Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that Macau is in a new stage of development, and the University of Macau (UM) should take the role of helping develop the nation into a leading country in education, promote the development of new quality productive forces, and support the country’s high-quality development.
According to a UM statement, Ho made the remarks when he chaired the Joint Meeting of the University Assembly (UA) and University Council (UC) for the 2023/2024 academic year at Ho Yin Conference Hall on the UM campus yesterday.
Ho said that UM should fully leverage the resources of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to create a high-end platform for attracting, gathering, and utilising talent for Macau and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Ho also pointed out that UM should accelerate industry-academia collaboration and promote the commercialisation of research results in the zone, so as to contribute to the promotion of Macau’s economic diversification.
Ho also expressed hope that UM will strengthen Macau’s innovation ecosystem by focusing on talent cultivation, original innovation, and integration into the industry chain of GBA.
Ho suggested that UM should actively explore more innovative ways to attract more high-calibre talent and introduce more high-quality international educational resources, at the same time, encourage its students and faculty to go global and broaden their international perspective.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (central) chaired the Joint Meeting of the University Assembly (UA) and University Council (UC) for the 2023/2024 academic year at the Ho Yin Conference Hall at the UM campus yesterday. – Photoprovided by UM
