The\nUniversity of Macau (UM) Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management\n(APAEM) today (15 April) launched the second edition of the Hospitality\nLeadership Programme: Leading in Challenging Times. The target audience of the programme\nare senior executives in the hospitality industry. <\/p>
\u2018The\nopening of new integrated resorts in 2016 is expected to provide more job\nopportunities and increase the number of visitors and the demand for\nprofessionals in the gaming and hospitality industry. More local leaders are\nneeded to accommodate and understand the changing tourism climate as well as to\nseize new opportunities in the market,\u2019 says Jacky So, dean of UM\u2019s Faculty of\nBusiness Administration and director of the APAEM. \u2018The second stage of the\nprogramme provides a platform for senior executives and decision makers from\nthe industry to exchange insightful views and experience, and this is the kind\nof coopetition that we need.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Many participants\nin the first programme felt they had learned a lot and so they applied again\nthis year,\u2019 said Aurora Leong, the learning and development manager of MGM\nMacau and a participant in this year\u2019s programme. \u2018The programme taught me how\nto obtain the latest information in the hospitality industry, and I will share the\nknowledge with my colleagues.\u2019 Marian Au, another participant in the programme\nand assistant director of learning and advancement of Wynn Macau, said that the\ncourse taught participants how to think outside the box. \u2018The course discussed the\nfuture development of the market, which can help participants understand the\nchanges in the industry.\u2019<\/p>
This year\u2019s\nprogramme attracted 36 senior executives from the gaming and hospitality\nindustry. The course continues to cover four main topics, namely changing\ncustomer preferences in the hospitality industry, the changing landscape of\nintegrated resorts, strategies and innovation in hospitality, and adjusting to\nchanges and economic reality.<\/p>
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Each year,\nthe APAEM organises a variety of executive development programmes and invites\nexperts and scholars from the academia and the industry to give lectures on\nvarious topics, with the aim of nurturing more internationally competitive and\nsocially responsible future leaders for Macao and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>
Source: Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and\nManagement <\/p>
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