Corporate Bits | UM admits 343 students through principal recommendations

Some 343 outstanding students have been admitted by the University of Macau (UM) through the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme, who will all receive scholarships.

Among them, 45 are ranked No. 1 in their secondary school classes. Mainland students admitted by UM this year scored an average of 17 percent higher than the admission marks required by tier-one universities for their respective provinces and cities, according to the a press release the university issued.

For the 2018/2019 academic year, UM received 10,495 applications for bachelor’s degree programmes – the highest number in ten years – and 2,045 have been admitted.

Meanwhile, five students will receive the University of Macau Grand Lotus Scholarship; 91 will receive the University of Macau Golden Lotus Scholarship; 137 will receive the University of Macau Silver Lotus Scholarship; 110 will receive the University of Macau First Year Scholarship.

Recipients of the University of Macau Grand Lotus Scholarship and the University of Macau Golden Lotus Scholarship are eligible for direct admission to the Honours College in their first year of study.

Compared to last year, UM this year admitted twice the number of outstanding students from Guangdong province and Hong Kong.

UM also added that it admitted several outstanding students from Congjiang county, in an effort to “support China’s poverty alleviation policy.”