On the morning of October 21st, a delegation led by the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Mr. Fu Ziying, visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus and was warmly welcomed by the Chancellor of USJ, the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, the Rector of USJ, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan and the Senior Management team of USJ.
During the campus tour led by Chancellor of USJ, the delegation visited the Audio-Visual Production Studio, Design Studio, Architectural Studio, Digital Fabrication Lab, the Library and had the opportunity to talk with the international students at the Residential Hall.
In the meeting, Chancellor of USJ, the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, expressed his appreciation to the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR for their visit, continuous support and interest to the University, and shared the value of USJ in “cultivating talents with love and virtue”.
Rector Stephen Morgan introduced the objectives of the future development plans of the University and stated that “USJ is in, of, and for Macao, China”. With its unique internationalised culture, the University will continue its role to serve Macao’s as the platform for economic and trade co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in conjunction with the Central Government’s Belt and Road Initiative, whilst supporting the local Government’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area initiatives and also acting as “a base for exchange and cooperation with Chinese culture as the mainstream and the coexistence of different cultures”.
Director Fu acknowledged the University’s vision and development positioning and social values shared by the Chancellor, “Truth, Charity, Justice, Life and Family”, which is in line with the core principle promoted in Mainland China: "Always put people first, value people's lives most".
Director Fu also presented suggestions to USJ, underlining that USJ should promote the concept advocated by President Xi Jinping of “a community with shared future for mankind” in a world embraced with different cultures, ethnicities and religion. Furthermore, with the geographical, historical and cultural advantages, USJ should deepen cooperation between the territory, the Portuguese-speaking countries and the rest of the world; proactively seize opportunities in academic and educational development by applying the achievements of science and technology into academic research; continue its social responsibility in cultivating students with a sense of responsibility towards family, school, society, country and world, so that they contribute to the development of Macau. Lastly, the Director wishes USJ to uphold its traditions and ethos of, while promoting internationalisation and continuing to move towards the goal of building a first-class university in Macao. The Director also pointed out that the Liaison Office will continue to support USJ in high-level educational and research development.
Among the attendees of the visit and the meeting were the following guests, Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Department, Hong Bo, Director of the University Office under the Education and Youth Affairs Department, Li Yong Xian, Assistant of the University Office under the Education and Youth Affairs Department, Xu Zhiping, the three Vice-Rectors of USJ, Professor Keith Morrison, Professor Álvaro Barbosa and Professor Shu Guang Zhang, Pro-Rector, Professor Kevin Hannam, Dean of Faculty of Business and Law, Prof. Jenny Lao-Phillips, Prof. Rochelle Ge of Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, Head of the Department of Languages and Culture, Prof. Lídia Zhou Mengyuan, Director of Office of Student and Alumni Affairs, Mrs Teresa Loong and Director of Diocesan Commission of Catholic Education, Chan Teng Fong.
The Labour Affairs Bureau was invited to hold a career seminar “Go Career Against COVID-19” on October 13 for USJ students and alumni. The representative of The Labour Affairs Bureau introduced the youth employment advice services, demonstrated techniques on CV writing and presented interview skills.
During the seminar, the representative answered questions from students and alumni about problems during the job seeking and interviews.
On October 20, the Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, Prof. Elisa Monteiro, and the Outreach Programme Leader, Prof. Helen Liu met with members of the Social Welfare Bureau to present key features of the USJ’s Outreach Programme (Prison Education Initiative). The members of the Social Welfare Bureau included, Deputy Director, Mr. Tang Yuk Wa, Chief of division, Department of Social Reintegration, Miss. Ip Sio Mei and Head of the Professional Development and Planning Division, Mr. Leong Ka Fai. The meeting focused on developments and new directions for USJ’s outreach programme.
Professor Helen Liu introduced three main stages of the outreach programme developed and main results and plans for the future. The mission of the outreach programme is to educate and inspire individuals to achieve their academic and professional goals and prepare them for future social reintegration and rehabilitation. The verbal and written feedback of the students involved is very positive. The Rector thanked the Deputy Director, Mr. Tang Yuk Wa and Chief of division, Department of Social Reintegration, Miss. Ip Sio Mei and Head of the Professional Development and Planning Division, Mr. Leong Ka Fai, for their warm welcome and gorgeous support for USJ outreach programme. There will be further discussions with Social Welfare Bureau in the near future.
