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UM Macao Humanities Forum explores Twenty Poems about Dunhuang
Charles Sanft The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum on 4 February, where Charles Sanft, professor of history at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, US, and guest professor in the Institute for Sinology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany, delivered a lecture titled ‘Land of Marvels: Twenty Poems about Dunhuang’. The lecture was well attended by students and faculty members. In his welcome address, Jo ...
Professor Ren Xipei’s Team at the University of Macau Wins the 2026 iF Design Award
The results of the 2026 iF DESIGN AWARD in Germany have been officially announced. The “Texture Axis” AI-empowered educational platform project, designed by the team of Professor Ren Xipei from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau, has won the iF Design Award with a high score of 320. The project responds to issues such as the threshold for model usage, the organisation of cultural data, and interdisciplinary collaboration in real teaching and industrial scenarios, demo ...
University of Macau Invited to Exhibit at SaloneSatellite of Salone del Mobile.Milano and Serve as Jury Member
Since its establishment in 1998, SaloneSatellite, the satellite exhibition of Salone del Mobile.Milano, has become one of the most important global platforms for young designers and design schools to showcase creativity. It serves as a centre where design education and industry practice from around the world meet and exchange ideas. The Department of Arts and Design of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau (UM) has officially received an invitation from the organisers of ...
Prof Xu Yang Receives Honourable Mention from the Association for Asian Studies
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) has announced its 2026 book prizes. Xu Yang, Associate Professor in the Department of Arts and Design at the University of Macau, has received the Bei Shan Tang Catalogue Honourable Mention for editing Yuan Ming Yuan: Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace. It is the only work to receive this distinction this year and the first publication from Asia to achieve this honour in the prize’s history. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michig ...
UM hosts two Chinese-Portuguese competitions to support bilingual talent cultivation
Award ceremony of the first Chinese-Portuguese Lyrics Translation Competition To promote the cultivation of bilingual professionals in Chinese and Portuguese and to facilitate multicultural exchange, the University of Macau (UM) hosted the first Chinese-Portuguese Lyrics Translation Competition and the third Short Video Shooting Contest of Higher Education Institutions in China. The two competitions provided platforms for students majoring in Chinese–Portuguese translation and Portuguese ...
University of Macau to Launch Doctor and Master of Design in Industrial Design Programmes
The University of Macau (UM) plans to launch two new programmes, namely the Doctor of Design in Industrial Design programme and the Master of Design in Industrial Design programme in the academic year 2026/2027. Positioned to nurture high-end international industrial design talents with both theoretical proficiency and innovative capabilities, the programmes aim to promote the high-quality development of design education in Macau and support the Macao SAR Government’s "1+4" policy for appropriat ...
UM Philosophy Professor Discovers Algorithm to Tackle Pāṇini’s Grammar
Rishi Rajpopat, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau, has published his first book titled ‘Panini’s Perfect Rule’ with Harvard University Press. Rajpopat’s book builds on the discovery he made as a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Rajpopat has solved a 2500-year-old problem by discovering the algorithm that runs a unique grammatical machine constructed by Panini circa 500 BC in North-West India. With the help ...
UM FAH Open Day Highlights the Depth of Humanities
To echo the UM Open Day on 11 January 2026, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) welcomed around 1,200 members of the public, students, and parents to the FAH facilities for a vibrant cultural experience and a closer look at campus life. With the theme “Perennial Humanities: From Ancient Wells to Modern Shores”, FAH set up twelve interactive game booths, two exhibitions, and an FAH admission talk. Through a blend of education and entertainment, the event showcased FAH’s distinctive strength ...
FAH hosts local school leaders to discuss AI Ethics
Professor Zhang Jian To enhance collaboration and exchange between local schools and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) at the University of Macau, FAH organized an event on December 5, 2025, that included an academic talk, a discussion session, and a dinner, attended by 15 representatives from 12 local secondary schools. The event was hosted by Professor Victoria Lai Cheng Lei, Assistant Dean of FAH. Chair Professor Zhang Jian, Associate Dean of the Faculty, delivered a welcoming speech ...
Professor Li Xiaolong from Beijing Normal University lectures on Chinese literary classic Yandanzi at University of Macau
On November 19, 2025, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau hosted an academic lecture entitled “The Naming Strategies and Narrative Construction in Yandanzi,” featuring Professor Li Xiaolong from the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University. The event was chaired by Professor Zhang Yue of the University of Macau, and attracted a large number of faculty members and students from both withi ...