MUST 25th Anniversary Celebrations The Belt and Road Initiative: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives from Academia and Government
MUST 25th Anniversary Celebrations
The Belt and Road Initiative:
Multi-disciplinary Perspectives from Academia and Government
Date: 28 November 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Venue: Grand Theatre, 1/F, Wynn Palace
Host: School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology
Co-host: Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sponsor: Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A.
Language: English
As we move into the 25th anniversary of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the School of Business of MUST (MSB) is pleased to co-host a half-day forum in collaboration with the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to highlight the Belt and Road Initiative’s implications. The event facilitates a confluence of academia and diplomacy, featuring distinguished speakers from both sectors who will share insights into the initiative's historical and prospective influence on global and regional developments.
Established in 2000, the School of Business is one of the first four faculties in MUST and is also the largest one in the university. In July of 2023, MSB earned AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) international accreditation and is positioned among the top 6% of business schools globally. Established in 2017, PPOL is devoted to generating first-class academic and societal insights into the policy dimensions of new scientific and technological discoveries. This forum marks the beginning of long-term commitments between MSB and PPOL to transform public policy research to a new level with Hong Kong – Macao collaboration.
As the year 2024 marks the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR, it is timely and essential to conduct a systematic review of the development of the BRI by combining the perspectives of academia and government. The event aims to explore the opportunities created by the BRI and help Macao to better integrate into the overall development of the country.
Rundown
Time | Event |
08:45-09:00 | Reception |
09:00-09:05 | Welcoming Remarks Chair Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee Vice-Chancellor and President of MUST |
09:05-09:20 | Opening Keynote Commissioner Mr. Liu Xianfa Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Macao Special Administrative Region |
Group Photo | |
09:20-09:45 | Keynote Speech #1: Rise of the South: How Arab Maritime Traders Transformed China During 700-1400 CE Chair Prof. Zhiwu Chen Chair Professor of Finance, Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance; Director, Centre for Quantitative History/Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, HKU |
09:45-10:10 | Keynote Speech #2: Leveraging BRI for Technological Upgrading Prof. Naubahar Sharif Head, Division of Public Policy, HKUST |
10:10-10:35 | Keynote Speech #3: China’s Two Educational Revolutions: Comparing China’s Top University Students and Top Academic Researchers, 1890-2023 Chair Prof. James Z. Lee Yan Ai Foundation Chair Professor, Division of Humanities and Division of Social Science, HKUST |
10:35-11:00 | Keynote Speech #4: The Economic Significance of BRI Chair Prof. Francis T. Lui Director, Institute of Development Economics, MUST |
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break | |
11:15-11:25 | Development Opportunities for Pakistan under BRI Mr. Riaz Ahmed Shaikh Consul General of Pakistan to Hong Kong |
11:25-11:35 | Overlapping Multi-disciplinary Opportunities in Terms of BRI in a Wide Geography Mr. Kerim Sercan Evcin Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in Hong Kong |
11:35-12:45 | Roundtable Discussion and Q&A From Vision to Reality: A Decade of the Belt and Road Initiative and Its Future Trajectory Moderator: Prof. Naubahar Sharif Discussants:
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12:45-12:50 | Closing Remarks Prof. of Practice Tong Ka Lok Vice President and Professor of Practice, MUST |
13:00 | End of event |
The event schedule may be subject to changes depending on the actual circumstances. Please pay attention to the latest updates/notifications
