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UM’s Portuguese Language Summer Course now open for applications
The University of Macau (UM) is committed to nurturing bilingual talent and has been offering a variety of courses for many years. One of these courses, the popular Portuguese Language Summer Course, will continue to be offered online this year between 5 July and 23 July. Students, teachers, translators, and those who are interested in the Portuguese language, aged 16 or above, are welcome to apply. The application deadline is 24 June. Organised by the Department of Portuguese of UM’s Faculty o ...
UM holds roundtable meeting on the problem of transcendence in phenomenology and Chinese philosophy
UM holds roundtable meeting on the problem of transcendence in phenomenology and Chinese philosophy The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), and the Departments of Philosophy at Sun Yat-Sen University’s Guangzhou and Zhuhai campuses, jointly held an event titled ‘Macau Roundtable on the Problem of Transcendence in Phenomenology and Chinese Philosophy’. Scholars of UM, Sun Yat-sen University, Peking University, Fudan University ...
UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on the philosophy of family
The forum attracts many faculty members and students The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held its third Macao Humanities Forum featuring Prof Sun Xiangchen, dean of the School of Philosophy at Fudan University. Prof Sun delivered a speech titled ‘Back to the Family — From a Philosophical Perspective’. The word ‘family’, he argued, often evokes a cordial feeling for Chinese people. Nonetheless, there has been fierce criticism of the traditional ‘family cult ...
UM-organised events to promote traditional Chinese culture end with success
An exhibition of rare books signed by masters of traditional Chinese culture The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the UM Library on 7 May jointly held a series of activities to promote traditional Chinese culture. The activities included an exhibition of rare books signed by masters of traditional Chinese culture, a book launch for a book series on Chinese culture, and a liberal arts seminar. According to UM Rector Yonghua Song, the series of events reflects t ...
University of Hong Kong Professor Isaac Yue’s Lecture on Chinese Literature Held at UM
The Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Macau held a guest lecture entitled “Civility, Bestiality, and the Demonic: The Developmental History of Sun Wukong and the Changing Reception of Foreignness during the Song-Yuan-Ming Transition” at 10:00 am on May 6, 2021. Professor Isaac Yue from the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong delivered this guest lecture. Professor Jie Xu, interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Head of the Department ...
UM holds Portuguese Language Day to increase language exchange
A Portuguese poetry recital To promote the Portuguese language and the culture of Portuguese-speaking countries, the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities recently held the annual Portuguese Language Day, a language and cultural exchange day for faculty members and students in the Department of Portuguese. The day began with students singing Portuguese songs, followed by several poetry recitals, a drama performance, and a debate competition among the Debating Team students of ...
UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on interdisciplinarity in arts and life
UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on interdisciplinarity in arts and life The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held the second Macao Humanities Forum featuring Prof Pan Gongkai, former president of Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and former president of the China Academy of Art (CAA). During the event, Prof Pan delivered a speech on the pursuit of interdisciplinarity in arts and life. According to Prof Pan, ‘interdisciplinary’ is the way to go in arts. In ...
UM History Students Publish Group Projects on ThingsThatTalk.net
Students from the Department of History of UM have contributed to ThingsThatTalk.net, an interdisciplinary digital humanities platform that explores the lives of objects. The platform facilitates storytelling by giving authors the basic visual tools they need to effectively narrate an object in all its dimensions. Three group projects from the course Western Civilizations II (taught by prof. Mario Cams) were selected for publication by the platform’s editors: an expensive box with a portrait of ...
UM Language and Culture Day kicks off to promote linguistic and cultural diversity
UM Language and Culture Day kicks off to promote linguistic and cultural diversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3CW2FfX-Sg The 3rd UM Language and Culture Day 2021, organized by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of UM, featured the theme of “Value your own language; Embrace everyone’s cultures” with various cultural and folklore performances and the “International Language and Culture Fair”, as well as language workshops. In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of UM, this signature e ...
UM launches first Macao Humanities Forum
UM launches first Macao Humanities Forum The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) recently held the first Macao Humanities Forum. The event provided a platform for renowned scholars in arts and humanities to share their research findings. In addition to scholars, the forum also attracted teachers and students from secondary schools in Macao. Prof Xu Jie, interim dean of the FAH, delivered an opening speech at the event, stressing that as an important part of the ...