In order to promote exchange and cooperation with mainland universities, Prof. Jun Liu, rector of City University of Macau (CityU) was invited to visit the Jiangsu Police Institute (JSPI) and the Nanjing Institute of Technology (NJIT) yesterday. During the visit, he signed memorandums of cooperation with each institution.
Visit to Jiangsu Police Institute (JSPI)
During Rector Jun Liu’s visit to Jiangsu Police Institute, he was warmly received by Xia Cunxi, member of Party Committee of Department of Public Security of Jiangsu Province and secretary of the Party Committee of JSPI, and Huang Jin, deputy secretary of the JSPI’s Party Committee and dean. Rector Jun Liu and Dean Huang Jin signed a memorandum of cooperation on behalf of their respective institutions and were accompanied by deputy secretary of JSPI’s Party Committee, Chen Wei, on a tour of the campus and the on-campus museum.
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During the symposium, Secretary Xia Cunxi gave a comprehensive overview of the Jiangsu Police Institute, and representatives from the Cyber Safety Department and the Administration Department introduced their respective disciplines, international affairs and police work, and talent training. Rector Jun Liu introduced CityU’s achievements in terms of history, discipline development, and curriculum characteristics. Both sides reviewed the cooperation in various areas over the past year, including mutual visits by university leaders, short-term courses, and student exchanges. In November of last year, CityU’s International Training and Testing Center organized a short-term training course on public safety and governance for students at JSPI. In addition to studying criminal science and Macao criminal law, the students also visited institutions such as the Central Fire Station and the Judicial Police School, providing them with the opportunity to experience police and criminal investigation work in Macao and gain a deeper understanding of public safety and social governance.
Both sides had a thorough exchange of views on their cooperation and expressed their hope that through the signing of a cooperation agreement, the two universities can further promote practical cooperation in areas such as student and faculty exchanges, training and further education, and scientific research. The collaboration will provide more opportunities for exchange and cooperation in the fields of education and talent cultivation.
Jiangsu Police Institute is one of the first provincial police undergraduate colleges in China and has established a distinctive disciplinary system with a focus on public security. The discipline of “police studies” has been included in the key discipline construction project of the Jiangsu Province, and JSPI has 5 key disciplines in public security technology, law, public administration, national security, and network space security. There are 16 full-time undergraduate majors, with 21 national and provincial-level professional construction projects, and 12 majors have been selected as first-class undergraduate programs in Jiangsu Province.
Other attendees at the signing ceremony and symposium included representatives from the JSPI’s Academic Affairs Office, International Affairs Office, and the head of the Cyber Safety Department, as well as relevant faculty members and other colleagues.
Visit to Nanjing Institute of Technology (NJIT)
During Rector Jun Liu’s visit to Nanjing Institute of Technology, he was warmly received by the university’s deputy secretary of the Party Committee and President Zhang Yangfei. Rector Jun Liu and President Zhang Yangfei signed a memorandum of cooperation on behalf of their respective institutions, providing new opportunities for student and faculty exchanges, academic exchanges, and research collaborations between the two universities.
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During the symposium, both sides had in-depth and pragmatic discussions on topics such as short-term and long-term student and faculty exchanges, introducing high-quality teaching resources, flexible hiring of experts and professors, joint research collaborations, and building research platforms. President Zhang Yangfei warmly welcomed Rector Jun Liu’s visit and expressed sincere gratitude for the support provided by CityU during the development of NJIT. He also mentioned that the two universities share many similarities in terms of talent cultivation and education philosophy, and expressed hopes to deepen cooperation and establish a long-term and sustainable strategic partnership based on the signing of the memorandum of cooperation. By leveraging the complementary strengths of both universities in areas such as infrastructure, faculty, and disciplines, they will carry out mutually beneficial cooperation projects, working together to promote the high-quality development of both universities.
Rector Jun Liu acknowledged the importance of cooperation between the two institutions and expressed hope for joint efforts in organizing winter and summer study programs. He also welcomed student recommendations from NJIT to the master’s programs in Applied Linguistics and Data Science at CityU. He also suggested gradually expanding the scope of cooperation and building a diverse platform for communication and development for faculty and students of both institutions.
Nanjing Institute of Technology is a provincial general undergraduate university with a century-long history of education, a solid foundation in engineering, and a distinct characteristic of applied programs. It is one of the first batch of pilot universities for the Ministry of Education’s excellent engineer education and training program and “CDIO engineering education reform.” In 2021, it was approved as a master’s degree-granting institution. NJIT currently has 19 education and teaching units, with over 26,000 full-time students, including nearly 1,200 master’s students. There are more than 2,100 faculty and staff, including over 1,600 full-time teachers. NJIT actively carries out international exchanges and cooperation and has established long-term partnerships with many countries and regions such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, and South Korea.
Representatives from NJIT's Office of International Cooperation and School of Information and Communication Engineering also attended the signing ceremony and meeting.
Source: Jiangsu Police Institute, Nanjing Institute of Technology
