Prof Jun Liu, Rector of the City University of Macau (CityU), led a delegation of his management to visit the Macao SAR Government Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ms Ao Ieong U, today. The two sides discussed various topics related to the University's development, including current achievements, future development directions, and the endeavours to integrate into the developments of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, and talent cultivations to serve the community.
On behalf of CityU, Rector Jun Liu expressed his deepest gratitude to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture for the continuous support of the University’s development. Rector Liu reported on the University’s achievements at the current stage and its future development directions. In his remark, Rector Liu said that CityU has been promoting the development of education, faculty resource, and industry-academia collaboration in various aspects, closely following the needs of Macao, the Greater Bay Area, and the Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to deploy multiple tasks and nurture talents to serve the development of the local community. In the future, CityU will focus on developing data science and innovating data-driven social sciences and digital humanities disciplines. CityU will focus on the development of interdisciplinary subjects in the fields of telling China’s stories, big health, fintech, and urban development to foster future development, actively promote extensive industry-academia collaboration with universities and enterprises in the Greater Bay Area and the Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, provide a broader platform for faculty members and students to further their studies, and nurture compound talents according to the needs of society.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong U listened to CityU’s work report and reviewed its future development plans. She pointed out that the SAR Government attaches great importance to developing the big health industry. Secretary Ao Ieong U encouraged CityU to actively integrate into the development of the Greater Bay Area and the Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and continue to align the talent cultivation endeavour with the development needs of the society.
Other members attended the meeting included: Ms Ho Ioc San, Chief of Office of Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture; Dr Kong Chi Meng, Director of Education and Youth Development Bureau; Mr Teng Sio Hong, Deputy Director of Education and Youth Development Bureau; Prof Kong Fanqing and Prof Zhou Wanlei, Vice-Rectors of CityU; Prof Ip Kuai Peng, Ms Cintia Chan, Dr So Kam Hung, Dr Chan Chon Pat, Pro-Rectors of CityU; and Ms Che Ka I, Director of Rector’s Office of CityU.
