NEWS AND EVENTS

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held a press conference on USJ Prison Outreach Programme (hereinafter referred to as the "Programme") at the Don Bosco Auditorium in USJ Ilha Verde Campus, on 10th June 2021. Present at the press conference were Rector of USJ, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan; Vice-Rector of USJ, Prof. Álvaro Barbosa; Administrator of USJ, Dr. Alejandro Salcedo Garcia; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education of USJ, Prof. Elisa Monteiro; USJ Prison Outreach Programme Leader, Prof. Helen Liu; Head of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Ms. Teresa Loong; Division Head of Social Assistance of the Education and Training Division of the Correctional Services Bureau, Ms. Candida Ho; and Team Leader of Education and Training Team 1, Ms. Cheang Choi Hong.

The USJ Prison Outreach was officially launched in 2009 with the cooperation of the Correctional Services Bureau. The Programme offers incarcerated individuals with an undergraduate programme that is designed to improve their professional knowledge, guide and encourage them to achieve their academic goals, raise their chance of employment, and prepare them for a better future social reintegration.

As a higher education institution in Macao, USJ is committed to making a positive impact in the local community, “USJ takes seriously our responsibility for the sustainable development and improvement of Macao society. This programme is a key element in discharging our duty to the wider society” said the Rector of USJ, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan.

During the press conference, Prof. Helen Liu introduced the key points and the main phases of the Programme, “The programme’s teaching team is mainly made up of full-time professors from USJ with some members of the team coming from certain social service agencies invited to participate in the programme. Courses in the Prison Outreach Programme are drawn from USJ’s Bachelor of Social Work programme. Within six years, inmates can complete most of the modules required for a degree. Once released from prison, they can enrol in the social work internship course as full-time students of USJ to complete their social work degree. With a social work degree from USJ, career paths in social service and other related work are opened wide for them to pursue.”.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Education of USJ highly recognises the class performance and learning attitude of incarcerated individuals, changing the negative and stereotyped image of the latter. The undergraduate programme in prison is conducive to helping incarcerated individuals recover their confidence and self-efficacy.

Currently, USJ is establishing a scholarship scheme for incarcerated individuals who have demonstrated a high degree of academic aptitude and performance but have financial difficulties.

To know more about the USJ Prison Outreach Programme please visit this page. For related enquiries, please contact Prison Outreach Leader, Prof. Helen Liu, at helen.liu@usj.edu.mo.

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The University of Saint Joseph’s (USJ) Master of Communication and Media (MCM) students are showcasing their best work in an Open Class titled “The Other” on the 5th of June 2021 (Saturday) at Creative Macau, Center of Creative Industries, at 2:30 pm.

The Open Class covers the areas of Audiovisual Media Production, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Systematic Creativity & Entrepreneurship, Media Society & Culture, Ethics & Global Citizenship, Visual Culture, Infographics & Multimedia Design, and Public Relations & Event Management. The event aims to both share a sample of the MCM creations with the local community and to leverage individual motivation to engage further in the realm of creativity.

The MCM programme at USJ, is already a local academic reference in terms of combining vision, innovation, and tradition. The USJ Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Creative Macau have a long standing of cooperation with the intent of supporting Macau Special Administrative Region in its cultural, artistic and communicational diversification efforts.

The Open Class event is open to the general public for free. Public as well as media representatives are cordially invited to the open ceremony Saturday, June, 5, at 2.30pm at Creative Macau, G/F Macau Cultural Centre Building, Xian Xing Hai Avenue, Macau.

For more information regarding the Open Class event, please contact Prof. José Manuel Simões, Coordinator of Communication and Media Department at jmsimoes@usj.edu.mo or (853) 6809 0809.

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Dr. Miguel Godinho Ferreira is an expert in telomere biology, cell cycle regulation and DNA repair both in fission yeast and zebrafish. His research focused on the molecular mechanisms of cell division and how damaged DNA (stemming DNA replication and telomeres) signals to block cell division in normal cells and how this process is deregulated in cancer cells. Since 2006, Dr. Ferreira works as an independent researcher focusing on the molecular mechanisms underlying genome protection and their consequences. In 2012, Dr. Ferreira was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute(HHMI) International Early Career Scientist award that allowed him to incorporate cancer research in his laboratory. In 2017, he joined the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), France, and was recruited as a scientist to the French state (CNRS) achieving the position of Directeur de Recherche 2ème Classe (DR2).

