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.
View all past and upcoming public lectures here.
March 11, 2021
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture titled “Natural Law: Both Greek and Christian” on the 11th March 2021.
On March 19, 2021, the year 1 students of the Bachelor of Social Work Programme concluded their two-week, six-session charity sale in USJ, raising over MOP 4,600 for the Caritas Macau WelAnser Centre.
On April 9, 2021, Prof. Vitor Teixeira participated in the XXXI Internation Scientific Conference organised by ACISE and affiliated of the IFCU to present the study made with Prof. Michael Lai on “The use of robotics in the intervention with children with ASD: A pilot study with Milo”.
On April 8, 2021, the Department of Social Work of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) organised a career sharing experience with Social Work Alumni for the year 4 Social Work students.
USJ signed an agreement of Cooperation with the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The first ever Faculty of Business and Law Day was held on March 26, to promote student participation and alumni networking.
The USJ Sports Day 2021 held throughout the month of March was successfully concluded with the efforts from the USJ Student Association and leaders of the USJ Sports team.
Academic and administrative members from the USJ Green Committee and the Institute of Science and Environment, along with students from the University of Saint Joseph, joined a mangrove planting activity along the Taipa shoreline on Saturday, 27th of March, 2021.
The Chaplaincy of the University of Saint Joseph organised a two-day Lenten retreat to better prepare the faithful’s hearts for Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection and deepen the faith of the participants.
The first edition of Indoor Rowing Challenge in the USJ Gymnasium was held in February 2021.
On March 15, USJ and DSEDJ discussed existing and upcoming student programmes and opportunities for students to enhance their development in different aspects.
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ has been actively running research projects focused on a broad range of environment-related topics.
In order to promote mental health awareness and well-being in the community, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being, USJ has been organising a series of activities open to the wider community.
On 19 March 2021, all Saint Joseph educational institutions held a joint mass in honour of the Year of Saint Joseph
USJ and UNUMACAU signed a MOU to collaborate on innovative research projects, capacity building initiatives, knowledge exchange engagements, internship programs and other activities of mutual interest.
A symposium with the theme “Macau Social Work under Pandemic” was held to celebrate 2021 World Social Work Day.
The Faculty of Business and Law of USJ hosted a public lecture on Human Resource Planning in Public Services by Mr. Sou Chio Fai, for students of government studies and public administration in Macao.
On March 9, 2021, a group of students from the Communication and Media Bachelor programme at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) participated in a workshop held at the UNU-MACAU.
On March 10, 2021, students from year 3 Bachelor of Social Work Programme participated in a forum at the United Nations in Macao (the UNU in Macao).
Prof. Rochelle Ge from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education and Year 1 students of Bachelor of Education visited the Chu Kwong Center to learn how associations in Macao are involved in supporting the development of children with Special Educational Needs.
In the early months of 2020, Prof. Ning Tang, Head of the Department of Social Work, provided psychological first aid training alongside various webinars to professionals to help cope with the new normal in the midst of the pandemic.
