UM welcomes nearly 2,000 new students | Rector Wei stresses the importance of living a moral life

Rector Wei Zhao

The University of Macau (UM) last week held its annual convocation for the 2015/2016 academic year for nearly 2,000 new undergraduates and postgraduates at the UM Sports Complex. Rector Wei Zhao expressed his expectations for the students, stressing “the importance of honesty and living a moral life,” according to an official press release.
Rector Zhao said at the convocation that going to college is one of the most exciting things in one’s life and he was “excited that UM will become a new home for the students.”
Prof. Wei noted “that a university is a place to acquire new knowledge and develop new skills, but more importantly, it is also a place to enrich one’s moral life. He also encouraged the students to have a heart of love, be honest and to observe the Three Principles (Love China, Love Macau, and Love the University of Macau).”
Jones Chong, a distinguished alumnus of UM, was invited to the convocation to share his experiences as a former student, the note read. Chong said that “had it not been for the four years at UM, which allowed him to follow his interests and passions, he probably would not have started a business in the first place, and the thriving music scene in Macau probably would not have been possible either.”