The University of Macau (UM) will confer a Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa degree on the educator Dr Tse Chi Wai for his contributions to education and social development on December 3.
Dr Tse was the president of the Hong Kong Baptist University for 30 years, and in 2011, he was invited by the then-chief executive of the MSAR to become the chair of the University Council of UM.
His major agenda included revamping UM’s governance, revising its charter, expediting its modernization and internationalization and leading the new campus project.
In addition to his contributions to higher education, the scholar has also served as the director of the Research Center for Sustainable Development Strategies, and is currently a member of the University Assembly of UM, chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Chinese Medicine and vice chair of the Trustees Committee of the University of Macau Development Foundation.
According to a statement issued by the local university, his significant contribution to international higher education earned him ten doctoral degrees honoris causa and three titles of honorary professorship conferred by reputable universities in Europe, the United States, Australia, mainland China, and Hong Kong.
Dr Tse was born and completed his secondary education in Macau. He later received his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, and master’s and PhD degrees in physics in the United States.
He will be honored at the Ceremony for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Higher Degrees 2016.
During the ceremony, more than 800 students from PhD programs, master’s degree programs and postgraduate certificate/diploma programs will receive their graduation certificates.
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