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) launched yesterday (1 June 2021) an internal COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Programme to encourage employees to take the COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the coming academic year.

This initiative aims to protect the health and safety of employees and students alike, supporting the Macao SAR goal in combating the pandemic and preventing a pandemic outbreak in the local community by building herd immunity.

The initiative specifies that any member of staff who has received the first dose of vaccine by 30^th June 2021 will be eligible for an additional two days annual leave, and for those who have received both doses of the vaccine by 31^st August 2021 will be eligible to enter a lucky draw to win a two-night staycation package in local resort.

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Prof. Maria Rita Silva of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, Ms. Teresa Loong, Head of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) and Mr. Ben Lei of the Residential Hall team, attended the 5th biannual Global Summit for Student Affairs and Services organised by the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) between the 24th to the 27th of May 2021.

Nearly 100 participants from the higher education sector, spanning from five continents, have come together to share and discuss under the overarching theme: The Alignment of Student Affairs and Services with Higher Education’s Goals of Social Justice. The topics focused on four selected UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Education, Gender Equality, Reduced Inequalities, and Climate Action; and Student Affairs in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rich and comprehensive Summit included regional and inter-regional discussions and sharing among the Student Affairs and Services practitioners, as well as a keynote speech by Miss Margaret Biggs from Queen's University and IDRC, a student panel delivered by four students from the host, University of Toronto, and 25 pre-recorded YouTube video presentations from Student Affairs professionals from all five continents.

Amongst the videos was Prof. Maria Rita Silva's contribution, the only academic representative from the Greater Bay Area in the Summit, as she discuses the development and ongoing work of USJ in the SDGs, how USJ converted initiatives into structured programmes, and how to identify the future SDG areas for improvement.

In the regional and inter-regional hubs, participants shared their best practices and thoughts about aligning Student Affairs with SDGs. They looked forward to having a greater area for collaboration among the associations. Both differences and similarities are found among the regions, in terms of both strategies and solutions to promote the SDGs and our agenda around the achievement of social justice goals.

As with the previous summits, IASAS will produce a position paper, based on the inputs of all participants, that will be submitted for publication in regional publications, the University World News (UWN), and the UNESCO’s World Conference on Higher Education. The 6th summit will be hosted by University College Cork in 2022 and the 7th is expected to be in 2024.

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As an active promoter of Macau’s early literacy education, one of the project’s focus is kindergarten teacher’s training. Since 2019, GEGCLEAR has been co-hosting the ‘Early Education Professional Development Course: Early Literacy’ teacher training course with the Division of Teacher and Research Staff Development under DSEDJ. As previous sessions were received positively by participating kindergarten teachers, GEGCLEAR, Domingos Lam Center for Research in Education (DLCRE) of the University of Saint Joseph and DSEDJ continued their collaboration in 2021/2022. They will be offering a new training program ‘Early Education Professional Development Advanced Course: Early Literacy Support’, which comprised four units.

On the 22nd of May, 2021, Unit 1 ‘Initiating the Support Program Step-by-Step’ was successfully held at the Fatima Centenary Auditorium at the University of Saint Joseph. 104 kindergarten teachers from 6 project schools, including Macau Baptist College, Colégio Santa Rosa de Lima (Chinese Section), Escola Dom João Paulino, Lou Hau High School Affiliated Kindergarten, Fu Luen School and Our Lady of Fatima Girls' School (listed in no particular order) participated in the training. The training was held in hybrid mode, as speakers from Hong Kong and Macau instructed via Zoom and on-site respectively and simultaneously.

DLCRE’s Director Professor Ana Correia opened the training with a welcome speech. She stressed the foundational role of early education in children’s learning journey, which also shaped their subsequent development. As a result, early intervention could close the achievement gap. She also praised GEGCLEAR in improving not only children’s Chinese literacy but also the integration and development of interactive, play-oriented educational mode. Professor Correia envisioned participation from more Macau kindergartens in GEGCLEAR, hoping that the trained teachers will become mentors of the project.

Unit 1 was composed of two sessions. In the first session, GEGCLEAR’s Director Professor Cheng Pui-Wan and Associate Director Gloria Ho introduced the rationale and design of the support program. After addressing the teachers its framework, Dr Miranda Mak, Assistant Professor of the University of Macau in the Faculty of Education, demonstrated the application of teaching materials in the support program, which included etymology cards, picture cards and short readers.

