To further expand the international cooperation network of the University of Macau (UM) and strengthen its level of internationalisation, Yonghua Song, rector of UM, led a delegation to visit top universities in New Zealand after visiting leading universities in Australia. The aim of the visit was to promote teaching and research exchanges and cooperation with higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, and to explore joint efforts to cultivate innovative talent with global competitiveness.
Song said that the visit to the top universities in Oceania has resulted in the establishment of a number of cooperation projects, further expanding and deepening the network of exchange and cooperation between UM and higher education institutions in the English-speaking regions. During the visit, UM reached several important consensus with leading universities in Australia and New Zealand on talent cultivation, research collaboration and student exchange programmes, and set out the direction and plans for future cooperation. These collaborative projects will make a significant contribution to enhancing UM’s academic standards and international influence, as well as to the coordinated development of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region.
The UM delegation visited two renowned universities in Auckland. At Auckland University of Technology, the UM delegation was warmly received by Wendy Lawson, the university’s deputy vice-chancellor, as well as representatives of the business and engineering departments. During the visit, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding and will carry out collaborative projects in teaching and research, faculty and student exchange programmes, co-hosting of academic conferences, and sharing of academic resources. In addition, the two universities agreed to establish an undergraduate student exchange programme. They also hope to further deepen cooperation in business administration and engineering disciplines, and establish joint talent cultivation programmes in signature disciplines such as international integrated resorts and tourism management.
At the University of Auckland, the UM delegation held in-depth discussions with Valerie Linton, the university’s provost, and representatives from the Business School, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Arts, and the International Office, on the establishment of faculty and student exchange mechanisms, collaborative research and talent cultivation in the fields of engineering, business administration and global studies. They also agreed on sending doctoral students to each other for exchange and research collaboration.
In addition, the UM delegation met with Chen Shijie, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Auckland, and Yu Liqun, consul for education affairs. Song gave them an overview of the development of UM, its international strategic layout, as well as its cooperation with higher education institutions in New Zealand and future outlook. Chen spoke highly of UM’s internationalisation, and expressed the consulate-general’s strong support for fostering collaboration and exchanges between UM and institutions in New Zealand. The two parties also had in-depth exchanges and discussions on ways to strengthen cooperation between higher education institutions in the Macao SAR and New Zealand.
Members of the UM delegation also included Yu Jun, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; Xu Cheng-Zhong, dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology; Pang Chap Chong, dean of students; and Wang Ruibing, director of the Global Affairs Office.
Source: Global Affairs Office
為進一步擴展澳門大學國際合作網絡，提高國際化水平，澳大校長宋永華在訪問澳洲高校後繼續率團到訪新西蘭的一流大學，進一步促進與亞太地區高校在教學和科研的交流與合作，探討聯合培養具國際競爭力的創新人才。
宋永華表示，是次走訪大洋洲頂尖大學落實了多項具體合作項目，進一步拓展和深化澳大與英語地區高校交流合作網絡。在訪問過程中，澳大與澳洲、新西蘭頂尖高校就培養人才、科研合作、學生交流等多方面達成了重要共識，並確立了未來合作方向和計劃。這些合作項目將為澳大提升學術水平、擴大國際影響力作出重要貢獻，同時也為亞太地區高等教育協同發展作出了積極努力。
訪問期間，代表團拜訪了奧克蘭的兩所知名大學。在奧克蘭理工大學，宋永華獲該校首席副校長Wendy Lawson、工商管理學科及工程學科代表熱情接待。期間兩校簽署了合作備忘錄，將有序開展教學及研究合作項目、師生交流計劃、合辦學術研討會、共享學術資源等。此外，兩校就建立本科學生交換計劃達成共識，並期望進一步深化工商管理學科和工程學科的合作，建立國際綜合度假村及旅遊管理等優勢學科的聯合人才培養項目。
在奧克蘭大學，代表團與該校常務副校長Valerie Linton，商學院、工學院、人文學院和國際事務辦公室的代表就建立師生交換機制，工程科學、工商管理、環球研究等領域的聯合科研和人才培養進行了深入探討，並就互派博士生進行交流和科研合作達成共識。
此外，代表團還拜會了中國駐奧克蘭總領事陳世杰及教育領事于立群。宋永華向他們介紹了澳大的發展概況、國際化戰略佈局、澳大與新西蘭院校的合作情況和展望。陳世杰對澳大國際化發展給予高度肯定，並表示領事館將全力支持澳大與新西蘭院校拓展合作及交流，雙方亦就加強澳門特區與新西蘭院校交流合作進行了深入的交流和討論。
隨團訪問的澳大代表團成員還包括工商管理學院院長余俊、科技學院院長須成忠、學生事務長彭執中和全球事務總監王瑞兵。
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Yonghua Song (right) and Wendy Lawson
宋永華（右）與Wendy Lawson
The UM delegation and representatives of the University of Auckland
代表團與奧克蘭大學代表
Yonghua Song (right) and Chen Shijie
宋永華（右）與陳世杰