The 2015/2016 Congregation of CityU: CityU is Initiating a New Development Phase

City University of Macau held its Congregation of academic year 2015/2016 in Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion at June 18. Attending this ceremony included Dr. Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR; Mr. Sun Da, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao (LOCPG); Mr. Cai Siping, Deputy Commissioners of the Office of the Commissioner; Mr. Lam Heong Sang, Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau; Mr. Zhao Lingshan, Deputy Director of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Education; Mr. Sou Chio Fai, Director of Tertiary Education Services Office of Macau SAR; and Ms. Xu Ting, Deputy Director of Department of Education and Culture of LOCPG, etc.

There are 933 graduates during the academic year 2015/2016 in total, including 52 of Doctoral Degree Programs, 384 of Master’s Degree Programs and 497 of Bachelor’s Degree Programs, from Faculty of Business, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of International Tourism and Management and School of Continuing Studies.

Rector Shu Guang Zhang said in his speech, “2016 is an important year that City University of Macau celebrates its 35^th anniversary. Our university embraces a profound vision in its development. Programs offered by us aim at developing students’ overall capabilities. The quality-oriented programs strive to strengthen students’ bilingual (Chinese and English) ability by recruiting faculties from overseas. Drawing from the successful management experience of the other universities from around the world, CityU is establishing itself as a regionally influential university.” Also, he gave his blessings to the graduates. “Our university is proud of you, for your perseverance and best endeavor at all time to perform the academic work, and thanks for the confidence and support you have placed in our programs. No matter how difficult life seems, the importance is to invite courage and confidence into your life. We wish you every success in your future career.”

Mr. Zhao Lingshan also gave a speech. “The scale and quality of higher education of Macau have been flourishing since the handover, providing intellectual support to social and economic development of the region. The development of CityU is in line with the prosperity of Macau, the Ministry of Education and the Macau government will jointly support CityU and the development of Macau higher education.” He also suggested that attracting and nurturing think-tanks, inspiring their wisdom and working hand in hand with them for educational excellence have tremendous significance to the prosperity and the development of CityU.

The representatives of graduates showed their gratitude to CityU for providing an array of diversified and international activities to enhance their learning effectiveness, as well as to the teaching and guidance of the teachers. During the university life, not only could they have advancement in their specialization, but also developed a far broader outlook on their life and formed meaningful friendships via various student organizations, fostering themselves to become well-rounded persons. In the near future, they will make contribution to the society in response to the cultivation of alma mater.

In order to show the university's gratitude to sponsors offering scholarships to students with exemplary academic performance, City University of Macau presented souvenirs to them in this congregation. The sponsors include Macao Foundation, Henry Fok Foundation, Bank of China Macau Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) Limited, Kam Tai Investment & Development Company, China Telecom (Macau) Co. Ltd, Jin Long Electrical Supermarket Ltd, Iec Seng Group Development Co. Ltd, Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre, Inspirational Youth Association, Macao ASEAN International Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong Plastics Exchange, Association for Adult Education of Macau, Macau Fair & Trade Association.