Creative minds and solutions to problems are cultivated through the training offered in art and design, and therefore artistic design plays an important role in the advancement of a society. With a wide range of academic disciplines and innovative science research centres in University of Macau, the cross-disciplinary collaborative efforts provide promising conditions for the development of an interdisciplinary research centre and the cultivation of a new generation of design talents. As a public comprehensive university in Macau that emphasizes both teaching and research, enhancing students’ literacy in arts and humanities is an integral part of our mission. Art and design is significant to the development of cultural and creative industry, which has been considered as a key to realize an economic diversification in Macau. Centre for Art and Design adopts the approach that effectively follows the vision of the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area”and“OneBelt-One-Road” concept and policy by the Central Government.