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Vice president of SCNU Wang Chunchao emphasized the importance of celebrating South China Normal University's 40 years of Educational Journey in Macao in a speech delivered at the symposium on Integrated Development of Teacher Education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which was held on December 14 at the Shipai campus in Guangzhou.
"At this moment, we are not only looking back at the glorious 40-year history of South China Normal University's educational journey in Macao, but also jointly charting a grand blueprint for cross-border education at the new historical starting point," he said.
As part of the series of events marking SCNU’s 40 years of educational engagement in Macao, the event not only reviewed achievements of the university's 40 years of educational journey in Macao, but also brought together nearly 300 participants from the Greater Bay Area, including scholars, representatives from educational institutions, and primary and secondary school principals and teachers to explore pathways for coordinated development and charted a course for development of teacher education in the Greater Bay Area.
Speakers sharing insights during the interview.
During the interview session, Lei Pui Lam, vice president of the Chinese Educators Association of Macau, Ieong Chankei, president of the Macao Alumni Association, Chan Chon San, vice chairman of the Chinese Educators Association of Macau, and Huang Jin, former principal of the Macao Centre for Continuing Education, recounted the university’s four-decade contributions and shared insightful perspectives on deepening educational cooperation among the Greater Bay Area under new circumstances, optimizing educational models, and enhancing the quality of talent cultivation. The interview was hosted by Tan Weihong, director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of SCNU.
In the keynote report section, five distinguished scholars from higher education institutions in the Greater Bay Area shared their opinions and gave suggestions on promoting the deep integration of teacher education. Mok Ka-ho, vice president of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, highlighted that universities in the Bay Area must intensify multi-level cooperation in joint research and faculty exchange. Yang Rui, dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that teaching should be viewed not merely as a profession, but as a mission to “cultivate virtue and nurture talent.” Fan Lianghuo, dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau, stressed the need to strengthen the integration of pre-service training and in-service professional development in teacher education. Bruce Macfarlane, dean of the Faculty of Education and Human Development at the Education University of Hong Kong, advocated that an open academy should enable scholars to participate widely in academic governance. Zhang Zhiqiang, incoming dean of the Faculty of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, outlined how universities can strengthen their social service role through in-service teacher development. Notably, the symposium marked the first time that deans of education faculties from the University of Hong Kong, the University of Macau, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Education University of Hong Kong shared the stage, demonstrating their collective commitment to advancing the integrated development of teacher education in the Greater Bay Area.
Speakers exchanging ideas at the round table dialogue.
During the round table dialogue moderated by Wang Hong, representatives from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions across the Greater Bay Area exchanged views and sparked ideas under the theme “Exploring Pathways for Collaborative Development of Teacher Education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.”
In the afternoon, the symposium proceeded with three parallel sessions focusing on the following topics: “Building an Integrated Teacher Education System in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,” “Developing a Teaching Workforce Oriented Toward Core Competencies,” and “Research and Practice of Teacher Development in the Intelligent Era.”
Since its inaugural Macao education program in 1985, SCNU has nurtured more than 20,000 talent in Macao. Remarkably, almost 70 percent of Macao’s basic education teachers are SCNU alumni, which has earned the university’s reputation as the “Cradle of Macao Teachers” and established a distinctive educational approach known as the “SCNU Model.”
Source from https://www.eol.cn
Translated by Chen Bao, Xie Shaochai
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru
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