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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Prof. Roberto Ceolin DPhil (Oxon.) is the professor of Ancient Languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at USJ.
Is Natural Law a category present in the Islamic and Rabbinic concepts of Law? What role does reason play in شريعةIslamic Shari'ah Law and inהלכה Jewish Halakhah? Are Biblical and Quranic Revelations at odds with Reason when it comes to the question of Law? These are some of the questions we will be looking at in this talk about Natural Law in Islam and Rabbinic Judaism.
Details:Date: 27 May 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
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Manager of Division of Market Promotion of Department of Economic and Commercial Promotion with Lusophone Markets - Mr. Tang Weng Hei is invited to be a speaker guest of this symposium.
In this symposium, Mr. Tang will share within the trend and development of Macao - China and Lusophone Countries Trading in nowadays and future, you may explore more about the value and development of the Portuguese market.
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The Bachelor of Fashion Design, Fitting and Photoshoot Session was a class activity created for the Department of Creative Industries' Fashion Design students, presented Friday, May 18, 2021. This in-door class activity was part of the students ' final year graduation capstone projects with a few guests such as professionals and student models, makeup and hairstyle artists, and professors.
Fashion Design students gave their best and showed great potential.
The Fashion Designer's industry in Macao is still scarce. Still, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Department of Creative Industries of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), together with the fantastic support of various student ambassadors, used all their efforts to have a quality fitting and photoshoot experience class. As well as highlight the quality of the designers trained locally so that this industry can become one of Macao's most cherished design areas of study and professional expertise.
(Prayer led by the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee)
Professor Keith Morrison, one of the creators of the Programme, expressed in his welcome address that leadership of Catholic schools is a key to bringing about the best of Catholic education, and that the highest quality Catholic leadership in education is essential. This Programme is significant in the way that it targets and charges agents of change to take the lead in unlocking and realising the promises of Catholic education, while calling for a vision of education that reaches beyond materialism and narrow instrumentalism in serving Macao.
(Professor Keith Morrison delivering his welcome address)
Professor Ana Maria Correia revealed in her speech that even when the Programme had to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of hours along had to be lowered, the aim of the Programme remained intact. The Programme would serve as a space where Catholic school leaders have opportunities to reflect on the mission and vision of Catholic education. She also expressed that it had been a pleasant experience to develop the collaboration between the D.L.C.R.E. and C.D.E.C., and hoped that in the future they would continue contributing towards the development of education in Macao.
(Professor Ana Maria Correia giving her welcoming speech)
Mr. Stephen Chan referred to this Programme in his speech as a “platform for A.I.”, not in the sense of “Artificial Intelligence” but a “platform for educators to share and put their Acquired Intelligence into practice at work”, bringing all participants together to share and learn from each other concerning challenges and difficulties at work in schools and in the society, to grow altogether and accompany each other towards the same goal. He also quoted from Proverbs 13:20 “Walk with wise men and you will become wise”, expressing his belief that the Programme could bring together the wisdom of the Instructors and all participants that a righteous path full of Catholic core values to steer the schools for the future can be found through the perspectives, knowledge and experiences of current and future leaders of Catholic schools. After showing his gratitude towards the Instructors, he blessed the participants with the best of luck in their studies.
(Welcoming speech given by Director Mr. Stephen Chan)
The "Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education" aims at further developing Catholic principals and potential leaders at all levels of Macao’s Catholic schools. The programme is based on on best practices and is designed to enable leaders at all levels of a school to understand and practice effective leadership within a context of Catholic education. The Programme provides an overview and theoretical understanding of the common elements that shape Catholic philosophy of education with the principles and practice of effective school leadership, and indicates how these are addressed in the daily practices of leadership in Catholic schools in Macao. The 39-hour programme consists of seven taught modules delivered face-to-face in 13 lesson meetings, starting from the topic of Foundations of Catholic Education, that leads to Faith Leadership and Pastoral Care in Catholic Schools, as well as Organisational and Managerial Leadership in Catholic Schools, Strategic and Political Leadership, Professional Learning and Development, and Emerging Leaders Identification, in order to help participants make connections in the context of the values and beliefs of the Catholic Church for the development and implementation of effective management that allows the school to readily provide quality education. Instructors include Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang; Fr. Cyril Jerome Law Jr., Chancellor of Diocese de Macau; Fr. Thomas Lee Yick Kiu, Supervisor of Colégio Dom Bosco Yuet Wah; Fr. Albert Ho Ka Fai, Office Director of Comissão Diocesana para a Liturgia; Sr. Margaret Cheung Yung Sau, Principal of P.H.C. Chan Sui Ki; Sr. Suen Yin Wan, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; Mr. Stephen Chan Teng Fong, Office Director of C.D.E.C.; Ms. Rita Lau dos Reis, Principal of Escola de Santa Madalena; Ms. Cecilia Lao Lai Mui, Principal of Eschola de Nossa Senhora de Fátima; Ms. Irene Cheong Wai Ling, Principal of Colégio Mateus Ricci; Dr. Alejandro Salcedo Garcia, Administrator of U.S.J.; Dr. Francis Chan Nai Kwok, Associate Professor in Caritas Institute of Higher Education in Hong Kong; and Dr. Gerald Wu Kam Yuen, Division Deputy Head of Caritas Hong Kong Education Services.