Mangrove forests are now well known to provide a range of benefits, or ecosystem services to human populations. These are varied, and include fisheries, medicinal products, coastal protection, nutrient regulation, climate change mitigation, and multiple cultural ecosystem services. This talk will describe efforts to characterise and map these ecosystem services in Singapore, to show that they can be provided even along heavily modified urban shorelines. Singapore’s mangroves have lost >90% of their extent, mostly in the last 70 years; the remaining urban mangroves, even when patchy and fragmented, can still provide a range of ecosystem services at substantial levels. This is particularly the case for blue carbon, coastal protection, scientific value and recreation. The ecosystem services concept is a key tool with which to inform development decision making and communicate the importance of threatened mangroves to key government and commercial stakeholders and the general public.
About the speaker
Dr. Daniel Friess is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, and leads the NUS Mangrove Lab www.themangrovelab.com. His research focuses on the ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems (particularly mangrove forests), how they are affected by anthropogenic threats such as deforestation and urbanisation, how they are affected by sea-level rise, and how we can conserve and restore them. This work is conducted in Singapore, throughout Southeast Asia, and beyond. Dan is also a Lead Principal Investigator for the interdisciplinary project Natural Capital Singapore, and is involved in the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions.
Camará Morto, Year 3 student of the Bachelor of Communication and Media of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, contributed to the audio-visual project “Corona Global Break” in partnership with students from the UNAM University (Mexico City, Mexico), Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal), and Mainz University of Applied Sciences (Mainz, Germany).
Coordinated and conceptualized by Professors Hartmut Jahn, Jeremias Witteler and Paulo Ferreira-Lopes, from the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, it was asked of each participant to produce 1 minute per week of audio-visual content to be edited in the final art piece.
From these personal audio-visual observations, the authors of this collaborative project want to “open a shared window on our current conditions, - out of the virtual space – into the possibilities of a film project, an installation, or a concert”. More than 30 lecturers and students from the partner Universities responded to the call. The Video Essays are part of the “Opening Borders / Future Landscapes” exhibition, and it will be open to the public from October 15 to November 24, 2020, at the Contemporary Art Space “THE ROOM” in Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice (Italy).
For more information about the project, please visit:
On October 15, the Alumni Association of University of Saint Joseph (AAUSJ) hosted a dunner with USJ Rector, Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan. Present members of the Alumni Association were President of General Assembly, Mr William Un, Chairperson of Executive Committee, Ms Pauline Lai, President of Supervisory Committee, Ms Joyce Tang, Secretary of General Assembly, Mr. Miles Choi, Vice-chairperson, Mr. Addy Chan, General Secretary, Ms Cynthia Liu, Treasurer, Mr. Tony Tang, Vice Treasurer, Mr. Redfield Cheong, Executive, Ms Lydia Tong and Director of Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Ms Teresa Loong.
During the dinner, Rector and members of the new alumni association exchanged views and opinions on the future development of alumni affairs. Among the discussed topics were the annual cultural exchange trip, which AAUSJ invited the Rector to participate in the coming year.
The cultural tour of the alumni association is a key activity of each year. Through the rich exchange programme, it can enhance the friendship between students, teachers and alumni, establish a good communication channel for the students and the university, and deepen the students and teachers understanding of the alumni association.
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The Public Security Police Force of Macau organised a police affairs meeting with the Higher Education Institutions at Pac On Immigration Department on 16 Oct 2020. USJ representatives, Ms. Jenny Lam from the Office of Student Affairs and Miss Kam Leng Ho from USJ Student Association, attended the meeting.
The frontline police officers reported the work progress and preventive measures in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting focused on campus security, crime report channels, and other difficulties that university students are facing. By strengthening the relationship between the Public Security Police Force and the higher institutions, it is hoped that the cooperation between both parties will be enhanced and the crime prevention among university students will also be promoted.
