USJ architecture students propose radical green architecture concepts for Ilha Verde
Green Link is the 2020 architecture graduate exhibition now open to the public at the USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Projects from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ)'s architecture students, exhibit as part of the 2020 graduation show under the theme Green Link, aim to improve the Ilha Verde urban design and to envision new purposes for the area. The exhibition features a selection of ten projects of the graduating students from the Bachelor of Architectural Studies at USJ.
This year's architecture graduation studio started with a team work that identified the problems and opportunities in the Ilha Verde neighborhood, and reimagined its urban fabric with a new conceptual masterplan and innovative architecture exploring a greener lifestyle, that would promote social equity and environmental health.
The individual projects developed by each student materialise the key ideas of the plan, with proposals ranging from housing developments to community centres, hotels, libraries, museums, and sports centres. All while expanding the public space and incorporating sustainable design practices, with a high green coverage for all proposed buildings.
According to Ar. Nuno Soares, Acting-Head of USJ’s Department of Architecture and the graduation project’s tutor, the unifying aim across the projects was “to creatively explore the interaction with nature to generate innovative architectural concepts able to able give a meaningful contribution to improve the surrounding context”.
The exhibition includes projects by Frederick Tupaz Cabio, Isaac Ho, Ian Leong, Mamadú Seck, Phillia Hao Hsin Chiang, Travis Lai, Joana Wong Tsz Yin, Natalie Ho I Fu, Ida Lei, and Vanda Chan.
The Department of Architecture invites all interested to visit the exhibition at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery, at the USJ Ilha Verde Campus until 15 July, and attend the Sharing Session on Saturday, 11 July, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Students will share the underlying concepts and processes of their projects and will welcome public feedback, that can help them design successful projects in their future as architects in Macao and abroad.
About USJ’s Architectural Programme
“As the first and only Bachelor of Architectural Studies in Macao, our curriculum was designed to follow international standards of architectural education while exploring the specific conditions of our location and cultural context. The curriculum is rooted in tectonics and sustainability, addressing four main themes: high-density housing; heritage management and conservation; experimental material fabrication; innovative mixed-use architecture.”
“Our programme follow an idealistic yet pragmatic approach, looking to Macao and the Pearl River Delta as a laboratory to imagine and test new spatial answers to contemporary challenges and opportunities. We encourage students to generate innovative and original architectural and urban forms, designed from the public perspective, taking the potential of its programme and the connection to the existing context as a starting point to create vibrant future realities.”
“USJ’s architectural programme emphasises ethics as well as expertise, encouraging students to be socially committed and generous, designing for the common good. We strive to form innovative and skillful architects committed to contributing to improve the future of or citizens and cities by improving the design of the daily spaces where human activities take place.”
The design of this building arises from the concept of interference, that breaks a solid object into two parts. The crack generated by interference creates a well-ventilated design, and provides a nest for greeneries. The design results in two towers – Residential building and Commercial building – with the bottom as the common area, with retail, shopping and restaurants. Through inference, if a crest of a wave meets a crest of another wave, which in this case is the crack generated from interference, then the amplitude is the sum of the individual amplitudes, designing a strong bond of community in the building.
Floating Library by Isaac Ho
Inspired by the luxurious green of Ilha Verde, this project is a public library by the waterfront that aims to create a new centrality and gathering place for residents and visitors. The design follows a simple concept of hanging boxes to generate a dynamic set of floating volumes at different heights connected by a continuous ramp. This volumetric composition generates visual permeability, void areas and transparency throughout the building, making it inviting and iconic. It allows people to look through the building from different vantage points to see the waterfront, the different spaces and paths.
Dynamic Suspension by Ian Leong
Dynamic Suspension is an innovative and ambitious conceptual prototype for the future of residential buildings in Macao, presenting an alternative to the current repetitive mass housing models. Implemented through an ingenious stacking of floor plans with different layouts creating a layered effect. The resulting volumetric composition is complex and diverse, each unit is made of several volumes one for each interior compartment, and explore the views around the building. One of the key advantages of this arrangement is the availability of ample outdoor spaces and the singularity of each apartment.
