On 29^th January, 2024, Moon Chun Memorial College, University of Macau held an entrepreneurial mindset seminar titled “Building AI and Educational Technology in Macao”.  This seminar was hosted by Mr. Otto Leong, CEO of 369 Co-op Town Limited., and Mr. Lai Man Fai, founder of Merit Smart Technology Co. Ltd. was invited to share his entrepreneurial experiences in providing STEAM solutions for schools in Macao with students.

Lai, a former middle school history teacher, saw potential development opportunities of AI education, so he gave up a stable job and founded a technology company. During the seminar, he introduced the background of his company, and explained the importance of artificial intelligence education to the future development of primary and secondary school students and its application in real life. In addition, he shared the challenges and difficulties encountered during his entrepreneurial journey, and how to overcome these difficulties. Lai emphasized that entrepreneurship is a continuous problem-solving process that extremely challenges an individual’s critical thinking, problem-solving and action-taking abilities. He encouraged everyone to sharpen their soft skills while in college to be better prepared for future entrepreneurship.