Lecture 1: Randomized controlled trials in educational research and practice
Seeking to improve schooling through research on ‘what works’ is positive. This lecture argues that the ‘what works’ agenda in schooling is problematic, and the research base on which it draws, which is almost exclusively randomized controlled trials, is questionable. The lecture raises challenges for the ‘what works’ agenda, and alerts educationists to limitations of randomized controlled trials in education. Whilst a case is made for randomized controlled trials in education, the promise of what they can ‘deliver’ is not as strong as their advocates suggest, and reasons for this are given.
Lecture 2: Replication studies in educational research and practice
Replication is a defining feature of ‘scientific’ research and demonstrating ‘what works’. Calls for replication studies in education, typically of randomized controlled trials, are strong though under represented in education. In particular, conceptual replications are widely promoted in securing ‘what works’. This lecture identifies significant challenges facing replication studies in education and it argues that what can be taken from them is considerably more limited than their advocates suggest.
Lecture 3: Getting research evidence in educational practice
Getting research evidence into educational practice is complex, far from straightforward, and a perennial challenge. This lecture suggests why this might be. Whilst calls for increasing the uptake, impact and outcomes of research evidence in schooling are made in the ‘what works’ agenda, and whilst many moves are made to encourage this, the uptake and impact of research evidence on teaching, learning, student outcomes and enhanced performance falls short of hopes and expectations. The lecture makes suggestions for improving this situation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Keith Morrison is the author of 18 books on education, including: Taming Randomized Controlled Trials in Education; Research Methods in Education; Causation in Educational Research; and A Guide to Teaching Practice. He is the Co-editor of the international journal Educational Research and Publication.
DETAILSLECTURE 1: Thur, 5 November, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, University of Saint Joseph
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LECTURE 3: Tue, 17 November, 2020
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Organised by: Domingos Lam Centre For Research in Education
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Under the leadership of captain Wong Hoi, who scored a top 31 points, USJ defeated Kiang Wu by 75 - 51 and won their first silver plate game of the “2020 Macau Higher Education Institute Basketball Competition” 10 October (Sunday) at IPM Indoor Stadium.
The team will now compete with the Institute of Tourism Macau (IFTM) on 26 October (Monday) at 14:30 on 26 October (Monday) in Sports Pavilion of the UM Sports Complex for the battle of the champions!
The team is led by Andrew Wong, coach and USJ’s Student Affairs Officer. Below is the team members list:
黃愷 Wong Hoi (BCM, Year 4)
姚浩民 Man Yiu (BBA, Year 4)
胡健鋒 Steve Wu (BBA, Year 4)
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馮競輝 Alvin Fong (BBA, Year 2)
何偉峰 William Ho (BED, Year 2)
劉寶業 Hugo Lau (BCM, Year 2)
陳兆龍 Manuel Chan (BCM, Year 2)
李銘斌 Charlie Lei (BSWP, Year 2)
馮諱明 Fong Happy (PGDE, Year 1)
馬檇鏗 Roberto Madan (MCM, Year 2)
李梁劍 Anson Lei (BCM, Year 2)
胡開標 Haya Wu (MCP, Year 2)
林子迪 Lam Chi Tek (BBA, Year 1)
Mario Joao Moreno Monteiro (BBA, Year 1)
Mr Kuan Vai Lam visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) on 16 October, and was warmly welcomed by USJ Vice-Rector, Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, Director of Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Ms Teresa Loong, Prof. Helen Liu from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE), and Mr. Derek Wong and Mr. Andrew Wong from the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs.
Mr. Kuan is a long term supporter of the USJ Community Scholarships and Fellowships programme. Prof. Álvaro Barbosa and USJ representatives took this opportunity to express our gratitude to Mr. Kuan for his generosity and financial assistance to our students in the past.
During the USJ Ilha Verde Campus visit, Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, shared the latest news and developments of USJ and Mr. Kuan pointed that he will continue to support USJ. Mr Kuan was then toured around the campus facilities and was impressed by the work of our students shared by the Head of the Department of Creative Industries, Prof Gerald Estadieu and Ms Sandra Ng of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH).
The visit has further deepen the knowledge and understanding between the Mr Kuan and the University.
