The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), in collaboration with the Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE), jointly organized a Workshop on Multilingual and Cross-cultural Innovation for students from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) from February 2 to 7, 2026. Total 30 postgraduate students from the School of Japanese Language and Culture at GDUFS participating.
The six-day training was conducted in both Hong Kong and Macao, consisting of a series of thematic lectures with rich teaching content, delivered entirely in English. The topics covered “Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second Language in the Hong Kong Context”, “Learning and Teaching for Non-Chinese Speaking Children in Hong Kong: Multicultural and Multilingual Education”, “Translation Technology and Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Language Industry” and “Theory and Practice of Intercultural Communication”. At the closing ceremony, Professor Matthew LIU, Director of CCE, remarked that through this Hong Kong-Macao dual-city learning model, students experienced the distinctive characteristics of both cities as well as teaching styles that differ from those in Chinese mainland, and he welcomed them to return for future exchange and learning opportunities in Hong Kong and Macao.
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is a key institution under Guangdong Province’s high-level university development program. The university is characterized by its distinct internationalization features and serves as an important base in South China for cultivating international talents, advancing research in foreign languages and literature, global economic governance, foreign-related rule of law, and promoting international dissemination of Chinese culture. Its School of Japanese Language and Culture originated from the “Third Department” established in October 1970 at the former Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages. In 1983, during a departmental restructuring, it was renamed the Department of Oriental Languages. In May 1995, when the former Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages (under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education) merged with the former Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade (under the direct administration of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade), the Department of Oriental Languages was upgraded to the School of Oriental Languages and Cultures. In July 2018, the school was further upgraded to the School of Japanese Language and Culture.
This training program marks another collaboration with HKU SPACE. Through cross-city academic exchange, it continues to promote the development of a new model of continuing education cooperation within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. UM CCE will continue to develop more high-quality training programs to foster exchange and cooperation between outstanding higher education institutions in Chinese mainland and UM.