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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.

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. It also aligns to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

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. 

For other inquiries about the workshop, contact 201900464@usj.edu.mo

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
Instructor/Moderator	Cristina Calheiros	Cristina Calheiros	Cristina Calheiros	Karen Araño Tagulao	Karen Araño Tagulao
14:00 - 18:00	NBS	Case-studies Invited talks	Case-studies Invited talks	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)

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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.

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The Macau Ricci Institute at the University of St. Joseph offers monthly Contemplation sessions focused on the topic of “Contemplation and Leadership”. The Forum explores how the practice of Contemplation may have a decisive impact on personal transformation, self-management, and leadership. The Contemplative prayer of silence during our sessions helps us in a re-discovery of the Psalms and the Gospel of St. John. During the Ignatian Year which stretches from 20 May 2021 through 31 July 2022 we reflect on the conversion St. Ignatius Loyola experienced 500 years ago when he was wounded by a cannon explosion in Pamplona as well as on the meaning of holiness in reference to the canonization of St. Ignatius with his friend Francis Xavier in 1622. The Forum also highlights the key insights of the founder of the Taipei Ricci Institute, Fr. Yves Raguin, S.J. who recognized in the journey of Contemplation and the mantric prayers of silence a privileged bridge for a dialogue with other wisdom traditions, especially with Buddhism.

About the Speakers:

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 May 2021 Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM Venue: 澳門紐曼樞機藝文館 CCCN Macau, Calçada da Vitória No.55, RC, Macau Organised by: Macau Ricci Institute

Online Registration :

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The formation of Macao Creole Portuguese, locally known as Patuá or Maquista, is attributed to the speakers of Portuguese-based creole languages in Asia, especially Papia Kristang, the Malayo-Portuguese of Malacca. However, the Malaccan origin of Maquista is not generally accepted or understood by the local community. While the grammar of Kristang and other Creole Portuguese varieties have been documented by scholars, for comparative analysis, substantial gaps needed to be filled concerning the grammatical description of Maquista. From a typological perspective, the application of phylogenetic tools can clarify the historical formation of Maquista. However, while considering a possible revitalization of the language, the research should assess the significance of the Malayo-Portuguese elements in popular narratives and relate the language to current practices. From a theoretical perspective, the structural paradigm, prevalent in creole linguistics, is challenged by postcolonial critical theories.

About the Speaker:

Alexandre Lebel, MSc (Université de Montréal), MESM (USJ) was educated in Montreal and Macao and studied anthropology and environment technologies. He is currently a PhD candidate at University of Saint Joseph. His doctoral dissertation is on the grammar of Macao Creole Portuguese. He has previously worked in the environment sector in Quebec and he is involved in environmental education activities in Macao.

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 28th April 2021 Time: 19:00 - 21:00 Location: 18th Floor, Residential Hall,USJ Ilha Verde Campus Organised by: Xavier Collaborative Research Centre for Memory and Identity Moderated by: Prof. Alan Baxter 📆 Add to my Google Calendar " ["post_title"]=> string(95) "Public Seminar: Grammar of Macao Creole Portuguese with typological and semiotic considerations" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(94) "public-seminar-grammar-of-macao-creole-portuguese-with-typological-and-semiotic-considerations" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 23:56:48" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 15:56:48" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30292" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [4]=> object(WP_Post)#3803 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30289) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 23:51:12" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 15:51:12" ["post_content"]=> string(3452) "

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?

After overcoming the mechanistic reductionism of the “natural fallacy”, which denies “value judgments” originating from “is” or facts, this Lecture Series attempts to trace back question of “natural goodness” (Philippa Foot), morals and good actions “in accord with reason” (S. Thomas Aquinas, S.Th. I-II.21.1.; ST I-II, 90.1). The philosophical and catholic tradition calls this the morality of the “natural law”. The lectures shed light on development and relevance of Natural Law from different philosophical and theological angles.

About the Talk & Speaker:

This lecture examines how studies in the behavioural sciences relate to Natural Law theory.  In particular it looks into the idea of ‘consent’ in human acts.  This will be done by exploring the interplay between human reason and the biological-psychological-cultural factors that influence human behaviour.  It will also point to certain paradoxes of being human where ‘consent’ has to contend with the complexity and rigor of negotiation when confronted with the morality of decision-making.

Ian Shelley Alabanza teaches courses in the Master of Philosophy programme as well as at the undergraduate level on topics related to epistemology, ethics, and comparative philosophy. He also has a background in theology and has researched on migration and religion. His other academic interests include neuropsychology, social psychology, and sociology of religion.

