CityU Pursues Academic and Management Elites and Continually Enhances Education Quality – New University and Faculty Leaders Take Office
Passing on the spirit of the city and nurturing pragmatic talents, City University of Macau (CityU) has been prevailing in the tertiary education of Macau for over 30 years with the roots of East Asia University. In recent years, CityU has been following the government’s strategy of “Letting Macau Thrive through Education” and “Building Macau with Talent” and learning from sophisticated metropolitan universities from around the globe. The University is establishing itself with academic excellence in humanities, arts, business and social sciences and realising its mission and social responsibility of being “Rooted in Macau and Serving the Region”, as it progresses through the critical phases of “Rename, Restructure, Transform, and Upgrade”.
Drawing from management model of international universities, CityU strives to elevate its management at both the University and faculty level. In strengthening curriculum design, Faculty of Finance, Graduate School, Institute of Data Science and Institute of Analytical Psychology have been established in 2018 to provide students with a diverse choice of programmes and platform. In recent years, CityU has been fostering complementary development and establishing new programmes in accordance to the social and economic development needs of Macau. Currently, there are 7 bachelor’s degree programmes, 12 master‘s degree programmes and 8 doctoral degree programmes, which amount to a total of 34 (Chinese and English) degree programmes. Since 2016, the University has been granted establishment approval for the programmes of Bachelor and Master of Social Work, Master of Law, Master and Doctor of Urban Planning and Design, Master and Doctor of Portuguese-Speaking Countries Studies, Master and Doctor of Finance and Master and Doctor of Data Science.
In Academic Year 2018-2019, CityU welcomes several experienced academic and management elites from Macau, Mainland China and around the globe to join in the University’s continuous development and enhancement commitments.
Scientific Decision Making and Specialisation in Management
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Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng Prof. Ip assumes position as Pro-Rector. As a young professional from Macau, Prof. Ip has an extensive higher education background with a PhD degree in Economics from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, after which he has studied and researched at the Postdoctoral Programme of Political Science at Wuhan University. Prof. Ip was the Assistant Rector of CityU, supervising academic and scientific research development. As an academic expert in Macau, Prof. Ip’s scholastic accomplishment is exceptional. Over 50 articles on politics, economy and social development of Macau have been published and 2 academic monographs have been printed by renowned publishers in Mainland China. Prof. Ip’s current research areas include international relations, Portuguese-speaking Countries and Macau studies. In addition, Prof. Ip has plentiful scientific research experience and achievements. He was a member of the Assessment Advisory Committee and an academic leader at the Policy Research Office of the Macau SAR, specializing in the field of Macau politics and foreign affairs. With the leadership of Prof. Ip, the academic development of CityU will continue to stride forward and the University strives to serve as think tank for the economic and social development of Macau and the country. |
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Pro-Rector Cintia Chan Ms. Chan assumes position as Pro-Rector. Having bountiful international education background, Ms. Chan graduated from King’s College London with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and latter with a Master of Science in International Accounting and Finance at Cass Business School. Ms. Chan has worked in Finance, Accounting and Enterprise Communication in Singapore. She was the Special Assistant to the Rector at CityU, responsible for talents development, human resource management, etc. As a young professional, Ms. Chan has comprehensive experience in tertiary education administrative management and community engagement. In her new position, Ms. Chan will continue to build the talent pipeline and high-quality academic and management echelon of the University, contributing to CityU’s sustainable development. |
Global Reach of Talents and Acceleration of Faculty Development
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Prof. José Alves, Dean of Faculty of Business, concurrently as Director of Open Institute Prof. José Alves takes office as Dean of Faculty of Business, concurrently as Director of Open Institute. Prof. Alves obtained his PhD degree in Organisation Studies at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. With over 18 years of teaching and administration experience in Macau Tertiary Education, Prof. Alves was the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Pro-Rector for Business Development, Dean of School of Business and Programme Coordinator at University of Saint Joseph, Macau. |
