On the morning of October 14th, Kong Fanqing, Vice President of the City University of Macau visited our school. Vice President Wu Wanxiong of our school received Ms. Kong in room 308 of Weishi Building. Yan Xiaofei (member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Director of the Scientific Research Division) and heads of relevant departments attended the meeting.
Mr. Wu extended a warm welcome to Ms. Kong during the meeting. He reviewed the long-term cooperative relationship between the two schools and said that the joint program in which students can be recommended to pursue a master's degree in the City University of Macau without examination is widely acclaimed. He also pointed out that our school attached great importance to the cooperative relationship with the City University of Macau. On the basis of continuing the program to recommend graduate students without examination, he hoped to develop more diversified cooperation with the City University of Macau in the exchange of teachers and academic research. He also welcomed teachers from the City University of Macau to come to our school to teach and work with the academic team to carry out research projects.
Ms. Kong expressed her gratitude to our school for the warm reception. She said that the two schools have maintained a friendly cooperative relationship for a long time. Since the start of the program in 2017, more than 30 students from the China Universities of Labor Relations have studied in the City University of Macau to pursue a master’s degree. This year, another 12 undergraduate graduates have been admitted. As the policy changes, more students will have the opportunity to study in Macau in the future. She pointed out that through participating in the celebration of school anniversary, she has noticed the rapid development of the school in recent years. The school's positioning and goals are clear and the quality of teaching has been steadily improved. She hoped that the two schools can cooperate in more fields. She also said that in recent years, the Macau Special Administrative Region has achieved political stability and economic prosperity. This year is the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to China. The SAR government will continue to increase investment in education. As a member of the University Alliance in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the City University of Macau will play an active role and contribute to the overall development of the country.
The two of them also discussed about further enhancing exchanges and cooperation during the meeting.
The City University of Macau is a comprehensive university. It is one of the three universities in Macau Special Administrative Region that has the right to grant bachelor, master and doctor degrees. The City University of Macau has 9 faculties and 8 research institutes, including the Faculty of Business, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of International Tourism and Management, the Faculty of Portuguese, the Faculty of Urban Management, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Open International Studies and the Faculty of Continuing Studies. At the end of 2016, it became our partner school.
(International Exchange and Cooperation Division Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office)