MACAO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Prof. Song Yonghua assumed office as the rector of the University of Macau (UM), the university said on Tuesday.
The university said that the new rector has expressed his hope to familiarize himself with the new job as soon as possible.
On his first day as rector, Song met with members of UM management team to learn more about the university's operation. In his email to UM's faculty and staff members, students and alumni, he expressed hope to meet with more members of the university in the next few months and to increase communication and interactions with the local community.
"With the solid foundation laid for the university, we will continue to do our job well through collective efforts and we look forward to more innovation, new opportunities and greater accomplishments," he said.
Song has held various leadership positions at British and Chinese universities. He has long been engaged in electrical power system research.
He has also been an appointed adviser to the Science and Technology Committee of the Macao SAR Government since 2002.
