A\ndelegation from the University of Macau (UM), led by UM Vice Rector (Student\nAffairs) Billy So, recently participated in the Sixth Educational Forum on\nModern Residential College System held at Fudan University, Shanghai. The event\nattracted more than 380 experts, scholars, faculty members, and students from\n56 universities. <\/p>
In his\nkeynote speech, Prof So said that a residential college is more than just a\ndormitory; it is also an important vehicle for peer and community education that\naims to help students become good persons with both professional skills in\ntheir chosen area of study and extensive knowledge across different fields. He\nadded that the RC system provides a good environment for students to put their\nknowledge into practice. Prof So also\ntalked about the history of residential colleges and explained the RC system\nand \u20184-in-1\u2019 model of education at UM. Kevin Zhen, master of UM\u2019s Choi Kai Yau\nCollege, said that the RC system is an effective system to cope with the sea\nchange in higher education in China, the kind of which has not been seen in\nover a century. He pointed to the inexorable trend of higher education to evolve\nfrom a faculty-based system into a college-based system.<\/p>
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The forum included eight discussion\npanels on various topics, including management model, service learning and\npractice, the well-rounded development of students, general education, and peer\neducation, all the in the context of the RC system. This year\u2019s forum received\n105 paper submissions, among which 9 papers from UM and 42 from other\nuniversities have been compiled into a collection of essays. The event was\norganised by a university alliance formed by the residential colleges of\ndifferent universities, including Fudan University, Beihang University, East\nChina Normal University, Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, the Chinese University of\nHong Kong, Chengchi University, Tsing Hua University, and UM. During the trip,\nthe UM delegation also visited East China Normal University and the East China\nUniversity of Political Science and Law to explore opportunities for\ncollaboration between their residential colleges.<\/p>
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Source: Communications Office<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.moUM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p>
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