Hainan Tropical Ocean University Party Secretary Chen Rui leads delegation to visit CityU for closer educational collaboration and exchanges

A delegation led by Prof. Chen Rui, party secretary of the Hainan Tropical Ocean University, visited City University of Macau (CityU) recently and was warmly received by Vice Rector Han Wei. Both sides held in-depth discussions on topics such as talent cultivation, research collaboration, and faculty-student exchanges.

Vice Rector Han Wei welcomed the delegation from Hainan Tropical Ocean University. She introduced the achievements of CityU in terms of its history, discipline development, faculty team, international exchanges, and industry-academia collaboration, and expressed hope for deeper cooperation with Hainan Tropical Ocean University in areas such as joint cultivation at postgraduate level, faculty and student visits, and internationalization.

Party Secretary Chen Rui introduced the distinctive features of Hainan Tropical Ocean University, including its disciplinary strengths, and achievements in internationalization. He expressed hope to explore cooperation avenues with CityU in areas such as tourism and hotel management, data science, and health sciences, aiming to establish a sustainable platform for exchange and collaboration.

Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions regarding cooperation prospects in talent cultivation, faculty-student exchanges, and research development, promoting the implementation of various initiatives to jointly advance higher education in both regions.

Attendees from Hainan Tropical Ocean University also included Wang Ziyu, deputy head of the Quality Management and Evaluation Office and vice dean of the School of Marine Science and Technology; Wang Lianming, dean of the School of Ocean Information Engineering; Lu Xiaoli, secretary of the School of International Education; and Guo Leting, head of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office. Wang Baoguo, acting director of the Quality Assurance Office; Huang Guang, associate professor at the Faculty of Innovation and Design and director of the Sino-Portugal Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Science of Cultural Heritage Conservation; Xing Yalong, program coordinator at the Faculty of Innovation and Design; Kong Hoi Io, program coordinator at the Faculty of Data Science; and Wu Cheng, head of the Office of Global Affairs, also participated in the meeting.

Source: Office of Global Affairs