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‘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 ...
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 ...
UM holds events to commemorate Portuguese writer Maria Ondina Braga
The seminar ‘Images of Macau in the Work of Maria Ondina Braga’ The University of Macau (UM) has organised a seminar and an exhibition to commemorate renowned Portuguese writer Maria Ondina Braga, with the aim of celebrating the friendship between China and Portugal and Braga’s important contributions to literature and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Maria Ondina Braga was one of the most influential Portuguese writers of the 20th century. Her works, which cover a wide range of gen ...
UM hosts 1st International Symposium on Japanese Studies
The 1st International Symposium on Japanese Studies at University of Macau was successfully held at the University of Macau on October 26-27, 2024. The symposium was hosted by the Department of Japanese, FAH, UM, with the aim of promoting international academic exchange in the field of Japanese studies. The theme of this symposium was Japanese linguistics and Japanese language education, with Japanese being the working language. The keynote speakers for this symposium included three inter ...
UM Macao Humanities Forum explores Chinese history through Illustrations of the Tributary States
Ge Zhaoguang The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum, with Ge Zhaoguang, Distinguished Professor in the National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies and the Department of History at Fudan University, as the guest speaker. Prof Ge gave a lecture titled ‘Imagining a Universal Empire: A Study of the Illustrations of the Tributary States of the Myriad Regions Attributed to Li Gonglin’, attracting many students, faculty members, ...
Potential undergraduate students attend Principals’ Recommended Admission Briefing
Faculty booth at N1 Multi-Function Hall The University of Macau held the annual event “Principals’ Recommended Admission Briefing” for undergraduate admissions on 28th September 2024, attracting students from local high schools along with their parents and teachers. The Principals’ Recommended Admission (PRA) scheme is a key admission channel for high school students seeking entry to UM. FAH staff and students worked together at the programme consultation booths in the N1 Multi-Function Hall to ...
Thomas Mazanec of UC Santa Barbara discusses Buddhist poetry with UM students
On the evening of September 11, 2024, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, hosted an academic lecture titled “Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in the Late Tang and Five Dynasties,” featuring Professor Thomas Mazanec from the University of California, Santa Barbara. The lecture was moderated by Professor Zhang Yue from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. Many faculty members and postgraduate studen ...
FAH Orientation Welcomes New Undergraduate Students for 2024/2025 Academic Year
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’ ...
UM holds opening ceremony for first intake of DFA and MFA programmes
Yonghua Song The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held an opening ceremony for the 2024/2025 intake of the Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programmes. The two programmes have admitted a total of about 50 outstanding artists from different places this year. During the ceremony, Yonghua Song, rector of UM, said that art is a vital component of human civilisation, and that art education plays a crucial role in fostering creativity, critic ...
UM students join academic summer camp at Tsinghua University
Students from the three places engage in discussions Students from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) participated in the second academic summer camp jointly organised by Tsinghua University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and UM. They took part in a series of activities, such as academic discussions and cultural visits, and strengthened exchanges in the field of humanities with students from Beijing and Hong Kong. The summer camp, hosted by Tsingh ...