Fracture by Mamadú Seck
This project is an Intergenerational Care Centre, which seeks to bring youngsters and seniors together in a mutually beneficial interaction. Inspired by a fracture observed at the Ilha Verde hill, the project concept aims to make a bridge between those two completely distinct generations, creating an interior space that would host them, but also expressing it in the exterior of the building. The design evolved with a fragmentation of the volume into four different shapes, each one with its own identity and function, making the fracture the unifying element that brings it all together and provides its character.
Daily Frame by Phillia Hao Hsin Chiang
Located at the base of the Ilha Verde mountain, this project proposes an alternative model for mass housing, creating a mixed-use complex that combines residential units, public space, offices, educational facilities, shops and restaurants, it goes beyond architecture and tries to create a small urban space. The volumetric composition of this project starts from two simple L-shaped units following the mountain path while framing a sequence of open spaces. The volumetric shift of each unit generates a series of interstitial spaces between the units, creating gaps to be used as private balconies and shared pocket spaces.
Vertical Duality by Travis Lai
This project is a prototype for a new boutique hotel at the Ilha Verde edge that explores the architectural potential and spatial quality of a common hotel project. The concept of Vertical Duality is reflected in the vertical circulation as the key structure in concrete, and the rooms as cantilevers in metal and wood. There is simultaneously formal independence and functional dependence, creating a clear spatial duality. This project and its spatial composition express the potential of vertical duality: on the programme – circulation/ inhabitation; on tectonics – concrete/ wood; on massing – regular/irregular.
Shifting Decks by Joana Wong Tsz Yin
This project is conceived as a Learning Centre that can inspire the process of learning. Each floor has a common central space, open to the outside – the Deck – and each Deck has a different orientation towards a specific viewpoint: the mountain, the waterfront, the city, the horizon, the street. The design strategy follows a continuous path, creating a dynamic momentum shifting from floor to floor, following the movement of escalation upwards. The sequence of free form plans creates a shift from the norm generating a sense of progress, intensifying the spatial experience.
Tartan by Natalie Ho I Fu
Tartan is an architectural and urban project that aims to create a sport complex as a micro-cosmos on the foothill of Green Island. This project explores the open space between buildings as the central space for the human experience and interaction. The main concept is to extend a tartan mosaic covering the entire plot, to create a tri-dimensional landscape. Each component follows its own specifications but similar set of rules, resulting into a diverse but coherent massing and spatial experience. The end result is not just a building but an urban landscape, that invites users and passersby to explore, interact and discover multiple levels and spaces with an interactive experience.
Green Unit Scapes by Ida Lei
The Green Unit Scapes is a new housing prototype, deeply inspired by its location, at Ilha Verde, that aims to create a landscape of green residential units in dialogue with nature and its surroundings. Composed of two towers on the ground level that approach as they raise, connecting at the top level. The aggregating units on each floor, form rectangular volumes with a zig-zag perimeter, with a small shifting movement from floor to floor that produces an overlap creating a landscape of independent green balconies, one for each apartment.
The Wall Art Gallery by Vanda Chan
Located by the waterfront this project is a multifunctional building that combines three different but interrelated functions – gallery, workshop/workplace and housing. The design concept is Wall Density and explores the idea of anti-gravity, challenging people’s perception of what is possible to build. Following a counterintuitive design strategy, the wall density gradually increases from the lowest at the ground floor to the highest at the top floor. The lower floor is more open to the public, gradually closing up on the upper floors. The top floor is a small village of patio houses full of natural light, reinterpreting Macao’s traditional patios.
