USJ Press Release – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) hosted this morning the Ceremony of Commencement 2011, solemnly awarding c. 190 licentiate degrees. The ceremony took place at the Cathedral and was chaired by The Most Reverend Bishop of Macau, D. José Lai.
USJ conferred licentiate degrees in Business Administration (69); Social Work (51); Government Studies (36); Psychology (24); Christian Studies (8) and Design (2).
Macau’s Cathedral was crowded with more than four hundred people, amongst graduands and their relatives; academics; and dozens of dignitaries and guests.
Last Saturday (Oct. 8) the University of Saint Joseph graduated six Doctors and 82 Masters, in a ceremony in which The Reverend Father Luís Sequeira SJ was awarded a Doctorate of Religious Studies Honoris Causa. In the same occasion, Professor Ruben de Freitas Cabral was inaugurated as Rector of the University for a new quadriennium.
USJ Press release, October 8, 2011 - The University of Saint Joseph graduated today six Doctors and 82 Masters. The Reverend Father Luís Sequeira SJ was awarded a
Doctorate of Religious Studies Honoris Causa. The ceremony – held this morning at the St Joseph Chapel – was presided by the Most Reverend Bishop of Macau and by the
Rector Magnificus of the Catholic University of Portugal.
Professor Ruben de Freitas Cabral was inaugurated as Rector of the University for a new quadriennium. The new Rectoral Team took also the oath of office:
Professor João Eleutério - Deputy Rector
Professor Jorge Cardoso - Vice-Rector for Education
Professor Anna Chan - Vice-Rector for Human Development
Professor Fanqing Kong - Vice-Rector for Government Relations
The Very Reverend Canon Luís Xavier - Administrator
Master Ricardo Rato - Secretary-General & Registrar
Professor José Alves - Pro-Rector for Business Development
Mr António Trindade - Pro-Rector for Campus Development
Professor Ivo Carneiro de Sousa - Principal, Institute for Advanced Studies
Professor Kin Chung Ho - Dean of Science
Master Teresa Loong - Dean of Students
Master Michael Lio - Dean of Educational Systems
Master Emil Marques - Dean, School of Continuing Education
USJ will confer c. 190 licentiate diplomas in a separate ceremony, Saturday, October 15, at the Cathedral.