The MoU Signing Ceremony between City University of Macau and University of Évora and Seminar were Successfully Held

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between City University of Macau and University of Évora was held in Ho Yin Convention Center on 23 October. Under the witness of Director of Tertiary Education Services Office Sou Chio Fai, Vice Rector of University of Évora Paulo Quaresma, Pro Rector of CityU Ip Kuai Peng and Registrar Li Shu Ying, Rector of CityU Shu Guang Zhu and Rector of University of Évora Ana Costa Freitas represented both parties to sign the agreement.

The agreement is one of the accomplishments from the academic exchange with Portuguese tertiary institutions in September 2017. With the signing of the MoU, it is hoped that collaboration between the two universities can be enhanced, especially in terms of exchange between teachers and students, collaboration in the curriculum of Urban Planning and Design, Landscape Science and Research in Portuguese-speaking Countries as well as the data exchange and cooperation in relevant topics.

After the ceremony, Rector Freitas gave a speech entitled “Portuguese Universities in 2017 and Beyond” in which she explored the status quo and challenges of Portuguese tertiary education in terms of economy, education trends and policies. Moreover, she pointed out that tertiary education is the key to the sustainable development of society and the major force for economic advancement.

Established in 1559, University of Évora is one of the oldest university in Portugal. It is an integrated public university and a member of the Magna Charta Universitatum. The university aims to create and spread culture, science and technology through teaching and research. Together with the 36 Bachelor degrees, 85 Master degrees and 34 Doctoral degrees in the fields of architecture, arts, humanities, social science, technology sciences and medicine, University of Évora also provides specialisation and training courses.