Tag: Education
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DSEDJ introduces system to monitor instances of students remaining unaccompanied
The government is planning to enhance its campus crisis management plan where the system will assess students’ situations and offer counseling services to them when needed, ... -
MPU signs cooperation agreement with Lisbon University
During a visit to Portugal, the Macau Polytechnic University (MPU) Vice Rector Lei Ngan Lin signed a cooperation agreement with Rector Luís Ferreira of the University ... -
1,600 local students participate in this year’s English essay contest
The award ceremony for the Macau-wide English Essay Competition (MEEC) took place at the Macao Science Centre and prizes were awarded to 61 young writers among ... -
City sees increase in university students
There are 55,000 registered students in higher education across the city in the academic year 2023/2024, Director of Education and Youth Development Kong Chi Meng has ... -
TIS holds professional development day
The International School of Macao (TIS) recently organised a Professional Development (PD) Day to “empower their educators with the latest teaching methods and technological advancements.” TIS ... -
Scholar suggests people be prepared for possible AI sweep
A mainland scholar has suggested at a seminar organized by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) that people feel both prepared and simultaneously at ... -
Renowned educator Anne van Dam headlines TIS’s first-ever Early Childhood Education Conference
The International School of Macao (TIS) marked a significant milestone in early childhood education, with its first Early Childhood Education (ECE) Conference on Jan. 20, 2024. ... -
Development of digital economy and ‘red tourism’ lagging behind, researchers say
Researchers from the Macao Innovation and Development Research Association (MIDRA) joined the Director of the Research Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government ... -
UM to build new Hengqin campus
The University of Macau (UM) will build a new campus in Hengqin to further promote the development of academia and research. UM president Song Yonghua said ... -
MUST brings in over 200 scholars for space and planetary science forum
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Macau International Forum on Space and Planetary Science, held at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) yesterday, brings ... -
UM to offer Doctor of Public Health programme
The University of Macau (UM) will offer the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. In a statement, the university announced that ... -
IFTM to be classified as university in the future
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) is to be renamed ‘Macau University for Tourism Studies.’ During the First Standing Committee meeting, lawmaker Ella Lei cited documentation submitted by ... -
National security education to be implemented in 2024 academic year
A complete set of national security education supplementary teaching materials will be published in the new 2024-25 academic year, which will gradually be rolled out to ... -
Fine Art experts discuss AI and art innovation at UM
Several experts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) delivered three lectures at the University of Macau (UM), where they shared insights into art innovation ... -
Macau students score among the world’s best on PISA 2022
Local students have achieved high scores in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Focused on measuring 15-year-olds’ ability ... -
Gov’t to emphasize Portuguese and English language education
In 2024 the government aims to shift focus and attention to education in the English and Portuguese languages, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie ... -
Int’l students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India, second to China
International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from ... -
Patriotic education law to be promoted in Hong Kong, Macau
The Patriotic Education Law was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, on Tuesday when it closed its latest session. ... -
Macau bridges China, Portugal in latest marine laboratory project
The world’s first China-Portugal Joint Laboratory for Marine and Environmental Sciences has opened in the University of St Joseph (USJ), highlighting Macau’s position in bridging the ... -
Catholic University of Portugal considers biotech courses with USJ
The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) has expressed its intention to collaborate with the University of St Joseph (USJ) during a visit to Macau. The plan ... -
MUST to present distinguished linguist at seminar on human language
Dr. William SY Wang, chair professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will discuss linguistics at a Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) public lecture ... -
DSEDJ: More foreign tertiary students than pre-Covid in new school year
This school year has seen more international students in tertiary education than the period before Covid-19, the director of Education and Youth Development, Kong Chi Meng, ... -
Education director: National security, patriotism in new curriculum
Elements of national security and patriotism will be added to curriculum framework, the director of Education and Youth Development, Kong Chi Meng, disclosed yesterday. Following his ... -
MUST opens new space research institute
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) inaugurated a new institute for space research and application on Sept. 1, the university has announced in a ... -
MUST Business School earns int’l accreditation
The School of Business at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has earned an international accreditation, signaling its position in the world’s top 6% of ... -
Brazil delegation visits UM, MUST
A Brazil delegation led by Secretary for Technological Development and Innovation from Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Guilherme Coutinho Calheiros, has visited the University of ... -
MPU launches ‘One country, two systems’ Study Base
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) inaugurated its “One country, two systems” Study Base on July 15. The Study Base is a new initiative that the university ... -
Stabbing at local school injures a student, education bureau ‘highly concerned’
An alleged stabbing that took place in a secondary school yesterday saw a female student injured, generating concerns from the education bureau. According to the Public ... -
Cambridge to offer Liu Scholarships to sponsor MUST graduates
An agreement has been signed between the University of Cambridge and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) on a scholarship for which MUST graduates ... -
Kiang Wu Nursing College sees 130 graduates, announces plans to launch new degrees
About 130 students of three different higher education programs and the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) accredited course have graduated from the Kiang Wu Nursing College of ... -
UM, MUST rise in QS World University Rankings
The University of Macau (UM) and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) were again included in the QS World University Rankings 2024, with both ... -
Regaining momentum post-Covid, TIS expects more foreign students in the future
As The International School of Macau (TIS) celebrated the second edition of its annual “Alumni Award Ceremony” yesterday, a ceremony created last year on the occasion ... -
Record 13 million Chinese take world’s toughest college entrance exam
Nearly 13 million young adults entered exam rooms across China on Wednesday morning to sit for the college entrance test, or “gaokao,” a record high number ... -
MUST students win national tourism innovation competition
A team from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has won a first-tier award in ... -
MPU graduates confident in their future prospects
Several Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) graduates were confident about their futures as they attended yesterday’s ceremony. Ana Chui, a bachelor’s degree graduate in Chinese-Portuguese Translation, said ...
