During July 22 to 26, University of Macau (UM) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) co-organized with Business Research and Training Centre of Faculty of Business Administration (BRTC), held a training course on Business Communication and Leadership for students from Xiangtan Institute of Technology and Hunan Industry Polytechnic, a total of 55 students joined the training.

The five-day training program included several lectures, taught in English by senior professors and instructors from UM. The topics included “Critical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders”, “How to cultivate future leaders of the 21st century”, “Business Communication Skills for Leaders,” and “Business Management and Leadership”. In the final part, students were divided into groups to present their learning and understanding for the course. The course received positive feedback from the participants.

Xiangtan Institute of Technology, located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, is the first independently transformed ordinary undergraduate institution in Hunan Province approved by the Ministry of Education.

Hunan Industry Polytechnic, established in 1999, is a provincially operated full-time public higher vocational institution located in Changsha, Hunan Province. The school closely aligns with the equipment manufacturing industry and has earned the reputation as the “Huangpu Military Academy of Technical and Skilled Talents in Hunan’s Equipment Manufacturing Industry.”

To strengthen cooperation between UM and universities in mainland, CCE and BRTC are continuing to provide training programs for college students in the future.