DSEDJ and APIM agree to support Macanese students in Portugal

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and the Macao Academy Education Fund Society (APIM) have signed an agreement that aims to continue to support the studies of Macanese students in Portugal to train bilingual staff, the DSEDJ noted in a press statement.

The agreement was signed by the APIM president Tong Chi Kin and the director of DSEDJ, Kong Chi Meng last Thursday.

The agreement aims to jointly promote the training of qualified Portuguese-speaking staff members in Macau by both parties, and focus on supporting studies by Macanese students in Portugal.

APIM has been committed, over the years, to support the training of Portuguese-speaking talents in Macau, having extensive experience in organizing students to pursue their studies in Portugal. In the future, APIM will provide non-refundable financial support to these students in organizing, training, and supporting their learning in Portugal.

This project is an important part of the ongoing training of new staff members in several fields who can work in both Chinese and Portuguese languages and who are highly sought after by the government.

At the agreement signage, Kong said that DSEDJ hopes, through this cooperation, to continue to encourage Macanese students to pursue their studies in Portugal to train more highly qualified bilingual personnel.