On 3 July 2020, last Friday, the Alumni Association of University of Saint Joseph (AAUSJ) organised a farewell dinner for Rev. Fr. Peter Stilwell, who has officially retired from his ministry as Rector of University of Saint Joseph as of 23 May 2020. On behalf of AAUSJ, Mr William Un, President of the General Assembly, presented a souvenir to Rev. Fr. Stilwell, to show their greatest gratitude for his love and support to the Alumni Association over the past 8 years, especially to his commitment to the annual Chinese Cultural Tour which was a memorable experience for them all. They sent their best wishes to Fr. Peter Stilwell and hope to meet Fr. Stilwell one day in Portugal.
On Saturday, 20 June at 2.30 pm, Professor José Manuel Simões, Coordinator of the Department of Communication and Media of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of University of Saint Joseph (USJ), organised an Open Class at Creative Macau with master students of Communication and Media programme. In a presentation named “Visual Infinity”, the students showed their selected works. The main subject of this open class was Macao and its different visual representations. It brought together very diverse projects and a wide range of media, focusing mainly on visual content.
In this event, the public had the opportunity to have an overview of students’ works which included infographics, animations, photos and videos concerning Macao’s heritage, culture and vitality. Furthermore, students presented their vision via animations produced on topics as diverse as Macao’s cultural activities, the expansion of the city or the evolution of brands.
For the last nine months, the students of the Master of Communication and Media (MCM) learned creative modules, such as, Visual Culture, Infographics and Multimedia Design. Students were encouraged to successfully and professionally develop their audio-visual, multimedia, and photographic skills to produce exciting content. Not only for classroom use but also for the public to appreciate their best visual productions, work methodology and digital identity.
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On Friday, 19 June at 6.00 pm, students from the Department of Design of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), presented their final graduation projects centred on "Duality" and "Transparency" concepts, bringing together diverse projects in the areas of Design and Fashion Design respectively.
A handful of guests and family attended the exhibition; they had the pleasure of observing the students' capstone projects presentations first-hand. The students presented their most exceptional work with a creative flair in a brief interactive demonstration. The projects were composed of furniture, fashion garments, products, prototypes, photography, and final academic portfolios with all the students' top work during their 4-year programme at USJ.
Students who participated in the the Bachelor of Design Capstone Projects were Marta Bjerke de Herédia and Cheong Hoi Hang (Athena), supervised by Prof. Ana Filipa Simões.
Students who participated in the Bachelor of Fashion Design Capstone Projects were Chan Ka I (Katherine), Lou, Eva Nga I (Eva), Luana Mesquita (Mona), André Francisco Mariano do Rosario (Effina), Micaela Carolina Ali and Cheong Chi Fong (Scofield), supervised by Prof. Ana Cardoso.
The Department of Design of FAH cordially invites you to attend the exhibition from 19 June 2020 until 19 July 2020, at Room 603 on 6th floor of the Academic Building (Mondays to Saturdays, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm) at the University of Saint Joseph, Ilha Verde Campus (Macao, China).
Lou, Eva Nga I (Eva)
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André Francisco Mariano do Rosario (Éffina)
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PRESS RELEASE
On Saturday 27th June the General Council of the University of Saint Joseph approved a re-organisation the academic units of University. With effect from 1st July 2020 the following changes will take place:
The School of Education and the Faculty of Social Sciences will be merged to create a Faculty of Social Sciences and Education.
The Faculty of Creative Industries and the Faculty of Humanities will merge to form a Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
With the transfer of the Department of Philosophy to the Faculty of Religious Studies this will now be renamed the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy.
The School of Business and Law will be upgraded to the status of a Faculty and be known as the Faculty of Business and Law.
In addition to the existing Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education, the General Council also agreed to the immediate establishment of two further research centres:
The Xavier Research Centre for Memory and Identity, in partnership to Macau Ricci Institute, concentrating on the areas of language and culture, history and heritage, ethics and social doctrine.
The Macau Observatory for Social Development will be established in partnership with Caritas Macau and other social agencies of the Catholic Church and will work on the areas of health, well-being, social development, and the social impact of the Catholic Church.
