The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) organized a “Training on Teaching and Education Methods for International Undergraduate Courses” for the second batch of faculty members from Shunde Polytechnic University from November 23 to 26, 2025. The four-day training programme, attended by 10 core faculty members, was designed to strengthen the capabilities of Shunde Polytechnic University’s teachers in undergraduate curriculum construction, pedagogy for public foundation courses, and internationalization, providing strong support for the university’s high-quality development and internationalization process.
The programme content was rich and led by several senior UM professors. The training focused closely on undergraduate education and internationalization, covering a wide range of topics such as faculty curriculum construction and methods for ideological and political courses, new teaching perspectives on optimizing assessment and inspiring creativity, pedagogical overviews for public foundation courses (Chinese, English, Mathematics, and Physics), methods for constructing international language centers, and international exchange and education. During the training, the participating faculty actively engaged in classroom discussions and had in-depth exchanges with expert instructors regarding teaching model reform and international talent cultivation. They reported significant gains from the programme, acquiring a deeper understanding of undergraduate instructional design and international educational philosophies. Moreover, the delegation visited the UM Gallery, the UM Library, the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, the Confucius Institute, and the Centre for Applied Mathematics. Through these field trips, the teachers gained deep insights into UM’s advanced experience in research innovation, disciplinary construction, and laboratory management.
At the programme’s closing ceremony, Chen Wenhai, Director of the Organization and Personnel Department (Teacher Development Center) at Shunde Polytechnic University, stated that the experience was highly beneficial. He noted that the course content was comprehensive and the instructors came from diverse academic and disciplinary backgrounds, offering both a macro vision of international education and specific sharing of disciplinary teaching methods. Through classroom exchanges and visits to the State Key Laboratories, he deeply appreciated UM’s rigorous academic atmosphere and achievements in internationalization. He plans to apply the knowledge gained to future undergraduate teaching construction and management work, actively explore new teaching paths suitable for his university, and contribute to its development.
This training programme has enhanced the understanding and communication between the faculty of the two universities, deepened their appreciation of each other’s cultures, and strengthened educational cooperation and talent exchange within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with plans to develop more cooperative projects in the future.