Prof. Ian Shelley ALABANZA / Ph.D in Global Studies, University of Saint Joseph

Details:

Date: 20th April 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 " ["post_title"]=> string(67) "Lecture Series on "Natural Law" – Natural Law and Human Behaviour" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(61) "lecture-series-on-natural-law-natural-law-and-human-behaviour" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 23:51:12" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 15:51:12" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30289" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [5]=> object(WP_Post)#3802 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30284) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 23:41:09" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-22 15:41:09" ["post_content"]=> string(1369) "On a sunny morning of March 28, 2021, a group of alumni of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) along with their family, participated in a hiking activity at the Circuito Da Barragem De Hac Sá (Hac Sá Reservoir Family Trail). The activity was organised by the Alumni Association of University of Saint Joseph (AAUSJ). 

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To become a registered member, simply fill in the form here and return it to aausj@usj.edu.mo.

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A group of students, professors and staff members of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), visited the National Security Education Exhibition at the exhibition Hall of the Complex of Commerce and Trade Co-operation Platform for China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, on the 16th of April, 2021.

The guided tour included the screening of a short video about the nation's efforts in the anti-epidemic period and the unity of the people, the hardships of medical staff and the completion of the mobile cabin hospital, reminding everyone about the preventative measures at all time. The exhibition also featured boards with soundtracks, texts and images, as well as the nation's information on the construction of the safety system for Macao, enhancing the awareness of national security.

 

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its annual Career Fair on April 13 and 14 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery in USJ Ilha Verde Campus, with this year’s theme being “Support Innovative Diversity. Welcome Economic Recovery”. More than 60 public and private companies and organisations from different industries, coming from Macao and the Greater Bay Area, joined the event, providing more than 1,300 vacancies and internship opportunities, covering entry, mid or senior-level positions.

The opening ceremony took place at the Auditório Centenário de Fátima at 10 a.m. on April 13, 2021, and was officiated by the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Chancellor of USJ; Reverend Prof. Stephen Morgan, Rector of USJ; Mr. Li Yong Le, Assistant of the Education and Youth Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region; Mr. Chan Iok Wai, Director of the Student Affairs Department of the Education and Youth Development Bureau; Mr. Peng Jin Gang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Youth Federation of Nansha District, Guangzhou; and Mr. Clarence Wong, President-Board of Directors of the Macau Greater Bay Area Human Resources Association. The ceremony was attended by prestigious guests of various companies, along with the Vice-Rectors, Pro-Rector and Deans of USJ.

Over a dozen work seminars were arranged and speakers from different industries shared their entrepreneurial experiences. The two-day programme included job interview preparation workshops, alumni and student “chit-chat” sharing sessions, one-on-one mock interviews and resumé analyses, career talks and youth entrepreneurship innovation panel discussions. Different organisations from the Greater Bay Area were also invited to share their start-up experiences and employment opportunities, with the aim of supporting young graduates to integrate into the development of the region.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Macao’s economy hard, with the unemployment rate at the highest levels seen in the past decade, so to foster economic recovery, local industries must innovate and diversify their businesses. The University also hopes that the Career Fair provides students and alumni with more comprehensive employment information through communication and interaction with corporate representatives, speakers, guests, and senior alumni to enhance their employment opportunities.

View more information about the 2021 Career Fair here. 

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Photos: USJ Career Day 2021 Photo Album

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Speech Transcripts: Speech by Rector (English version)

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In order to assist our students to connect and engage with the employers, the Office for Students and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is organising a career fair on campus which allows the employers to carry on with the job opportunities for the graduating students as well as USJ alumni in the current pandemic period. The theme of this year's career fair is "Support Innovative Diversity. Welcome Economic Recovery".

