News Express: UM rector leads delegation to visit partner universities in Japan to enhance integrated development of research and teaching

新聞快訊:澳大校長率團訪日夥伴高校 深化科教協同發展

 

宋永華(左)與吳江浩
Yonghua Song (left) and Wu Jianghao

 


澳大校長率團訪日夥伴高校 深化科教協同發展

澳門大學校長宋永華率團赴日本東京,拜訪中國駐日大使館及訪問多所知名大學,期間落實多項科教合作計劃,進一步深化澳大與亞太地區高校的科教合作和交流。

宋永華表示,是次訪日取得了重要成果,與多所知名院校就教學、研究、學生交流等方面深化合作並確立未來合作方向和計劃,這些合作項目將有效提升澳大學術水平和國際影響力,同時為亞太地區的高等教育協同發展發揮積極作用。

訪日期間,澳大代表團拜會了中國駐日大使吳江浩及公使銜參贊杜柯偉。雙方就加強澳門特區與日本之間的學術交流合作進行了討論。吳江浩對澳大國際化發展給予高度肯定,期望澳大繼續深化與日本和亞太地區院校的科教合作,為特區及國家發展貢獻力量。

此外,澳大代表團訪問了慶應義塾大學,與該校校長Kohei Itoh會面。宋永華在會上表示,兩校在學生交換交流上合作多年,成果豐碩,期望通過是次訪問加強兩校的合作,尤其在傳統藥物及工商管理學科領域。澳大中華醫藥研究院代表亦參觀了該校醫學部漢方醫學中心,與中心科研人員進行深入交流,探討加強在傳統醫藥領域的研究合作。

澳大代表團其後訪問東京大學,與該校副校長Yujin Yaguchi探討在夏日學院交流活動的合作基礎上建立更深入的師生交換機制,並一致同意在藥學等領域加強科研合作。澳大代表團還參觀了該校藥物科學研究生院的實驗室,與該院院長Masayuki Miura座談交流,了解免疫學、藥物動力學、藥物監管科學等領域的前沿科研動態,並就相關領域的科研合作達成共識。

其後,澳大代表團訪問了帝京大學,獲校長Yoshihito Okinaga接待。雙方回顧了近年兩校師生交流及學生交換協議的執行情況,並簽署了書院合作備忘錄,進一步推進師生交流,也在人文社科、醫藥等領域的學術合作達成共識。澳大代表團還訪問了上智大學,與校長Yoshiaki Terumichi等代表座談交流,雙方同意進一步加強學生交換協議的執行,並就人文社會科學領域的人才聯合培養合作進行了務實交流。

在早稻田大學,雙方在座談交流時表示,期望進一步加強兩校已合作多年的學生交換項目,進一步探索在人文社科和工商管理學科的合作,並探討建立綜合度假村及旅遊管理學等特色學科的聯合人才培養項目。此外,澳大代表團還訪問了東京醫科大學,就醫學及相關領域的合作交換意見及探討合作意向。

澳大代表團成員還包括中華醫藥研究院院長陳新、全球事務總監王瑞兵、工商管理學院副院長雷智豪、工商管理學院助理院長蘇小恩和中華醫藥研究院課程主任吳靄琳。

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UM rector leads delegation to visit partner universities in Japan to enhance integrated development of research and teaching

Yonghua Song, rector of the University of Macau (UM), recently led a delegation to Tokyo, Japan, to visit the Chinese Embassy in Japan and several renowned universities . The trip has seen the implementation of multiple cooperation initiatives in research and teaching, further enhancing cooperation and exchanges between UM and other higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to Song, the trip to Japan has yielded significant results. It has deepened cooperation with the visited higher education institutions in the areas of teaching, research, and student exchange, in addition to setting directions and plans for future cooperation. The cooperation initiatives will effectively enhance the academic standing and international influence of UM, while contributing to the synergistic development of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region.

During their trip to Japan, the UM delegation met with Wu Jianghao, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, and Du Kewei, minister counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Japan. During the meeting, the two parties had discussions on enhancing academic exchange and cooperation between the Macao SAR and Japan. Wu highly praised UM for its international development and expressed hope that the university will continue to deepen its cooperation with higher education institutions in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region in research and teaching, thereby contributing to the development of the Macao SAR and the country.

In addition, the UM delegation visited Keio University and had a meeting with its president, Kohei Itoh. During the meeting, Song said that the longstanding student exchange programme between the two universities has yielded fruitful results over the years. It is hoped that the two universities, through this visit, will strengthen their cooperation, especially in the fields of traditional medicine and business administration. Representatives of UM’s Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences also paid a visit to the Center for Kampo Medicine of Keio University School of Medicine, where they engaged in in-depth discussions with the research staff at the centre to explore opportunities for fostering collaborative research on traditional medicine.

The delegation then visited the University of Tokyo and met with its vice president Yujin Yaguchi to explore a more robust mechanism for student and faculty exchanges on the basis of their collaborative summer exchange activities. They also agreed to foster collaborative research, particularly in the field of pharmacy. Members of the delegation also paid a visit to the laboratories of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tokyo. They met with the dean, Masayuki Miura, who shared the latest research developments in immunology, pharmacokinetics, and drug regulatory science. The two parties reached a consensus on research collaboration in the relevant fields.

At Teikyo University, the UM delegation was received by its president Yoshihito Okinaga. The two parties reviewed the implementation of student and faculty exchanges and their student exchange agreements in recent years. They also signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between residential colleges to further promote student and faculty exchanges. They also reached a consensus on academic cooperation in humanities, social sciences, and medicine. In addition, the delegation visited Sophia University, where they discussed and exchanged views with its president Yoshiaki Terumichi and other representatives. Both parties agreed to enhance the implementation of student exchange agreements and had discussions on joint training of talents in the field of humanities and social sciences.

At Waseda University, both parties expressed their wish to strengthen the student exchange programme launched many years ago and to further explore cooperation in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and business administration. They also explored the establishment of joint training programmes in integrated resort and tourism management. Moreover, the UM delegation visited Tokyo Medical University, where both parties exchanged views on cooperation in medicine and related fields and discussed potential collaboration.

Members of the UM delegation included Chen Xin, director of the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; Wang Ruibing, director of the Global Affairs Office; Loi Chi Ho, associate dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; So Siu Ian, assistant dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; and Ung Oi Lam, programme director of the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences.

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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/56807/