The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has been ranked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 as the second best higher education institution in Asia in the field of hospitality and leisure management and the 18^th best higher education institution in this field in the world. IFT was the only higher education institution from Macao ranked by the QS World University Rankings under the subject area of hospitality and leisure management.

QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. has been compiling the World University Rankings by Subject annually since 2011. The 2017 Rankings were released on 8^th March, assessing more than 1,100 institutions in 74 countries.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are produced using four sources of information including surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions' international reputation in each subject. The other two indicators assess research impact.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject seeks to help prospective students identify the world's leading higher education institutions in students' chosen fields of study, with the list of subjects covered extended year by year. The list now includes 46 subjects from five broad subject areas. Hospitality and Leisure Management was introduced to the QS World University Rankings by Subject this year, and seek to identify the world's 50 best higher education institutions in this subject area.

Established in 1995, IFT offers the most extensive selection of tourism and hospitality related Bachelor degree programmes in Macao. IFT now offers eight Bachelor degree programmes with the Certification. Currently, the Institute has the most Bachelor degree programmes certified under the System of any tertiary education establishment worldwide. IFT has received the Medal of Merit in Tourism from the Macao SAR Government, and twice won the Gold Award in 'Education and Training' from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).