The University of Macau\u2019s (UM) Centre for\nConstitutional Law and Basic Law Studies (CCLBCS) and Educational Research\nCentre (ERC) today (26 December) became the official partners of two key\nresearch centres under the Ministry of Education in the field of humanities and\nsocial sciences, namely the Center for Studies of Constitutional and Administrative\nLaw at Peking University and the Centre for Teacher Education Research at\nBeijing Normal University. The three universities will strengthen collaboration\nin the field of humanities and social sciences in order to create a\nhigh-quality education system, participate in national strategy, and seize the\nopportunities brought by the \u2018Belt and Road\u2019 initiative and the development of\nthe Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.<\/p>
Guests attending the plaque-unveiling\nceremony include Vice Minister of Education Tian Xueliang, Secretary for Social\nAffairs and Culture Ao Ieong U, Deputy Director of the Central Government\u2019s\nLiaison Office in Macao Luo Yonggang, UM\u2019s University Council Chair Lam Kam\nSeng, Director of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs under the\nMinistry of Education Liu Jin, Head of the Department of Language and Words\nunder the Ministry of Education Xu Xiaoping, Director of the Higher Education\nBureau Sou Chio Fai, UM Rector Yonghua Song, Peking University Vice President\nTian Gang, and Beijing Normal University Vice President Zhou Zuoyu.<\/p>
Rector Yonghua Song said in his speech that UM is\nthe only public university in Macao to have a centre for the studies of the\nconstitution, the Basic Law, and the \u2018One Country, Two Systems\u2019policy, adding\nthat the centre has received considerable attention and support from the Macao\nSAR government and the central government\u2019s liaison office in Macao. The centre\nis dedicated to popularising knowledge of the constitution and the Basic Law in\nMacao to promote the continued implementation of the \u2018One Country, Two\nSystems\u2019policy. Rector Song said that the ELC was established with the great\nsupport of the Macao SAR government, and is the only educational research\ncentre at a public university in Macao. According to Song, the ELC is committed\nto nurturing high-calibre educators to contribute to education development in\nMacao and the Greater China region. The collaboration is an example of the\nsuccessful implementation of the \u2018One Country, Two Systems\u2019policy and\nrepresents UM\u2019s effort to carry out President Xi Jinping\u2019s expectations for\nMacao to establish a high-quality education system.<\/p>
The delegation visited the University Gallery in\nthe company of Rector Song to gain a deeper understanding of UM\u2019s new campus\nproject and latest developments in scientific research. The guests also met\nwith the heads of various academic and administrative units at UM. <\/p>
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Source: Global Affairs Office<\/p>
Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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