CityU Macau Rector Jun Liu Hosted Town Hall Meeting of the New Academic Year Outlook of the University’s Future Development Directions Presented
The City University of Macau held its first Town Hall Meeting of the 2021/2022 academic year at the Cultural Centre on Taipa campus today (9th). Rector Jun Liu, who hosted the meeting, interacted and exchanged views with the faculty and staff on the future development directions of the University to form a proactive, open, transparent and cohesive school culture, creating an effective communication channel and environment.
Rector Jun Liu talked about the vision and mission of the development of the University. In future, CityU Macau would strive to become a metropolitan university with Macao’s characteristics, China’s soul and international vision by developing new types of humanities and social sciences programs and complementary programs supported by big data techniques. It would adhere to its mission of “serving Macao, integrating with the Greater Bay Area, work in line with the long-term strategies and major initiatives of the SAR government with respect to economic and social development, accentuate urban features, keep abreast of market demand to improve program development and cultivate practical talent. Rector Jun Liu discussed the future development directions of CityU Macau from the six perspectives of internationalization, admission scale, program development, academic team building, research output and management and communication. He then pointed out that the “Overall Plan for the Construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin” recently announced would provide new driving force for the long-term development of Macao and have far reaching significance. CityU Macau would strive to play its role and make greater contribution towards the development of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin Macao by leveraging the opportunity, studying the Overall Plan thoroughly and conducting in-depth research on it. During the Town Hall Meeting, Rector Liu exchanged views with colleagues attending the Meeting publicly and colleagues were keen to speak at the Q&A session. There were lively discussions and views were exchanged on specific issues related to the development of the University.
After the Meeting, Rector Jun Liu invited all faculty and staff to join the “Go Green!” staff club to communicate and exchange views in a happy and relaxing environment on different aspects of the development of the University.
The faculty and staff said they were much encouraged at the Meeting and had come to know and understand more about the development directions of the University. They found themselves embraced by the University culture emphasizing being proactive and unified and they were confident in the future development of CityU Macau. They would also strive to improve themselves and serve the University in its development and talent cultivation. Looking ahead, the University will enable teachers and students to grasp with the updates of the development of the University, giving them a stronger sense of belonging and a stronger sense of pride through a series of year round, multi-channel and diversified communication initiatives.
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