澳大新語 • 2023 UMAGAZINE 27 36 專題探討 • TOPIC INSIGHT education, and community and peer education. Providing a Stimulating Environment for Students One of the features of UM’s education setup is the integrated education system in which faculties and RCs achieve synergy by complementing each other. Serving as a platform for community and peer education and knowledge integration, the RCs help undergraduate students achieve development through experiential learning outside the classroom. ‘We are committed to providing a stimulating environment and adopting an experiential learning approach, with the goal of cultivating well-rounded students equipped with intellectual and moral capabilities. After ten years of development, the RC system has evolved into a distinctive model for talent cultivation at UM,’ says Mok Kai Meng, vice rector (student affairs). Prof Mok is an expert in civil engineering with nearly 30 years of education experience at UM, where he served as dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and founding dean of the Honours College. Since 2017, he has been the interim college master of Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College, a position he continues to hold today even after assuming the role of vice rector in 2022. Over the past year, he made frequent visits to the ten RCs to meet with college masters, associate college masters, college fellows, and students to listen to their suggestions on how to improve the RC system, hoping to more effectively promote the holistic development of students. Accommodating students from all over the world, the RCs strive to create a home-like atmosphere in a multicultural environment, where students can achieve personal growth with guidance from their colleges and peers throughout their university life, a momentous stage of their development. Graduates who have lived and studied in the RCs over the years have come to appreciate the college environment that is conducive to whole-person education. ‘The RCs not only cultivate practical skills in students, but also instil in them good moral character, team spirit, respect for others, and a positive attitude towards learning. These soft skills can benefit students greatly throughout their lives,’ says Prof Mok. Improving the RC System to Achieve Educational Goals Following UM’s relocation to its current campus on Hengqin Island in 2014, Pearl Jubilee College and East Asia College were renamed Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College and Stanley Ho East Asia College, 書院為學生舉辦領袖培訓 A leadership training activity for RC students
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