The International Institute of Macau has awarded yesterday (31 January 2018) two young students for the research in areas of the Macau SAR. The Young Researcher Award, initiative supported by the Macao Foundation since 2001, aims to incentive young students, teachers, graduates and creatives to research and further study for the sake of the development of the Macau’s Special Administrative Region’s development – in the strategic sectors of economy and diversification, heritage and identity, applied sciences, and History of Macau.
The winners of this contest were Xu Chang (Heritage, Tourism or Identity of Macao Area), with the submitted work named "The Identity of Macanese - Focus on Macanese Cuisine" and Ieong Lok Tong (Economy and Management Area), with the submitted work named "Perception of Generation and workers in recruitment and retention in Macau service industry".
We congratulate all the participants and the panel of jury, constituted by two teachers from the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), Io Man U and the University of Macau (UMAC), Rose Neng Lai.