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Prof. Kevin Hannam, Dean of Faculty of International Tourism and Management Prof. Kevin Hannam takes office as Dean of Faculty of International Tourism and Management. Prof. Hannam graduated from University of Portsmouth with a PhD degree in Cultural Geography, specialising in the research of tourism mobilities, labour mobilities, tourism and migration. With over 22 years of experience in higher education and over 8 years of administrative management, Prof. Hannam has engaged in various multinational education projects (including United Kingdom, India, Southeast Asia, etc). He was the Associate Dean and Head of Department of Tourism at University of Sunderland and Professor of Tourism Mobilities and Director of Doctoral Programmes at Leeds Beckett University. Prof. Hannam was also the founding co-editor for the cross-curriculum journals Mobilities and Applied Mobilities printed by International Publisher Routledge (in Humanities and Social Sciences). |
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Prof. Michael Chng, Executive Dean of Faculty of Finance Prof. Michael Chng takes office as Executive Dean of Faculty of Finance. Prof. Chng obtained the Doctoral degree in Finance at University of Melbourne. With over 15 years of higher education and management experience, he was Head of Department of Finance at Deakin University and Associate Dean (Research) and Professor in Finance at International Business School Suzhou of Xian-Jiaotong Liverpool University. Specialised in the research of Financial Technology, Prof. Chng will contribute to the development of Macau’s unique role in finance and the city’s integration and cooperation in the financial industry of Greater Bay Area. |
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Prof. Yao Wu, Dean of Faculty of Innovation and Design Prof. Yao Wu repositions as Dean of Faculty of Innovation and Design. Graduated with a PhD degree in Architecture at Southeast University and being a senior visiting scholar at Alto University in Finland, Prof. Wu has over a decade of higher education and administrative management experience. His area of study includes architecture design method and theory, environmental design method and theory, architecture history and theory, etc. Devoted in the research of world heritage preservation, Prof. Wu’s academic achievement is extensive. In recent years, he has published 10 books and approximately 30 academic essays, as well as hosted and participated in over 10 (academic) scientific research projects. Prof. Wu commenced his career in CityU 2 years ago and was the Executive Associate Dean of then Faculty of Innovation and Design. During the period of time, he has founded the only Master and Doctoral degree programme of Urban Planning and Design in Macau, which are two of the most popular programmes among students. |
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Establishing Research Institutions and Serving in Scientific Advancement
Prof. Wencai Du assumes position as Director of Institute of Data Science. Prof. Du obtained his Bachelor degree in Peking University, his master degrees in Hohai University and University of Twente and his PhD degree in Information Science at University of South Australia. Prof. Du has plentiful academic experience and has published over 20 books and teaching materials. Furthermore, he has hosted and researched in 7 national projects, over 10 national invention copyrights and obtained more than 10 scientific research awards.
Prof. Shen Heyong, Director of Institute of Analytic Psychology
Prof. Shen Heyong assumes position as Director of Institute of Analytic Psychology. Prof. Shen studied the Doctoral Programme of Psychology at Nanjing Normal University and conducted postdoctoral research on Depth Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies. In addition, he was the sandplay psychotherapist at International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and International Society of Sandplay Therapy (ISST). With his area of study in Analytic Psychology, Sandplay Therapy, Imagery Analysis, Psychoanalysis and Chinese culture, Prof. Shen has printed more than 30 English and Chinese publications and over 60 academic essays in national core magazines and journals.
City University of Macau has always placed great importance in the constant growth of the University’s quality and academic excellence. With the support of Macau SAR government and the society, CityU will continue with the recruitment of academic and management elites from Macau and around the world, serving the talent demand in Macau and Greater Bay Area and adhering to the government’s development orientation of “One Centre, One Platform”. Fulfilling the expectation of Macau and the country, CityU will strive to nurture talents with upstanding personality, ethics, profession, knowledge and discipline.
