News Express: UM representative visits Malaysia to expand international student recruitment
新聞快訊：澳大赴大馬拓展國際生源
宋永華（右）與陳大錦簽署合作備忘錄
Yonghua Song (right) and Tan Tai Kim sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation
澳大赴大馬拓展國際生源
為吸引更多國際學生到澳門大學就讀，進一步擴大國際學生比例，澳大校長宋永華隨澳門特區政府教育及青年發展局的“澳門高等院校到馬來西亞招生交流”代表團到馬來西亞舉辦升學說明會，加強對馬來西亞學生的招生宣傳，並提供多方面的升學諮詢服務，增加國際生源。此行宋永華亦訪問了當地多所頂尖大學，促進澳大與馬來西亞高校之合作。
宋永華表示，增加國際生源是澳大國際化戰略的重要部分，通過是次出訪讓馬來西亞的學生加深對澳大的教育模式、學科優勢、住宿式書院體系、科研資源和策略部署等的了解。未來澳大將提供更多的獎學金予優秀的國際學生，吸引優秀的學生來澳大就讀。此外，是次訪問也到訪了拉曼大學、馬來亞大學及廈門大學馬來西亞分校，積極推進澳大與國際知名高校的學術交流和合作。
代表團首先訪問馬來西亞華校董事聯合會總會（“董總” ），獲其主席陳大錦等代表熱情接待。隨後董總與包括澳大在內的七所澳門高校簽署合作備忘錄，藉此加強面向馬來西亞學生的宣傳，提供多方面的升學諮詢服務，並將在師資培訓、學生交流等領域展開合作。
訪問期間，代表團先後舉行了“馬來西亞華文獨立中學招生交流會”和“澳門高等院校馬來西亞公開升學說明會”，與當地多所獨立中學的校長、老師、家長、學生、教育團體等進行分享與交流，反應熱烈，取得正面的迴響。是次活動能有效提升澳門及澳大在海外的知名度，是貫徹落實澳大國際化戰略的重要舉措。
為讓大眾更了解澳門以及澳門高等院校的情況，代表團到訪星洲日報，獲總經理陳金泉和曾曉萍等接待。雙方就近年來的發展與取得的成就進行交流，並提出未來的合作建議，以便將更多到澳門升學的資訊傳達給馬來西亞的學生和家長。
代表團隨後訪問拉曼大學，與該校校長尤芳達、國際與學術發展副校長倪慕敏等座談，同時在線上與拉曼大學金寶校區代表進行交流；尤芳達在會上介紹拉曼大學的歷史沿革和發展方向，雙方深入探討師生交流、科研合作等項目。會後代表團參觀了校園、工程實驗室、建築工作室等。代表團亦到訪馬來亞大學，獲該校副校長Yvonne Lim Ai Lian熱情接待，並與人文及社會科學學院、科技學院、工商管理學院、醫學院的院長及代表進行座談交流。宋永華表示，馬來亞大學是世界一流大學，希望通過是次訪問加强兩校之間的聯繫，共同探討人才培養和科研創新的合作機遇。現時，兩校已建立了學生交換計劃，為學生提供更多交流機會，培養具國際視野人才。
其後，宋永華訪問了廈門大學馬來西亞分校，並與該校校長王瑞芳會面。廈門大學馬來西亞分校是中國高校境外的第一個校區，雙方在辦學特色、科研合作、人才培養等方面進行了深入的討論。廈門大學是澳大的戰略合作夥伴，未來將在不同的領域展開合作，促進雙方科研合作和人才培養，實現優勢互補。
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UM representative visits Malaysia to expand international student recruitment
To encourage more international students to study at the University of Macau (UM), UM Rector Yonghua Song recently visited Malaysia as part of a delegation formed by representatives of seven higher education institutions in Macao and coordinated by the Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macao SAR. During the visit, the delegation held a briefing session to promote student recruitment in Malaysia. Rector Song also visited various top universities in Malaysia to facilitate cooperation between UM and Malaysian universities. According to him, expanding UM’s international student body is an important part of the university’s strategy for internationalisation and this visit aimed to help Malaysian students learn more about UM’s education model, key disciplines, residential college system, research resources, and development strategy. In the future, UM will continue to attract outstanding international students by providing more scholarships for them.
During the visit to the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong), the delegation was warmly received by its chairman Tan Tai Kim. Dong Zong and the seven Macao higher education institutions, including UM, later signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in student recruitment in Malaysia, as well as in teacher training and student exchange. To help the public in Malaysia gain a better understanding of Macao and its higher education institutions, the delegation later visited the headquarters of Sin Chew Daily. Both parties exchanged ideas on how to effectively spread the information about studying in Macao among Malaysian students and their parents. The delegation also visited Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR) and the University of Malaya (UM), and was warmly received by UTAR President Ewe Hong Tat and UM Associate Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) Yvonne Lim Ai Lian respectively. Rector Song later visited Xiamen University Malaysia and had a meeting with its president Wang Ruifang to discuss plans to strengthen research collaboration and talent training between the two universities.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/campus-news/detail/55630/