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Congratulations to FAH Academic Awards Winners 2024/2025
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently presented the FAH Academic Awards to 4 colleagues in recognition of their excellence in teaching, research and service. The awards are given annually based on FAH students’ and colleagues’ nominations, recommendation by the respective Academic Award Selection Committees and a final review by the FAH management. We are proud to announce the 2024/2025 winners are follows: Category Winner(s) Best Teacher Jing ZHANG Department of Portuguese Best Ins ...
UM’s Portuguese Language Summer Programme now open for applications
The 39th Portuguese Language Summer Programme, organised by the Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Macau (UM), is now open for applications. The application deadline is 20 June, and all interested individuals are welcome to apply. The summer programme is a key project of UM’s initiative to nurture bilingual talent. This year’s summer programme will take place from 10 to 30 July 2025. It will include language courses, theme-based classes, and vari ...
UM’s new Master of Design and Doctor of Design programmes now accepting applications
UM launches the Master of Design and Doctor of Design programmes The University of Macau (UM) will launch a Master of Design (MDES) in Visual Communication Design programme and a Doctor of Design (DDES) in Visual Communication Design programme in the 2025/2026 academic year, with the aim of cultivating creative talent in visual communication design with theoretical expertise and fostering the development of Macao’s arts and design industry and contributing to the city’s economic diversifi ...
FAH Professor Li Defeng Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences
Professor Li Defeng The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce that Professor Li Defeng, Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor of Translation Studies, has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences (Academia Europaea). Established in 1988 and headquartered in London, the United Kingdom, the European Academy of Sciences (Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe) was jointly initiated by national academies representing the highest academic standards in Europe ...
UM holds Sixth Language and Culture Day
https://youtu.be/wQKFcx6xoO4 The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Sixth UM Language and Culture Day on 26 March 2025. Themed ‘Cherish Mother Tongues, Embrace All Cultures’, the event aimed to promote the preservation of language and culture and bridge the gap of intercultural communication. Students and faculty from different countries and regions showcased UM’s cultural diversity through a series of performances and workshops, attracting over 200 UM ...
UM Macao Humanities Forum discusses literary interpretation and allegorical traditions in Chinese and Western literature
Zhang Longxi The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum on 10 March 2025, where Zhang Longxi, Li De Chair Professor at Yenching Academy of Peking University and Xiaoxiang Chair Professor of Comparative Literature at Hunan Normal University, delivered a lecture titled ‘Meaning Beyond the Text and Allegorical Interpretation’. The lecture attracted a large audience of students and faculty. Speaking at the event, Joaquim Kuong, assista ...
UM Macao Humanities Forum explores Confucianism and Confucius
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum on 20 February 2025, where Chen Zhi, president and chair professor of Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), delivered a lecture titled ‘Was Confucius the founder to the Ru school, or did the Ruists exist before Confucius?’. The lecture attracted a large audience of faculty and students. Chen Zhi Speaking at the event, Joaquim Kuong, assista ...
UM Macao Humanities Forum discusses pedagogical grammar in international education of Chinese language
Liu Lening The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum on 15 January, where Liu Lening, professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, delivered a lecture titled ‘Pedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese’. The lecture attracted a large audience of faculty and students. Speaking at the event, Joaquim Kuong, assistant dean of FAH, highlighted the ...
Digital Art by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao from UM Wins Gold Award at Glow Shenzhen Light Art Festival
The digital ink generative video art installation "Icy Fire," created by Professor Lampo Leong and doctoral student Yanxiu Zhao from the Centre for Arts and Design of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau, won the Gold Medal Award at the “Glow Shenzhen” Light Art Festival. The 2024 “Glow Shenzhen” Light Art Festival is organized by the Shenzhen Urban Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau in cooperation with the governments of Futian, Luohu, Yantian, Nanshan ...
FAH of University of Macau hosts Interpreting Experiencing Programme for Secondary School Students
Group photo of the first-week programme To further promote collaboration between the University of Macau (UM) and local secondary schools, the Department of English of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) successfully hosted two sessions of the Interpreting Experience Programme for Secondary School Students on December 7-8 and December 14-15, 2024. The programme aimed to provide high school students with insights into the interpreting profession, offer academic and career planning guidance, ...