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12January, 2022

Prof Yang Bin discovered 18th Century Long Scroll on Macao Landscape

Cultural Review (Chinese Version) in its recent issue highlights the paper by Professor Yang Bin at the Department of History, University of Macau on a long scroll on Macao landscape dated the Qianlong Reign (1736-1796). Currently in Museum of the National University of Singapore, Singapore, this scroll, with a length of 318 cm and height of 30 cm, has never been mentioned in any publication or record, and thus is a major discovery for Macao’s history and culture. Combined with contemporary tex ...

12January, 2022

Prof Yang Bin’s book listed among top ten in 2021

Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History The Chinese version of Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History, written by Prof Yang Bin in the University of Macau (UM) Department of History and published by the Social Sciences Academic Press (China), has been selected as one of the top ten books in 2021 by the Social Sciences Academic Press (China). The book also entered the December list of both China Reading Weekly and the United Book List of Humanities & Social Science. In add ...

4January, 2022

Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre Organized Activities at Jardim De Infância D. José Da Costa Nunes

Professor Ana Nunes, Deputy Director of the CPC, on behalf of the University of Macau presents the three comic books to Dr. Marisa Peixoto, Principal of the Jardim de Infância D. José da Costa Nunes. Two centres of the University of Macau (UM), namely the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC), and the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre (CPC), have edited and published the Chinese History and Culture Comic Book Series, a series of books that present traditional Chin ...

28December, 2021

Exhibition of works of father of modern design in China opens at UM

Guests attend the opening ceremony The University of Macau’s (UM) Centre for Chinese History and Culture held an opening ceremony, a book donation ceremony, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an exhibition of the works of Pang Xunqin, who is hailed as the ‘father of modern design’ in China. Held in the UM Cultural Building until 24 December, the exhibition will showcase over 50 works by Pang, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to fine arts development in China and his profound love ...

16December, 2021

UM completes digital humanities project QingMaps.org

QingMaps The Department of History of the University of Macau (UM) has successfully completed the Digital Humanities Project www.QingMaps.org. The project consists of three enormous maps produced during the Qing dynasty and enables searches, analyses and annotations of approximately 70,000 place names. Associate Professor Mario Cams is in charge of the project, which he created with the help of 12 UM students and colleagues from Leiden University in The Netherlands. As the result of a five-year ...

15December, 2021

UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on Pre-Qin literature

UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on Pre-Qin literature The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities recently held the Macao Humanities Forum. The event featured Prof Fu Gang from Peking University, who delivered a lecture titled ‘How Do We Understand Pre-Qin Literature and Documents?’. Involving both in-person and virtual elements, Prof Fu’s lecture attracted nearly 200 participants, including faculty members and students of UM, as well as teachers and students from various second ...

13December, 2021

“Workshop on Excellent Teaching Practices” Successfully Held at FAH

Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) held the “Workshop on Excellent Teaching Practices” on Dec 7th, 2021, featuring Professor Jeremy DE CHAVEZ, the winner of 2020/2021 UM Teaching Excellence Award and the 2020 FAH Best Teacher Award. Jeremy De Chavez, Assistant Professor of the Department of English, shared with the audience his unique teaching stories and provided practical guidance in the organization of a teaching portfolio. Associate Dean of FAH, Professor Wang Qingjie, delivered a welcome ...

13December, 2021

UM holds Macao Forum on Chinese Culture and inaugurates Chinese Culture Promotion Ambassador Team

UM holds Macao Forum on Chinese Culture The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Think Tank of United Citizens jointly held the Fourth Macao Forum on Chinese Culture, which combined both in-person and virtual elements. During the event, experts at home and abroad from various fields, including history, philosophy, culture, literature, and art, exchanged ideas and had in-depth discussion on the various qualities of traditional Chinese culture. The inaugural cer ...

6December, 2021

Academic Conversation with Tsinghua University Professor Haiming Zhang Successfully Held at the University of Macau

The Department of Chinese Language and Literature organized an academic conversation entitled “The Interaction between Literature and History: A Case Study of the Jing Ke Lore” at 7 pm on November 29, 2021. Professor Haiming Zhang of Tsinghua University and Professor Yue Zhang of University of Macau held a fruitful and constructive academic conversation. Faculty members and students from UM, such as Professor Chon Chit Tang and Professor Sihao Wang from the Department of Chinese Language and Li ...

1December, 2021

UM student wins championship in 19th Portuguese Speech Contest

Che Chong Hei The Department of Portuguese under the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) today (30 November 2021) held the 19th Portuguese Speech Contest. The event aimed to promote Portuguese language studies, increase students’ interest in learning Portuguese, and reward the best-performing students. UM student Che Chong Hei won the championship in this event. Students from the Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM), and UM parti ...

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