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FAH Orientation Welcomes 2023/2024 New Undergraduate Students
Professor Io Kei Kuong, Prof. Lai Cheng Lei, Professor Qingjie Wang, Prof. Wenjiang Yang (front row, left to right) The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) hosted an orientation on campus to welcome over 250 new undergraduate students on 15th August 2023 and to prepare them for a new chapter at the University of Macau (UM). It was the first face-to-face orientation in three years and students were excited about it. Prof. Qingjie Wang, Associate Dean of FAH, led the orientation with the “Dean’s ...
Journal of Chinese Linguistics’ 50th Anniversary Symposium on Chinese Linguistics — The Opening Ceremony of the Macao Editorial Office
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Journal of Chinese Linguistics (JCL), the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau held a Symposium on Chinese Linguistics on August 7, 2023. At the same time, the Macao editorial office of the Journal was officially launched. The honorary editor, editors, co-editors, and other members of the editorial board, along with invited guests and professors Yuan Yulin, Li Defeng, Zhang Jian, Andrew Moody, Joao Veloso among many other relevant staff ...
UM professor’s book published by Cambridge University Press
The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge Joshua Ehrlich, assistant professor in the Department of History of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities, recently had his book, The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge, published by Cambridge University Press. The book is the product of a decade of research in over 30 archives spanning three continents. It shows how the British East India Company used knowledge to consolidate its commercial and political po ...
UM’s Portuguese Language Summer Course ends
A cultural performance The Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities recently held a closing ceremony for the 37th Portuguese Language Summer Course. During the ceremony, students showcased their learning outcomes over the past three weeks through dance performances and poetry recitations. Certificates were also presented to those who had fulfilled the course requirement. The Portuguese language course During the three-week language course and ...
UM kicks off Portuguese Language Summer Course
The Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH), University of Macau (UM), recently held an opening ceremony for its 37th Portuguese Language Summer Course in the auditorium of the Student Activity Centre. This year’s summer course has resumed face-to-face teaching and includes language courses and a series of cultural activities, attracting a total of 280 students from Macao, mainland China, and South Korea. A group photo UM’s Portuguese Language Summer Course is commi ...
UM holds Roundtable Seminar on Innovations in Interpreter Training in the Era of AI
UM holds the Roundtable Seminar on Innovations in Interpreter Training in the Era of AI The University of Macau’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held a Roundtable Seminar on Innovations in Interpreter Training in the Era of AI. The event brought together interpreting experts, educators, and technology developers across the Greater China region to discuss the latest innovations in interpreter training in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Li Defeng In his opening remarks, Li ...
UM Confucius Institute holds graduation ceremony for Mandarin course students
The graduation ceremony The University of Macau (UM) Confucius Institute held a graduation ceremony for students in its Mandarin courses in the second semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. During the event, which was held at UM’s Student Activity Centre, over 100 students received their graduation certificates. According to the students, the Mandarin courses have enhanced their language skills and deepened their passion for Chinese culture. Since 2018, UM’s Confucius Institute has produced mo ...
UM builds e-learning platform for Portuguese learners to study grammar
The Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau (UM) has built ple8ple, an e-learning platform for Portuguese language learners to study grammar. The platform integrates grammatical knowledge with practical usage to create a real-world language environment, making grammar learning fun and practical. UM builds e-learning platform for Portuguese learners to study grammar Funded by the Education Fund of the Macao SAR government (project reference numbe ...
UM PhD students win awards in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau postgraduate paper competition
A group photo of the UM delegation Four PhD students in the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) participated in the Eighth Research Paper Competition of the 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Postgraduate Academic Exchanges in Foreign Languages and Translation Studies. Their papers stood out from 164 papers submitted by students at 32 higher education institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and were awarded a second prize and a third prize. After an ...
Ninth Cross-Strait Interpreting Contest Grand Final held at UM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IenCZR41dMs&feature=youtu.be A group photo of the judges and representatives of the organising committee The Ninth Cross-Strait Interpreting Contest Grand Final was held at the University of Macau (UM). The event was co-organised by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of UM, the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Xiamen University, the Network on Assessment and Evaluation in Interpreting, and the Macau Federation of Translators and Interpreters ...