South China University of Technology visits CityU to promote higher education cooperation between Guangdong and Macao
A delegation led by Li Weiqing, vice president of the South China University of Technology (SCUT) visited City University of Macau (CityU) yesterday and received a warm welcome from Rector Jun Liu. The delegation toured the campus environment and teaching facilities, and both sides engaged in discussions regarding student cultivation and higher education cooperation.
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Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei introduced CityU from its historical development, educational philosophy, disciplines, and collaboration and exchanges. Vice President Li Weiqing focused on the current development of Guangzhou International Campus and expressed the aim to strengthen connections with universities in Macao through this visit. Both sides exchanged views on future cooperation and expressed hopes to further collaborate in student development by leveraging their respective strengths.
South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a key university directly governed by the Chinese Ministry of Education. It is a comprehensive research-intensive and multi-disciplinary university known for its strength in engineering, sciences, medicine, management, economics, liberal arts, and law. The university has three campuses: Wushan Campus, University Town Campus, and Guangzhou International Campus. In 2017, the Guangzhou International Campus was jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and SCUT. Following the development positioning of “extraordinary and first-class,” the university aims to root itself in China, integrate domestic and international resources, gather global innovations, and contribute to the construction of an international education demonstration zone in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The participants in this meeting included Zhu Xianlong, dean of the School of Foreign Languages, and Wu Zhicai, director of the Department of Tourism Management at South China University of Technology. Lixian Jin, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Jacky Li Xi, executive associate dean of the Faculty of International Tourism and Management, also attended the meeting.
