Delegation of Department of Trade, Industry and Environment of East Timor Visited CityU

Led by the Ministry of Industry and Trade Constâncio Pinto, a delegation of the Department of Trade, Industry and Environment of East Timor visited CityU on 12 October. They were warmly received by Rector Shu Guang Zhang, Secretary General of Council Robert Chan, Registrar Li Shu Ying and Professor of Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking countries Ivo Manuel Veiga Carneiro de Sousa.

Accompanied by Rector Zhang, the delegation visited the campus and teaching facilities. Moreover, Director of the Research Centre for Arts Education Sun Jiang Tao presented his work to the Ministry of Industry and Trade Constâncio Pinto. Both parties conducted a meeting thereafter. Rector Zhang and Registrar Li introduced the history of CityU and explained that the university is gradually increasing its engagement in international education. The Ministry of Industry and Trade also illustrated the situation of trade, industry and environment in East Timor. He hoped that communication between students from East Timor and CityU as well as the cooperation of higher education in East Timor and Macau can be enhanced.

This visit acts as a medium for the collaboration between the Department of Trade, Industry and Environment of East Timor and the Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking countries. With the development of the ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative, Rector Zhang hoped that the communication between China and Portuguese-speaking countries can be enhanced.

Group photo of Rector Shu Guang Zhang, Secretary General of Council Robert Chan, Registrar Li Shu Ying and Professor of Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking countries Ivo Manuel Veiga Carneiro de Sousa and the delegation of East Timor at the Administrative Building

Both parties conducting a meeting