Doctoral School - News and Events
February 3, 2026
Lei Wai Seng has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Education titled: “MAKING SENSE OF MORAL EDUCATION IN MACAU SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A PROPOSAL FOR A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK THAT INCORPORATES MORAL EDUCATION ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH”.
February 6, 2026
USJ is hosting a special Public Lecture by Dr. Felix Leung, Head of Climate Education and Action, Chinese University of Hong Kong, entitled “From Gaia to Anthropocene: Can We Rewrite Our Story with Nature?” from 19:00 – 20:00 at Speakers Hall in USJ NAPE Campus. This talk is part of the “USJ SDG Week 2026” initiative, organised jointly by the USJ Green Committee, the Institute of Science and Environment, and the Doctoral School.
January 30, 2026
The USJ Doctoral School and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are organising a Doctoral Forum in the study/research area of History on Friday 30 January, from 7PM, in the Conference Room.
January 26, 2026
The Forum featured introduction to the main research lines in Business Administration and Governmental Studies, and presentations by ESI-USJ Postdoctoral Fellow, USJ DBA graduate and students.
January 16, 2026
The USJ Doctoral School and the Faculty of Business Administration are organising a Doctoral Forum in the study/research area of Administration on Friday 16 January, from 7PM, in the Conference Room.
January 16, 2026
The Doctoral Talks on Campus: “From Adoption to Value Creation: A Comprehensive Framework for Evaluating Educational Technology Platforms in Emerging Markets ” will take place on 16 January at 7PM in the USJ Conference Room.
December 30, 2025
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Macao, and Daffodil International University (DIU) in Bangladesh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 December 2025.
December 18, 2025
The SCOPUS-indexed bilingual open-access E.REI – E.Journal of Intercultural Studies, published by the Centre for Intercultural Studies at the Polytechnic University of Porto, invites submissions for its 2026 Special Issue “Intercultural Dialogues in a Post-Digital World, 1 – USJ, Macao/China”, to be edited in collaboration with the Doctoral School of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao/China.
December 10, 2025
Liu Feiyan has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Business Administration titled: “RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL AND TECHNICAL PRACTICES OF GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON GREEN INNOVATION: PERSPECTIVES OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEW AND DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES”.
December 4, 2025
Dean of the Doctoral School Professor Adérito Fernandes-Marcos served as the Honorary Chairman at ARTECH 2025 – the 12th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts, held in Braga, Portugal, from 26 to 28 November.
Delegation of the Ministry of Planning and Strategic Investment of Timor East visits USJ Macao
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December 1, 2025
USJ’s Vice-Rector Zhang Shuguang met with the delegation from East Timor on 28 November 2025.
November 26, 2025
Sin Tou Meng has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Business Administration titled: “Project Risk Management Strategies in the Construction of Mega Integrated Casino Resorts based on Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches”.
November 21, 2025
João Nuno Ferreira da Silva Leong Brochado has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Global Studies titled: “DECODING THE CINEMATIC: AN ANALYSIS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO A CINEMATIC LOOK OF A NARRATIVE DIGITAL FILM”.
November 19, 2025
Hon Leng Ian has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Education titled: “WHY CHOOSE TO TEACH: PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS, BEGINNING TEACHERS, AND CAREER SWITCHERS IN MACAU”.
November 17, 2025
Kevin Leong Ka Hou, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in History titled: “GIVING A NEW LIFE TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE THROUGH CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY: CASE STUDY OF TAIWAN”.
November 14, 2025
The 2025 Doctoral Symposium held under the theme “Devising Multi-Inter-Transdisciplinary Research” provided a dynamic platform for researchers and doctoral students to address contemporary challenges through collaborative inquiry.
November 14, 2025
The event served as a vital platform for foundational year doctoral students to present their initial research ideas and plans to a diverse audience, including fellow students, faculty members, and several of the students’ supervisors.
November 7, 2025
Bianca Fusani has successfully defended her doctoral thesis in Science (USJ) & Behavioural Biology (ISPA), titled: “STRESS IN FISH: THE ROLE OF OXYTOCIN AND VASOTOCIN”.
USJ Doctoral Symposium 2025
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November 5, 2025
The USJ Doctoral Symposium (DOCS 2025) will take place from 5 – 7 November 2025, at the Conference Room, Residential Hall 2/F, USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
October 24, 2025
The ROTURA – Journal of Communication, Culture and the Arts (ISSN: 2184-8661) (SCOPUS, Q1) has recently released its latest special issue titled Biographical Narratives and Digital Media Literacy in Arts and Society.