(The first module: Foundations of Catholic Education)
The Programme is held for the first time and lasts for 8 weeks. 31 participants have been admitted from 18 Catholic Schools of Macao, who have been recommended and sponsored either by the school management or the licensed entity of the schools they serve. Roles the participants assume in their respective schools include principal, acting principal, assistant principal, vice-principal, and members of managing positions that include Deans, Masters, Prefects in areas of counselling, administration, extracurricular activities, and for different education stage or subject panels etc.
On the morning of 7th of May 2021, officials of the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) led by the Director, Mr. Lou Pak Sang visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus and was warmly welcomed by the Rector of USJ, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan and the Executive Committee of USJ.
During the meeting, Rector emphasised how important DSEDJ is to the Ilha Verde Campus as, “without the support of former DSES and former DSEJ, this Campus would not have happened.” Director Lou Pak Sang introduced the newly formed Bureau’s structure and framework, and explained how USJ can engage with it. Director Lou was also impressed with the multicultural learning atmosphere of USJ and the high number of international students and academic staff in campus. The internationalised environment will always be a unique signature of USJ.
The visit concluded with a campus tour led by the Rector and Vice Rector Prof. Zhang Shuguang.
The visiting officials of DSEDJ also include Deputy Director, Mr. Kong Chi Meng; Deputy Director, Mr. Teng Sio Hong; Deputy Director, Ms. Iun Pui Iun; Head of the Department of Research and Educational Planning, Mr. Wong Kin Mou; Head of the Department of Educational Resources, Ms. Fong Ieok Mui; Head of the Department of Tertiary Education, Mr. Carlos Roberto Xavier; Head of the Division of Quality Assurance, Mr. Sam Hio Tong; Senior Techician of the Division of Tertiary Educational Cooperation and Exchange, Ms. Leong Lai San; Technician of the Department of Tertiary Education, Ms. Chiu Kei Man.
Xinjiang is the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, and Macao Special Administrative Region lies on the Maritime Silk Road. This Exhibition happens to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the return of Macao to China. At this Art Exhibition of Murals of Qiuci Grottoes, efforts are made in the field of Belt and Road people-to-people exchange to promote cultural exchanges and dialogue between the two regions. This mural art exhibition shows the emergence, development, flourishing and decline of Qiuci Grottoes art during the 3rd to 14th century from different angles, and also offers abundant proof for specific historical processes, cultural traditions, ethnicity, religions, arts, and development and evolution of folk crafts. In particular, the original and diverse murals become one of the outstanding achievements of Qiuci Grottoes art. With historical and aesthetic universal values, these are an indispensable constituent of the “Silk Road” cultural heritage.
Covid-19 impacts our life and world dramatically. Scientists claim, that this situation might have been caused – among other factors – by a wrong treatment of nature by humans. Did nature put its brakes on to correct human behavior? Can we humans discover in nature how to act correctly? Does nature help us to get to know what to do? Philosophically speaking, should actions follow our being (agere sequitur esse), and is ethics fundamentally hooked up with reality and ontology? (bonum et verum convertuntur). Does the “ought” follow from the “is”, and should human life and societies comply with how things are?
