Following the successful partnership with the University of Oxford, the Macau University of Science and Technology is partnering up with the University of Cambridge, to offer “Dr. Liu Chak Wan Scholarships” commencing academic year 2024/2025, to support three M.U.S.T. graduates to undertake master degrees at the University of Cambridge each year.
The scholarships are made possible thanks to the generosity of M.U.S.T..’s Chancellor, Dr. Liu Chak Wan, and will cover the cost of the recipient’s course fees and living expenses in Queens’ College, Cambridge. Queens’ College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge – the third oldest University in the world, and now the 4th largest in Cambridge. Queens’ College itself was founded in 1448 by Queen Margaret of Anjou and ‘re-founded’ by Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV, in 1465, giving the College the two Queens of its name. Queens’ has a rich history and is famed for its stunning ground sand its architectural beauty, including the President’s Lodge, which is the oldest building on the River Cam, and the iconic Mathematical Bridge.
The President of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, recently remarked, “I am thrilled that we are partnering again with M.U.S.T. to offer the Dr. Liu Chak Wan Scholarship for exceptional students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies here at the University.” Dr. El-Erian looks forward to welcoming the three first masters student from M.U.S.T. in joining the intellectual community in October 2024.
Dr. Liu Chak Wan, Chancellor of M.U.S.T.
Dr. Liu Chak Wan plans to offer more opportunities to M.U.S.T. students to undertake further studies. He looks forward to the day when the scholarship recipients return to offer their expertise and share their multi-cultural experience. He is eager to witness how they would use their multi-faceted intellectual approaches to propose new measures to promote Macao’s economic development and to nurture exceptional talents for the country.
The President of M.U.S.T., Chair Professor Joseph Hun-wei LEE, felt very honored to enter into this pioneering collaboration with the University of Cambridge. President LEE says, “I am glad that we can partner with Cambridge in offering our students the opportunity to study alongside the brightest minds of the world. I also hope the academic exchanges between Cambridge and M.U.S.T., and between Cambridge and Macao will be further enhanced.”
The President of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian (Left) and The President of M.U.S.T., Chair Professor Joseph Hun-wei LEE (Right)
Details of the scholarship application will be announced shortly on the University of Cambridge and M.U.S.T. official websites.
