Recently, the Faculty of Finance of the City University of Macau, Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Economic & Technological Development Zone Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. visited the Faculty of Finance at the City University of Macau. A cooperation exchange meeting was held at the Golden Dragon Campus of the City University of Macau. Attendees included Mr. Yu Xiangjin, Party Committee Member and Vice President of Qingdao Economic & Technological Development Zone Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd.; Mr. Duan Zhoujun, General Manager of the Product Development Center of Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd.; as well as Professor Adrian Cheung, Dean of the Faculty of Finance, and Professor Eva Khong, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Finance.

Dean Adrian Cheung first extended a warm welcome to Vice President Yu Xiangjin and General Manager Duan Zhoujun for their visit. Dean Adrian Cheung and Vice Dean Eva Khong respectively introduced the faculty’s development history, faculty structure, student size, and academic research achievements, highlighting the faculty’s distinctive features in industry-academia-research collaboration, professional certification courses, and international exchanges, demonstrating the faculty’s commitment to cultivating financial talents with international vision and interdisciplinary expertise. Subsequently, Vice President Yu Xiangjin provided a detailed introduction to their developments and current status in industrial park operation and the integration of industry and education, showcasing successful cooperation models with domestic and international universities, particularly innovative practices in international training and talent development. The Group expressed a strong willingness to establish a cooperative relationship with the Faculty of Finance, hoping to join hands in exploring new pathways for financial talent cultivation and industry-academia-research development.

The two parties held constructive discussions on the direction of future cooperation, preliminarily exploring potential collaboration in areas such as the establishment of internship bases, student exchange programs, academic research, and professional training. Vice President Yu Xiangjin specifically invited the leadership of the Faculty of Finance to visit Qingdao for an on-site inspection to gain an in-depth understanding of their industrial park's development achievements. Both parties expressed strong anticipation for the future prospects of cooperation, believing that this meeting laid a solid foundation for establishing a long-term collaborative relationship, which will help the Faculty of Finance promote continuous exchange and cooperation between Macau and the Mainland in the fields of financial education and industrial development.