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About the Talk & Speaker:
Can we humans discover in nature how to act correctly? Does nature help us to get to know what to do and how to act in harmony with human nature and ecology? Philosophically speaking, should human actions follow our being (agere sequitur esse)? The natural law tradition claims that human reason has access to understand and live in accord with nature. Following the Magisterium of the Church, this lecture sheds light on the relevance of Natural Law for the protection of our own "human ecology" and our natural environment.
Prof. Franz Gassner / Dr. Theol., M.A. Philosophy, University of Saint Joseph
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Date: 20th May 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Organised by: Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy, University of Saint Joseph
📆 Add to my Google Calendar*This Public Lecture will be conducted in English"
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This annual Symposium on Chinese Philosophy aims to foster dialogue and interaction between scholars primarily based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau. Faculty members and graduate students present papers on some aspect of Chinese philosophy, as well as papers dealing with comparative issues that engage Chinese perspectives. While preference is given to those from the three regions, scholars from other geographic areas are also participating.
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Time and Date: 14 - 15 May, 2021 (See poster below for schedule)
Venue: St. Joseph’s Seminary Library (next to the Treasure of Sacred Art).
Address: Igreja de S. José, Rua do Seminário, Macau.The language of the symposium is English. Admission is free.Online access:Zoom Link:https://zoom.us/j/98145055127?pwd=MVRqOC9YNWNrc3FkWGFPaFhna3U1QT09Meeting ID: 981 4505 5127
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For adapting to changes in the environment, animals change behavioral strategies and switch between states. For example, when a behavior repeatedly fails to achieve its goal, animals often give up and become passive, which can be strategic for preserving energy or regrouping between attempts. This transition requires a joint effort from the brain: to detect behavioral failures, accumulate such information across actions, and initiate a state switch. Zebrafish larvae switch to a passive behavioral state when swimming becomes futile and they perceive no corresponding body motion resulting from their tail movements. Through monitoring the activity of all neurons and astrocytes in the entire brain during such state switches, we identified a neural pathway performing a computation underlying the behavioral switch: noradrenergic neurons encode behavioral failures, then progressively activate astrocytes, which in turn suppress swimming through modulation of downstream neurons. Furthermore, when failures first start to occur, animals initially react with increased swim vigor, presumably resulting from increasing activity in specific neuronal populations following modulation by norepinephrine; meanwhile, also due to norepinephrine release, an opposing ‘driving force’ builds up in astrocytes that suppresses swimming, eventually showing its behavioral impact after crossing a certain threshold. This competitive process between these two populations of cells, neurons and astrocytes, thus allows for the alternation between active and passive behavioral states.
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Details:
Date & Time: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 - 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Deputy Director of the Central Government Liaison Office in Macau, Luo Yonggang, and Director of Education and Youth Development Bureau of Macau SAR Government, Lou Pak Sang, also attended the event.
During the seminar, Fu Ziying, Director of the Central Government Liaison Office in Macau, spoke to the student representatives from the 10 local higher educational institutions and youth associations, encouraging young students to reflect on past experience and learn from history. Fu stated that the key to implementing “One-country, Two-systems” successfully in Macao is the supportive spirit of the general public in “Loving the Motherland and Loving Macau”.
The students participated actively in the Q&A session, asking questions such as “How can Macao youths engage in the development of the Greater Bay Area?” and “In what ways can Macau students embrace the May Fourth spirit?”. With clear and detailed explanation from Director Fu, the students gained knowledge on the history and development of their motherland.
In December 2020, as part of renovations to modernise their exhibitions, the Macau Grand Prix Museum invited University of Saint Joseph (USJ) students to submit a proposal that would convey the innovative spirit of the Grand Prix and expand the accessibility of the Museum to more visitors. In response, Students in the Master of Design and Master of Architecture programmes have used 3D printing technology to recreate celebrated formula cars from Macau Grand Prix history. The exhibition is currently on display at the Museum and is for the general public to enjoy, including those who are visually impaired.
Unlike traditional museum exhibitions, which prominently display “Do Not Touch” signs wherever possible, this exhibition was designed for human contact. Working collaboratively with the Museum and under the supervision of USJ Department of Creative Industries professors, students created an experiential exhibition structured with the intension to provide visitors who are visually impaired greater support and accessibility to “see” the exhibition through touch. Visitors are encouraged to engage the exhibition with their hands and encounter pieces of Macau’s heritage in new ways.
