MGM and DSEDJ collaborate to launch “MGM Learning Festival” for skill enhancement

Macau gaming operator MGM, in collaboration with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) of the Macau SAR Government, has hosted the ‘MGM Learning Festival,’ celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the Establishment of the Macau SAR.

Featuring a series of events lasting over a month, the festival aims to enhance MGM team members’ job skills, service mindset, and commitment to continuing education and professional certifications. MGM also hopes to create a workplace that supports its team members in becoming well-rounded people.

The MGM Learning Festival, which runs from late October to early December, offers a variety of back-of-house roadshows hosted by MGM Academy and several renowned universities in the Greater Bay Area, promoting tourism and hospitality certificate degree courses and training programs. Government departments from the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and Macao, local associations, and learning centers also actively promote their courses on future and professional skills during the roadshows. In addition, the festival offers culture and art workshops to team members to promote creativity and work-life balance among employees.

“MGM Learning Festival Launch Ceremony and Keynote Seminar on Highlights of 25 Years of Macau’s Developmental Achievements” was held on November 12 in the Ballroom of MGM MACAU.

Distinguished guests included:

• Kenneth Feng, President and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited;
• Choi Man Chi, Head of the Department of Non-Tertiary Education of DSEDJ;
• Cen Jiayi, Director of the Higher Education Division of the Education and Youth Work Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR;
• Feng Fangdan, Deputy Director of the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin;
• Wendy Yu, Executive Vice President of Human Resources of MGM;
• Tong Kai Chung, President of the Macau Institute of Management (MIM);
• Davis Fong, Professor of the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management and Director of the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming of the University of Macau (UM);
• Johnny Siu, Deputy Director of the Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU);
• Zhang Yang, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST);
• Sarah Wu, Lecturer of the Institute of Executive and Professional Development of the Macao University of Tourism (UTM);
• Helena Lei, Chief Senior Manager of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM);
• Chong Leng Leng, Vice President of the Women’s General Association of Macau;
• Che Mei Leng, Vice President of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau;
• Pui Seng In, President of Centro Amador de Estudos Permanentes de Macau and Macau Craftsmanship Academy. 

MGM has invited Professor Davis Fong as the keynote speaker to aptly share the key milestones of Macau’s phenomenal growth and achievements since the city’s return to China and discuss future trends in the tourism industry during the seminar on “Highlights of 25 Years of Macau’s Developmental Achievements”. This event drew 200 participants, including MGM team members and students from local universities.

Kenneth Feng, President and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited, said, “MGM was the first integrated resort to introduce such a learning initiative in 2018. Over the years, we have seen significant growth and progress among our team members. The MGM Learning Festival goes beyond being an event — it serves as a platform to empower our employees and help them grow. We hope that this festival will inspire our team members to continue to discover the joy of learning and help them stay competitive in an ever-changing marketplace.”

The supporting units of the MGM Learning Festival are the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, UM, UTM, MPU, MUST, MIM, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CPTTM, Macau Federation of Trade Unions, General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau, and Women’s General Association of Macau (The supporting units’ names are arranged in no particular order).