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Wonders of the World: GE in Humanities Series
All are welcome. Student will be granted one SP & 15.0 "Knowledge integration " (CS) only after s/he achieves the minimum required participation hours.
ELC Spring 2026 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
The ELC is pleased to launch the i-Learner English Marathon Competition again this semester. While the competition began before the break, you can still participate and complete as many lessons as possible by 11 April 2026 for a chance to win exciting prizes. To join the contest, students have to complete a minimum requirement of lessons with a score of 70% or above. Students from UE1 to UE3 must complete a minimum of 35 lessons, while students from E4 to E5 must complete at least 20 lessons to enter the competition. The ELC will select one champion who achieves the highest completion regardless of the level. The top students at each level who have completed the most will also be […]
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ELC- EWCC “Library DROP-IN Tuesday”
Dear students, How’s your semester been so far? Have you started preparing for your essays and projects? The writing centre EWCC will continue collaborating with the UM library to provide quick consultation support. You can bring your questions and concerns and meet with our tutors in the library! Here’s the drop-in season for the spring semester, March drop-ins (3, 10, 17, 24, 31): Essay& Project, Academic development April drop-ins (14, 21, 28): CV& Personal Statement, Career development You can find us at the Round Table, near the Library Main Entrance (Left), every Tuesday from 1:30pm to 4pm. Each session lasts up to 30 minutes and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Whether you’re in the early stages of brainstorming or making […]
FAH-DAD : Institutions and Funding Mechanisms: Curatorial Strategies and Models of Artist Collaboration
FAH-DAD : Institutions and Funding Mechanisms: Curatorial Strategies and Models of Artist Collaboration
Event Name : FAH-DAD Art and Academic Lecture Series No.40 : Institutions and Funding Mechanisms - Curatorial Strategies and Models of Artist Collaboration Categories : Seminar / Lecture Organizer : FAH-Department of Arts and Design (DAD) Speaker : Mr. NG Fong Chao Date : 3 March 2026 Time : 18:40 - 21:40 Venue : Lecture Hall G011, Cultural Building (E34) Content : This lecture will provide an overview of Macao’s artistic ecosystem and the operation of its public funding system. It will compare the curatorial considerations involved in working with public art spaces versus independent spaces, and share practical experiences in exhibition implementation across different institutions. At the same time, it will offer recommendations and reminders for emerging artists […]
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FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar – “Wandering Political Authority: The Emergence of Abdication Theory in Early China” by Ms. Qiao Yiwen
FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar – “Wandering Political Authority: The Emergence of Abdication Theory in Early China” by Ms. Qiao Yiwen
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/ptupr7d5 Abstract Narratives of abdication, most famously the account of Yao (堯) yielding the throne to Shun (舜), emerged prominently during the Warring States period (453–221 BCE) and persisted throughout imperial China, despite their tension with the prevailing norm of hereditary succession. This paper examines abdication theory as a philosophical response to the problem of legitimate political succession by analyzing both excavated Warring States texts – most notably Tang Yu zhi dao唐虞之道 and Rong cheng shi容成氏 – and transmitted sources including Mengzi, Guanzi, and Hanfeizi. I argue that these texts articulate competing evaluations of a model of political succession in which authority is not fixed by lineage but remains conditionally transferable. This model conceptualizes political power as […]
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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Trust, Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Trust, Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize’
Abstract: In this talk for students and faculty, Hernan Diaz reflects on the making of his fiction, including his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Trust, and the formal experiments that shape his exploration of power, finance, and narrative authority. He discusses how his work interrogates the myths of capitalism and the construction of historical truth, moving between intimate psychological portraits and vast economic systems. Situating these concerns within a global frame, Diaz considers how stories about money, speculation, and ambition resonate far beyond Wall Street, finding echoes in port cities and financial hubs around the world. Turning to Macao and China’s Greater Bay Area, he reflects on the region as a dynamic crossroads of trade, risk, and reinvention, where local histories intersect […]
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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Amitav Ghosh Speaks About Writing, Macao, and Challenges of the Twenty First Century’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Amitav Ghosh Speaks About Writing, Macao, and Challenges of the Twenty First Century’
