In order to actively implement the country's strategic deployment of building an education power, respond to the SAR government's strategic policy of ‘developing Macau through education and building Macau through talents’, promote the satisfaction of students' learning needs in the current digital age, and improve and optimize the level of digitalization of education, the City University of Macau, relying on the disciplinary characteristics and professional capabilities of data science and artificial intelligence, signed a digital construction and development cooperation agreement with the Macau Escola Fukien. The two sides will work together to promote the construction and development of digital education. The signing ceremony of the ‘Agreement on the Support of Macau City University for the Digital Construction and Development of Macau Escola Fukien and the launching ceremony of the digital construction cooperation project were held at City University of Macau today. Chi Iam Cheng, Director of the Education and Youth Work Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Vai Keong Tang, Director of the Education Resources Department of the Education and Youth Development Bureau, Meng Kam Chan, Chancellor of City University of Macau, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Macau Escola Fukien, Choi Kun Ng, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of City University of Macau and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Macau Escola Fukien, Bin Seng Wong, City University of Macau Board Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Macau Escola Fukien, Wanlei Zhou, Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Data Science of City University of Macau, Mei Peng Sou, President of the Macau Escola Fukien, Lai Ki Chan, Board Member of City University of Macau, Sin Man Chan, and other leaders and guests attended and presided over the ceremony.
Vice President Wanlei Zhou said in his speech that City University of Macau will rely on the cutting-edge technology and R&D capabilities of the Faculty of Data Science to tailor a smart education system based on AI technology for Escola Fukien, which is also an innovative exploration of the integrated model of ‘production, learning, research and application’. The system covers core modules such as ‘intelligent teaching management’, ‘personalized learning analysis’, and ‘home-school interaction platform’, aiming to achieve the three goals of improving teaching efficiency, optimizing learning experience, and strengthening home-school collaboration. I believe that with the joint efforts of both parties, this smart education system will become a bridge connecting knowledge and the future. It will not only enable teachers to teach accurately and help students grow individually, but also provide a replicable paradigm for the transformation of Macau’s basic education through data-driven educational decisions.
Principal Mei Peng Sou said that the signing of the agreement not only carries the two schools' firm determination to jointly promote the digital transformation of education, but also implements the strategic deployment of building a smart, personalized and lifelong education system in the ‘Outline of the Plan for Building a Powerful Education Country (2024-2035)’. The construction of the intelligent education system will comprehensively optimize the allocation of educational resources in Fujian schools and improve education management and teaching efficiency. Through artificial intelligence, we promote personalized teaching, precise tutoring, and intelligent management, allowing students to grow at a pace that suits them; allowing teachers to use the power of technology to teach more efficiently; making the vision of home-school co-education and resource sharing a reality, breaking the boundaries of traditional education and promoting the transformation of the educational ecosystem into a smart campus.
Subsequently, Vice President Wanlei Zhou and Principal Mei Peng Sou signed a cooperation agreement on behalf of both parties, marking that the cooperation between the two schools in the field of educational digitalization has officially entered the practical stage, further promoting the digital transformation of the Macau Escola Fukien and improving the quality of education and teaching efficiency.
Weng Tak Kuok, programme coordinator of City University of Macau’s Faculty of Data Science, gave an in-depth presentation on ‘Digital Empowerment of Educational Innovation’. Taking the construction planning and initial results of the AI intelligent education system of the Macau Escola Fukien as an example, he introduced the goals, core modules and planned implementation of the digital construction cooperation project. At the same time, the five highlights of the cooperation project were emphasized: first, through the AI education strategy, a differentiated school-running model and a distinctive development direction are constructed; second, an AI+education integration system is created to cultivate compound innovative talents for the future; third, an intelligent education system is built to promote the construction of an interdisciplinary collaborative innovation ecosystem; fourth, intelligent technology empowers education and stimulates the multiplier effect of Fujian school development; fifth, the sustainable development of schools is promoted and a model benchmark for smart education in Macau is established. Through the currently built system platform, he demonstrated how future educational technology can achieve dynamic adjustment of teaching content and instant feedback of learning outcomes through intelligent platforms, leading the education field towards a more efficient and personalized development direction.
During the interactive session, Director Vai Keong Tang expressed his affirmation of the construction plan of the intelligent education system. He hoped that the construction of the system would help the school develop distinctive subjects and interdisciplinary teaching, help teachers solve teaching pain points, and at the same time use big data to conduct formative assessments of students to ensure their physical and mental health and help them improve their core abilities. It is hoped that Fujian schools, as pilot projects for the digital reform of basic education, can summarize some experiences that can be replicated and promoted in the future, help improve the quality and upgrade Macau’s basic education, and seek greater development and breakthroughs.
During the discussion, the two sides further discussed the future direction of cooperation, hoping to inject new vitality into Macau's education through the application of digital technology. This cooperation is not only a strategic alliance between the two schools, but also an important step in the digitalization of Macau's education. I believe that with the joint efforts of both parties, this smart education system will become a bridge connecting knowledge and the future. It will not only enable teachers to teach accurately and help students grow individually, but also provide a replicable paradigm for the transformation of Macau’s basic education through data-driven educational decisions.
The attendees of the ceremony also included Suk Yi Lam, Director of Moral Education at Macau Escola Fukien; Ka Hin Chan, Director of Academic Affairs of the Primary School Section; Ip Tou Chan, Director of Academic Affairs of the Kindergarten Section; Tin Hon Hoi, Director of General Affairs; as well as representatives from the City University's Faculty of Data Science, including Wenjian Liu, Associate Dean; Chu Chia-Wei, Course Director; Hoi Io Kong, and others.