展位及參展單位 Booths and Exhibitors

展位場地平面圖 Floor plan for the venue of booths

就業講座資訊 (含主講嘉賓照片) Information of Career Talks with photos of speakers

就業講座列表及相關活動內容 List of with Career Talks with Related Contents

Highlights for the USJ Career Fair 2021

Preparatory session for USJ Career Fair 2021	2021聖大就業展備戰工作坊
Part 1 (Thursday) 8 April 2021, 15:30 - 17:00 Contents of Preparatory Sessions: Interview Skills	第一部分 四月八日 (週四)，15:30 - 17:00 工作坊內容：面試實戰技巧
Part 2 (Friday) 9 April 2021, 14:15 - 15:15 Contents of Preparatory Sessions: CV/Resume Writing Skills	第二部分 四月九日 (週五)，14:15 - 15:15 工作坊內容：履歷撰寫技巧
Application: Link	報名：連結
Company Booths  (50+ Enterprises/Organisations, 20+ Industries, 1,300+ Internship & job vacancies or opportunities	公司/機構展位 (50+ 企業機構, 20+ 行業, 1,300+ 實習及工作機會/空缺)
展位及參展單位 Booths and Exhibitors
展位場地平面圖 Floor Plan for the Venue of Booths
Career Talks/Panel Discussions Location: B1 Art Exhibition Gallery (Career Talks Zone)	就業講座/座談會 地點：B1 藝術展覽廳 (就業講座區域)
就業講座列表及相關活動內容 List of with Career Talks with Related Contents
就業講座資訊(含主講嘉賓照片) Information of Career Talks with Photos of Speakers
Application: Link	報名：連結
Alumni●Students Chit-Chat Sharing Location: B1 Art Exhibition Gallery (Alumni-Students Chit-Chat Sharing Zone)	校友●學生閒聊分享 地點：B1 藝術展覽廳 (校友●學生閒聊分享區)
(Tuesday & Wednesday) 13 & 14 April 2021, 16:00 - 18:00	四月十三日及十四日(週二及週三)， 16:00 - 18:00
Application: Link	報名：連結
Company Booths Location: B1 Art Exhibition Gallery (On-site Interview Room)	一對一模擬面試 地點：B1 藝術展覽廳 (即場面試室)
(Tuesday & Wednesday) 13 & 14 April 2021, 15:00 - 18:00	四月十三日及十四日 (週二及週三)， 15:00 - 18:00
Application: Link	報名：連結

Tips for joining the Career Fair

• Prepare and update your CV
• Research the Companies You are interested in
• Dress to Impress and Look Professional
• Be Confident, Polite and Respect the Employers
• Join Workshop
• Create Network
• Ask for Contact Details from Employers

Before joining the Career Fair

USJ Career Fair is your opportunity to meet with company representatives about internships and full-time careers. Whether you are a first-year student, planning your graduation in the very near future, or somewhere in between in your academic career, you owe it to yourself to attend. This is also a great networking platform!

1. Help connect students with the business world
2. Offer students an insight into the potential jobs and careers available in Macau
3. Give employers an opportunity to meet with our staff and students in a relaxed and intimate environment
4. Introduce work experience placements to students over the summer period

For Employers

Employers are able to meet and talk with our talented students about your internship and full-time opportunities. This is an excellent chance to promote your organisation. Come find your next successful team member! New partners are always welcome. Should you require additional information or would like to register for next year’s event, please contact OSAA Career Services:

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There is now overwhelming evidence that anthropogenic activities are increasingly altering the planet climate, driving oceans towards irreversible ecological transformations. These changes are expected to challenge many marine organisms across multiple levels of biological organization. In this talk I will present how seahorses are affected by these environmental changes. Although seahorses are one of the most enigmatic, unique and mysterious species in the oceans, their populations have been declining worldwide primarily because of habitat degradation, pollution and overexploitation. Given their vulnerability to disturbances of their natural habitat and unique lifestyle characteristics it is important to understand how they will withstand additional stress from fast pace environmental climate changes. I will here discuss how ocean warming and acidification affects the physiology, development and behaviour of temperate and tropical seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus reidi).

About the Speaker:

Marta Pimentel, marine biology from the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon (FCUL, Portugal) with a master degree in Aquaculture from the Canarian Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canary-ICCM-CIHEAM-IAMZ (Spain) and PhD in Sea Sciences from the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon (2016). Marta Pimentel is currently a post-doctoral researcher at MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, FCUL). She has dedicated her recent research to analyse how the combined impacts of climate change drivers affect a comprehensive set of biological responses of marine biota, namely the development of seahorses, sharks, sole fish, seabream, meagre, dolphinfish, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, sea slugs, etc. She has analysed, in a holistic perspective, several biological responses of marine organisms to climate change, such as phenotypic altering of developmental, skeletal, behavioral and ecophysiological features.

