News Express: UM Rector Yonghua Song receives Medal of Merit – Education from Macao SAR Government
新聞快訊：澳大校長宋永華獲澳門特區政府頒授教育功績勳章
澳大校長宋永華（右）獲頒授教育功績勳章
UM Rector Yonghua Song (right) receives the Medal of Merit – Education
澳大校長宋永華獲澳門特區政府頒授教育功績勳章
澳門特別行政區政府今（19）日舉行2023年度勳章、獎章和獎狀頒授典禮，由行政長官賀一誠主持。其中，澳門大學校長宋永華獲頒授教育功績勳章，以表彰其在教育事業方面的傑出貢獻。
宋永華感謝特區政府對其工作給予充分認可，並表示獲授勳是澳大整體的榮譽。在國家、特區政府、社會各界的關心支持和幫助，以及澳大全體師生的共同努力下，澳大近年在人才培育、科研創新等方面都取得了令人滿意的成績。未來，澳大將繼續以“立足澳門、共建灣區、融入國家、走向世界”為發展定位，積極配合特區政府的部署，為澳門培養大健康、高科技、現代金融、文旅、會展等高層次人才，並創造更多科研成果進行轉化，進一步服務於社會各個方面。
宋永華現為澳大第九任校長，同時也是澳大電氣工程講座教授和智慧城市物聯網國家重點實驗室主任。
宋永華在能源電力系統安全、高效和低碳運行方面的研究做出了系統性和創造性的貢獻，因其國際公認的成就獲得了國內外多個獎項和榮譽。宋永華當選為英國皇家工程院院士、歐洲科學院院士和美國電氣與電子工程師學會會士，獲得英國布魯內爾大學的科學博士學位、巴斯大學的榮譽工程博士學位和愛丁堡大學的榮譽理學博士學位；獲2020年度國家科學技術進步獎二等獎及何梁何利基金科學與技術進步獎，2022年獲光華工程科技獎，2023年獲第三屆全國創新爭先獎。
宋永華有豐富的中外大學領導經驗，曾擔任英國布魯內爾大學副校長、利物浦大學副校長和中國清華大學校長助理及浙江大學常務副校長，現兼任中國高等教育學會副會長和中國教育發展戰略學會副會長。宋永華自2018年擔任澳門大學校長以來，澳大規模適度擴大，辦學水平不斷提升，國際聲譽取得突破性進展，在泰晤士高等教育（THE）和QS世界大學排名都連續第六年上升，2024年分別位列第193名和254名，首次躋身世界200強和300強，均名列澳門地區高校首位，大中華地區20強。
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UM Rector Yonghua Song receives Medal of Merit – Education from Macao SAR Government
The Macao SAR Government today (19 December) held the 2023 Decorations, Medals and Certificates of Merit Awards Ceremony, where Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng presented awards to the recipients. Yonghua Song, rector of the University of Macau (UM), was awarded the Medal of Merit – Education in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the education sector.
Song expressed gratitude to the Macao SAR Government for acknowledging his contributions, adding that the Medal of Merit is an honour for UM as a whole. Thanks to the support of the country, the SAR Government and all sectors of society, as well as the concerted efforts of all UM students and faculty, the university has achieved satisfactory results in talent cultivation, research innovation, and other areas in recent years. UM will continue to adhere to its development direction of ‘being firmly rooted in Macao, jointly developing the Greater Bay Area, integrating with the nation, and going global’. It will actively support the strategies of the SAR Government and nurture high-calibre talent for Macao, particularly in fields such as healthcare, high technology, modern finance, culture and tourism, and MICE. Furthermore, the university will produce more research outcomes and foster their commercialisation, thus making more contributions to society across various aspects.
Song currently serves as the ninth rector of UM. He is also a chair professor in electrical engineering at UM and the director of the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City.
Among Song’s achievements, he has made systematic and innovative contributions to the safe and efficient operation of low carbon power systems. He has received many national and international awards and honours in recognition of his internationally acclaimed accomplishments. Song was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), a member of the Academia Europaea, and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was also awarded DSc by Brunel University, Honorary DEng by the University of Bath, and Honorary DSc by the University of Edinburgh. He won a second prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award and the prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation in 2020, the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize in 2022, and the Third National Innovation Excellence Award in 2023.
With extensive leadership experience at overseas and Chinese universities, Song has held positions such as pro-vice-chancellor at Brunel University, pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Liverpool, assistant president at Tsinghua University, and executive vice president at Zhejiang University. Since assuming the role of rector at UM in 2018, Song has overseen the moderate expansion of the university, leading to continuous improvements in teaching quality and significant advancements in international reputation. UM has consistently improved its rankings in both the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for six consecutive years, with the university being ranked 193rd and 254th respectively in 2024 and making its debut among the top 200 and top 300 universities worldwide. The university now holds a leading position among higher education institutions in Macao and ranks among the top 20 in the Greater China region.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/57564/