On the morning of March 11th, Chairman of Council Chan Meng Kam, Rector Shu Guang Zhang and other leaders of CityU, accompanied by Deputy Director Gou Renmin of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, visited the Ministry of Education of the PRC and were warmly welcomed by Minister Chen Baosheng and other leaders of the Ministry of Education.
Chairman Chan Meng Kam expressed gratitude to the leaders of the Ministry of Education for their meeting. Rector Shu Guang Zhang briefed the leaders of the Ministry of Education on the situation of CityU, reported the orientation and vision of CityU, as well as the development results in recent years, and listened to the instructions and suggestions. Rector Shu Guang Zhang mentioned that the core value of "loving the motherland and Macao" was rooted in the process of talent cultivation of CityU, that CityU’s development always followed the development layout of Macao’s higher education, "being rooted in Macao and serving Macao ", and that CityU paid attention to the construction of featured academic platforms and the promotion of education cooperation in the Greater Bay Area. CityU established the Knowledge Innovation & Transfer Network between China and the B&R Portuguese-speaking and Latin-American Countries, created a high-tech incubation base and built a cross-border knowledge transfer platform. CityU has been highlighting the integration of China and the west in talent cultivation, and vigorously promoting the cultural exchanges between China and the west.
Minister Chen Baosheng said that the Ministry of Education had been paying close attention to the development of CityU, and fully affirmed CityU's emphasis on dislocation development and feature construction, and appreciated CityU's achievements in discipline construction, teacher development, teaching reform and social services in recent years. Minister Chen Baosheng expected that CityU would adhere to the path of running a city university, integrate into urban life, and continuously provide intellectual services for the urban construction and governance of Macao. Meanwhile, he expected that CityU’s talent cultivation could "be rooted in Macao, integrate into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and participate in the ‘Belt and Road’ construction". He hoped that CityU would focus on the plans and policies to be issued by China for the integration and development of higher education in the Greater Bay Area, firmly grasp the historical opportunity of the development of the Greater Bay Area, "make achievement again, gradually become a regional famous university, and make continuous efforts to become a world famous university."
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At last, Rector Shu Guang Zhang said that CityU would continue to be "rooted in Macao, serving the Greater Bay Area and taking an international view", strive to become a regional famous university with integration of Chinese and Western cultures, profound liberal arts education, distinctive humanistic characteristics, moderate school scale and excellent academic research, grasp the major opportunities under the background of the Greater Bay Area, and keep moving forward.
Other leaders present from the Ministry of Education included: Director Wang Hui of the Department of College Students Affairs, Deputy Director General Xu Yongji of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Deputy Director Tan Fangzheng of the Department of Social Sciences, Deputy Director Tian Lulu of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and Deputy Section Chief Sun Xuejing of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Other leaders present from the CityU included: Vice Rector Kong Fanqing, Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng, Pro-Rector Cintia Chan and Secretary-general of Council Robert Chan.
