Lin Hongbing, deputy secretary of Education Working Committee of Hainan Provincial Committee, leads her delegation to visit CityU for regional collaboration
A delegation led by Lin Hongbing, deputy secretary of Education Working Committee of Hainan Provincial Committee, recently visited City University of Macau (CityU). They were warmly welcomed by Zhou Wanlei, vice rector of CityU. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on talent cultivation, student management, mechanism innovation, and the further deepening of regional cooperation. The meeting was also attended by Li Yongxian, deputy director of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR.
Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei introduced CityU’s educational characteristics and latest achievements. He highlighted the University’s vision of becoming a metropolitan university with “Macao’s Characteristics, China’s Soul, Global Vision” while adhering to the mission of “Serving Macao and integrating into the Greater Bay Area.” He mentioned the University’s commitment of cultivating high-end applied and practical talents who are patriotic and love Macao. Furthermore, he detailed CityU’s collaborative practices with Minzu University of China in the Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone, Lingshui, Hainan, expressing gratitude for the support and care provided by the local management authorities.
Deputy Secretary Lin Hongbing highly commended the University’s recent development and achievements, particularly in data science. She also gave an overview on student management, national conditions and culture education, Hainan’s opening up of education, and the practices and trials of the pilot zone. She stated that Hainan would continue to optimize and improve relevant management mechanisms and systems to provide stronger support and services for educational development.
Both sides expressed their hope for further cooperation in the future. These efforts include optimizing talent cultivation pathways, developing more talent cultivation programs, supporting the education in Hainan, and nurturing specialized and internationalized talents for the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
The meeting was also attended by Li Yongle, level III division rank official of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR; Zeng Weilu, party secretary of Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences; Zhou Xiaodong, head of the Ideological and Political Education Office of the Department of Education of Hainan Province; Han Xue, deputy head of the Office of International Affairs (Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs) of the Department of Education of Hainan Province; Zhu Zedong, associate professor of Hainan Vocational University; Chen Fangying, director of the Office of CPC Committee of the Management Bureau of the Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone, Lingshui, Hainan; and Jin Xiaoxiao, head of the Education and Teaching Services Department; and CityU faculty members, namely Andy Liu Wenjian, associate dean of the Faculty of Data Science (FDS); Hoi Io Kong, program coordinator of FDS (Bachelor of Intelligence Technology and Services); Zhang Lefeng, assistant professor of FDS; and Wu Cheng, head of Office of Global Affairs.
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