Prioritizing education stressed

President calls for aligning academic disciplines with development needs

President Xi Jinping, while visiting Macau University of Science and Technology on Thursday, highlighted the need to prioritize education from a strategic perspective, enable better alignment of academic disciplines with the nation's and Macao's development needs, and foster high-quality talent.

Xi was briefed on the development of the university as well as Macao's higher education overall during a visit to a teaching complex, where he acknowledged the city's adherence to the role of education in serving economic and social development.

The president also toured two State-level key laboratories at the university — one focusing on the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and the other on lunar and planetary science — to learn about the latest scientific research achievements.