Opening of the 8^th Macau International Communication Week
The Signing Ceremony of Journalism and Communication Education Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cum The Launching of Digital Communication Power Index Survey

The 8^th Macau International Communication Week co-organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology and the Center for Information and Communication Studies Fudan University (CICS) was inaugurated at N101 on April 13, 2022. The theme of the 8^th Macau International Communication Week is “Digit, People and Cities”, which links to the progress of Macao’s digital city construction and echoes with the digital lifestyle under the Covid-19 pandemic. During the opening ceremony, the 2022-2025 term of the Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts officially began. And the Signing Ceremony of Journalism and Communication Education Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was successfully held.  Concurrently, the Forum of Journalism and Communication Education, the Greater Bay Area Media Forum, and the PhD Student Forum commenced on 13 – 14 April 2022.

Officiating guests include: Shi Shuzheng, Deputy Minister of the Education and Youth Affairs Department, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR); Chan Lou, Director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Macao SAR; Chan Iok Wai, Head of Department of Students, Education and Youth Development Bureau, Macao SAR; Chan Chung Yan, Director of the Secretariat of Administrative Committee, Macao Foundation; and Joseph Hun-wei LEE, Chair Professor, Vice Chancellor, and President of Macau University of Science and Technology.

Officiating Guests (from left to right): Chan Iok Wai, Chan Lou, Shi Shuzheng, Joseph Hun-wei LEE, Chan Chung Yan

Chair Prof. Joseph Hun-wei LEE, President of Macau University of Science and Technology, stated in his opening speech that “Contextualized in the Greater Bay Area, to build Macao as a smart city, the digital technologies and communication should be deployed in an environmentally conscious manner. During this International Communication Week, we will be engaged with a series of activities. The insights from researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and other stakeholders will definitely contribute to shaping an innovative, efficient, and harmonious living space for us all.”.

Speech Delivered by President LEE

Shen Guolin, President of Fudan University, Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs highlighted in his online speech that the “Macau International Communication Week has become a major cultural exchange cooperation between Fudan University and Macao. As an important part of the Macau International Communication Week, the Faculty of Humanities and Arts, the Macau University of Science and Technology, and the Center for Information and Communication Studies Fudan University (CICS) will officially launch the ‘Cities, Digit and Communication’ research project, focusing on the digitalization level of the community in Macao and exploring on digitalization in daily life.”.

Online Speech Delivered by Shen Guolin, President of Fudan University, Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs

Subsequently, the 2022-2025 term of the Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts was officially inaugurated. The Ceremony was attended in person by the Advisory Committee President Lok Bo, Director and Editor-in-chief of Macau Daily News, Deputy of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to the National People's Congress; Advisory Committee Members Lo Song Man, President of Executive Committee, Teledifusão de Macau (TDM); José Luís de Sales Marques, President of the Institute of European Studies of Macao; Carlos Alberto dos Santos Marreiros, Macao architect and designer, President of the Macau Fellow Members Council, Architects Association of Macau; Leong Chong In, President of Member’s Assembly, Architects Association of Macau; Song Xiaodong, Executive Director & Vice-President of Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited and General Manager of Nam Kwong Culture and Creativity Industry Co., Ltd.; and Wu Tat Chong, Director of New Loyal Group, Chairman of Macao Self-Improved Cultural and Creative Think Tank. Advisory Committee Members Yin Li, Vice President of China Film Association, Member of The National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Famous Director; Wang Min, Vice President of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, Academic Director of Beijing Design Week; and Huang Jianxin, Famous Director, China Film Group Corporation, Chairman of Beijing Film Director's Association attended the ceremony virtually. Hun-wei LEE, President of Macau University of Science and Technology, distributed the appointment letters to the Advisory Committee Members. 

