CityU holds Spring Festival Dinner, presenting multiple awards to encourage CityUers to scale new heights 

The City University of Macau (CityU) held the Chinese New Year Spring Dinner for the Year of the Snake (also known as the Year of the Yisi) yesterday, engaging all faculty and staff members in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. During the dinner, the awarding ceremonies of “Long Service Award”, “Outstanding Research Award and Research Recognition”, “CityU Outstanding Teaching Performance Award”, and “Outstanding Administrative Staff Award” were held to commend the faculty and staff members who have made exceptional contributions to the University’s construction, teaching innovation, talent cultivation, and administrative support.  

Members of the University Foundation and University Council attended the spring dinner and presided over the toasting ceremony. They included Lau Ngai Leong, chairman of the University Foundation Trustee Committee; Chan Meng Kam, chancellor of University and chairman of University Council; Lok Weng Gun and Lok Po, members of the University Foundation Fiscal Committee; Ung Choi Kun and Yan Zexian, vice chairmen, and Kong Fanqing, chairwoman of the University Council, Carlos Marreiros and Ng Seac Sam, members of the University Foundation Trustee Committee, Li Amber Jiaming, Chan Hong, Cheang Chi Keong, Wong Pan Seng, members of the Council, and Jun Liu, rector of CityU.  

Coinciding with the Lantern Festival, all the guests, together with members of the University Foundation and University Council, University leaders, faculty and staff members, and representatives of the Students’ Association and the Alumni Association, celebrated the reunion. 

 

Chinese New Year Spring Dinner for the Year of Snake 

Chairman Chan Meng Kam extended New Year’s wishes to everyone. He praised the achievements and progress that CityU has made over the years and expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the hard work of the faculty and staff. He hoped that the management team would work in unity, and that the faculty and staff would give full play to their strengths, wisdom, and efforts to develop the advantageous characteristics of the disciplines, accelerate the University’s ranking, and build core competitiveness of CityU. Chairman Chan encouraged everyone not to be daunted by challenges, but to address problems together, and to strive together for the development of the CityU in its new stage.   

Rector Jun Liu reviewed the achievements and breakthroughs that CityU had made in the past year in aspects such as faculty and students, global cooperation, and innovative talent cultivation modes. He continued that the CityU has always adhered to the educational philosophy of “patriotism and love for Macao,” actively integrated into the national development, seized the opportunities of the era, continuously strengthened the industry-academia collaboration, and expanded cooperation both in China and abroad.  

Looking ahead to 2025, Rector Jun Liu emphasized that CityU would continue to make in-depth construction in five major fields, such as data science, fintech, health and wellness, applied linguistics and intercultural communication, as well as city development and tourism. He highlighted the importance of promoting the cutting-edge disciplines and cultivating a new generation of practical and application-oriented talents. In the new year, Rector Liu hoped that all the faculty and staff would stand united and strive for greater progress. 

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During the dinner, the University held an awarding ceremony for the “Long Service Award” to express gratitude to the faculty and staff have dedicated themselves to its development over the years. Sixteen staff with at least 10 years of service were honored with this award, among whom was Vice Chairman Yan Zexian, who has led the University through 15 years of development. 

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To commend the academic staff who have achieved excellent results on scientific research in the 2023/2024 academic year, CityU held the awarding ceremony of the “Outstanding Research Award and Research Recognition”. Among them, Zhu Tianqing, associate dean of the Faculty of Data Science, Han Haoying, professor at the Faculty of Innovation and Design, and Cheung Wai Kong, dean of the Faculty of Finance, were awarded the “Outstanding Research Award”. Additionally, 28 staff received the “First-class Research Recognition”, and 12 staff received the “Second-class Research Recognition.” 

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To reward the outstanding achievements of the faculty and teaching teams in teaching construction, reform, and student development, CityU held an awarding ceremony for the “CityU Outstanding Teaching Performance Award”. Among them, Li Di, assistant professor at the Faculty of Finance, received the “CityU Outstanding Teaching Performance Award.” Seven staff were awarded the “CityU Teaching Excellence for Junior Academics.” Zhang Donghang, assistant professor at the Faculty of Health and Wellness, received the “CityU Excellence in Dissertation Supervision.” Dai Yi, assistant professor at the School of Education, received the “CityU Innovation and Creativity in Teaching”. The “Bachelor of Intelligent Technology and Services (Chinese) Program – Joint Cultivation with Minzu University of China” received the “CityU Excellence in Curriculum and Quality Development”. 

To recognize the contributions made by administrators, CityU also held an awarding ceremony for the “Outstanding Administrative Staff Award.” A total of 28 administrative staff who received an “Excellent” evaluation in the administrative performance assessment for the academic year 2023/2024 were awarded this honor. 

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The atmosphere at the dinner was lively and vibrant. Members of the University Art Troupe presented wonderful song performances and dance shows. The faculty and staff sang beautifully, capturing everyone’s attention. Rector Jun Liu was even invited to the stage to sing, and his performance was met with cheers and applause. The lucky draw sessions interspersed throughout the evening added a great deal of surprise to the event. The venue resounded with thunderous applause and waves of laughter. All the faculty and staff enjoyed an unforgettable night together.

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