A university rooted in its city but with a global agenda

This year marks 바카라사이트 20th anniversary of Macau��s handover to China. The ��One Country, Two Systems�� policy has been implemented in Macau since its return and 바카라사이트 city has become a melting pot of Sino-Western culture.?

The University of Macau has benefited from 바카라사이트 city��s distinctive status in a number of ways. We enjoy a high level of academic freedom and autonomy while receiving unreserved support from 바카라사이트 central government. And we have benefited from 바카라사이트 city��s unique position on 바카라사이트 west bank of 바카라사이트 Pearl River by taking strides towards integrated industry collaborations.?

Thanks to support from 바카라사이트 government, we have established Asia��s largest residential college system by moving to a location 20-times larger than our previous campus. The Chinese government has also approved?state key laboratories in microelectronics, Chinese medical sciences and 바카라사이트 internet of things for smart cities, facilitating research development in related fields.? ?

The Chinese government has set a number of objectives for 바카라사이트 city: to serve as ��one centre��, a world centre of tourism and leisure; ��one platform��, a commercial and trade cooperation service platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries; and ��one base��, a base for exchange and cooperation where Chinese culture is 바카라사이트 mainstream and diverse cultures coexist.

The Macau Special Administrative Region government has leveraged this opportunity as a way to build diverse industries through talent training, with a mission to ��Let Macao thrive through education and building Macao with talent��.

And UM is also on board. We have supported 바카라사이트 city��s efforts by offering programmes in integrated resort and tourism management to train local professionals for 바카라사이트 hospitality and tourism sectors.

UM also cultivates Chinese-Portuguese bilingual professionals to support Macau��s role as 바카라사이트 bridge between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Our department of Portuguese is now 바카라사이트 largest and strongest Portuguese-teaching department outside of Portugal and Brazil.?

In 2018 we set up a Confucius Institute to promote Chinese language and culture to overseas countries to support 바카라사이트 government��s goal to make 바카라사이트 city ��one base�� �C diverse but rooted in Chinese culture.

And in February this year, 바카라사이트 Chinese government released its plan to develop 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area which has identified Macau, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen as 바카라사이트 core cities for driving regional development.?

As 바카라사이트 only comprehensive university on 바카라사이트 west bank of 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area, UM seized 바카라사이트 opportunity and signed a number of collaborative agreements with industry and research institutes in 바카라사이트 region.?To support 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 ��Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau�� innovation and technology corridor, we have established a base in 바카라사이트 special economic district of Hengqin to facilitate our collaboration in major areas such as microelectronics, Chinese medical sciences, smart city technology, medicine and advanced materials.

Becoming?global is equally imperative for UM. We have established 220 collaboration agreements with institutions around 바카라사이트 world where UM students can go on exchange. And we��ve?launched joint degree programmes with leading universities such as Zhejiang University, Tsinghua University, Imperial College London and University of Toronto. We believe that 바카라사이트 steps taken will help our students develop international perspectives and help 바카라사이트m to contribute to 바카라사이트 betterment of society.?

After 38 years of development in this unique city, UM has entered a new era. But it will continue to improve and innovate in order to become an outstanding university that is rooted in Macau. We remain integrated in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area with objectives geared towards improving China and making an impact in 바카라사이트 world.?

?Song Yonghua is president of 바카라사이트 University of Macau.?

Song Yonghua will be speaking at 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Young Universities Summit held in partnership with 바카라사이트 University of Surry and 바카라사이트 University of Wollongong at 바카라사이트 University of Surrey 26-28 June, 2019.?