To further strengthen the mentor team of the Honors Class, enhance the guiding role and professional capabilities of mentors in cultivating top-tier innovative talents, and advance the innovative practices of the talent cultivation model, eight mentors from the Honors Class of City University of Macau (CityU) recently visited Shenzhen to participate in the “Innovation-Motivated Education Seminar” hosted by X-Institute. Together with experts and scholars from over 20 double first-class universities and alliance institutions across the country, they engaged in in-depth discussions on the paradigm of innovation-motivated education (IME) and the development of a boundless university ecosystem.
On the first day of the seminar, the mentor team observed the X-Fusion 2026 event, themed “Converging Minds, Creating Futures”, which was organized by the X-Institute. The event showcased the innovative project outcomes of X-Institute students, covering various leading fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and new materials. Mentors had in-depth interactions with student teams from X-Institute, learning about their R&D journeys and key technological breakthroughs. They also experienced innovation vitality that stimulated by the convergence of three core elements: X problems, X mentors, and X students.
During the group discussion sessions held on the following day, the eight Honors Class mentors were divided into four discussion groups according to their respective academic fields and research interests. The “IME Education Community Building” group engaged in in-depth exchanges on the composition, operational mechanisms, and activity design of the IME education community, aiming to enhance the quality and influence of IME education. The “Co-Creation of the X White Paper” group offered suggestions for revision and supplementary case studies for the white paper, helping to delineate the genesis education paradigm and the X-talent cultivation system. The “In-Depth Cooperation Exploration” group, together with representatives from each university, discussed collaborative mechanisms for talent cultivation, student selection and referral processes, as well as integrated bachelor-master pathways between universities and X-Institute within the ecosystem of a boundless university. The “Faculty Participation in IME Education” group focused on innovative talent cultivation in the AI era, contributing insights on curriculum system restructuring, the development of X mentor competencies, and localized practices of IME education. During the group discussions, the Honors Class mentors actively shared their perspectives, drawing on the distinctive features of Macao’s higher education and the experience of the Honors Class, offering insights on how the concept of IME education can promote the integrated development of education, technology, and talent, and also formulating actionable recommendations for substantive collaboration pathways.
This seminar not only enhanced the understanding between tutor team of CityU Honors Class and Chinese mainland prestigious universities and X-Institute, but also broadened new perspective for Honors Class future innovative talent cultivation model. CityU will serve it as an opportunity to further integrated into IME alliance ecosystem, exploring the top-tier innovative talent cultivation pathways that tailored to Macao characteristics, advancing coordinated development of higher education in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Source: Honors Class
