Opening ceremony for Advanced Training Programme for Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine 2025 held at UM

The opening ceremony for the Advanced Training Programme for Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine 2025 was held at the University of Macau (UM) today (27 May). The programme is jointly organised by the China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of the Macao SAR. It is presented by the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine at both UM and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), in collaboration with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Cooperation between Guangdong and Macao (GMTCM). The programme aims to foster exchange and cooperation in Chinese medicine and promote the development and internationalisation of Chinese medicine technology.

Speaking at the event, Che Weng Keong, president of the Administrative Committee of FDCT, said that the launch of the training programme demonstrates Macao’s commitment to promoting the internationalisation of Chinese medicine. He added that Macao will continue to build on its strengths in research and technology to foster international exchange and cooperation in the field.

Guan Haibo, director of the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Division of CSTEC, said that CSTEC and FDCT are committed to establishing the training programme as an open platform that makes full use of shared resources and connections between industry and academia in the field of Chinese medicine in Macao, mainland China, countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Ge Wei, vice rector of UM, pointed out that UM, in recent years, has established a comprehensive research system and an industry-academia collaboration platform for the technological innovation and commercialisation of Chinese medicine. He added that the training programme aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the latest industry developments.

A total of 48 participants have enrolled on the training programme, including, for the first time, participants from Brazil and Portugal, alongside those from mainland China, Macao, and Southeast Asia. The teaching team includes experts from the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine at UM and MUST, the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau of the Macao SAR government, and the University of California in the US. The programme covers research on Chinese medicine mechanisms, cutting-edge R&D technologies, as well as global registration and regulatory policies. The participants will also visit UM, MUST, and GMTCM to gain a comprehensive understanding of innovations in Chinese medicine technology in Macao.

The opening ceremony for the Advanced Training Programme on Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine 2025 is held at UM

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