(3^rd November 2019)

Sunwah – In November 2019, 42 members from Sunwah Global Young Leaders Network (Sunwah GYLN) from 10 countries and regions including Hong Kong, Macao, China, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Cambodia and Vietnam, were invited to Macao to participate in an international event “Sunwah Group: From Macau to the World for 62 Years” organized by Sunwah at the University of Macau, China.

During a series of celebrations in Macau this year, the University of Alberta, Canada has partnered with Sunwah to host a 4-days’ leadership workshop on global outlook and networking skills for Sunwah GYLN members.

Sunwah GYLN members attended that leadership workshop jointly organized by University of Alberta, Canada and Sunwah Group

In the afternoon of 31^st October, Sunwah GYLN members attended the Innovation Network Seminar organized by Sunwah Group and Innovation Center of University of Macau. At the Seminar, Sunwah’s key partners from Canada, Hong Kong, Macao, Mainland China and Vietnam shared their experiences and achievement of working on innovation in their own regions; among all, Vietnam left a strong impression for all the attendees for not only its rapid integration, but also its dynamic startup ecosystem.

On the 1^st of November, all GYLN members were invited to join the International Conference “New Trend in Education and International Exchange”, one of the main activity of the “Sunwah: From Macau to the World for 62 Years” event. The event attracted the participation of more than 200 representatives from various universities and organizations in Canada, Japan, Vietnam, France, the Mainland China and Hong Kong. Distinguished speakers shared their views and experiences on recent movements and trends in education and global exchanges. Notably, the conference was the first occassion where Sunwah had a chance to gather all of their partners in building and developing the Jonathan KS Choi Cultural Centre from all around the world.

In the evening of November 1, after the Dinner hosted by Sunwah Group, all the guests were invited to enjoy a unique Cultural Show, held in the University Hall, with performances by various dance groups and artists from China, Japan, Cambodia, Hong Kong and members from over 10 countries of the Sunwah GYLN. This colorful Cultural Show closed the series of events “Sunwah Group: From Macao to the World for 62 years” in the joy of nearly 1,000 attendees.

Sunwah GYLN members, the Guests of Honor and artists at the Cultural Show

Members of Sunwah GYLN Vietnam and Dr Jonathan Choi (fourth from left)