The University will also establish an English Language Centre to undertake the instruction in initial English language acquisition and testing for students of the University.
The General Council endorsed a plan to relocate the University Library to the centre of the Campus, to move the service offices to the space freed up by the Library move.
Finally, the General Council also gave its consent to a plan to reshape the degree programmes, such that, in addition to their meeting the requirements of the Macau Higher Education Law, they also comply with the European Credit Transfer System, which was established by the Bologna Accord and is fast becoming the global standard for programmes in higher education.
Following these announcements, the Rector has made the following appointments, with immediate effect:
Professor Elisa Monteiro - Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Education
Professor Carlos Caires - Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Professor Father Franz Gassner - Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy
Professor Jenny Lao-Phillips - Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law
Professor David Gonçalves has been appointed for a further two-year term as Dean of the Institute of Science and the Environment.
Professor Ana Correia has been appointed Director of the Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research inEducation
Professor Alan Baxter has been appointed Director of the Xavier Centre for Memory and Identity
The Director of the Macau Observatory for Social Developments will be announced in due course
The Rector thanked Professors Ana Correia, Alan Baxter and Vitor Teixeira for their work as deans over the last few years.
In making the announcement, the Rector said that through this reorganisation, which was designed to consolidate and build upon the direction of travel of the University over the last few years, the academic structure of the University would better reflect the nature of the University of Saint Joseph as a Catholic University, specialising in postgraduate teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences. It would do so by creating academic units of sufficient critical mass and coherence in areas of study to be both robust and agile as the University seeks to carry its role as an international Catholic University in and of China.
The Rector said that the University’s mission was to serve the people, community and Diocese of Macau, the Greater Bay Area, China and the wider region. In seeking to fulfil the mandate of the Bishop and Catholic Foundation for Higher Education and working within the welcome framework recently set out by the Chief Executive of the Special Administration, the Rector emphasised that the University of Saint Joseph’s aim is to produce graduates of the highest personal integrity, capable of rigorous critical and creative thinking, people who instinctively work collaboratively, who value of the other, and seek to move from proficiency to mastery of their chosen field discipline. He said that these changes, together with the ever-closer collaboration with both the Diocese of Macau and the Catholic University of Portugal, will better enable the University of Saint Joseph to be true to its identity and mission, and fulfil its ambitions to be of service to all.
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NOTA DE IMPRENSA
No passado dia 27 de Junho, o Conselho Geral da Universidade de São José aprovou a reestruturação das unidades académicas da Universidade, tendo esta entrado em vigor em 1 de Julho de 2020, abrangendo as seguintes alterações:
A Escola de Educação e a Faculdade de Ciências Sociais foram incorporadas numa só unidade, dando origem à criação da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Educação;
A junção da Faculdade de Indústrias Criativas e da Faculdade de Humanidades deram origem à Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades;
Com a incorporação do Departamento de Filosofia na Faculdade de Estudos das Religiões, a mesma passou a denominar-se Faculdade de Estudos das Religiões e Filosofia;
A Escola de Gestão e Direito viu o seu estatuto ser elevado para o nível de Faculdade, passando assim a denominar-se Faculdade de Gestão e Direito.
Para além do actual Centro de Investigação em Educação Domingos Lam, o Conselho Geral concordou igualmente com a criação de mais dois centros de investigação e um centro de Língua Inglesa, nomeadamente:
O Centro de Investigação para a Memória e Identidade Xavier, que será gerido conjuntamente com o Instituto Ricci de Macau, irá debruçar-se sobre as áreas da língua e cultura, história e herança, ética e doutrina social;
O Observatório para o Desenvolvimento Social de Macau será instituído em parceria com a Caritas de Macau e outras entidades de cariz social da Igreja Católica, e irá focar-se nas áreas relacionadas com a saúde, o bem-estar, o desenvolvimento social, e o impacto social da Igreja Católica;
A Universidade instituirá também o Centro de Língua Inglesa para a instrução dos alunos da Universidade na fase inicial de aprendizagem e avaliação da Língua Inglesa.
