The University of Macau held its inauguration ceremony for 2020/2021 academic year at the Cultural Centre, Taipa campus today (9th). Mr Chang Kun Hon, Acting Director of the Higher Education Bureau, Chairman Chan Meng Kam and Vice Chairman Yan Zexian of the CityU Council, Acting Rector Kong Fanqing, members of the University Foundation, University Council members and the faculty and staff attended the event and gave 2200 new students their best wishes for the new academic year.
Acting Rector Kong Fanqing delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony. Representative of new students and senior student representative also shared their learning experience and expectations for the new academic year. For the purpose of epidemic prevention on campus, the inauguration ceremony was conducted both on site and through live broadcast.
Acting Rector Kong Fanqing welcomed year 2020 new students. She pointed out that with the support and encouragement of the nation, the SAR government and different sectors of society, CityU had been developing steadily and demonstrated the core value of “Love the Country and Love Macao” throughout the entire college education. It places emphasis on students’ development of good personalities and good learning habits, guides students to learn to be grateful, good at thinking and apply what they have learned and be prepared to serve society and the country in future. Acting Rector Kong also told students her expectation for the new academic year: she hoped that the students would follow the SAR government's epidemic prevention guidelines and work together to maintain a healthy and clean campus environment, pass on the core value of "Love the Country and Love Macao" and bear in mind the University motto of “Virtue, Knowledge and Practice, and be proactive, optimistic and vigorous in the coming few years of study.
On behalf of all new students, Zhu Zhida, representative of new students, expressed sincere gratitude to University leaders, teachers and senior students for their hard work during the orientation period. He also thanked CityU for providing students with a broader learning and living platform. He looked forward to growing up with fellow students, giving back to alma mater and serving society in a campus full of vitality, humanity and academic atmosphere.
Chen Jiaqiang, representative of senior students, shared his life of study at CityU and encouraged other students to be diligent, strive for holistic development and adapt to local society and culture.
At the ceremony, to encourage teachers with remarkable contributions to research outcomes, CityU presented them with the Outstanding Research Award. It also awarded scholarships to students with excellent academic performance to encourage them to keep up their efforts and strive for academic excellence. The scholarships were sponsored by companies and institutions including the Higher Education Fund, Macao Foundation, Luso International Banking Ltd., Bank of China Macau Branch, Henry Fok Foundation, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) Ltd., Social Welfare Bureau, Jung Hau Dian Tsang International Auction Co Ltd, China Telecom (Macau) Co. Ltd., Macao ASEAN International Chamber of Commerce, Iek Seng Group Development Co. Ltd., Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center, Golden Dragon Electronic Appliances and Supermarket Co. Ltd., and by prominent members of the community (Wu Guangzu, Xin Fengxia, Liu Guangqi).
CityU strives to become a metropolitan university with international competitiveness. To pursue this path, it has always catered for the need for talent required for regional and national development. It is also dedicated to nurturing more young talent who have the country and their hometowns at heart and “Love the Country and Love Macao”.
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Source: CityU Reporter
Photos: Gu Yijun, Zhang Mengyu, Zhang Wenbing, Chen Xiaoqing
Video: Zhang Ling
Live Broadcast: Chen Junwei, Liu Chang, Li Zelong, Chen Yubin