GEGCLEAR’s Associate Director Terry Tse explicated procedures of the screening test and subsequent grouping arrangements in the second session. To anticipate scenarios in the actual screening process, teachers used the evaluation form to do a mock test with each other. This was followed by the sharing of two pilot school’s directors, which joined the project since 2016. Amanda Lei and Ann Chan, director of Colégio Santa Rosa de Lima (Chinese Section) and Macau Baptist College, shared on the administrative aspect of the support program, which included its planning and implementation. Project schools were also given the opportunity to discuss in groups on how to arrange the support program in their respective school context.

GEGCLEAR will continue to offer relevant training program and enhancement of educational resources to project schools, with the aim that project schools can implement the support program with no fuss in the new academic year. It is expected that session 2 of the course, themed ‘Teaching in Support Program’, will be held on 17/7/2021 and 28/8/2021 in two respective classes. Unit 3 and Unit 4 are scheduled to be held in 9/2021 and 4/2022.

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On May 22, 2021, seven Year 1 students of the Bachelor of Social Work Programme joined the celebration event of the 35^th anniversary of the Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped (AMHA) at Iao Han Park. Social Work Department of USJ was one of the co-organisers, and was in charge of one game booth for fundraising purpose. During the event, the students developed two fun games which attracted hundreds of participants.

The AMHA was founded in 1986, and for 35 years, the AMHA has been focusing on assisting the mentally handicapped population in Macau to fit into society with Special Educational Needs, community and casework service of social work, and the goal to erase discrimination against the mentally disabled people in Macau. AMHA has been a strong supporter of USJ social work department, by providing the students guest talks, field visits, and fieldwork placements.

Author: Benedict (BSW year 1 student)

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A Symposium on "Macao - China and Lusophone Countries Trading Service Platform" organised by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and co-organised by the Macau Youth Greater Bay Area Development Association was held on May 26 at the Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus.

Mr. Tang Weng Hei, Manager of Division of Market Promotion of the Department of Economic and Commercial Promotion with Lusophone Markets from IPIM, was invited to be the Guest Speaker.

During the symposium, Mr. Tang shared trends and developments of Macao – China and Lusophone Countries Trading in the present and future times, exploring also the value and development of the Portuguese market.

Guests who attended included the Vice Rector of the USJ, Prof. Zhang Shuguang; Prof. Emil Marques, Faculty of Business and Law; Ms. Isadora Leung, Head of Communication and Public Relations Office; Mr. Cheang Ngok Meng, Honorary Chairman of Macau Youth Greater Bay Area Development Association; Mr. Lai Hoi Wong, Supervisor; Ms. Lei Wai Man, Secretary-General; Mr. Chon U In Vice President of Macau Youth Federation; and Mr. Sou Wai Lok.

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On behalf of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, Vice Rector of USJ, accompanied by Prof. Vincent Ho, Visiting Academic - Department of Creative Industries of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH), visited the City College of Dongguan University of Technology (CCDGUT) on May 25, 2021.

The delegation of USJ was warmly welcomed by Vice President of CCDGUT, Huang Jing, Principal Assistant, Lin Jianglong, and Assistant Director of the International Exchange Center, Huang Yanxuan. The courtesy visit included a detail guided tour of the facilities and an exhibition of the works of the School of Creative Design.

During the meeting, both Universities' representatives harmoniously shared in-depth exchanges on each institution's educational philosophy, academic levels and subjects, expressing their views also on how to further strengthen future cooperation and exchanges between both; and promote and build an exchange platform to assist in nurturing talents for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Source: https://csxy.dgut.edu.cn/newsview/14653.html

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Three students from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ): Ana Patricia Pineda Samia (BAS – Year 2), Ip Ka Hei (BSWP – Year 2) and Tania, Kuok Hio Wa (ASPC - Year 1), were selected through their audition at “The Voice USJ” before taking part in the Singing Contest of Macao Universities on 23 May 2021.

All three USJ students performed well and obtained 2nd runner-up placing for the University in the group tournament. In addition, Ip Ka Hei won the "Most Charming Performer Award".

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Large scale mural works of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site of the Kizil (Qiuci) Caves, reproduced by senior artists of The Qiuci Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are being displayed for the first time in Macao at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ).

