City University of Macao Professor Receives Highest Award at the Annual Conference of the Chinese Continuing Education Association

The paper entitled, “A Comparative Study on Cross Strait Region Adults' Interests, Preferences, and Perspectives on Overseas Studies” written by Vice Rector of City U and the Dean of the SCS, won highest award at the 18th CPC National Congress. The paper is the initial achievement of the research project funded by the Macao Foundation. Other award winners included papers from Peking University, Xi'an Jiaotong University and the China Institute of Metrology.

The Ministry of Education of the PRC confirmed the focus of continuing education of this year.  The"18th CPC National Congress" and the "National Long - and Medium -Term Education Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020)" and "The Views on Positively Development of Continuing Education", aim towards comprehensive reform of college continuing education, further improve the quality of education, teaching and service, and promote the scientific development of continuing Education. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education of the PRC has commissioned the National Institutes of Higher Distance Education cooperative group and the College Continuing Education Branch to conduct a series of surveys. This annual conference centered on continuing education of the Ministry of Education and the early surveys. Organized by the Continuing Education Branch of Chinese Association of Higher Education and undertaken by the Southwest University, the annual meeting with the theme of comprehensive reform of continuing education --- "cross-field, integration and innovation" was held at Chongqing from November 9-12, 2013.   

The Chinese Continuing Education Association was established in March 2000, and currently has 365 members divided into eight collaboration groups: Beijing, Shanghai, Eastern China, Northern China, North-East region, South-Central region and Western region. The Continuing Education cooperative group from Hong Kong and Macau, the continuing education of university, adult education and management network of education department or institute were also included.  The conference was attended by more than 320 representatives from China, Hong Kong and Macao.