The City University of Macau Regional Alumni Association Inauguration Ceremony was held today (27) at the Cultural Centre in Taipa campus. Greater Bay Area Youth Forum and CityU Open Day were held on the same day. The development directions for the Greater Bay Area and opportunities open to the youth as new opportunities were offered at the new starting point in the new era. In addition, the best of CityU was shown so that people would be able to discover more about CityU. Rector Liu spoke at those events and presented the plagues to the alumni associations of Beijing, Guangdong, Fujian, Xinjiang, Guangxi and Macao.
01 Establishment Regional Alumni Associations
Rector Liu spoke highly of the important roles alumni played and hoped the alumni associations would unite alumni to demonstrate the spirit of love the country and love Macao, strengthen alumni’s sense of belonging and encourage alumni to enhance the visibility of CityU by promoting it in different industries and sectors. He also hoped that a wide range of alumni activities would be held to explore exchange and cooperation opportunities and motivate current students to strive to be better and for greater development. At that stage, province based CityU alumni associations were established and alumni associations had already been set up in Beijing, Guangdong, Fujian, Xinjiang, Guangxi and Macao. They were presented with plagues by Rector Liu at the inauguration ceremony that day.
Jiang Liping, President of the Beijing Alumni Association, said that CityU had nurtured many young talent and made great contributions to the development of society. Alumni were proud to see CityU standing at a new starting point in the pursuit of excellence, passing on the tradition of Macao's higher education and seizing new historical opportunities to serve Macao, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the country in their development. Ma Yuean, President of the Guangdong Alumni Association, pointed out that the establishment of the alumni associations had great significance for enhancing the cooperation and exchanges between alumni, strengthening the connections between them and carrying forward the great traditions of the City University of Macau. The associations served not only as bridges and links but also as platforms and steps which help to get alumni together to form a powerful force. Mr Yu Lijun, President of the Xinjiang Alumni Association, said that nearly 400 CityU graduates stayed in Xinjiang and contributed towards its development. A contact list for all alumni in Xinjiang at that time had been produced. Members of the alumni association hope that their alma mater could give the development of Xinjiang greater support and teachers and students of CityU were welcome to join the building and development force of Xinjiang. He thanked the organizing committee for its efforts to form the alumni associations so that alumni from all over the world could enjoy a homecoming feeling and have the opportunity to join hands in developing the alumni associations and make contributions to the motherland and the alma mater.
Lin Chang, President of the Fujian Alumni Association, said that the previous four decades had been a glorious chapter in the development of CityU and every page of it carried the alumni's affection and dedication to Macau and the country. Over the past 40 years, the University had worked relentlessly, risen up to all challenges and cultivated talents, enabling alumni to have outstanding achievements and extraordinary contributions in various industries. As an alumnus of City University, Ma Jun, President of Guangxi Alumni Association, found himself fortunate to have witnessed the development of CityU. Not only had he acquired knowledge and broadened his horizons at CityU, as CityU kept charging ahead he also experienced the power of innovation that gave CityU people greater and greater innovation power and entrepreneurship spirit. Lin Zhicheng, President of the Macao Alumni Association, said that knowledge was related to experience, and experience boosted confidence and strength. CityU taught him to face challenges and discover opportunities in the process. He had a memorable learning experience at CityU and believed it was a great idea to form an alumni association as a means to effectively bring alumni together. He hoped that the alumni associations and CityU could organize more networking activities in the future.
02 Greater Bay Area Youth Forum
The Greater Bay Area Youth Forum held subsequently with the theme of “New Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship under Covid-19 New Normal” adopted the perspective of young people to collect suggestions related to the development of the Greater Bay Area from young students and discuss the development opportunities for young people. The future development of industries, the relationship between consumers and industries and the improvement of technology were discussed from philosophical, education, health care and other aspects. The opportunities and possibilities of youth entrepreneurship and employment under the Covid-19 new normal was also analyzed. Hong Bo, Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Department of the Liaison Office, Chen Xuwei, Director of the Youth Department of the Education and Youth Bureau, Wu Zaiquan and Yan Zexian, Vice Chairmen of the University Council, Rector Jun Liu, representatives from 25 universities and 11 youth organizations, and young entrepreneurs from six Greater Bay Area attended the forum.
In his speech, President Liu Jun hoped that through the forum, ideas from all parties could be gathered to put forward suggestions on the development of young talent in the Greater Bay Area, help everyone understand the opportunities arising from the development of the Greater Bay Area and the platforms available, and to promote exchanges between the youth from the Greater Bay Area cities. That forum had invited Chen Gongwei, President of the China Europe International Business Association, to be the moderator of the forum and shared the unique experience and views together with six industry experts, including Mr Wu Zaiquan, Vice Chairman of the Council of the City University of Macau and President of the Macao Wisdom Humanistic Encourage Political Association, Ms Li Liping, Council member of the China Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs Association and Executive President of City University of the Macau Beijing Alumni Association, Mr Zhao Lei, Member of All China Youth Federation and representative of the Shenzhen Youth Federation, Mr Vong Keng Hei, Macao member of the All China Youth Federation and Deputy Chairman of the Macao Youth Federation, Ms Huang Yin, Secretary General of the Macao Collective Wisdom Association and Ms Zhang Feifei, member of the Zhuhai Youth Federation.
03 University Anniversary Carnival & Campus Open Day
The University Anniversary Carnival & Campus Open Day was held today. Rector Jun Liu welcomed all guests who visited CityU and presented awards to students who won the “Photo Contest of How I See CityU”. The photo contest gave students the opportunity to show CityU’s beautiful moments they saw, recording the precious memories during the 40th anniversary of CityU.
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