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Details:

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Time: 17:00 Macau time (GMT+8)

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99860455583?pwd=Q1NmN1hrbGZwRjl6dlBFM3BxS1ZDQT09 Meeting ID: 998 6045 5583 Passcode: 705476

Organised by: Institute of Science and Environment Moderated by: Prof. Raquel Vasconcelos

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The Forum on “Jesuit Art in Macau: between Goa and Japan (16th – 17th centuries)”, covers the research project of the Macau Ricci Institute at the University of Saint Joseph focused on Jesuit art in Macau and its unique process of cultural and religious exchange and innovation. It features the intermingling of architectural and devotional patterns between the Japan, China, India and Europe. Jesuit art in Macau was a hybrid production melting Jesuit general practices following the celebrated Modum Nostrum with an amazing range of highly skilled artists coming from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Particular attention is given to artists who found refuge in Macau from persecutions in Japan. Artistic and devotional practices were exported from Macau to Japan and beyond. Macau, a peripherical area at the beginning, turned into a new centre of art and devotion.

About the speaker:

Prof. Dr. Cristina Osswald, 歐詩畫,博士, is an art historian who has earned her PhD from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy, with the dissertation on Jesuit Art in Goa (1542-1622): From “Modo Nostro” to “Modo Goano” (2003). She has taught in various Universities in Portugal and is presently lecturing at the Macau Polytechnical Institute. Her publications include: Written in Stone: Jesuit Buildings in Goa and their artistic and architectural features (2013), and the co-edition of the book Morte e Martírios: Fazer da Morte uma Vitória (2020). Her research is focused on Jesuit art, devotion and material culture within the Portuguese empire between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM Venue: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus Organised by: Macau Ricci Institute 📆 Add to my Google Calendar More information: http://riccimac.org/index.php/en/component/djevents/details/2021-04-14/164-mri-forum-105 " ["post_title"]=> string(99) "MRI Online Public Forum: “Jesuit Art in Macau: Between Goa and Japan (16th – 17th centuries)”" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(85) "mri-online-public-forum-jesuit-art-in-macau-between-goa-and-japan-16th-17th-centuries" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:52:21" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:52:21" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30212" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [13]=> object(WP_Post)#3794 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30208) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:47:57" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:47:57" ["post_content"]=> string(2738) "

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Date:  Monday, 12 April 2021 Time: 3:30 PM Location: Fátima Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus Language: Cantonese and Mandarin (ENG/CN simultaneous interpretation available) Student and Speaker Q&A session available in Portuguese

Organised by: Macau CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association

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Speakers: MR. LEI HEONG IOK Honorary President of Macau CPPCC (Provincial), Members Association & Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC " ["post_title"]=> string(64) "Briefing on The China People's Political Consultative Conference" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(63) "briefing-on-the-china-peoples-political-consultative-conference" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:47:57" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:47:57" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30208" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [14]=> object(WP_Post)#3793 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30204) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:41:51" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:41:51" ["post_content"]=> string(3454) "

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?

After overcoming the mechanistic reductionism of the “natural fallacy”, which denies “value judgments” originating from “is” or facts, this Lecture Series attempts to trace back question of “natural goodness” (Philippa Foot), morals and good actions “in accord with reason” (S. Thomas Aquinas, S.Th. I-II.21.1.; ST I-II, 90.1). The philosophical and catholic tradition calls this the morality of the “natural law”. The lectures shed light on development and relevance of Natural Law from different philosophical and theological angles.

About the Talk & Speaker:

This lecture will introduce the natural law theory developed by the great medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). We will look at the place of the natural law in the theological framework of his masterwork Summa theologiae, explain what is law and why the law is called natural, and finally answer the question whether the natural law is an idea alien to Christian revelation.

Prof. Thomas Cai, PhD in Theology (History of Theology), KU Leuven.

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Date: 8th April 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 " ["post_title"]=> string(117) "Lecture Series on "Natural Law": Law, natural and Christian revelation - The natural law according to Thomas Aquinas" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(110) "lecture-series-on-natural-law-law-natural-and-christian-revelation-the-natural-law-according-to-thomas-aquinas" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:41:51" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:41:51" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30204" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [15]=> object(WP_Post)#3792 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30202) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:39:47" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:39:47" ["post_content"]=> string(3377) "About the Talk:

Grief for anyone can be devastating and overwhelming. Learn about the symptoms and response of Grief and Trauma; the techniques and interventions we use in Bowen System and  Structural Family Therapy with our target population of children and family.

About the Speaker:

Mary Ng-Tedjasukmana is a nationally recognized passionate Board Certified Diplomate (BCD) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) & Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). A Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (Individuals, Family) (CCTS-IF) & Certified Professional Life Coach (CPLC), licensed in the NY, NJ & TN  areas providing Telehealth Individual, Couples & Family Therapy, specializing in Grief & Trauma. Graduate of NYU’s School of Social Work, Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work & Post Graduate in Psychoanalytic Studies. 

