The Regional Country Studies Advanced Seminar, jointly organized by City University of Macau (CityU) and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, was successfully held at the Taipa Campus recently. This seminar brought together numerous renowned experts and scholars from both domestic and international institutions. They engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on popular topics, cutting-edge theories, research methods, and research paradigms related to regional country studies, aiming to advance academic development.
Prof. Ip Kuai Peng, vice rector of CityU and dean of the Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries (IROPC), along with Prof. Chao Peng, program coordinator of IROPC and director of the Macau ‘One Belt, One Road’ Research Center, and Prof. Leou Chia-Hsin, Associate Professor at IROPC, delivered keynote speeches at the event. Their speeches provided valuable academic insights into the theoretical foundations, research methods, and practical applications of regional country studies.
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During the seminar, Prof. Guo Yangsheng from the School of Foreign Languages at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, as well as teachers from the Graduate Education Center and Center for Bay of Bengal Studies, actively participated and engaged in in-depth discussions with the attending experts on their respective research areas. Together, they explored the latest developments and future trends in regional country studies.
To gain a deeper understanding of Macao’s role as a service platform for China and Portuguese-speaking countries, CityU organized a field trip for faculty members from Southwest University of Finance and Economics to visit the Complex of Commerce and Trade Co-operation Platform for China-Portuguese-speaking Countries. The participating faculty members highly praised the seminar for its advanced level, forward-looking nature, high theoretical positioning, substantial content, and strong practical effectiveness. They expressed their hope to further enhance exchanges and cooperation between the two institutions, with the aim of jointly promoting the development of regional country studies.
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