USJ Ilha Verde campus ready to open next year

Construction of the University of Saint Joseph’s new campus, to be located in Ilha Verde, is expected to be completed this year, according to the rector Peter Stillwell. Speaking on the sidelines of the university’s graduation ceremonies, Father Stillwell revealed that, after several construction delays, the main facilities of the new campus should be handed over by the developers before the end of the year. After this, the university will seek the several permits necessary to operate. The new campus should be ready for use from the beginning of the next academic year, starting in September 2016.
Fr Peter Stilwell also mentioned that USJ needs funds for academic research in order for them to contribute to the development of Macau. “We are running on a very tight budget. We haven’t really very much funding for something which is needed for our next step of development, which is the research. We think we could provide interesting research for Macau, and for that, we need funds,” he said, as cited by TDM.