FHTM Teams Winning the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places in “the Macao Tertiary Institution Students Conference Challenge 2018/2019” Final

The "2018/2019 Macao Tertiary Institution Students Conference Challenge” was held by Macau Convention & Exhibition Association on April 13, 2019. FTHM teams won the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd places in the competition, and their supervisors were Dr. Jose Wong, Dr. Xu Ye, and Dr. Soey Lei respectively. The top two teams will represent Macao to participate in "2019 Asia MICE Youth Challenge" in Manila, Philippines in October 2019.

The 1^st place winning team

The Conference Challenge encourages students to think creatively and innovatively and thus bring in new elements and unique ideas to the MICE industry of Macao. This competition also enables students to practice what they’ve learned, enhances their organizational and analytical skills, and improves their teamwork spirit by demanding them to produce a feasible business proposal with concerted efforts. The top proposals should feature creativity, feasibility, and local characteristics, with cost control and cost-benefit balance, achieving both higher quality and lower cost.

Over 10 teams from various universities and colleges in Macau participated in the challenge this year. After the two rounds of competition--preliminary elimination and final presentation, the judging panel composed of influential local entrepreneurs and experts voted for the FTHM team of MUST who produced “the Smell of Macau--the Year of Gastronomy” proposal as the Champion, the 2^nd place went to the team producing the proposal of “2019--the 1^st Year of Green Macau • Smart City”, and the 3^rd place winner proposed “AI Service--Forum of Macau AI and Hotel Development”.

Through this conference challenge, students got opportunities to know about the practical operations in MICE industry, and apply the knowledge they learned into the practical business proposals. FHTM will actively encourage students to participate in other practical events and competitions, and cultivate talents who know how to combine theoretical knowledge with practice.

The winning teams are as follows:

1^st place winner:“the Smell of Macau--the Year of Gastronomy”

Members: Zhang Yutong, Chen Yuncong, Liu Sifan, Chen Fang, and Zou Kaiying

2^nd place winner: “2019--the 1st Year of Green Macau • Smart City”

Members: Pang Yuzhe, Ye Shuya, Yuan Yichen, Deng Kun, and Li Sihui

3^rd place winner: “AI Service--Forum of Macau AI and Hotel Development”

Members: Lv Jiayong, Qiu Lixin, Tang Yanchao, and Wu Siqi