Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that according to the “Macau Higher Education Development Guidelines in the Medium and Long Term (2021-2030)” released earlier this year, tertiary institutions must follow and promote the “Loving the Country, Loving Macau” principle.
Ao Ieong made the remarks at City University of Macau’s “Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary and Conferment of Honorary Doctoral Degrees” on the university’s Taipa campus.
Ao Ieong said that education has been the government’s priority, adding that with the support of the central government and the efforts of the whole community, the local’s territory education system has been “swiftly developed”. She added that the quality and scale of the city’s higher education has become more international.
Ao Ieong underlined that Macau is now facing a “hopeful and challenging era”. She said that Macau has the aim of being more integrated with the nation, especially through its involvement in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). She pointed out that in order for the city to achieve its goal, tertiary education needed to take on an important role, adding that the education system should adjust its strategy in the areas of culture, curricula and teaching to train a new generation that helps Macau abide by the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.
According to Ao Ieong, in the future, the government will continue to support City University of Macau and other tertiary institutions. The policy secretary overseeing the education sector said she hoped the institutions would keep up with Macau’s and the nation’s demands and train more patriotic youths for future development.
This photo provided by City University of Macau shows Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U addressing yesterday’s Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary and Conferment of Honorary Doctoral Degrees on the university’s campus in Taipa.
