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(From left) Training specialist Mr. Li Ke, two award-winners Leong Chi Wai and Tou Chin Ming and trainer Mr. Wong Hang Cheong

At the 41st WorldSkills Competition, which was held in London, England, from 4 October to 8 October, the Macao delegation produced excellent results in the nine competitions they took part in. They were ranked among the world’s top 10 in the Mechatronics Competition and received the Medallion for Excellence Award as well.

A total of thirty-two teams from around the world participated in the Mechatronics Competition. The two Macao representatives, Tou Chin Meng and Leong Chi Wai, are year-2 master students from the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau (UM). They were selected by Prof. Pak Kin Wong, who arranged for them to receive intensive training courses provided by the Institute for the Development and Quality (IDQ), Macau. The training team was composed of UM PhD student and IDQ engineer Mr. Li Ke, and a technician from the Automotive Engineering Laboratory Mr. Wong Hang Cheong.