The exhibition revolves around replicas of three legendary formula cars selected from three eras of Macau Grand Prix history. The first is Teddy Yip’s “The Lotus 22” from 1967. The second is “The Reynard 903” with Michael Schumacher who won the Formula 3 race in 1990. Lastly, there is “The Dallara F312” with Félix da Costa who became the first Portuguese winner in 2012. The three formula cars were 3D scanned, 3D modelled, and then digitally cut into 102 pieces. The final product was printed in a 1:3.5 ratio. Printing each replica took approximately 400 hours and used 26 kilograms of recyclable PLA material. Altogether, the process took 900 hours of human labour, from preparing the models for scanning to assembly and applying the finishing varnish.
The Macau Grand Prix Museum is currently open for trial operation from Mondays to Sundays, and closed on Tuesdays and public holidays, from 10:00 to 13:00, 15:00 to 18:00. Come experience our digitally fabricated replicas and learn more about our fabrication process!
The Bachelor of Psychology Class of 2011 gathered together to mark their 10th graduation anniversary on Friday, 30 April 2021, at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus.
The gathering was organised by the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) with the presence of Vice Rector of USJ, Prof. Keith Morison and former USJ faculty member, Prof. Francisco Botelho.
The evening programme included dinner accompanied by a brief introduction on the current development of the Psychology programme of USJ by the Head of the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE), Prof. Vitor Teixeira, and paired with a networking session between alumni and current students.
Since the middle 0f the 16th century, Macau has been linked to the production of Western knowledge on China, deserving a place in the world’s sinology. A repository of knowledge, scholarship and linguistic expertise was accumulated in the city during centuries, being also networked to other centers of Chinese expertise. This repository is a multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic legacy produced by diverse kinds of men, Westerners and Asians, from the celebrated Jesuit and early Protestant missionaries to the common sailor and adventurer linked to Macau. It is a legacy that that has contributed to making Macau a vital point of Western interaction with China.
From a historical perspective, this presentation offers notes on a comparative overview of missionary language training and linguistic work in the 16th, 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, discussing a neglected similarity of strategies towards China used by both early Roman Catholic and early Protestant missionaries. These two missionary endeavours constituted two initial moments of Western direct interaction with China, two different steps towards globalization that have much more in common than it seems at first sight, something is not usually noticed by the related literature.
About the Speaker
Tereza Sena is presently Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Xavier Research Centre for Memory and Identity (XRCMI), Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph, developing research related to the Jesuit China Mission in the late seventeenth century. Since 1988 she has devoted herself to the study of the historiography and history, culture and literature of Macau, including themes such as political autonomy; history of translation, the citys intermediary role in the international trade of South China; foreigners at Macau; Macau’s Cemeteries; Macau-Siam relations; missionary activity in China, and Siam and continental Southeast Asia. Her academic activities have a strong international dimension, having involved several research projects, lecturing and publishing extensively (over 60 titles), in Macau, China, Portugal, USA, Germany, Italy, Thailand, Hong-Kong, Japan, Poland and Hungary. For her research, she has won three awards: in Portugal (1994, 1st prize) and Macau/PRC (2015 and 2018, Merit Prize, for a Monograph study).
Details:Date: Wednesday, 12th May 2021Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: 18th Floor, Residential Hall,USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Organised by: Xavier Collaborative Research Centre for Memory and Identity
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On behalf of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) participate in the Online Seminar - "Involving students effectively - what happens and how it improves universities: international perspectives " organised by the Magna Charta Observatory and the Global Student Forum, on 19 April 2021.
Over 150 participants from 71 different countries attended the seminar to discuss about how students and scholars are central to the mission, life and success of universities.
Student representatives from North America, Latin America, Africa and Europe were invited to share their experience in recognising and responding to every form of student engagement. To improve the development of the universities, it is essential to welcome and mobilise student's voice and create space for dialogue between the University and the students.
The objectives of the seminar align with the objectives of USJ in active listening to its students.
On April 22, 2021, Prof. Michael Trimarchi from the Faculty of Business and Law of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), was invited to be a guest at the Artyzen Grand Lapa for the Macau IC2 World Earth Day event, organised under the guidance of USJ Master of Business Administration (MBA) alumnus, Ms. Ada Lo, with the aim of educating and engaging employees and consumers on healthy living and sustainable practices.