An active Emergency Grief Counselor for high profile worksite disruption (i.e., counseling to the Frontline Healthcare Workers of COVID, anti-racism, death, suicides, etc), First Responder for large scale crises in the Aviation, Education, Banking, & Entertainment Industry. Former Hospice Medical Social Worker & Clinical, Lead Social Worker & Asian Mental Health Outreach Liaison providing direct, clinical & supervisory care in the challenging world of locked Inpatient Psychiatry Hospital units caring for dual diagnosis at their lowest peak.

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Details:

Date & Time: Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 (EST) Schedule:

• 19:00 to 19:30:   30 mins  Grief & Trauma
• 19:30 to 20:00:   30 mins  Family Therapy
• 20:00 to 20:45:   45 mins  Treatment Approach
• 15 mins Q & A

Zoom Link: https://helloalma.zoom.us/j/3237653046 Meeting ID: 323 765 3046 Organised by: Faculty of Social Sciences and Education Moderated by: Prof. Helen Liu

Audience:  BSW and MSW students, helping professional students, or young professionals.

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Since Matteo Ricci, Jesuits in China had recognized an authentic discourse on God in the writings of Confucius and of his school, opening a fruitful venue for Christianity to take roots in Chinese culture. However, since Ricci, the missionaries and the Chinese Christians had rejected the School of Principle of Zhu Xi and its concepts of Taiji, Li, Qi and guishen. In his Philosophia Sinica (1711), François Noël argued that Neo-confucianism continued and deepened the ancient discourse on God, and he accepts Taiji as a legitimate concept for God in the philosophical sense. Why was Noël able to examine afresh Neo-confucianism? How he did it? What are the consequences for Christian theology? Those questions are like an invitation to go forward in the dialogue between Confucianism and Christianity in the 21st centrury.

About the speaker:

Thierry Meynard S.J. 梅謙立, born in France in 1963, is currently professor and PhD director at the philosophy department of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, where he teaches Western Philosophy and Latin Classics. He is also the director of the Archive for the Introduction of Western Knowledge. In 2012-2014, he was director of The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, a study program established by the Jesuits in 1998. In 2003, he obtained his PhD in Philosophy from Peking University, presenting a thesis on Liang Shuming. From 2003 to 2006, he taught philosophy at Fordham University, New York. Since 2006, he is a member of the Macau Ricci Institute. He has authored in English language: The Jesuit Reading of Confucius (2015), The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming (2011), Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (2011), and co-edited with Pan Dawei, Giulio Aleni, A Brief Introduction to the Study of Human Nature (2020).

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM Venue: 澳門紐曼樞機藝文館 CCCN Macau, Calçada da Vitória No.55, RC, Macau Organised by: Macau Ricci Institute 📆 Add to my Google Calendar More information: http://www.riccimac.org/index.php/en/component/djevents/details/2021-03-17/163-mri-forum-104 " ["post_title"]=> string(138) "MRI Forum: “From Confucius to Zhu Xi: the adoption of Neo-Confucianism by the Jesuit François Noël in his Philosophia Sinica (1711)”" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(126) "mri-forum-from-confucius-to-zhu-xi-the-adoption-of-neo-confucianism-by-the-jesuit-francois-noel-in-his-philosophia-sinica-1711" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:36:46" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:36:46" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30199" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [17]=> object(WP_Post)#3790 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30197) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:33:45" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:33:45" ["post_content"]=> string(3163) "

About the Talk:

Granites are the most abundant rocks in the continental crust, which makes their study essential to understand the origin and evolution of this terrestrial reservoir. The large crystals in granites are evidence that they cooled slowly from a magma beneath Earth's surface. However, the erosion of the overlying sedimentary rocks through geological time, exposes the granites at the surface. By collecting samples from outcrops and carrying out field and microscopic observations as well as different types of analytical analyses, the study of their textures, minerals and geochemistry provides key information about their origin. In this talk, we will explore how the petrological and geochemical study of granites outcropping in Macao can contribute to our understanding of the source and causes of compositional variability in granitic magmas, while providing important clues on the tectono-magmatic evolution of one of the largest granitic provinces in the world – the Southeast China Magmatic Belt. 

