Education | Brighter Future Student Awards launch ceremony to be held today

The launch ceremony for the first Brighter Future Student Awards will be held at the University of Macau (UM) today. All university students in Macau majoring in law or other disciplines related to law are eligible to apply.

“The purpose of creating these awards is to promote legal studies, to improve students’ knowledge in the laws of Macau and Portuguese- speaking countries, and to foster greater participation of students in community affairs,” said Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, a partner of MdME Lawyers, a local law firm which is co-organizing the event. “Another purpose is to contribute to the policy objectives of China and the Macau SAR governments to develop our region into a platform for investments from the Portuguese-speaking countries,” he added.

The Brighter Future Student Awards comprise two categories: laws in Macau, and laws in Portuguese- speaking countries, with one winner for each category. The winner in each category will have the chance to visit and intern for one month in the leading Portuguese law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, as well as to participate in a Portuguese language course. Flight tickets, accommodation, and food allowance during the internship period will be included. Students who are ranked second in each category will receive a one-month internship opportunity in Macau at MdME Lawyers and a symbolic monetary prize.