USJ XJC Servicesprovide you with a One-on-one Job Search Consultation & Support during the COVID-19 epidemic, the service includes:
Provide advice and supports for job search and interview.
2-3 interviewers will analyse and explain the content of the student’s resume, the process/method of sending the resume, the response to the interview, the clothing and on-site performance during the interview, etc., in a one-to-one manner
Provide appropriate suggestions to the students being interviewed.
On the morning of October 16, a delegation of the new senior management team of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), led by the 4th Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, visited the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao SAR, with the aim to greet and present the future development plans of the USJ in Macao. The new team was warmly welcomed and congratulated by the Deputy Commissioner, Wang Dong.
Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan thanked the Deputy Commissioner and the Ministry for their warm welcome and continuous support for USJ. He introduced the objectives of the future development plans of the University and stated that “USJ is in, of and for Macao, China”. USJ is one of the most comprehensive higher education institutions in Macao, which provides all academic degree programmes including Bachelor, Master and PHD.
Since its 24 years of establishment, USJ has cultivated "the talents of over 7,500 students" in different fields, and has played a unique and important role in serving and promoting social harmony in the Macao society. With its unique internationalised culture, the University will continue its role as a platform to serve between the “Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries” and the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, and supporting the initiatives of Macao SAR Government along with the development of the Greater Bay Area.
USJ will uphold the highest academic standards, to promote the identity and ethos of USJ, to foster social development rooted in the traditions of Macao, to promote internationalisation as a core value proposition, to nurture the commitment to a sustainable society, and become a significant East and West cultural exchanging platform.
Deputy Commissioner, Wang Dong, thanked the Rector, Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan for his introduction and was highly appreciated for his concept of “USJ is in, of and for Macao, China”.
After introducing the mission and functions of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People’s Republic of China at the Macao SAR, the Deputy Commissioner said that as an higher education institution with a 24-year history serving in Macao, its unique characteristics of the internationalisation, multi-cultural educational background and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, can help promoting and positioning Macao as a “centre, platform base for its long-term development”. For this, the Commissioner’s Office will actively support it.
The Commissioner Wang also pointed out that the central government is very conscious regarding the youth development of Macao, hence, it will assist the University in fostering young students to have deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and diplomatic characteristics in the new era, and is very supportive to the USJ’s foreign academic exchanges.
Finally, the Deputy Commissioner, wished that under the leadership of the new Rector and management, USJ will continue to develop its distinctive characteristics and cultivate more professional talents to “Love China, Love Macao” and act as a strong communication bridge between China and the West.
Among the team were the three Vice Rectors of USJ, Professor Keith Morrison, Professor Álvaro Barbosa and Professor Shu Guang Zhang, Dean of Faculty of Business and Law, Professor Jenny Lao-Philips and Head of the Department of Languages and Culture, Prof. Lidia Zhou.
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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.
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The lecture is entitled, “Natural Law: Essential and Relevant”. Being the opening lecturer, the speaker will present a panoramic view of the traditional natural law theory or concept and explore new approaches or applications of natural law today. His talk will develop three main points: first, some preliminary notes; second, natural law in moral theology, and third, three current consequences from the natural law continuing tradition, namely, human rights, virtue ethics and the Golden Rule.
About the Speaker
The lecturer is Fausto Gomez Berlana OP, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy of the University of Saint Joseph (Macau), and Professor of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Santo Tomas (Manila). Professor Gomez will open the Series of Lectures on Natural Law (2020-2021).
Details
Date: 22 October 2020
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Organised by: Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy, University of Saint Joseph
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The University of Saint Joseph's basketball team played for the first time this year at the “2020 Macau Higher Education Institute Basketball Competition” Men’s Group A (USJ vs IPM), organised by Higher Education Bureau and held at IPM Indoor Stadium on 10 October (Saturday).
Despite the tight defeat of 60-73 to Macau Polytechnic, the USJ team played an outstanding and competitive game, making it a very close match.
The USJ basketball team will now compete with the City University of Macau on 17 October (Saturday) to qualify for the Gold Cup.