O Conselho Geral também aprovou o plano para a relocalização da Biblioteca principal da Universidade para uma área mais central do Campus da Ilha Verde e a relocalização de alguns dos serviços da Universidade para o localonde se encontra actualmente a Biblioteca.
Por fim, o Conselho Geral aprovou, de igual modo, o plano de reestruturação dos cursos conferentes de grau, de modo a que os mesmos cumpram os requisitos estabelecidos pelo Regime do Ensino Superior de Macau e pelo Sistema Europeu de Transferência de Créditos, criado pelo Acordo de Bolonha e o qual se está a tornar rapidamente na referência mundial para programas do Ensino Superior.
No âmbito destas alterações, decidiu ainda o Reitor fazer as seguintes nomeações, com efeito imediato:
Professora Elisa Monteiro – Directora da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Educação;
Professor Carlos Caires – Director da Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades;
Professor Franz Gassner – Director da Faculdade de Estudos das Religiões e Filosofia;
Professora Jenny Lao-Phillips – Directora da Faculdade de Gestão e Direito;
Professor David Gonçalves é reconduzido para mais um mandato de dois anos como Director do Instituto de Ciência e Ambiente;
Professora Ana Correia é nomeada como Directora do Centro de Investigação em Educação Domingos Lam;
Professor Alan Baxter é nomeado como Director do Centro de Investigação para a Memória e Identidade Xavier.
O Reitor aproveitou a ocasião para manifestar o seu profundo agradecimento pelo trabalho desenvolvido ao longo dos últimos anos pelos Professores Alan Baxter, Ana Correia e Vítor Teixeira.
Neste seguimento, o Reitor esclareceu também que a reestruturação levada a cabo visa consolidar o caminho atéaqui percorrido pela Universidade. Assim, a nova reestruturação tem por objectivo melhor reflectir a natureza e gênese da Universidade de São José enquanto Universidade Católica, especializada no ensino de cursos de pós-graduação e investigação na área das Humanidades e Ciências Sociais. A Universidade alcançará este objectivo através da criação de unidades académicas munidas de coerência e massa crítica suficientemente robustas e ágeis para o desempenho do seu papel enquanto Universidade Católica internacional, dentro e fora da China.
O Reitor enfatizou ainda que a missão da Universidade é a de servir as pessoas, a comunidade e a Diocese de Macau, a região da Grande Baía, a China e seus arredores. Ao procurar cumprir o mandato do Bispo e da Fundação Católica de Ensino Superior Universitário, dentro da estrutura estabelecida pelo Chefe do Executivo de Macau, o Reitor reiterou que um dos principais objectivos da Universidade de São José é a formação de graduandos de alta integridade pessoal, capazes de raciocínio crítico rigoroso e pensamento criativo, com ímpeto para a colaboração, que valorizam o próximo e procuram desenvolver a máxima proficiência nas suas áreas de conhecimento de eleição. O Reitor sublinhou também que as presentes alterações, que serão levadas a cabo numa crescente colaboração com a Diocese de Macau e com a Universidade Católica Portuguesa, melhor permitirão que a Universidade de São José seja fiel à sua verdadeira identidade e missão, assim como o cumprimento do objectivo de a todos servir.
The staff and students of the University of Saint Joseph’s Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy (FRSP) remember with gratitude Fr. Daniel Kendall S.J., who passed away peacefully on May 26th, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California, USA, at 81 years of age.
Fr. Kendall, an expert of St. Paul and the Synoptic Gospels, was a Visiting Academic at FRSP between 2011 and 2018. Besides teaching in the USA, Mainland China, Macao SAR, India and the Philippines, he published many scholarly articles in the Theological Studies and The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. He was also the book review editor for Theological Studies for ten years, having sent precious book donations to our FRSP Library.
