A picture of the guests of honor (from left to right: Mr. Yang Da Ming, Ms. Sam Ka I, Mr. Leong Heng Teng, Prof. Liu Liang, Ms. Li Nan, Ms. Io Iok Fong, Prof. Zhang Zhi Min, Prof. Liu Wei Dong and Ms. Maria Moura)
Co-organized by School of Graduate Studies and Faculty of Humanities and Arts, MUST, the opening ceremony of “High-level Forum on Education & Entrepreneurship for Postgraduates in Design” was held at N101 of the library building on April 28, 2016. The guests of honor included Ms. Li Nan, Director of Department of Public Diplomacy and Information, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macau SAR, Mr. Leong Heng Teng, Chairman of Administrative Committee of Macau Cultural Industry Foundation, Ms. Io Iok Fong, Functional Head of Group of Higher Education Institutions Coordination, Tertiary Education Services Office, Ms. Sam Ka I, Assistant from Department of Culture and Education, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR, Prof. Zhang Zhi Min, President of Shandong University of Arts, Prof. Liu Wei Dong, President of Nanjing University of the Arts, Mr. Yang Da Ming, Dean of Painting Academy of Macau, Ms. Maria Moura, member of the council of Union for International Design of Macau, and Prof. Liu Liang, President of MUST. About 200 MUST teachers and students, as well as experts from the Mainland China, Taiwan, and Macau attended the ceremony.
Prof. Pang Chuan, Vice President of MUST and Dean of School of Graduate Studies, said at the ceremony that MUST has devoted to the cultivation of high quality talent for the society, and implemented strategies of pursuing excellence in teaching and research with equal importance. As a crucial stage in the university’s development, FA starts doctoral and master’s programs of design. These programs will improve the curriculums, optimize the teaching structure, strengthen the research ability, and better serve the society. Thanks to the support from the university, the design programs have been developed fast and expanded in the new areas of Humanities. In order to adapt to the moderate diversification of Macau’s economy, cultural and creative industry is taken as the key to boost Macau’s development. Though there is a lack of “hard resource” in Macau, unique culture, location advantage, social and economic system and other “soft resources” are abundant, which become the basis of the development of cultural industry in Macau. Therefore, the arts education provided by FA of MUST is significant. In addition, arts education can also benefit from the social practice which may provide talents for the design education in China.
Prof. Liu Wei Dong (left) and Prof. Liu Liang (right) unveiled the nameplate of “Nanjing University of the Arts Macau Center”
The unveiling ceremony of “Nanjing University of the Arts Macau Center” was held later on the same day. President of Nanjing University of the Arts Prof. Liu Wei Dong and President of MUST Prof. Liu Liang unveiled the nameplate. Later, Prof. Liu Wei Dong said that Nanjing University of the Arts and MUST would work together to promote the artistic and cultural communication between the Mainland and Macau, and to foster the development of cultural and creative industry in Macau.
After the ceremony, six experts delivered speeches on “education” and “entrepreneurship” to probe into the future of design education and students’ entrepreneurship.
