[FED] Delegation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visited the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau

[教育學院] 伊利諾大學厄巴納─香檳分校代表團到訪澳門大學教育學院

On 8 January 2026, a delegation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) visited the Faculty of Education (FED) at the University of Macau (UM), where they were warmly welcomed by Prof. Lianghuo FAN, Dean and Director of Centre for STEM and AI Education; Prof. Mingming ZHOU, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) and Programme Coordinator of Master of Philosophy; Prof. Dongbo ZHANG, Associate Dean (Teaching and Curriculum Development) and Programme Coordinator of Doctor of Education and Prof. Shulin YU, Assistant Dean (Student Affairs) and Director of Centre for Language and Literacy Education.

During the visit, Dean Fan highlighted FED’s research development strategy and its distinctive international educational features. Prof. Zhou then provided an overview of the faculty’s latest progress in academic research and international cooperation. Prof. Chrystalla MOUZA, Dean of the College of Education at UIUC, shared the college’s historical background, internationalization strategy, and future development goals.

Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on several core topics, including educational research, international exchange programs, teacher training, and joint student cultivation. The meeting actively explored the possibilities for substantial collaboration in academic exchange and research innovation, laying a solid foundation for closer cooperation between the two universities in the field of education.

The delegation members included Prof. Chrystalla MOUZA, Dean of the College of Education; Prof. Allison WITT, Director of International Programs; Prof. Wei LIU, Senior Associate Director of International Programs and Prof. Jacob MINNIEAR, Assistant Director of International Programs and Lecturer of Curriculum & Instruction.

 

Meeting in progress From Left: Dongbo ZHANG, Wei LIU, Allison WITT, Chrystalla MOUZA, Lianghuo FAN, Mingming ZHOU, Jacob MINNIEAR and Shulin YU
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Faculty of Education

2026年1月8日,伊利諾大學厄巴納─香檳分校(UIUC)代表團到訪澳門大學教育學院,受到院長兼科技與人工智能教育中心主任范良火教授、副院長 (研究與研究生事務)兼哲學碩士學位課程統籌人周明明教授、副院長(教學與課程發展)兼教育博士學位課程統籌人張東波教授及助理院長(學生事務)兼語言教育中心主任于書林教授的熱情接待。
 
范良火院長對代表團的到訪表示熱烈歡迎,並著重介紹了教育學院的科研發展方針與國際化辦學特色。隨後,周明明教授向代表團介紹了學院在師資建設、學術研究以及國際合作方面的最新進展。UIUC教育學院院長Chrystalla MOUZA教授則分享了該校教育學院的歷史底蘊、國際化戰略及未來的發展目標。
 
會上,雙方就教育科學研究、國際交流項目、教師培養以及學生聯合培養等多個核心議題進行了深入討論,積極探討未來在學術交流與科研創新方面開展實質性合作的可能性。此次對話為兩校在教育領域的進一步緊密合作奠定了堅實基礎。
 
伊利諾大學厄巴納─香檳分校代表團成員包括:教育學院院長Chrystalla MOUZA教授、教育學院國際項目主任Allison WITT教授、教育學院國際項目高級副主任Wei LIU教授,以及教育學院國際項目助理主任、課程與教學系講師Jacob MINNIEAR教授。

 

會議進行中 左起:張東波、Wei LIU、Allison WITT、Chrystalla MOUZA、范良火、周明明、Jacob MINNIEAR及于書林
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