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12January, 2025

UM Open Day 2025: FAH Welcomes Visitors to ‘Twist into a New World of Humanities’

To echo the UM Open Day on 12 January 2025, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) welcomed around 1,000 students and their families to the FAH facilities for a vibrant cultural experience and a closer look at campus life. With the theme “Twist into a New World of Humanities,” this year’s Open Day showcased two art exhibitions and twelve interactive game booths covering topics such as language, culture, history, interpreting, and art. A Programme Briefing for FAH Undergraduate Programmes w ...

7January, 2025

UM students win awards at 3rd Chinese-Portuguese Translation Contest for Higher Education Institutions in China

A group photo of the contestants and their supervisors The finals of the 3rd Chinese-Portuguese Translation Contest for Higher Education Institutions in China were held concurrently at the University of Macau (UM) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on 22 November. Jointly organised by UM’s Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre and BFSU’s School of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies, the contest aims to promote exchanges in Portuguese language teaching between universi ...

2January, 2025

UM holds Annual Conference of Confucius Institute Alliance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

A group photo In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Institute, the Confucius Institute at the University of Macau (UM) held the 3rd Annual Conference of the Confucius Institute (Chinese International Education) Alliance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The event brought together representatives from several universities, including UM, Hong Kong Polytec ...

30December, 2024

FAH shares history research with local secondary school representatives

Representatives from 20 local schools attended the academic talk held by FAH To enhance the collaboration and exchange between local schools and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau, FAH organized on December 11, 2024 an event that included an academic talk, a discussion session, and a dinner, which was attended by 26 representatives from 20 local secondary schools.   The event was hosted by Professor Victoria Lai Cheng Lei, Assistant Dean of FAH. Chair Profes ...

12December, 2024

UM holds launching ceremony for key project of Festival of Chinese Culture

 UM holds the launching ceremony for the key project of the 3rd Festival of Chinese Culture and the 7th Macao Forum on Chinese Culture The University of Macau (UM) held a launching ceremony for the key project of the 3rd Festival of Chinese Culture and the 7th Macao Forum on Chinese Culture, with the aim of promoting Chinese culture, enhancing patriotism among Macao’s academic community and society, and creating a good atmosphere for the promotion of Chinese culture in the city. The event was a ...

9December, 2024

Tsinghua University Professor explores Digital Humanities and Dream of the Red Chamber at UM

On October 30, 2024, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau hosted an academic lecture titled “Digital Humanities and Text Mining of Dream of the Red Chamber,” featuring Professor Li Feiyue from Tsinghua University. The lecture was hosted by Professor Zhang Yue from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and attracted a large audience of faculty members and students online and offline, creating a lively and engagin ...

29November, 2024

UM Macao Humanities Forum discusses grammaticalisation of languages

Heiko Narrog The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum, featuring a lecture titled ‘Unidirectionality of Grammaticalization and Scope’ by Heiko Narrog, professor at Tohoku University, Japan. The lecture was well-attended by students and faculty, as well as online participants. Joaquim Kuong, assistant dean of FAH, said in his speech that languages around the world have evolved over the years in terms of phonology, semantics, morph ...

22November, 2024

Inter-varsity Chinese classics recitation and exchange activity held at UM

A group photo The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with the School of Linguistic Sciences and Arts of Jiangsu Normal University (JSNU) and the Faculty of Humanities of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), organised the Mainland-Hong Kong-Macao University Students’ Chinese Classics Recital Show. The event received over 350 entries from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao, and two UM students won the ‘Best Recitation Award’ and the ‘ ...

15November, 2024

‘Legacy of Golden Stone’ Suzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Seal Carving Joint Exhibition held at UM

The opening ceremony of the ‘Legacy of Golden Stone’ Suzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Seal Carving Joint Exhibition   The ‘Legacy of Golden Stone’ Suzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Seal Carving Joint Exhibition, organised by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) of the University of Macau (UM), Suzhou Overseas Friendship Association, Changshu Overseas Friendship Association, and Changshu International Cultural Exchange Promotion Association, was held at CCHC in UM’s Cultural Building. The exhibition ...

13November, 2024

UM holds third Festival of Chinese Culture

UM holds third Festival of Chinese Culture To promote Chinese culture and create an atmosphere conducive to learning Chinese culture on campus, in local schools and in the local community, the University of Macau (UM) is currently holding the third Festival of Chinese Culture, which runs from October to December. Through a series of creative activities, students have the opportunity to learn about traditional Chinese culture in a relaxed manner, thus sparking their interest in Chinese history an ...

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