FHTM students achieved excellent results in the final of the 17th National University Business Elite Challenge Exhibition Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Competition (Hotel Management Practice Competition)

The 17th National University Business Elite Challenge Exhibition Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Competition (Hotel Management Practice Competition) was successfully held on November 18, 2023. Students from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) performed excellently in the competition, winning three first prizes and four second prizes. Among them, the project "Sustainable Development Planning for Wynn Macau" by Hu Yiwen, Li Linrui, Zhao Yuexi, Tu Ziyu, and You Zixuan, as well as the project "Lanshi Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Wellness Hotel Planning Case" by Chen Yaxuan, Hou Yingge, Hua Qianying, Li Feifan, and Wang Yushuo, won first prizes and qualified for the 2024 Cross-Strait University Student Hotel Planning Competition. The project "Improvement and Design of Wellness Hotel" by Liu Song, Wu Kaiyue, and Zhang Siyan also won a first prize. The projects "Chikan Ancient Town - Overseas Chinese Culture Hotel Planning Project" by Li Xuan, Liu Lexuan, Fu Yuyi, and Zeng Qirui, "Quanyi Hotel Planning Case" by Hou Chengmin, Chi Xiaoyin, Mo Xiaoqi, Sun Xinyi, and Chen Yuhan, "Macau Haojing Hotel Planning Case" by Zhang Jingyun, Luo Zhiyuan, Zhou Yi, and Tang Jiawei, and "Manbu · Guangzhou Wufeng Village Fabric Theme Boutique Hotel Planning" by Jie Jiacheng, Xu Wanchen, Li Shirui, Guo Chengming, and Feng Haoxuan won second prizes. At the same time, Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) was awarded the Best School Organization Award.

List of Winners

This competition lasted for 8 months and attracted more than 1,600 teachers and students from 235 teams representing 84 universities from 22 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities, and special administrative regions across the country. For the finals, a professional judging panel consisting of 32 industry and academic experts, including regulatory authorities, industry associations, corporate executives, professional media, and university leaders, was invited to participate in the evaluation. The participating teams presented their projects and competed in group defense. Students from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) achieved excellent results through unremitting efforts. In the future, the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) will continue to encourage students to actively participate in various competition activities and strive to cultivate outstanding talents who integrate theory and practice.