Rector Liu Jun leads delegation to participate in APAIE 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition, promoting higher education collaboration to a new stage

 
The 2026 Annal Conference and Exhibition of the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) was recently held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. A delegation led by Liu Jun, rector of City University of Macau (CityU) in the event, actively engaging in high-level dialogues, institutional discussions, and partnership-building activities. During the conference, Rector Liu was invited to speak at the Presidents’ Dialogue, where he had in-depth exchanges with 30 universities leaders around the world on core topics such as global trends in higher education development, regional collaborative talent cultivation, innovations in internationalization, and the challenges facing higher education in the era of artificial intelligent. The discussions aimed to explore the opportunities and challenges for higher education in the new era and to build consensus on promoting high-quality educational development across the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Wu Cheng, head of the Office of Global Affairs also attended this conference.
As one of the world’s top three influential international education conferences, this year, APAIE adopted the theme “Asia-Pacific Partnerships for the Global Good”. The event attracted over 3,000 international education leaders, experts, and scholars from more than 70 countries and regions, achieving a record-breaking attendance. This fully demonstrates the strong commitment of the global higher education community to regional collaboration and innovation. 
During the exhibition, Rector Liu engaged in a friendly exchange with APAIE President Venky Shankararaman, introducing CityU’s achievements in internalization and its future development plans. This further strengthened the connection between CityU and international education organizations, supporting its efforts to build a higher-level, broader-scope global cooperation platform. In addition, Rector Liu has held multiple meetings with representatives of higher education institutions and educational organizations from various countries and regions, including the United Stated, Australia, Portugal, South Korea, and Vietnam. The two sides exchanged views on areas such as academic research, faculty and student exchanges, and joint training programs, and discussed topics related to higher education collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region and globally, as well as the cultivation of internationally-oriented talents. These discussions created a favorable ground for cooperation and expanded collaborations. A series of pragmatic exchange activities effectively expanded CityU’s network of international partners and further deepened its close ties with higher education institutions worldwide. 
Source: Office of Global Affairs 
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