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Opening of the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting of Macao Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the European Commission
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) officially opened the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting on December 5, 2019. Based on the long-term friendly cooperation with the Directorate General for Interpretation of the European Commission (DG-SCIC), the Centre will further consolidate Macao's role as a service platform for business cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, improve the training effectiveness of both local and overseas Portuguese-speaking talents, strengthen the cooperation between Macao and other regions in cultivation of Portuguese-speaking talents, and raise the quality of the related human resources. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Gou Renmin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General of DG-SCIC of European Commission, Paul Cunha Alves, Consul-General of Portugal in Macao, and Marcus Im Sio Kei, President of MPI, presided over the opening ceremony.
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