The “Art Exhibition of the Qiuci Caves on the Silk Road” is a result of the key exchange project led by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism for Hong Kong and Macao aiming to offer local viewers the insight into an authentic Chinese cultural and artistic experience.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition, held on 18 May 2021, was officiated by USJ Rector, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan, and distinguished guests including Deputy Director of Academic Committee of Xinjiang Kizil Grotto Research Institute, Ms. Zhao Li; Deputy Minister of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R, Mr. Wan Sucheng; Deputy Secretary-General of the Macao Foundation, Dr. Wu Zhiliang; Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Development Bureau, Ms. Iun Pui Iun; Representative of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Cheang Kin Chio; President of the Macau Chinese Cultural Friendship Association, Mr. Kuok Keng Man; Representative of the Creative Art and Culture (Macau) Cultural Association, Ms. Chan Nga Man; and Associate Professor of the University of Macao, Ms. Ze Xun Zhang.

During the opening speech, Rector stated that “as Macao’s truly international university – 47 nationalities amongst our student base and over half our staff being foreigners who have chosen to live, love and learn in Macao, to live, love and learn in China – being able to welcome you to this exhibition is part of our mission, as a platform for cultural exchange and education”.

The exhibition is divided into seven sections: Kizil Buddhism, painting, folklore and language, sculpture, cave architecture, music and dance, and conservation and research. The exhibit contains physical displays, including exhibits of Kizil tricolor clay, mineral pigments - lapis lazuli, and clay tablets demonstrating wall painting techniques. In display is also a representative sample of four Kizil Cave models: the Square Cave (Kizil Cave 39), the Central Column Cave (Kizil Cave 38), the Figure Cave (Kizil Cave 48), and the Monk Room Cave (Kizil Cave 15).

The jointly organised exhibition is hosted by the Macau Chinese Cultural Friendship Association; co-organised by The Kizil Grottoes Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau Arts & Culture Youth Alliance; and the Creative Art and Culture (Macau) Cultural Association, and jointly sponsored by the Creative Art and Culture Development Foundation.

The exhibition is opened to public from the 18^th to 30^th of May 2021 at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery in USJ Ilha Verde Campus. The opening hours are Monday to Friday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, and closed on Sundays. Free Admission and all are welcome.

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Art Exhibition of the Qiuci Caves on the Silk Road

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Professors of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) participated in the Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit organised by the United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau) on May 17 2021 in celebration of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

Five panels were organised to discuss around the five P's of the SDG's: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership.

Prof. Zhang Shuguang, Vice Rector of USJ, was invited to moderate the first panel discussion on the topic of People, related to SDG goals 1 to 6. Prof. Karen Tagulao from the USJ Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) participated in the second panel discussion on Planet (SDGs 11 to 15). Prof. Ansoumane Douty Diakite, Head of Department of Law and Public Policy of the Faculty of Business and Law of USJ, participated in panel four on the topic of the 16th SDG: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. Lastly, Prof. Jenny Phillips, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law of USJ, participated as Moderator for the last panel on Partnerships for the Goals.

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A series of mentorship and networking sessions for the graduating students of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Class of 2021, were held between May 13 - 14, 2021.

The programme was organised by the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) with the support of Faculty representatives to facilitate an easier transition to the professional world and build a relationship with alumni and a community of mentors from their chosen career fields.

The first session on Thursday, May 13, saw the gathering and participation of both Psychology and Social Work students with the presence of Prof. Elisa Monteiro, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE); Prof. Michael Lai, Coordinator for the Master of Social Work Programme; Prof. Helen Liu, Social Work Department; and Ms. Vicky Ho, USJ alumna and Director of União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau.

The second session on Friday, 14 May, was open to all graduating students from the Faculty of Art and Humanities (FAH), with the presence of Prof. Gerald Estadieu, Head of the Department of Creative Industries; Prof. José Simões, Programme Coordinator for the Master and Bachelor in Communication and Media; Prof. Filipa Martins, Programme Coordinator for the Master and Bachelor in Design and Fashion Design; and Ms. Celia Lei Choi I, USJ alumna.

Both evenings concluded with a brief introduction of the first USJ-owned online networking platform USJ Connect.

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) organises several events and free public lectures that provide access to educational resources in different areas and topics every academic year.