Abstract: In this wide-ranging lecture, Amitav Ghosh explores the dynamic interplay between history and literature as intertwined modes of understanding our interconnected world. Drawing on his work across continents and centuries, he reflects on how storytelling recovers silenced pasts, illuminates patterns of migration and trade, and reveals the deep entanglements linking Asia, Africa, and Europe. He considers the Indian Ocean and South China Sea not as distant peripheries but as vibrant corridors of exchange that have long shaped modernity. Turning to China’s Greater Bay Area, he examines how this region embodies both historical continuities and new global aspirations, offering a living laboratory for thinking about urbanization, ecology, and cultural hybridity. Addressed to students and faculty, the talk invites listeners to […]
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FAH/DPHIL: The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay
The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay is awarded for excellence in philosophy. Students enrolled in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies undergraduate courses are eligible to enter an essay for the annual award. Students are invited to submit an academic essay written as an assignment in one of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies’ undergraduate courses this academic year (AY2025/2026). Essays of any length are acceptable. The organisers reserve the right not to award the prize if essays are not of sufficiently high standard. Please submit essays by e-mail with the subject line ‘Submission for the Mario Echano Prize’ to Maggie Wong at MaggieWong@um.edu.mo. Attach your essay to the message as a Microsoft Word document (other […]
ELC-EWCC: Library AI Workshop: GenAI for Research & English Skills
Dear students, The Writing and Communication Centre (EWCC) is offering a practical workshop named “GenAI for research and English skills” at the UM Library. In this session, you will learn how AI can support your study process—from searching for academic sources to improving your English language skills. In this workshop, you will learn: The common concepts about Generative AI Write effective AI prompts for academic tasks Use effective prompts to assist with literature search Improve your English language skills with AI support You’ll receive a certificate, and gain 1 smart point and 15 cs point by participating in this workshop. Whether you are starting a research project, or looking to strengthen your academic English, this workshop will introduce practical strategies […]
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Mandarin Robes, Jesuit Body: Accommodation and the Early Modern Origins of Comparative Philosophy” by Prof. Mateusz Janik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Mandarin Robes, Jesuit Body: Accommodation and the Early Modern Origins of Comparative Philosophy” by Prof. Mateusz Janik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav Abstract The first Jesuit missionaries who entered China, landing first in Macao, adopted Chinese attire, learned the Chinese language, and adapted the Christian message to Chinese culture. This is often understood as a successful hermeneutic practice that facilitated intellectual exchange between China and Europe. The Jesuit reception of Chinese thought may be viewed as one of the founding moments of comparative philosophy. It is also a fascinating case study for observing the process of intellectual transmission between two distinct cultures. By examining how ideas change and interact in different conceptual environments, we can grasp the formation of new philosophical concepts, discursive spaces, and intercultural identities. In this lecture, we will examine the philosophical assumptions and challenges […]
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Reflections on Personal Career Development in the Era of Human-AI Collaboration’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Reflections on Personal Career Development in the Era of Human-AI Collaboration’
Abstract: This presentation offers a deeply personal yet broadly applicable reflection on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of professional career development— drawing from the speaker's own 14-year journey spanning physics research, academia, and cloud technology leadership. As AI Agents evolve from tools into collaborative partners, professionals across every discipline face a pivotal question: how do we redefine our value, adapt our skills, and chart a meaningful career path alongside intelligent systems? Through real-world observations and firsthand experience in deploying AI, deep learning, and high-performance computing solutions in higher education and scientific research, this talk examines three critical dimensions of career evolution in the AI era: cognitive repositioning—shifting from knowledge accumulation to judgment, creativity, and cross-domain synthesis; skill hybridization—building […]
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FAH-DPORT: Concurso de Eloquência em Língua Portuguesa para Estudantes Universitários de Macau (Inscrições até 02/04/2026)
