Deputy Mayor of Zhuhai, Mr Li Chong, led a delegation from the municipal government to visit the City University of Macau (CityU) today. Prof. Jun Liu, Rector of CityU and the University leaders warmly received the group. The two sides had an in-depth discussion on the needs of strategic pillar industries, talent cultivation and industry-academia collaboration and innovation.
Rector Jun Liu extended a warm welcome to Deputy Mayor Li Chong and his delegation and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the municipal government for their support for the development of CityU over the years. In the exchange session, Rector Liu introduced the University’s history, achievements, and future development plans. He explained that CityU is currently developing big data-driven social sciences and digital humanities disciplines and interdisciplinary programs; and will promote discipline development in intercultural communication and four major directions, namely “Tell China’s Stories”, big health, urban development, and financial technology.
In addition, Rector Liu said that CityU will continue to partner with universities and institutions in the mainland to explore a new model of internationalization for cooperative education, to establish an industry-academia collaboration and innovation mechanism to jointly nurture talents in areas in need for the development of Zhuhai city and Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, to serve the growth and industrial transformation in Zhuhai city and to enrich the city’s talent pool.
Deputy Mayor Li Chong fully affirmed the future development direction of CityU, and emphasized the plan to prioritizing industrial development and innovation-led development strategy. Under good development opportunities, Mr Li encouraged CityU to integrate technological innovation and talent cultivation with Zhuhai's industrial development, to give full play to the advantages of international education and contribute to the city's development.
Deputy Secretary General of Zhuhai Municipal Government Mr. Peng Su; Party Secretary of Municipal Education Bureau cum director candidate of Municipal Education Bureau, Mr. Xi Enming; Director of Municipal Affairs Bureau of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, Ms. Huang Cui; Director of Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Mr. Shen Yan; Vice-Rector of CityU, Prof. Kong Fanqing and Prof. Zhou Wanlei; Pro-Rectors of CityU, Prof. Ip Kuai Peng, Ms. Cintia Chan, and Dr. Wicky So; were among the guests to attend in the meeting.
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