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To further expand collaboration with top-tier Mainland universities, a delegation led by the members of the Council and senior management of Lingnan University visited Beijing from 27 to 29 May for meetings with the Ministry of Education and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and also visited Tsinghua University and Peking University to foster new partnerships in higher education.
Mr Andrew Yao Cho-fai, Council Chairman of Lingnan University, and Prof S. Joe Qin, its President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, led the delegation, and met with Dr Yang Dan, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges and Director of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Education, and Ms Zhou Li, Deputy Director-General. The group described Lingnan University’s academic highlights and recent achievements in digital transformation, AI-empowered teaching, the cultivation of well-rounded liberal arts and sciences talents, and scientific innovation.
To increase academic exchanges and collaboration between the two psychology institutions, a delegation from the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University visited the School of Psychology at Shenzhen University on 4 June, and was warmly received by Prof Chen Qi, Dean of the School of Psychology of Shenzhen University, and members of the faculty. They discussed new directions for disciplinary development, and decided to begin preparatory work officially for a joint master’s double-degree programme in applied psychology. This official collaboration is expected to leverage the complementary strengths of both institutions. Lingnan will focus on cultivating applied psychology talents, and Shenzhen University emphasise cognitive psychology, nurturing well-rounded psychology professionals with solid theoretical foundations and outstanding practical skills for the Greater Bay Area.
Organised by the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government and co-organised by the Hong Kong and South China Historical Research Programme of Lingnan University, the Mainland Study Tour and Training Programme of the “Wisdom of History, Legacy of Knowledge: Professional Development Programme for Junior Secondary Chinese History for non-History Major Teachers” was officially launched on 5 June at the EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre. The launch ceremony, entitled “Exploring Guangzhou: Chinese History Teachers Study Tour – Launch Ceremony and Briefing Session”, announced the launch of the inaugural study tour on 13–14 June, with 80 local secondary school teachers participating. The event was officiated by Dr Choi Yuk-lin, Secretary for Education, and featured a keynote lecture by Prof Ma Min, Director of the Institute of Modern Chinese History of Central China Normal University. Prof Ma shared insights with participating teachers on how to promote patriotic education through Chinese history.