The event was a culmination of a 5-week event organising course, themed “How to make the impossible possible – in event organising”, delivered by Ms Lo to 8 students with special needs from the IC2, who prepared and managed the Macao IC2 World Earth Day event.
IC2, which stands for "I CAN TOO" or "I can do it, too", is the only NGO in Macao managed solely by a group of people with autism and intellectual disabilities, and it advocates the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, focusing on raising social awareness in their belief in equality and that every human being is important.
The activities managed by IC2 students included a tree-planting ceremony, where three 2-meter Plum Pines were planted in the hotel’s garden. This was to support the theme of sustainable development activities, and in particular, the cherishing of resources while inspiring others to strive for a better community. After the tree planting ceremony, the event continued at the Artyzen Grand Lapa’s tennis court, where principal supporters teamed up with IC2 students for a fun pickle-ball tournament, followed by a luncheon and a graduation ceremony, where Prof. Michael Trimarchi presented the IC2 students with their well-earned graduation certificates. The young graduates were praised by many for their efforts in executing a successful and inspiring World Earth Day Event.
The event was organised in partnership between Macau IC2, and Artyzen Grand Lapa, Shenmo Star River Public Welfare Alliance from Beijing, China, Macao Dragon Voyage Sport Association, and Macau Greenfuture. Guests representatives included Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, members of the IAS Department of Social Affairs, Education and Youth Develop Bureau of Macau SAR, as well IC2 members and their supporters.
On April 26th, 2021, a delegation from Foshan University visited the Ilha Verde Campus of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). The delegation was received for a meeting and lunch, before a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony was held to consolidate a collaborative partnership between the institutions.
The Foshan University delegation was comprised of the Rector, Professor Zhifeng Hao; Dean of Graduate School, Professor Xinghu Wei; Director of Admissions and Career Guidance Centre, Mr. Jian Pan; Director of International Cooperation and Exchange Office, Ms. Fanxi Zhu; Dean of Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Professor Yang Liu; and Associate Dean of Faculty of Physics and Optoelectronics, Professor Weicheng Chen.
They were welcomed by the USJ Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan; Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Strategic Development, Professor Álvaro Barbosa; Vice-Rector for External Affairs and Institutional Development, Professor Shuguang Zhang; Pro-Rector for Research, Professor Kevin Hannam; Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, Professor Jenny Lao-Philips; and Head of the Communication and Public Relations Office, Mrs. Isadora Leung.
USJ looks forward to a fruitful partnership and the further strengthening of the relationship between our institutions.
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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has been ranked for the first time in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings this year (2021). Now in its third edition, the THE Impact Rankings evaluates universities worldwide according to their social impact and sustainable development strategies, following the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Framework.
The results, released on 21st April, 2021, place USJ 41st globally for its impact in Quality Education and amongst the top 600 out of 1,115 universities from 94 countries and regions worldwide. Additionally, USJ was ranked 1st in Macao and at equal 4th position in Greater China alongside 4 universities from Mainland China and 1 from Hong Kong. USJ also earned a ranking in the top 200 for its work on marine sciences and environmental sustainability.
Commenting on the results, the Rector of USJ, the Rev’d Prof. Stephen Morgan said, "To find that in our first THE Impact Ranking, we are equal fourth in China, confirms that we are going in the right direction. Our Quality Education ranking, at 41st in the world, demonstrates that, despite our size, the education impact on offer at USJ is as good as it gets.”
In the past few years, the Social Work Department of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has built a long-term cooperation with the Association for Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) in teaching curriculum and field practice. Ms. Marta Bucho, the coordinator of the Female Treatment Center of ARTM, is a visiting academic of BSW program teaching "Social Work with Groups" and "Social Work and Addictive Behavior". ARTM also provides field placement and field supervision for year 4 students every year.
To better understand the rehabilitation services of ARTM to social work students, on April 14, 2021, BSW year 3 students, accompanied by Prof. Ning Tang, Prof. Michael Lai and Instructor, Ms. Cymie Sam from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE) of USJ, visited the Association for Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) in Coloane for a field activity of the module “Social Deviation and Justice”.
