons in Macau to Slot Machine Gaming: Extending the Model of Goal-Directed Behavior; and Moderating Effect of Structural Hole on Job Embeddedness, Job Engagement, Social Support, Task Performance and Turnover Intention in Structural Equation Model: A Case Study of Casino Employees in Macau. Prof. Aliana Leong, Vice Rector of City U and Dean of the FITM was Chairperson of the Oral Defense Committee along with Committee Members, Prof. Wei Wei from South China University of Technology, Prof. Tang Jizong from Tourism Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Prof. Li Xin and Prof. Du Wencai from the FED City U. The three Doctoral Students first introduced their research contents in detail. The committee members raised questions on the significance of their subjects, theoretical frameworks, definition of key terms, sample collection, data analysis, and research conclusions. The three students answered the questions and discussed in-depth academic issues. After internal discussion of the committee, Prof. Leong announced that the three students successfully defended their theses. The room erupted into wild cheers and applause. Prof. Leong also encouraged postgraduate students auditing the Oral Defense to make further efforts, value their time, and complete their thesis with guaranteed exemplary quality. The doctorate oral defense also had significant meaning to the FITM City U, as not only were they the first local doctoral students but also the first doctoral students trained in English. Committee members who came from famous universities and academic institutions highly remarked on the theses of the FITM Ph.D students and noted the practical and theoretical values of the topics, the preciseness of their research ideas, and the innovative analysis methods they adopted. Since the Master and Ph.D. Programs of the FITM were launched in 2012, the faculty has adhered to a strict education philosophy. Over the years, the faculty has built a team of supervisors consisting of leading academic figures from around the world and the programs have earned a TedQual Certificate from the UNWTO. The FITM has successfully constructed a diversified and internationalized platform on tourism education and research. In the past a few years, the faculty has successfully developed a group of excellent senior tourism professionals and has made important contributions to the tourism industry and the sustainable socioeconomic development of Macau.
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Zhou Jingfeng, the first local doctoral student graduating from the FITM (center), Supervisor Prof. Aliana Leong (3rd from left), and members of the oral defense committee
Milton Chau, the first local doctoral student graduating from the FITM (right), and his Supervisor Prof. Aliana Leong (left)
FITM doctoral student Liu Lingao (center), her Supervisor Prof. Aliana Leong (3rd from left), and members of the oral defense committee
FITM doctoral student Cui Jiajia (center), her Supervisor Prof. Li Xin (3rd from right), and members of the oral defense committee
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