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts 2022-2025 (from left to right):

Wu Tat Chong, Leong Chong In, José Luís de Sales Marques, Lok Bo, M.U.S.T President Joseph Hun-wei LEE, Lo Song Man, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Marreiros, Song Xiaodong

During the opening ceremony of the Macau International Communication Week, Zhang Zhiqing, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, announced the launch of the Journalism and Communication Education Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Led by the Macau Media Research Center of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts; initiated by the School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University, School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University, and School of Communication and Film, Hong Kong Baptist University, a collaboration agreement was signed with the School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University, School of Journalism and Communication, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and School of Journalism and Communication, Guangzhou University. The alliance will support the establishment of Journalism and Communication disciplines in the Greater Bay Area, facilitate the academic exchange in the field of Journalism and Communication, establish a system for talent cultivation and teachers’ exchange within the Greater Bay Area, and strengthen the cooperation between Journalism and Communication disciplines. 

Zhang Zhiqing, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology Announced the Launch of the Journalism and Communication Education Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

After the ceremony, Sun Wei, Director of Center for Information and Communication Studies Fudan University (CICS) introduced and announced the launch of the “Cities, Digit and Communication” research project.

Professor Sun Wei

After the opening ceremony, Liu Yuli, Head of the Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, and Pan Ji, Vice President of the Center for Information and Communication Studies Fudan University (CICS), delivered their keynote speeches on the topic of “Digit, People and Cities”. 

Keynote Speaker: Professor Liu Yuli

Keynote Speaker: Professor Pan Ji

There will be opportunities for participating teachers and students to interact with leaders from Nanfang Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, N Video, and Tencent from the media industry in the Greater Bay Area Media Forum. The communication week PhD Student Forum received more than 30 applications from PhD students around the world, including applications from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Peking University. 

The 2022 JiMei   Cross-Strait College Students Photography Contest was also launched simultaneously by Wang Guiting, Vice Dean of School of Journalism and Communication, Huaqiao University. The contest is co-organized by the Macau University of Science and Technology, Fujian Communication Society, Huaqiao University, Xiamen Federation of Literary and Arts Circles (XFLAC), and Xiamen JiMei Federation of Social Science Circles. Students from Macao and other regions are welcome to join.

  Due to the pandemic, some of our guests joined the opening ceremony virtually, including: Zhong Zhijin, Vice Dean of School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University; Zhi Tingrong, Dean of School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University; Steve Guo, Associate Dean of School of Communication and Film, Hong Kong Baptist University; Chao Naipeng, Dean of School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University; Hou Yingzhong, Dean of School of Journalism and Communication, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; Tian Qiusheng, Dean of School of Journalism and Communication, Guangzhou University; and Zou Wenbing, Program Director of School of Journalism and Communication, Huaqiao University. 

Other distinguished guests include: Zhao Yang, Director of GDToday; Chen Weibin, Chief Content Officer of Southern Metropolis Daily and Editor-in-chief of Video N; Zuo Jintao, Public Relations Manager of Marketing and Public Relations Department, Tencent; Serge Stinckwich, Head of Research, United Nations University Institute in Macau; Zhu Shoutong, Director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture, University of Macau; Fu Zimei, President of People's Daily Macau; Liu Gang, President of Xinhua News Agency Macao; Cheng Xiangfeng, Director, Ta Kung Po and Wen Wei Po Macao; Chan Man Ko, Assistant Editor-in-chief, Macao Daily News; Li Zisong, Director, Macau Lotus Satellite TV Media Limited; Zhu HaiSheng, President of Macao Commercial Post; Liu Yunwen, Director of Newspaper Services, Vakio Daily News; Wong I Mun, Chairman of the Association of Advertising Agents of Macau; Fung Sze Man, Council Chairman of Macao Polling Research Association; Tong Ka Lok and So Yuk Chow, Vice Presidents of Macau University of Science and Technology; Chiang Siu Ling, Vice Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Arts; Sun Zhen, Assistant Dean; and Liu Xudong, Journalism and Communication Program Director.

Group Photo of Guests, Teachers, and Students

Group Photo With Online Guests