Mr. Cheung Lik-hang, the vice-deputy of ARTM, firstly introduced the services, history and rehabilitation services of ARTM. He also explained the "therapeutic community" and "physical-psycho-social" model, which includes a multi-disciplinary team providing services such as residential detoxification, individual and group counselling, family network support, medical support and pre-vocational training internship programme. The students then visited the Hold On To Hope Project, where provides vocational training opportunities for rehabilitated people at the H2H cafes and galleries.
The field visit helped the social work students understand the meaning of "recovery" for rehabilitated drug abusers. It is not only to help them to reduce or quit drugs, but also to adjust their lives for rejoining society and realising the meanings of their lives.
The increase of population in cities associated with climate change impacts can create innumerable environmental, economic and social problems, around the world. Urban areas have become more impermeable, with an increase fragmentation of habitats, ecosystem degradation, intensification of the heat island effect, water, air and land pollution and consequently leading to deterioration of human wellbeing and disconnection to nature.
The strategy for changing territories dynamics involves the use of Nature-Based Solutions to promote multifunctional areas, operating at different scales and relying on nature to generate environmental (e.g., biodiversity conservation or adaptation to climate change), economic (e.g., job creation and property valuation) and social (e.g., water drainage) advantages. Nature-Based Solutions also play an important role in mitigating the effects of urbanization, aiming to strengthen urban ecosystems in order to be more resilient to the challenges of climate change and contributing to the transition to a low carbon economy. To meet the ambitious goals of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement, there is a need to entail substantial global investments and an unprecedented transformation of the infrastructure system.
This workshop will address the Nature-based solutions principles, concepts, barriers and opportunities for action. Strategies for Nature-based solutions landscape integration in cities will be delivered as their contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Examples of Nature-Based solutions will be closely looked at, such as, green roofs and walls, mangroves and constructed wetlands. Expert views and practical experiences will be shared.
Engagement time: 20 hours
Schedule: 14h-18 hours
Course type: online-course + 2 presential technical visits
Instruction Language: English
Certificate of participation will be awarded to participants who complete at least 80% of the Sessions.Registration:You may register here until May, 3, 2021.
Participants will be limited to 30 individuals, and registration is on a first-come-first served basis. The link for Sessions 1 to 3 (online) of the workshop will be sent to applicants after successful registration.Schedule:
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
14 May
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
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Karen Araño Tagulao
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Technical visit – Green roof
Technical visit to the wetlands/mangroves
Program Contents:Session 1
Nature-based solutions: Principles and concepts.
Nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Barriers and opportunities for action.
Strategies for NBS landscape integration in cities.
Session 2
Case studies.
Invited speaker: Günter Langergraber, Ph.D. / Title of the talk: Nature-based solutions and circular cities.
Invited speaker: Sofia Pereira, Ph.D. / Title of the talk: Phytotechnologies for soil management.
Session 3
Case studies.
Invited speaker: Bernhard Pucher, Dipl.-Ing. / Title of the talk: Water use and reuse at the building scale - applying circular economy concepts using nature-based solutions.
Invited speaker: Alexandros I. Stefanakis, Ph.D. / Title of the talk: Constructed Wetlands for sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse: case studies and opportunities.
Session 4
Technical visit – Green roof -Taipa.
Session 5
Technical visit to Macao wetlands: A boat trip to explore the mangroves from the coastal areas in Taipa, Cotai and Coloane will be arranged, subject to weather conditions. Alternative visits to the wetlands by land will be arranged in case weather issues arise.
Moderator: Karen Araño Tagulao (ISE/USJ)
About the Speakers:Course Instructor: Cristina Calheiros (CIIMAR/USJ)
Cristina Calheiros is Environmental Engineer and holds a PhD in Biotechnology. Currently works as a Research Scientist at CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto in the field of Nature-Based Solutions. Closely collaborates with the Institute of Science and Environment-University of Saint Joseph-Macau SAR/China, where is invited Professor. She is Board Member at Ordem dos Engenheiros and Vice-President at The Portuguese National Association of Green Roof (ANCV). She is also a Climate Reality Leader. Recently has integrated the international network of COST Action – Implementing nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city. Her work focuses on water management and treatment solutions, phytoremediation, climate change adaptation and mitigation through nature-based solutions (e.g., green roofs and walls, constructed and floating wetlands) and education for sustainability.
