BEIJING – A series of textbooks for primary and middle school students in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) have been published, the mainland-based People’s Education Press (PEP) announced this week.
The textbooks, including one on history and another on morality and citizenship, were compiled by the PEP in collaboration with Macau’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). Another textbook on Putonghua (Mandarin) is currently being compiled.
The textbooks were compiled based on the MSAR’s academic requirements, social development and real need, said Huang Qiang, head of the People’s Education Press, at a seminar held in Beijing on Tuesday.
The textbooks aim to help students develop an accurate understanding of the nation, ethnicity, culture and history while acquiring knowledge, said Huang.
Song Lingyun, an official from the Ministry of Education, pointed out the exemplary cooperation between the People’s Education Presss and Macau’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau has made an important contribution to textbook development in the MSAR.
The two sides have begun the work on the English and Portuguese editions of the textbooks, which are expected to be published in 2021. – Xinhua, MPD