About the Speaker:

Dr. Pedro Quelhas is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST) and a researcher at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL). He completed his Ph.D. in Geology (speciality in Geochemistry) at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ, Macau) and at the University of Lisbon (UL, Portugal). His research interests lie in the area of petrology and geochemistry of magmatic rocks. For the past five years his research has focused on granites, particularly on the causes of their chemical variability as well as the sources, magma evolution processes and tectonic settings behind the formation of granites in Macao, having published several research articles on the topic.

Details: Date: Tuesday, 16th March 2021 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98997833768?pwd=aVVGekRFcmplb0pDMGlZaS84a3h0UT09 Meeting ID: 989 9783 3768 Passcode: 690644 📆 Add to my Google Calendar

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This Forum is an annual event is open for all students enrolled in the Social Work (MSW), and Professors of the Department of Social Work (DSW). Alumni, other members of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE) or anyone interested in themes related to Social Work are also welcome.

Objectives: 

• To provide the opportunity for MSW graduate to present and share her research project and experience of conducting a dissertation to current year 2 students. 
• To provide the opportunity for students to practice communication skills useful for their oral defense.
• To prepare year 1 MSW students for their own research. 
• To have a gathering of MSW community (students, staff and alumni) during breaks with refreshments. 
• To present the results of research projects conducted in the FSSE’s Department of Social Work.

Intended Outcomes and ‘Deliverables’ of the Activity:

• Posters with the research projects being shared and exposed to the community.
• Positive updates in the research projects as a result of the discussions.
• Closer relationships between students, staff and alumni.

Agenda:

7:30-7:50pm	Welcome speech from FSS dean and MSW coordinator
7:50-8:30pm	Presentation by one MSW student who finished the dissertation, with her experience
8:30-9:30pm	Poster session with the research projects of year 2 students / Snacks and refreshments

Date: Saturday, March 13, 2021 Time: 07:30pm – 09:30pm Venue: Don Bosco Auditorium Moderator: Dr. Michael Lai

Enquiry: Dr. Michael Lai (michael.lai@usj.edu.mo)

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About the Talk:

In response to society's growing needs and the continuing focus on citizen-centric public services, there is a strong need to understand better the importance of talent development and human resource preparation. This is not only true for the recovering economy of Macao and its human resources concerns of the SMEs; it also deals with the long-term well-being of the public administration of Macao SAR. In this talk, Mr. Sou will explore ideas within the context of human resource planning in public administration.

About the Speaker:

Mr. Sou Chio Fai, policy planner in talent development, education and youth affairs for the Macao SAR Government, served almost 10 years as Director of Youth and Education Bureau (DSEJ), and spearheaded the development of the Higher Education of Macau in the former Higher Education Bureau of Macau (DSES) as its director for another 10 years. He also served as the Secretary-General of the Talent Development Commission of Macao since inception until 2020, which laid the foundations of many programmes and policies we see in youth, talent and higher education development in Macao today.

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Details: Date: Monday, 15 March 2021 Time: 7.30 PM – 9.00 PM Venue: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus* Organised by: Faculty of Business and Law Moderate by: Prof. Emil Marques *Due to high demand, our event will now take place in the Don Bosco Auditorium to accommodate more participants. 📆 Add to my Google Calendar " ["post_title"]=> string(80) "Public Seminar - Human Resource Planning in Public Administration: Case of Macau" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(77) "public-seminar-human-resource-planning-in-public-administration-case-of-macau" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-04-13 00:44:05" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 16:44:05" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=30193" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [20]=> object(WP_Post)#6059 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(30192) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "11" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 19:25:36" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-04-12 11:25:36" ["post_content"]=> string(4406) "About the talk:

The publication in 1916 of Saussure’s Cours de Linguistique Générale introduces for the first time some of the most basic operational concepts, such the linguistic sign, arbitrariness, the distinctions between language and speech, diachrony vs. synchrony, etc., which today we all take for granted. The Cours marks the launching of modern synchronic linguistics as a discipline completely autonomous from what had been done throughout the 19th century. But, although credited with being the father of linguistic Structuralism, Saussure was, in fact, an Junggrammatiker and a fellow companion of important philologists such as Brugmann or Delbrück. In 1878, while still a student, Saussure draw the basic structural lines of what today is known as the Laryngeal Theory, still one of the most complex philological issues one has to fight with. His genius manifested itself not only in his avant-garde views but perhaps more in how he got there.

About the Speaker:

Prof. Roberto Ceolin, MA (Conim.), MPhil, DPhil (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb. He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present, he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at USJ, Macau.

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