macau university of science and technology gained approval from the ministry of education of china to establish four partner key research bases and joint laboratories, respectively with fudan university, the ocean university of china, zhongnan university of economics and law, and guangzhou university of chinese medicine. m.u.s.t. held the “plaque unveiling ceremony for the key research institute of humanities and social sciences partner bases and joint laboratories of the ministry of education” at n101 in the afternoon of april 16, 2018.
the officiating guests include mr. chen baosheng, minister of education of china, dr. alexis tam chon weng, secretary for social affairs and culture of the macao s.a.r. government, mr. sun da, deputy director general of the liaison office of the central people’s government in the macao s.a.r., professor gui yonghao, executive vice president of fudan university, professor yu zhigang, president of the ocean university of china, mr. luan yongyu, secretary of the party committee of zhongnan university of economics and law, professor wang shengliang, president of guangzhou university of chinese medicine, dr. liu chak wan, chancellor of m.u.s.t., and president liu liang of m.u.s.t..
group photo of officiating guests (from left: dr. liu chak wan, secretary luan yongyu, vice president gui yonghao, dr. tam chon weng, minister chen baosheng, deputy director general sun da, president yu zhigang, president wang shengliang and president liu liang)
guests attending the ceremony included director xu tao, ministry of education’s department of international cooperation and exchanges; director liu jin, head of the ministry of education’s office of hong kong, macao and taiwan affairs; director lu yugang, head of the ministry of education’s department of basic education; director liu guiqin, head of the ministry of education’s department of social sciences; ms. xu ting, director of the department of education and youth affairs of the liaison office of the central people’s government in the macao s.a.r.; acting vice director teng sio hong of the macao higher education services office. over 200 people including m.u.s.t. teachers and students attended the ceremony.
the ceremony unveiled plaques for four joint research institutes; they are: 1) the macao media research center, partner with the center for information and communication studies of fudan university; 2) the macao ocean development research center, partner with the ocean development research institute of the ocean university of china; 3) the macao center for studies of intellectual property rights, partner with the ministry of education key research institute of humanities and social sciences at zhongnan university of economics and law; 4) joint laboratory for translational cancer research of chinese medicine, partner with guangzhou university of chinese medicine with guangzhou university of chinese medicine.
president liu liang of m.u.s.t. delivered a speech to give warm welcome and extend sincere thanks to minister chen baosheng for officiating the ceremony in person, and to dr. tam chon weng, deputy director general sun da and other guests for attending the ceremony! president liu expressed that the ministry of education project of key research institutes of humanities and social sciences at universities has been a significant project of our country in development of humanities and social sciences, and has exerted a significant role in training high quality talents for the relevant areas, improving academic standards, and advancing development of academic areas. m.u.s.t. will strictly follow the guidelines and requirements of the ministry of education and the macao s.a.r., improve the corresponding equipment continuously with support from the partner institutions, and enhance the disciplinary development, cultivation of talents and academic research of the partner key research institutes; the university will also further integrate resources, perfect various mechanisms, enhance cooperation, provide new experience for construction of the partner key research institutes and make new contributions.
on behalf of the collaborating universities, executive vice president gui yonghao of fudan university gave a speech. he pointed out that in view of the general background of the 20th anniversary of macao’s return to the motherland and the significant goal of the guangdong-hong kong-macao bay area development, with approval by the ministry of education, m.u.s.t. initiative of building partner bases with the key research institutes of humanities and social sciences has been another significant innovation in terms of the system and mechanism at universities; it helps the various parties to exert their unique strengths, promote in-depth cooperation among the mainland, macao and other overseas regions in scientific research, and in the meantime greatly advance the development of the guangdong-hong kong-macao bay area and the great practice of the “one country, two systems” principle.
group photo of the guests at the ceremony
following the ceremony, president liu liang, vice president tong ka lok, vice president jiang zhi hong, vice president pang chuan, and vice president lin zhi jun accompanied the ministry of education delegation, and deputy director general sun da and director xu ting to inspect joint laboratory for translational cancer research of chinese medicine, partner with guangzhou university of chinese medicine.
president liu liang introduces minister chen bao sheng on joint laboratory for translational cancer research of chinese medicine, partner with guangzhou university of chinese medicine
