Group photo
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) held a faculty orientation on 15th August to welcome over 300 new undergraduate students as they embark a new chapter at the University of Macau (UM).
Prof. Zhang Jian, Associate Dean of FAH, led the orientation with the “Dean’s First Lecture”. He first welcomed the new students to the University of Macau and referenced Chinese and Western classics to explain the content, significance, and goals of humanities education.
Following Prof. Zhang’s speech, Prof. Lei Lai Cheng Victoria, Assistant Dean of FAH, briefed students on the rules and regulations concerning academic performance and what student could do to better adapt to university study and life.
After the Dean’s First Lecture, representatives from the FAH Student Association introduced to the new students their organization and the events throughout the year. Following FAHSA’s introduction, the new undergraduate students attended the briefing sessions provided by their respective departments, where they were given comprehensive information about the study plans of their 4-year programmes, graduation requirements, attendance policy, etc. During the briefing, the new students also had the opportunity to meet some professors in their programmes before classes began.
The orientation successfully enhanced new students’ understanding of the faculty and its programmes, helping them prepare for college life.
- Professor Zhang Jian, Associate Dean of FAH 人文學院副院長張健教授
- Professor Victoria Lai Cheng Lei, Assistant Dean of FAH 人文學院助理院長李麗青教授
- FAHSA representatives 人文學院學生會代表
- Departmental briefing – Professor Yulin Yuan, Department Head of Department of Chinese Language and Literature 系務說明會—中國語言文學系系主任袁毓林教授
- Departmental briefing – Prof. Chan Hok Shing, UG Programme Coordinator of Department of English 系務說明會—英文系本科課程主任陳學成教授
- Departmental briefing – Prof. Zhu Tianshu, Department Head and UG Programme Coordinator of Department of History 系務說明會—歷史系系主任兼本科課程主任朱天舒教授
- Departmental briefing – Prof. Yang Wenjiang, Department Head of Department of Japanese 系務說明會—日文系系主任楊文江教授
- Departmental briefing –UG Programme Coordinator Prof. Sara Santos of Department of Portuguese (right) 系務說明會—葡文系本科課程主任Sara Santos教授(右)