A Delegation of Leaders from CityU Visits Famous Universities in Portugal
From July 21 to 27, Rector Shu Guang Zhang led a delegation of CityU to Portugal to study and exchange in Lisbon, Évora, Porto, and Coimbra. During the visit, they visited four universities including the University of Minho, the University of Évora, the University of Porto and the University of Coimbra.
The delegation was warmly received by the aforementioned university leadership, visited the campus, teaching and scientific research facilities under the guidance of the university, learned about the development history of the campus and experienced the unique campus culture. Among the four universities visited, the University of Minho, the University of Évora and the University of Porto have close cooperative relations with CityU, and they have made continuous achievements in student exchange, academic exchange, talent cultivation, featured curriculum development, study of Portuguese-speaking countries, data science application and other aspects with CityU. During this visit, they held in-depth discussions one by one to further exchange and discuss the progress of cooperation programs and future development.
During the visit to the University of Minho, the delegation met with the students of CityU who were attending the second Portuguese Language and Culture program at the University of Minho and had a pleasant meeting. The meeting across thousands of miles made the teachers and students feel particularly close, and they talked freely and deeply about life experience, learning progress and activities. During this period, the students were actively engaged in the course learning with a good mental outlook. The delegation encouraged the students to visit, communicate and study more, and experience the unique cultural atmosphere in Portugal.
This visit strengthened the connection with cooperative universities, laid the foundation for the future cooperation between CityU and the Portuguese-speaking countries in the field of higher education, and promoted the implementation of multiple cooperation programs. In the future, CityU will continue to broaden its international vision, carefully prepare for various cooperation with domestic and overseas universities, and provide students with more diversified learning opportunities.