The team is led by Andrew Wong, coach and USJ's Student Affairs Officer. Below are team members list:
USJ Badminton Team joined “2020 Macau Higher Education Institute Badminton Competition” tournament held from 28 Sep to 10 Oct by the Higher Education Bureau including Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles. Jan Eli Doctor Soltes (BCM, Year 3) won the 8th place at the Men's Singles.
Below is the list of the participants:
Men’s Singles,
Jan Eli Doctor Soltes (BCM, Year 3)
Cheong Sio Pang 張少鵬 (PGDE)
Women’s Singles
Natalie, Fu Ho I 符可怡 (MHHS, Year 1)
Mixed Doubles:
Jan Eli Doctor Soltes (BCM, Year 3) and Natalie, Fu Ho I 符可怡 (MHHS, Year 1)
On the afternoon of October 8, 2020 (Thursday), The Science and Technology Development Fund Committee (FDCT) Administrative Committee visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and was welcomed by the Rector, Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan with the senior management team of USJ. Among the delegation were the President of Administrative Committee, Mr. Chan Wan Hei Samuel, Members of Administrative Committee, Mr. Dominic K.L. Ip and Mr. Paulo Cheang Kun Wai, Chief of S&T Development and Research Department, Mr. Sky K.O. Chan, and Senior Technician of Financial Support Department, Mr. Joe T.F. Tang.
Mr. Chan mentioned that the Macao SAR Government is particularly committed and supportive towards local science and technology development and knowledge transformation. He pointed on the Chief Executive’s objectives on science and technology development policies, that research projects should provide practical achievements and contributions to local economic diversification and social development. Higher Educational Institutions should aim to conduct productive and functional research findings that generate benefits to the society. Therefore, the new direction on research funding will focus more on scientific transformation research and applied science and technology.
Rector, Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan introduced the Ilha Verde Campus of USJ to the delegation as “a sustainable and a green campus designed by students and for the students”. As a local “green campus”, USJ aims to contribute towards a sustainable development of Macao by providing scientific approaches and cultivating professional talents. Like the recent conducted research on Macao’s Mangroves and Maritime projects sponsored by FDCT, USJ will continue to coordinating research on environmental science, architect and service design projects to facilitate the policies and implementations in Macao’s sustainable development. As a local higher educational institute and rooted in its traditions, USJ will uphold the institutional accountability in providing Macao a sustainable society.
A campus tour led by Rev. Professor Stephen Morgan and the management team concluded the visit in the afternoon in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The ONLINE MRI Symposium will consist in a series of workshops, whose participation will be mostly but not exclusively by invitation. The basic theme remains focused on understanding the need for a New Paradigm and marshalling the resources for constructing it. What has changed, however, is what we are now learning in light of the global economic crisis now rolling in like a tsunami in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and also in the light of the new online channels.
The title of the ONLINE symposium for 2020 which is “Toward a New Paradigm of Economics” is based on the work and mission of Pope Francis in shaping a new approach to economics and finance oriented towards the common good in close cooperation with a broad network of partner institutions at all levels.
Main Topics of the Online Symposium 2020:
Spiritual Conversion, Wisdom Traditions and the Mindset of Solidarity
Self Empowerment of the Poor and Subsidiarity
Finance and Economics re-designed for the Common Good and Justice
Environmental Protection and Prudence
Date & Time:Day 1: Thursday, 15 October 2020 | 8:45 am (Entry time)
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The University of Saint Joseph is now accepting applications for Master and PhD programmes with classes starting in January 2021. The deadline for application submission is 13 December, 2020.
Find out more here: usj.edu.mo/admissions
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 Director of the Central Government Liaison Office in Macau, Fu Ziying, and his delegation visited the USJ, in a campus tour led by the Chancellor of USJ, the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, and the Rector of USJ, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan.
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Rector and members of the new alumni association exchanged views and opinions on the future development of AAUSJ. Among the discussed topics were the annual cultural exchange trip.
On October 16, the Public Security Police Bureau held a police affairs meeting with the Higher Education Institutions and the liaisons and student unions of various universities in Macao.
The short series of public lectures on “What works” draws on research evidence, championing randomized controlled trials, to inform decision making and practices in schools.
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