The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), in collaboration with the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE), successfully hosted the “2026 Winter Science Camp in Hong Kong and Macao Universities” for 24 students from Northeast Normal University (NENU) in Hong Kong and Macao from January 26 to 29, 2026.
The four-day program featured a compact schedule and rich content, delivered entirely in English. Students attended a total of three specialized lectures in both cities, covering topics such as “Towards a Sustainable Energy Society,” “Integration of Technical Systems and Socio-Economic Systems,” and “Theoretical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence.” During the closing ceremony, Prof. HUANG Jipeng, Secretary of the Applied Physics and Physics Teacher Education Party Branch at NENU, expressed his gratification at seeing the students earnestly prepare and complete their group presentations through this dual-city study model, hoping they would carry this enthusiasm back to their daily studies. Prof. Matthew LIU, Director of CCE, expressed his hope that the faculty and students of NENU would learn more about UM and Macao, and welcomed them to return for future exchanges.
Northeast Normal University, formerly Northeast University founded in Benxi, Liaoning in February 1946, was the first comprehensive university established by the Communist Party of China in Northeast China. It settled in Changchun, Jilin in July 1949 and was renamed Northeast Normal University in April 1950. In September 1996, it became one of the first universities in the national “211 Project.” In June 2004, a graduate school was established with the approval of the Ministry of Education. In 2007, it was selected as a national “985 Project” innovation platform for teacher education. In September 2017, it was selected as one of the first national “Double First-Class” construction universities.
This training program marks another collaboration with HKU SPACE. Through cross-city academic exchange, CCE aims to continuously promote the development of a new model of continuing education cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.