Students from the Faculty of International Tourism and Management (FITM) of the City University of Macau (CityU Macau) won 3rd prize in the 2021 Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area Integrated Resort Sustainability Business Case Study Competition – ‘Start Young’ Hospitality Management Professional Challenge.
The “Start Young” competition, organised by Melco Resort and Entertainment Ltd. and the Faculty of Business Administration of University of Macau, was the first case study contest on local integrated resorts, aiming to enhance students’ understanding of hands-on business operations and identify sustainable optimisation solutions. The competition drew 75 student teams from 25 universities in Guangdong Province, Macao and Hong Kong to take part.
Under the guidance of FITM Associate Professor Wang Xin, students Ruan Qirui, Wang Tongyu, Huang Taosong, Wang Chongyu and Gou Kaixi submitted their work titled Research, analysis and suggestions on integrated resort green management measures based on customers’ sustainable development cognition: A case study of City of Dreams Macau and won 3rd place in the final round.
“The terms sustainability and carbon neutrality have been on the trend these years,” the students noted that. The team agreed that the competition enhances their understanding of sustainable development after participating in field visits and reading extensive literature. The awardees said the competition allowed them to gain much experience and acknowledged that there is room for improvement in their project.
Meanwhile, the team would like to express their gratitude to the FITM teachers for their excellent support and the organisers who provided a platform to develop strengths. The student promises to work hard to achieve further success in the future.
FITM encourages students to exert their creativity in different competitions and inspires them to put their knowledge into practice. The faculty is committed to promoting all-round development through interactive teaching and learning models and emphasises the integration education of theory and practice.
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Source: Faculty of International Tourism and Management