Fr. Kendall and his legacy of missionary generosity will be dearly remembered here in Macao. USJ thanks him for his time and expertise, as well as friendship and mentorship towards our students at FRSP. Deo Gratias,and Requiescat In Pace, Fr. Daniel!
To promote early literacy research and development in Macau, the University of Saint Joseph Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education and Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on the 1st of July, 2020, creating a partnership alliance for the elaboration and development of educational and professional activities. This partnership agreement was signed by University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Rector Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Foundation Executive Director Mr. William Yiu.
In accordance with this agreement, the Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education and the GEG Foundation will work together to promote the GEG Chinese Literacy Education and Research Project (The CLEAR Project). An initiative led by Professor Cheng Pui Wan, the long-term goal of this project is to build a research and evidence-based literacy education model, to provide professional development for teachers, to develop small-group learning support for students, and to organize seminars on language and literacy acquisition for parents. Currently, the kindergarten sections of six Macanese schools are participating in this initiative: Macau Baptist College, Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima Chinese Section, Fu Luen School, Our Lady of Fatima Girls’ School, The Workers’ Children High School Macau and Escola Dom João Paulino.
About the University of Saint Joseph
Established in 1996, the University of Saint Joseph inherits the longstanding tradition of Catholic humanistic education in Macau and is committed to the principles of holistic education while contributing to the sustainable development of the economy, environment and community in Macau. Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education was established in June 2019 to foster the growth of research in education and to publish and disseminate findings through a broad network. The current partnership agreement was created with the full support of Rector Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, Vice-Rector Professor Keith Morrison and Administrator Professor Alejandro Salcedo.
About the Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation
The Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation was established in April 2015 and is dedicated to giving back to the community and serving Macau and the Greater China Region. The Foundation focuses on philanthropic activities which nurture young people, enabling them to become responsible citizens in their communities. In the past few years, the Foundation has launched the "GEG Literacy Development Pilot Scheme" and the "GEG Sign Bilingualism Co-enrolment Pilot Scheme," while supporting disaster relief and the recent novel coronavirus infection prevention work to help vulnerable groups and people in need.
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On 29 June 2020, at 2:30 pm, MGM/USJ Spectacle workshop outcome presentation was held at MGM Cotai Spectacle area. MGM Cotai Spectacle has an area with 25 LED large screens that are permanently displaying several video art pieces. This is an annual event which officially launched the videos as well as the ones from this year's edition. MGM offered the students of the Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) the opportunity to create content for this digital canvas. The students from both editions and the representatives from MGM Cotai and USJ were present.
Applications for these workshops were opened to all FCI students of Communication and Media and Digital Cinema programmes. A team of 5 different students was selected each year based on their skills and motivation and then worked on the concept, design, shoot, and post-production of these videos.
The first workshop in 2019 resulted in 5 sequences that were displayed in different screens that interacted with each other of real-sized people trying to solve fictional mal-functions of the panels.
The second workshop in 2020 resulted in 24 videos to mark the different hours of the day, each one using a different technique, from time-lapse to stop-motion, animation and green-screen, etc.
Looking back at the history of Christianity in China we realize how for centuries the missionaries have struggled to confront many challenges related to the inculturation of the Gospel. More specifically during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties we may recall Franciscan, Dominican and Jesuit missionaries who have distinguished themselves in this great labour. However, the Gospel of Christ has more ancient roots in the mission of the Eastern Syrian monks who at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) announced for the first time the story of Jesus to the Chinese people using Chinese language.
The formidable task, accomplished by the so-called “Nestorianmissionaries” or the members of the“luminous teaching” (“Jingjiao”) community, chronologically constitutes the first documented engagement between Jesus’ message and the Chinese people. Two documents, entitled “Thus have I heard: On the listening of the Messiah” and “Discourse on the One-God” present a focus on the individuation, exposition, and explanation of the Christian view on God with its Christological and Soteriological concepts.
