Doctoral School - News and Events
March 27, 2026
USJ Doctoral School hosted an insightful public lecture titled “Living with My Subject” featuring the acclaimed biographer and academic Adam Sisman, who shared his experiences and methodologies with the university community.
March 18, 2026
Held in Portuguese, the Doctoral Talk “Itinerarium Egeriae e afrescos de Catacumbas: História e iconografia na escrita feminina e nas imagens funerárias” (séc. III-IV d.C.) will take place on Wednesday, 18 March, from 6:30PM – 8PM, at Rui Cunha Foundation.
March 11, 2026
Emil Ip Chi Hang has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Business Administration titled: “INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL FORCES ON OPEN INNOVATION PROCESSES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) FROM THE GUANGDONG, HONG KONG, MACAO GREATER BAY AREA (GBA) – INDEPTH ANALYSIS AND FRAMEWORK PROPOSITION“.
March 11, 2026
Li Xiang has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Psychology titled: “LIFE-AND-DEATH EDUCATION: A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM TARGETING YOUTH VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH THE ELDERLY IN MACAO”.
March 13, 2026
The Doctoral Talk: “Living with My Subject”, by award-winning writer and biographer Adam Sisman, will take place on 13 March, from 7 – 8 PM, at the Don Bosco Auditorium.
February 23, 2026
USJ recently hosted a visit from Professor Agemir Bavaresco, a representative of the Postgraduate Program in Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
February 23, 2026
A USJ Doctoral Talk featuring Dr. Agemir Bavaresco’s Talk titled “Social Acceleration, Resonance, and Social Energy: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Burnout and Meaning in Life” was held on 13 February.
February 23, 2026
A USJ Doctoral Forum in Science was held as part of the university’s SDG Week 2026 programme, and it provided a platform for both high-level academic discussion and practical insights into pursuing a research career.
February 13, 2026
The Doctoral Talk: “Social Acceleration, Resonance, and Social Energy: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Burnout and Meaning in Life” will take place on 13 February at 7PM in the USJ Conference Room.
February 4, 2026
The forum explored diverse historical perspectives, ranging from the financial innovations of 19th-century transatlantic trade to the rich, often untold, autobiographical narratives of Macao and beyond.
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 20, 2026
The USJ Doctoral School hosted Dr. Syed Babar Ali for a research visit aimed at fostering international academic exchange and institutional collaboration.
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”.
