CityU holds 2025 “The Belt and Road Initiative” Portuguese-Speaking Countries Sustainable Design and Urban Innovation International Forum

Also present were Kong Fanqing, vice chairwoman of the University Council; Vince Chu Te Lin, pro-rector of CityU; Zhang Xinchang, academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and professor at Guangzhou University; Ken Nah, executive board member of the World Design Organization (WDO) and professor at Hongik University in South Korea; Teresa Franqueira, vice president of the Cumulus – a leading global association of art and design education and research – and associate professor at the University of Aveiro in Portugal; Wu Chou Kit, president of The Macau lnstitution of Engineers; Wang Po Hsun, executive associate dean of FIAD; and Liu Jing, coordinator of the master’s program in design and curator of the event.

The forum attracted nearly a hundred representatives from academia and industry, who engaged in discussions on green design, urban sustainability, and cultural integration.

In his speech, Executive Associate Dean Wang Po Hsun highlighted that Macao, as a crucial meeting point of Chinese and Portuguese cultures, is leveraging design as a common language to accelerate regional synergies and international cooperation. He noted that the forum will provide long-term momentum for sustainable design education and practice in the Greater Bay Area and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Program Coordinator Liu Jing gave an overview of the curation concept of the forum and event agenda, highlighting the theme of “Green Design, Innovative Cities, Cross-Border Integration”. She expressed the hope that cross-disciplinary dialogue will foster the integration of urban design, cultural creativity, and technological innovation.