Introduction

The School of Tourism Management (STM) is located at the Zhuhai Campus of Sun Yat-sen University. Established in 2004, STM has become a renowned institution for tourism education and research at home and abroad. In the 2024 Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the Tourism and Leisure Management program of Sun Yat-sen University ranked 3rd globally and 1st in Chinese mainland ​

 

The STM offers three undergraduate majors: Tourism Management, Hotel Management, and Exhibition Economy and Management. Tourism Management and Exhibition Economy and Management​have been designated as National First-Class Undergraduate Programs by the Ministry of Education. The Exhibition Economy and Management program also features a joint double-degree program with the University of Queensland, Australia (2.5+1.5 model) ​. The STM admits students for academic master's programs in Tourism Management, professional master's programs in Tourism Management (MTA), professional master's programs in Digital Cultural Management (MDCM), and doctoral programs in Tourism Management​​.

 

The STM is committed to cultivating ​academically insightful talents, industry-leading innovators, and socially responsible leaders. It has developed a distinctive approach to talent development, characterized by interdisciplinary perspectives, research-oriented teaching, and internationalized education, with the goal of nurturing "innovative integrators."​

 

 

The STM currently holds accreditations and leadership roles in multiple prestigious organizations, including: 

  • Institution with the UNWTO TedQual Certified Programme
  • Monitoring Centre for Sustainable Tourism Observatories of UN Tourism (MCSTO)
  • UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites
  • World Tourism Alliance (WTA) Council Member
  • Chairman Institute of the China Tourism Education Association
  • Director Institute of the Commission of Tourism Geography, Geographical Society of China
  • Member of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance
  • Director Institute of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Tourism Management of Guangdong Province
  • Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Center for Cultural and Tourism
  • Tourism Development and Planning Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University
  • China Tourism Academy Tourism Impact Research Base​​
  • Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cultural and Tourism Collaborative Development Research Institute​​
  • Center for Tourism, Leisure & Social Development, Sun Yat-sen University
  • Key Laboratory of Sustainable Tourism Smart Assessment Technology, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China
  • Key Laboratory of the Sustainable Development of Xinjiang’s Historical and Cultural Tourism

 

The STM boasts a high degree of internationalization. It has forged partnerships with nearly 50 universities across more than 20 countries and regions, engaging in international collaborations in talent cultivation, faculty exchanges, and research cooperation.