35th Anniversary Celebration of City University of Macau & Honorary Degree Conferment Ceremony was held on 04 May 2016

35th Anniversary Celebration of City University of Macau & Honorary Degree Conferment Ceremony was held on 04 May 2016 (Wednesday) at 11:00 a.m. in the Cultural Centre at City University of Macau (CityU). In recognition of the remarkable contributions to the development of higher education in Macau, CityU conferred honorary doctorates of Business Administration to Mr. Wong King Keung, Mr. Edward P. H. Woo, and Mr. Peter Y.L. Eng. They are the co-founders of the University of East Asia (UEA), which is the predecessor of CityU. Dr. Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region; Dr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Vice Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Mr. Li Gang, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao Special Administrative Region; Mr. Pan Yundong, Acting Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Macao SAR; and Mr. Tam Chon Weng, Secretary of Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR attended this ceremony.

Dr. Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, delivered a speech that CityU is an important base for nurturing talents for Macau, Macau SAR government will continually support CityU and other higher education institutes as in the past, hoping CityU will train more excellent talents for Macau, China and the world as a whole.

Mr. Chan Meng Kam, Chairman of the Council of CityU, stated that Catering for the increasing and diversified demand for talents in Macao, CityU is dedicated to plan the development blueprint, expand the scale of the university, build a teaching faculty of academic excellence, foster scientific research ability, enhance social service capacity, expand the new campus, and improve university conditions.

Professor Shu Guang Zhang, Rector of CityU, mentioned that programs offered by CityU aims at developing student’s overall capabilities. The quality-oriented programs strive to strengthen students’ Chinese and English abilities by recruiting faculties from overseas. To enhance students’ learning experience, experiential-learning, peer-learning and cross-cultural learning concepts are introduced in program design. And CityU’s programs will grant students the skills to response to the needs and interests of Macau.

Dr. Wong King Keung, on behalf of the other two co-founders, Mr. Edward P.H. Woo, and Mr. Peter Y.L. Eng, expressed their gratitude to CityU for awarding the doctors of business administration honoris causa degree to them. He said that following the education goals of the University, CityU has cultivated countless professional talents in various fields for the society’s development.

Furthermore, CityU held the Sharing Session on Higher Education and Social Development in Macau delivered by Doctor Wong King Keung and Doctor Edward P.H. Woo on 04 May 2016 (Wednesday) at 3:00 p.m. in Ho Yin Convention Centre of City University of Macau.