Invited Speakers:
Invited speaker: Portuguese National Association of Green Roof / Associação Nacional de Coberturas Verdes (ANCV)Title of the talk: Contribution of Associations to Nature-Based Solutions implementation: the case study of ANCV
Bio: ANCV is a NGO-Non-Governmental Organization, which aims to promote green infrastructures in cities, especially those that can be installed in buildings (new or pre-existing) such as green roofs, highlighting their enormous importance, and the numerous contributions they can give to the possibility to create healthy, sustainable, biodiverse and resilient urban territories. In its mission, social bodies from different activities, it promotes collaboration between companies, municipalities and national and foreign research groups.
Invited speaker: Günter Langergraber, Ph.D.Title of the talk: Nature-based solutions and circular cities
Bio: Günter Langergraber is senior scientist at the Institute of Sanitary Engineering at BOKU University Vienna in Austria and Head, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment. His wetland research focusses on optimising vertical flow wetlands and numerical modelling for subsurface flow treatment wetlands, respectively. As chair of the COST Action Circular City, he leads a multidisciplinary network of more than 500 researches from more than 40 countries.
Invited speaker: Sofia Pereira, Ph.D.Title of the talk: Phytotechnologies for soil management
Bio: Sofia Pereira is Senior Researcher and Invited Assistant Professor at Centro Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Her scientific activity has been focused on fostering biotechnological approaches towards a more sustainable and resilient agriculture and on the restoration of degraded areas, being her domain of activity the environmental and agricultural biotechnology. Her scientific outputs are the result of an interdisciplinary approach integrating complementary fields including soil
Invited speaker: Bernhard Pucher, Dipl.-Ing.Title of the talk: Water use and reuse at the building scale - applying circular economy concepts using nature-based solutions.
Bio: Bernhard Pucher is a research engineer at the Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. His main research focuses on applying nature-based solution for wastewater and greywater treatment as well as using processes models to gather further insight in named systems. Mr. Pucher is a Member of the Management Committee, IWA Specialist Group on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control" and grant hold manager of the COST Action Ca17133 "Circular City".
Invited speaker: Alexandros I. Stefanakis, M.Sc., Ph.D.Title of the talk: Constructed Wetlands for sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse: case studies and opportunities
Bio: Dr Alexandros Stefanakis is Assistant Professor at the School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete in Greece. He is also Regional Coordinator of Africa and Middle East for the ‘Wetlands for Water Pollution Control’ Specialist Group of the International Water Association. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal ‘Circular Economy and Sustainability’. He is an expert in Ecological Engineering and Technology, specializing on the use of nature-based solutions for water and wastewater management. His expertise is the design of Constructed Wetlands for wastewater treatment and sludge dewatering and reuse.
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.
These events aim to raise awareness and disseminate evidence-based practices and interventions. Some events bring together USJ students and professors, and some are open to partner institutions and the general public.
The “Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education” initiated and jointly offered by the Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education of the USJ and the Diocesan Catholic Education Commission has commenced on 11 May 2021.
Officials of the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) led by the Director, Mr. Lou Pak Sang visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus.
The “Key Cultural and Tourism Exchange Project Between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao – Art Exhibition of the Qiuci Caves on the Silk Road” will be open from 18 – 30 May.
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture titled “Listen to the Language of Nature and To Act accordingly” – (Benedict XVI): Natural Law and Integrity of Creation on the 20th May 2021.
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online open talk on “Astrocytes modulate behavioral states in zebrafish” on the 11th May 2021.
USJ Language and Linguistics Public Seminar: “Macau as a Center and Support for Linguistic Training ‒ a Comparative Overview on Missionary Work” on the 12th of May 2021.
Prof. Michael Trimarchi was invited to be a guest at the IC2 World Earth Day event, organised under the guidance of USJ MBA alumnus, Ms. Ada Lo, with the aim of educating and engaging employees and consumers on healthy living and sustainable practices.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony was held to consolidate a collaborative partnership between the Foshan University and the University of Saint Joseph.
This workshop will be delivered within the context of the project “Nature-based solutions for a cleaner and safer Macao” implemented by the Institute of Science and Environment at USJ and supported by the Drop by Drop Project, Clean the World Foundation and Las Vegas Sands.
To comply with the Macao SAR Government's anti epidemic measures, all USJ campuses will be closed until further notice and all activities (educational and events) are suspended.
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