Title

Higher education in Macau: Challenges, dilemmas, and prospects

Authors

Anthony Chi Lek Chow, Technological and Higher Education institute of Hong Kong (THEi)Follow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2014

Keywords

Higher Education, Macau

Abstract

Macau, one of the smallest territories in Asia with a population of only 0.6 million istransforming its higher education system unobtrusively after its sovereignty was returned to China in1999. The Basic Law states that Macau is authorised to exercise a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049. In recent years, Macau’s higher education system has undergone many significant changes with a speed and pattern never seen before in any other small territories in the world. Thisdevelopment has generated a significant amount of new human and social capital for Macau andenhanced its overall competitiveness in the region.

Source Publication

Paper Presented at Bristol GSoE Doctoral Conference, Hong Kong

Recommended Citation

Chow, A. C. (2014). Higher education in Macau: Challenges, dilemmas, and prospects. Paper Presented at Bristol GSoE Doctoral Conference, Hong Kong. Retrieved from https://repository.vtc.edu.hk/thei-fac-de-sp/169