Macau, 11 December 2025

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau - CEM, S.A. (CEM) and Shanghai University of Electric Power (SUEP) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Shanghai today, establishing a university-enterprise partnership to jointly promote the cultivation of local electric power talent in Macau and inject new momentum into the sustainable development of Macau’s power industry.

The signing ceremony was held at the Conference Hall of the Academic Building at SUEP’s Lingang Campus, with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Hellen Lok, Director of Human Resources and Sustainability Department of CEM, and Shi Shuai, Deputy Director (Presiding) of SUEP’s Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Office, as representatives. CEM representatives witnessing the signing included Bernie Leong, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Jane Leong, Director of Transmission and Distribution Department (Business Development), Chris Chao, Director of Customer Services Department, and other management members. SUEP representatives included Rector Gu Chunhua, Li Yongbin, Director of the Rector’s Office, Peng Daogang, Director of the Human Resources Department, and leaders from relevant colleges and departments.

In the future, both parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in three major areas: talent cultivation, scientific research cooperation, and information and resource sharing. This includes promoting professional training for local trainee technicians and employees, facilitating two-way exchanges between teaching and research personnel and technical experts; jointly conducting technical research in areas such as power system optimization, new energy applications, and smart grids to support innovative industry development; and exploring the establishment of a multi-level, sustainable industry-academia-research collaborative model through information and teaching resource sharing.

SUEP Rector Gu Chunhua stated, “CEM possesses rich practical experience in energy services, power system construction, and operational management, while SUEP, as a university with distinctive features in energy and electricity, has always been committed to promoting the development of the national energy industry, strengthening the integration of industry and education, and actively serving the industry. Through this cooperation, both parties will adhere to the principles of complementary advantages, collaborative innovation, and mutual development, to cultivate more high-quality local electricity technical talent for Macau, while promoting SUEP’s disciplinary development and research transformation, jointly building a new landscape of university-enterprise cooperation and industry-academia win-win outcomes.”

Bernie Leong, Chairman of CEM Executive Committee stated, “Talent is the core driving force of enterprise development and the key to the continuous progress of Macau’s electricity industry. The cooperation between CEM and SUEP reflects CEM’s commitment to cultivating local professional talent. By combining SUEP’s academic strengths with CEM’s practical experience, CEM looks forward to promoting local youth employment, deepening professional training, strengthening the reserve of electricity professionals, further enhancing the overall technical level of the electricity industry, and making greater contributions to Macau’s energy security and sustainable development.”

The CEM delegation also visited the SUEP History Gallery and the SUEP-Tesla Modern New Energy Industry-Education Integration Base - Future Energy Innovation Center, learning about SUEP’s development history and advanced practices in industry-education integration in the new energy field, providing reference and inspiration for subsequent cooperation between both parties in talent cultivation and technology application.