Expanding Cooperation | A Delegation of the ME and the MFSI of the Republic of Cape Verde Visits CityU
On October 19, a delegation led by Minister Maritza Rosabal Peñ of the Ministry of Education (ME) and the Ministry of Family and Social Integration (MFSI) of the Republic of Cape Verde paid a visit to CityU. The delegation discussed with Rector Shu Guang Zhang concerning the development of higher education in the two places and looked forward to space for future cooperation. In recent years, higher education in Cape Verde has developed rapidly. The new campus of the state-run University of Cape Verde is to be completed soon. The government plans to focus on marine science, marine economy, climate and tourism and other professional fields to build into a technical university and seek overseas university partners to push forward its plan.
Macao has increasingly close communication with Cape Verde in higher education. There are now nearly 100 Cape Verde students studying in Macao. Minister Maritza Rosabal Peña hoped there would be more students coming to Macao for further study. CityU has established a cooperative relationship with the University of Cape Verde. The students majoring in Portuguese-speaking countries studies from CityU and the students majoring in international relations from the University of Cape Verde are about to start their certificate courses. In addition, the short-term courses for the students of both sides in summer or in winter will get started soon, which will enrich our students' experience in international learning and experiential learning.
In the future, both sides will look forward to establishing a sound cooperation relationship in terms of joint degree programmes, project R&D, student exchange, and experiential learning; conducting in-depth academic cooperation in the fields of application of data science and AI, public management, health management, and hotel and tourism management.
The guests attending this discussion included: Counsellor Francisco Mendes from the Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde in China, Nuno Furtado, a representative dispatched from Cape Verde to the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Minister Consultant Alcídia Almeida of the ME and the MFSI of Cape Verde, Chief Ivanilda Barros of the Higher Education Department of the ME, and representatives from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute.
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