Concurso de Eloquência em Língua Portuguesa para Estudantes Universitários de Macau 22.ª edição (ano lectivo 2025-2026) 22 de Abril – E4-G078 Convidamos todos os alunos interessados em participar no Concurso de Eloquência deste ano lectivo a escrever um texto a partir dos versos de Camilo Pessanha (1867-1926): Vou a medo na aresta do futuro / Embebido em saudades do presente Podem participar alunos de um curso de licenciatura de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior de Macau e que não tenham o português como primeira língua. Cada instituição pode apresentar a concurso dois candidatos. Cada candidato dispõe de três a cinco minutos para apresentar oralmente o seu texto, que deverá memorizar. Um júri, presidido por um(a) representante da UM e composto por representantes […]
FAH-DPORT: SETA – 2026 SEMINÁRIO DE TESES EM ANDAMENTO
SETA - 2026 SEMINÁRIO DE TESES EM ANDAMENTO 15 de Abril de 2026 Convite: Apresentação de Projeto Académico Caros alunos dos Programas de Mestrado e Doutoramento do Departamento de Português, Como parte das actividades de formação de pesquisadores, a apresentação de trabalhos científicos em seminários e congressos académicos é uma experiência fundamental. Nestes encontros, jovens e experientes investigadores têm a oportunidade de colaborar activamente com pesquisas em andamento, o que permite um contínuo e necessário aprimoramento tanto das pesquisas quanto das áreas teóricas envolvidas. O Departamento de Português está, então, propondo mais uma vez o Seminário de Teses em Andamento (SETA). Neste evento, os estudantes de pós-graduação, em conjunto com os professores, terão a oportunidade de apresentar os seus […]
FAH-DPORT: Online Seminars “Pessoa 3.0”
I would like to invite all interested parties to participate in the online seminar series “Pessoa 3.0.” This is the second edition of this cycle of monthly meetings, aimed at exploring themes in the work of Fernando Pessoa that move away from more conventional approaches in Pessoa studies, and which, in this edition, includes the co‑organization of master’s students. The meetings will take place online between April and November 2026, with the following schedule: April 2026: Pessoa and the Occult May 2026: Pessoa, Cinema, and Other Arts June 2026: Pessoa and the Orient September 2026: Pessoa and Brazil October 2026: Pessoa and the Post‑Human November 2026: Pessoa and Posterity I invite all those interested to participate and/or share this announcement […]
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Modern Manhood – Imagining Contemporary Masculinity’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Modern Manhood – Imagining Contemporary Masculinity’
Abstract: In this lecture, Carlos Andrés Gómez reflects on the evolution of his literary work and its sustained engagement with the theme of masculinity in contemporary society. Drawing on selected novels, essays, and short fiction, he explores how his characters grapple with vulnerability, expectation, intimacy, and power, challenging inherited models of manhood while probing the emotional costs of silence and pride. Gómez considers masculinity not as a fixed identity but as a shifting cultural script shaped by family, history, migration, and media. He examines how young men navigate friendship, ambition, and failure in rapidly changing social landscapes, and how literature can open space for more expansive, humane forms of self-understanding. Addressing university students and faculty in Macau, he reflects on […]
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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Translation Studies, Industry, and Translator Training in the GenAI Era: Challenges and Directions’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘Translation Studies, Industry, and Translator Training in the GenAI Era: Challenges and Directions’
Abstract: The advent of Generative AI has fundamentally disrupted the translation landscape, compelling us to reimagine the future of translation research, industry practices, and translator education. This talk proposes a dual framework for understanding translation in the GenAI era, distinguishing between scholarship and craftsmanship as complementary yet distinct domains of inquiry and practice. On the scholarship front, I examine GenAI-Assisted Translation (Gen-Translation) through multiple lenses: linguistic, computational, and social. This scholarly approach provides the theoretical foundation for understanding how GenAI transforms not just translation processes, but our conceptualization of translation itself. The craftsmanship dimension addresses the practical pursuit, operating across micro and macro linguistic levels. This practical focus extends to various contemporary techniques, all aimed at identifying and rectifying translation […]
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An Azorean Writer in Macau: Cultural and Identity Crossings in the Work of Rodrigo Leal de Carvalho
An Azorean Writer in Macau: Cultural and Identity Crossings in the Work of Rodrigo Leal de Carvalho
Rodrigo Leal de Carvalho (1932-2026), judge and writer, lived in Macau for 30 years. He published eight novels depicting Macanese society and the impact of the war. We will therefore discuss this writer’s contribution to Portuguese-Chinese literary and cultural exchange, but also to the dialogue between all the cultural and identity diversity that characterises the territory.
