Forty Years of South China Normal University's Educational Endeavors in Macao: Historical Development, Educational Practices, and Future Prospects

South China Normal University (SCNU) initiated its teacher educational program in Macao in 1985, marking a history of 40 years. Over these four decades, SCNU has cultivated over ten thousand educators for Macao, establishing distinctive strengths in innovative educational models, collaborative mechanisms, talent development, and cultural exchanges. Through teacher training, the university has contributed to strengthening the educational foundation of patriotism and love for Macao. As the earliest discipline offering education programs in Macao, one of the first to establish undergraduate majors and enroll master's students, and a discipline that has maintained uninterrupted operation for forty years, Education has consistently served as the cornerstone of SCNU's endeavors in Macao. Looking forward, SCNU should further utilize its advantages in teacher education, grasp the contemporary relevance, educational significance, and professional expertise of teacher education development, and play an even greater role in supporting Macao's deeper integration into and contribution to the national development strategy through teacher training and research collaboration.