Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement recently that since the beginning of this year, its properties have received visits from more than 420 teachers and students from Peking University, Jiangmen Wuyi University, University of Macau (UM), Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), City University of Macau, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), Hong Kong Baptist University and other tertiary education institutions from around the world.
In addition, according to the statement, GEG also organised over 10 visits to its properties for the teachers and students, each with tailored itineraries that met students’ academic interests and learning needs, encompassing visits to GEG’s various leisure, entertainment and new MICE facilities, as well as interactions and exchanges with representatives of GEG’s various departments, deepening students’ understanding of the management and operation of a large-scale integrated resort (IR), whilst acquiring knowledge and skills required for different professions.
Among the groups that GEG received, the statement noted, there were outstanding students from nearly 50 universities from around the world who came to Macau to participate in the Summer Camp for Outstanding Students of UM Partner Universities 2023, as well as teachers and students from Peking University who conducted exchange visits with UM.
The statement said that led by representatives from GEG’s Public Relations and Human Resources departments, both groups visited a number of its leisure and entertainment facilities at Galaxy Macau Integrated Resort in Cotai, including the Grand Resort Deck and various hotel brands, as well as its venues and equipment for MICE and entertainment performances, such as Galaxy International Convention Centre and Galaxy Arena, adding that in the hope of helping the students and teachers better understand GEG’s philosophy of “World Class, Asian Heart”, along with the rich “tourism+” attractions of Macau as a “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure”, GEG’s team members from its Hospitality & MICE Sales, Butler Services, Engineering and other departments introduced the students during their visits to the operation of different facilities, while sharing their professional knowledge and practical experiences.
Meanwhile, GEG also hosted students from the study tour of the Macau Institute Management (MIM) and Jiangmen Wuyi University who came to Macau for a professional course on the application of facilities management, according to the statement, which pointed out that with the aim of improving students’ knowledge in facility management, whilst encouraging them to put environmental concepts into real practice and to contribute to building a green community, representatives of GEG’s Facility Management Department showed the students during the study tour the operation of various large-scale pieces of equipment and systems applied in the integrated resort, as well as GEG’s sustainable efforts, in addition to taking the students for visits to its new development projects and facilities.
GEG provided guided property tours for students and teachers from Peking University on exchange visits with the University of Macau, during which they visited the Grand Resort Deck and various other leisure facilities. – Undated file photo & caption: GEG