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FAH-DENG Best Essay in English Studies competition (Deadline extended to 15 April 2026)
To all students enrolled in UM English Department courses The Best Essay in English Studies competition for 2026 is now open. The Department looks forward to acknowledging student achievement by awarding a prize for the best essay in each year of the undergraduate degree, and in each of our three subject areas: Linguistics, Literary Studies, and Translation (for Translation this may be a translated passage). Please submit your most original, insightful, and/or best-researched work. The competition is open to all students enrolled in UM English Department courses. Each student may submit one piece of work, which should be an academic assignment in one of the Department’s courses in the current academic year (2025–26). If the work has already […]
ELC- ECAC: Saint Patrick’s Day Workshop
ELC- ECAC: Saint Patrick’s Day Workshop
This St. Patrick’s Day workshop introduces students to Ireland’s national holiday and provides an engaging opportunity to explore Irish culture and its global influence, including its impact on the English language. Through interactive activities focusing on Irish myths, language, sports, music, and food, students will learn about key cultural symbols such as the Celtic cross, St. Patrick, and the Irish wolfhound. The workshop will also include a brief introduction to traditional Irish names, which are now increasingly common in the UK and US, such as Siobhan, Niamh, Oisin, and Eimear. To wrap up the session, students will participate in a fun and engaging quiz competition to review and reinforce what they have learned. By the end of the workshop, students […]
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “From Populist Deconsolidation to Neo-Reactionary Rupture: Rethinking the Liberal Paradigm” by Prof. Enrico Biale, University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “From Populist Deconsolidation to Neo-Reactionary Rupture: Rethinking the Liberal Paradigm” by Prof. Enrico Biale, University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav Abstract If the spread of populist movements within Western political systems led many scholars to speak of a deconsolidation or crisis of the liberal paradigm, the neo-reactionary moment currently characterizing Western liberal political systems represents an even more significant rupture, one that may lead to a genuine overcoming of the liberal paradigm. After analysing the critiques traditionally levelled against liberalism—concerning its instability, its inability to generate binding social ties, and the forms of inequality and alienation it produces—and after presenting the defensive responses that the liberal model has attempted to develop, this paper argues that these responses are unable to meet the challenges posed by the neo-reactionary moment. In my view, this is due to the […]
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International Academic Symposium: Global History from Macau
作為東西方交流的重要樞紐，澳門在全球化進程中佔有獨特的地位。研究澳門與世界各國、各地區在商業貿易、文化藝術、宗教信仰以及人員等方面關係，不僅可以深化對中西文明交流互鑒的理論和歷史的理解，還有助於推進以澳門為觀察點的全球在地化的歷史研究，從而在區域國別研究和全球史研究之間搭建可以互通的學術媒介。為此，澳門大學歷史系圍繞人的移動、物的移動和知識移動舉辦「從澳門出發的全球史」學術會議。 議題方向 帝國的治理邏輯； 商業貿易、人口流動與近代早期的全球化：澳門與其他地區的比較； 澳門歷史上的多元文化交融及澳門在全球歷史進程中的地位； 澳門與周邊地區的歷史互動及其當代影響； 區域國別研究方法在澳門研究中的應用； 文明交流互鑒視角下澳門文化遺產的保護與傳承； 其他與區域國別研究、全球史和記憶研究相關的理論與歷史議題。 Conference programme
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FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Recalcitrance, Rationality, and the Nature of Emotion” by Prof. Adam Bradley, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Recalcitrance, Rationality, and the Nature of Emotion” by Prof. Adam Bradley, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav Abstract Recalcitrant emotions—emotions that persist despite beliefs that rationally conflict with them—are a testing ground for theories of emotion. Cognitivists hold that emotions are or involve beliefs, which straightforwardly explains how they can rationally conflict with other beliefs. But it is dubious that a subject who fears a dog they know to be harmless literally holds contradictory beliefs about its danger. Perceptualists hold that emotions are perception-like states, which avoids this problem but introduces another: perceptual states do not seem to rationally conflict with beliefs at all. Thus, such views cannot explain why recalcitrant emotions involve genuine irrationality. There appears to be no stable middle ground: any attitude short of belief seems to generate too little […]
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ELC-EWCC :Poetry & Peace
ELC-EWCC :Poetry & Peace
