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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To echo the UM Open Day on 12 January 2025, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) welcomed around 1,000 students and their families to the FAH facilities for a vibrant cultural experience and a closer look at campus life. With the theme “Twist into a New World of Humanities,” this year’s Open Day showcased two art exhibitions and twelve interactive game booths covering topics such as language, culture, history, interpreting, and art. A Programme Briefing for FAH Undergraduate Programmes w ...

A group photo of the contestants and their supervisors The finals of the 3rd Chinese-Portuguese Translation Contest for Higher Education Institutions in China were held concurrently at the University of Macau (UM) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on 22 November. Jointly organised by UM’s Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre and BFSU’s School of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies, the contest aims to promote exchanges in Portuguese language teaching between universi ...

A group photo In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Institute, the Confucius Institute at the University of Macau (UM) held the 3rd Annual Conference of the Confucius Institute (Chinese International Education) Alliance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The event brought together representatives from several universities, including UM, Hong Kong Polytec ...