The University of Macau has achieved remarkable results in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, with its Hospitality & Tourism Management discipline ranked 9th globally, 3rd in Asia, 3rd in Greater China, and top 1st in Macao. This is the first time the Hospitality & Tourism Management discipline at the University of Macau has ranked within the global top ten. Additionally, the university has steadily risen in global rankings for this subject, moving from 42nd in 2020 to 9th in 2024. This accomplishment highlights the University of Macau’s teaching strengths and academic standards and reflects its continued commitment to excellence in tourism and leisure management.

Since its establishment in March 2019, the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Macau has achieved remarkable success, steadily rising in the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects over the past five years. Dedicated to advancing research with both academic and societal value, the department strives to provide strong support for the development of the tourism and hospitality industries. Through rigorous academic research and practice-oriented courses, the department actively cultivates professionals with innovative thinking and leadership potential, contributing to the sustainable growth of the tourism sector in Macau and worldwide. These efforts have earned the department widespread recognition and a solid reputation in the industry.

ShanghaiRanking began to publish Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by academic subjects since 2009. The ranking criteria include transparent and objective measures of research quality, extent of international collaboration, research with top quality, and the highest academic recognitions. It has been recognized as the precursor of global university rankings and one of the most recognizable rankings in the world.

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https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2024/RS0513