Council Chairman Chan Meng Kam of City University of Macau (CityU) led the management team to visit the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China and was warmly received by Minister Yin Hejun. Minister Yin Hejun acknowledged the university’s initiatives and achievements in promoting research and cultivating talents in the field of technological innovation. He expressed the hope that CityU would seize the opportunities of the times and leverage Macao’s unique geographical advantages to continue contributing to the education, talent cultivation, and technological innovation development of Macao, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the country. Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei, Vice Rector Ip Kuai Peng, Council Member Cintia Chan, and Director Kathy Che Ka I of Rector’s Office also took part in the meeting.
During the meeting, Chairman Chan Meng Kam expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Ministry of Science and Technology for their continuous support to the university’s development. He pointed out that as a comprehensive university offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Macao, CityU responds to the national strategies of advancing the development of the digital economy and accelerating the development of new quality productive forces to lay out new path for critical advancement in research studies. Chairman Chan expressed his hopes that by leveraging its own research advantages and capabilities, the university can contribute to the development of the country, the Greater Bay Area, and Macao in frontier fields such as data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
Rector Jun Liu gave an overview of CityU and its future development direction in terms of its educational positioning and vision, discipline development, research studies, and faculty team. He emphasized that the university, supported by big data technology, is promoting digital humanities and social sciences, constructing interdisciplinary education, and offering interdisciplinary degree programs; the goal is to establish a high-quality education hub with “Macao Characteristics, China Soul, Global Vision.” Rector Jun Liu highlighted that the Sino-Portugal Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Science of Cultural Heritage Conservation combines teaching and experience learning, as well as research studies, contributing to talent cultivation and practical research in the field of cultural heritage conservation. Going forward, CityU will continue to promote comprehensive development in interdisciplinary studies and research, making contributions to the coordinated development of industries in the Greater Bay Area and the country.
Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei supplemented the introduction by highlighting the discipline development in the field of data science and AI. He explained that the university is responding to the demand for high-quality data support in various industries in Macao. He highlighted that the university integrated multiple disciplines such as international tourism, featured finance, management, and health science. By leveraging outstanding research outcomes, the university aims to serve the technological innovation and development of the Greater Bay Area and the country as a whole.
Minister Yin Hejun warmly welcomed CityU delegation and encouraged the university to continue leveraging its strengths in serving the national strategies and development.
