The 1st Macau Taiwan Higher Education Forum –“Exchange of ideas about higher education in the context of talent cultivation”, organized by Macau Tertiary Education Services Office, co-organized by Macau Higher Education Members Interchange Association, was held at the conference hall of Macau Science Centre on 30th November 2014.

Fifty specialists and scholars were invited to this forum, discussing and exchanging their views on higher education and talent cultivation in Macau and Taiwan. In the afternoon, one of the parallel sessions entitled “Quality Assurance of Higher education” was hosted by our college. Vice-President Xing Zhihong as the key speaker, President Van Iat Kio, Professor Zhu Mingxia, Associate Professor Leong Sok Man, Assistant Professors Ng Wai I and U Wai Ang shared their opinions on the process and mechanism of quality assurance establishment, which mainly covers these fields：operation and achievement of quality assurance, effective learning of students, career and future development of graduates, quality assurance to the continuing education of in-service nurses etc. The attendees actively responded to the above stated and exchanged their ideas about the interconnection of curriculum design and learning effectiveness of students, the enforcement of internal and external evaluations, measurement of students’ core competence and establishment of higher education evaluation mechanism etc. On the other hand, Taiwan experts shared their precious experiences and opinions with all the attendees, gave them directional suggestions. It benefited the instructed party a great deal. All scholars joined the tour to Kiang Wu Charitable Association Museum after the forum ended. This tour enabled the scholars to have deeper understanding the development of the Charitable Association, which has lasted for over a hundred years. The contribution of the Association to Macau has gained them great admiration.

The next day, the group of Taiwan scholars, led by Wong Hong, Acting Director of the Macau Tertiary Education Services Office and Teng Siu Hong, her colleague, Chu Chun Weng, President of Macau Higher Education Members Interchange Association and Loi Hoi Ngan, its council member, Yang, Kuo-Shih, head of the Taiwan delegation, Chair Professor of Asia University and Director of the Taiwan Higher Education Association, visited our college. The College Administrative Committee showed the guests around the campus first, and Programme Leader (BSN) Dr. Ng Wai I took over to introduce to them the nursing laboratory and the features of teaching. After the tour, college representatives and Taiwan delegation together had a friendly dialogue. President Van Iat Kio presented an overview of the College, running characteristics and the curriculum to guests. Both parties exchanged their opinions over the topics of talent cultivation, social requirement, teachers’ professional development, graduates’ development and living quality of the elderly in an aging society like ours, etc.

Both sides took some group photographs after the meeting. This visit of the Taiwan delegation not only has established a strong connection between higher educational institutions of Macau and Taiwan, but also has carried forward the academic exchange and cooperation of higher education between the both sides.

The Taiwan delegation which have joined the Macau Taiwan Higher Education Forum including: Yang Ying, Professor of Tamkang University and General Secretary of Taiwan Higher Education Association; Yang, Kuo-Shih, Chair Professor of Asia University and Director of the Taiwan Higher Education Association; Wang Bao-Jinn, Vice president of University of Taipei and Former Director of Taiwan Higher Education Evaluation Centre; Yan Ruo-Ying, Professor of National Taiwan University of Arts; Shao Zong-Hai, President of College of Social Science, Chinese Culture University; Feng Guo-Hao, Professor of Kun Shan University; Li Kong-Zhi, Professor of College of Social Science, Chinese Culture University; Wang Ai-Ling, Vice president of College of Liberal Arts, National Sun Yat-sen University; Dai Jing-Xian, Professor of National Sun Yat-sen University; Liao Guang-Yuan, Professor of Chinese Culture University; Zheng Ying-Jie, Assistant Professor of National Taiwan Sport University; Dr. Dong Zhi-Lin working for both Chinese Culture University and Macau Research Centre; Chen He-Xian, Professor of College of International Studies, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; Zhou Zhu-Ying, Professor of National Chengchi University; Wang Ru-Zhe, Principal of National Taichung University of Education and Former CEO of Taiwan Higher Education Evaluation Centre; Huang Yueh-Chun, Professor of National Chiayi University.

 

KWNC representatives and the Taiwan delegation in a meeting

 

Group photograph after the meeting