From 16th to 18th December 2014 the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) hosted the Third Macao International Forum. The Forums are held every two years. They have become part of an important Macao inter-disciplinary research initiative that began with the First Macao International Forum (MIF1) in December 2010. That first Forum dealt with English as an International Language and was co-hosted by Peking University. The Second Macao International Forum (MIF2) focused on international security and order in East and South East Asia, and was co-hosted by the Institute for Security and International Studies (ISIS), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The Third Forum was again co-hosted by Peking University. It was graced by the presence of distinguished guests of honour: Mr. Pu Hailong, Deputy Director of the Culture and Education Dept. of the Liaison Office of the People's Central Government in Macao SAR; Ms. Ji Zhiyuan, Associate Director of Policy Research Dept. of the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC in Macao SAR; Mr. Sou Chio Fai', Director of the Tertiary Education Services Office of Macao SAR Government; Mr. Wong Kin Mou, Acting Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Office of Macao SAR Government; Prof. Gao Yihong, Representative of Peking University; and Prof. Yang Zaihuai, Acting Vice President of Macao Polytechnic Institute. The Forums bring together leading international experts to address key issues of global enquiry. The books resulting from the first two forums have been published: Andy Kirkpatrick and Roland Sussex (eds), English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education (Springer, 1912); Peter Shearman (ed.), Power transition and international order in Asia (Routledge, 2014). MIF3 was chaired by Prof. Mao Sihui, Executive Chairman of the MIF Organizing Committee, and convened by Professor Andy Curtis, Anaheim University, California, USA. The papers from the Forum will be published in an edited volume by a leading international publisher. MIF3 brought together prominent scholars in their fields from across the world, including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, the United States of America, and Vietnam. Speakers included Professor Andy Curtis (Anaheim University, USA), Professor Gao Yihong (Peking University, PRC), Professor Juliane House (Hellenic American University, NH, USA), Professor Andrew Lian (Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand), Professor Oshima Kimie (Kanagawa University, Japan), Dr Pham Nhung (Hue University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam), Professor Joanna Radwańska-Williams (Macao Polytechnic Institute), Professor Mao Sihui (Macao Polytechnic Institute and Bell School of Languages), Professor Roland Sussex (The University of Queensland, Australia), Professor Don Snow (Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, PRC), and Professor Wu Doreen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong). Macao Polytechnic Institute has created a high-quality forum in which leading international scholars from around the world can work together on key issues relating to Macao and the rest of Asia. MIF3 has added to the reputation of MPI as a leading international focus for high-quality and contributions to knowledge in key areas under investigation.