Celebrate World Poetry Day & Happiness Day with the EWCC! Dear students, The next event in the English Writing and Communication Centre (EWCC) English series is a Poetry and Peace Workshop! Join us to celebrate the International Day of Happiness and World Poetry Day! We’ll explore beautiful song lyrics and poems, learn how to write Haikus and Limericks, and use creative writing to find our “inner peace.” We’ll gather in E7-1022 for a relaxing afternoon of writing, sharing, and snacks. Whether you come for the English practice, the poetic vibes, or simply the free Pizza and Punch, this is your chance to relax and meet new friends! Location: E7-1022 Dates: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Time: 15:00–16:00 ▷ Seats are limited and […]
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Lecture by UM Macao Distinguished Visiting Scholar: ‘How health influencers use algorithms to create discourses: distorting medical information for niche marketing groups’
Lecture by UM Macao Distinguished Visiting Scholar: ‘How health influencers use algorithms to create discourses: distorting medical information for niche marketing groups’
Abstract: Health professionals are concerned about how social media influencers, lacking professional training, have become leading players in the provision of health-related knowledge to the public. Such information can be, at best, misleading. Yet, as scholars have observed, there is still less good understanding of this form of influencer-created, health-related, content and why it is so successful. In this talk I look at some case studies from an ongoing project looking at how leading influencers on a Chinese social media platform, RedNote, provide information for young women about sexual health and STDs as part of their primary aim of marketing a probiotics product for which they are sponsored. I show how information is formulated in the first place, not on […]
FAH-DPORT: UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar – Robin James Smith, Cardiff University and The University of the Witwatersrand
FAH-DPORT: UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar – Robin James Smith, Cardiff University and The University of the Witwatersrand
Dear Professors and Students, We are most pleased to invite all to attend the following Seminar by UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar Professor Robin James Smith, Professor of Sociology, Cardiff University and The University of the Witwatersrand, on “Context, Contexture, and Congregational Gestalts”, on Friday, 2:00pm, in room E21a-3118. BIO Robin James Smith is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, and Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has studied mobile interaction in public space, urban outreach work with rough sleepers, the work of mountain rescue, and policing practice. These projects connect through an interest in mobility, space, and perception, with a particular focus upon members’ categorisational practices. He has published extensively from these studies in […]
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Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the University of Macau: UM Language and Culture Day 2026
We are delighted to announce the return of “Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the University of Macau: UM Language and Culture Day”! As one of the flagship events of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH), this year’s celebration will take place on 1 April 2026 (Wednesday) under the theme “Cherish Mother Tongues; Embrace All Cultures.” The event aims to celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity while promoting the preservation of mother tongues on the UM campus and across Macau. Building on the success of last year’s event, a wide range of engaging and interactive activities has been prepared, including an Opening Ceremony, handcraft workshops, and the popular Cultural Treasure Hunt. Participants will also have the chance to win exciting prizes, […]
FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar – “The Thought of Germany and The Reality of France: In Memory of Bernard Stiegler” by Mr. Li Renjie
FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar – “The Thought of Germany and The Reality of France: In Memory of Bernard Stiegler” by Mr. Li Renjie
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/ptupr7d5 Abstract Is there such a thing as a French philosophy of technology? What drew Bernard Stiegler’s attention to the question of technics, viz., its constitutive role to human beings? What prompted him, in the first volume of Technics and Time, to engage a domain that had long remained repressed, unexplored, or even unthinkable in the history of philosophy? In this presentation, I will trace the concept of technics as memory in Stiegler’s thought through his appropriation of German philosophy, especially Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, in dialogue with Plato and the French archaeologist and paleoanthropologist André Leroi-Gourhan. From there, I analyze how the technical aporia provides a dual foundation for Stiegler’s philosophical architecture. Finally, this presentation […]