Moreover, the lecture will feature the Chinese face of the pastoral and missionary enterprise carried out by the members of the “luminous teaching” community highlighting its efforts of ‘understanding’, ‘translating’, ‘explaining’, and ‘transmitting’ the story of Jesus into Chinese categories. The model of inculturation developed by these early missionaries in China is the first invaluable approach and will remain a reference for Christian and missionaries in the Chinese context they should always learn from.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
歐衛道Victor AGUILAR, STD is a Comboni Missionary living and working in Macau since 2002. He is a part-time professor of Patristics and History of the Church at the Holy Spirit Seminary College in Hong Kong. His doctoral dissertation is focused on the Corpus Nestorianum Sinicum: “Thus Have I Heard on the Listening of Mishihe (the Messiah)” 序聽迷詩所經 and “Discourse on the One-God” 一神論. A theological approach with a proposed reading structure and translation. His works also include «The “epistrophe”: Use and meaning in the writings of Dionysius the Areopagite» (PUG Rome) 1997, and 偽狄尼奧修基督論的元素 - 神思 (083) 2009.
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The new office of Alumni Association was elected on 24 June 2020 for the 2020-2023 term and they will continue to strive hard to live up the standard of excellence of our Alma Mater, and to the best of their ability protect the rights and benefits of the alumni and the university. Rector Stephen Morgan and Prof Álvaro Barbosa, Vice-Rector, welcomed the Alumni Association before the Annual General Assembly Meeting was held. Rector Morgan also encouraged the Alumni to treat USJ as their home and the university will support them throughout their lifetime.
Asia is home to a huge diversity of whales, dolphins and porpoises and even the only vegetarian marine mammal in the eastern hemisphere! Right on Macau's very doorstep, two species of cetacean call the waters of the Pearl River Estuary home and a further 17 species have been recorded in close by oceanic waters. The region has a rich history of marine mammals and many Tin Hau temples display ancient whale bones, as a testament to the importance these species once had with fishing communities. Both dolphins and porpoise have been struggling in the ever more urbanized waters of the estuary, however, the cessation of the ferry traffic during Covid border closures has provided some respite and has seen the return of dolphins and porpoises to now deserted shipping lanes. Our speaker, Dr Lindsay Porter, will describe her decades long study of our local marine mammals and will provide the first insights to how dolphins and porpoises claimed back their habitat during this period of restricted vessel movement.
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Lindsay Porter obtained her undergraduate degree in Aquatic Bioscience from Glasgow University (Scotland) then moved to Hong Kong to conduct her doctoral thesis on the impact of coastal reclamation on the iconic Chinese white dolphin – or Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). Lindsay completed her PhD in 1998 and remained in Asia where she has studied many of the most threatened regions regarding marine mammal species. Lindsay is currently an Honorary Research Fellow of the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) of the University of St. Andrews (Scotland), the world’s largest research and teaching facility dedicated to the study of marine mammals. She continues to use Hong Kong as her base where her study of the Chinese white dolphin population now spans more than 20 years. Lindsay is also an Associate Professor at the University of Malaysia Sarawak and University Sains Malaysia, where she is assisting local researchers to develop skills and increase marine mammal expertise in the Malaysia. Lindsay is recognized as an international marine mammal expert and is a member of the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and Chair of the Small Cetacean Committee of the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee. She also sits on the boards of two regional groups, the South East Asian Marine Mammal association (SEAMMAMs) and the Asian Marine Mammal Stranding Network (AMMSN). Lindsay is also the Asia Section Marine Liaison Officer for the Society of Conservation Biology, board member of the Association of Tropical Biology Conservation and the Awards and Scholarship Chair for the Society of Marine Mammalogy. Lindsay has also provided expert advice, as well as featured in, several documentaries on ocean health and marine mammals, in particular the award winning documentary “A Plastic Ocean” highlighted her work on Sri Lanka's blue whales.
How we detect and process sound is a fundamental question in auditory research. Quantification of hearing abilities is the technical basis for answering this question. In this talk, I will first present the anatomy of the mammalian ear, followed by the optical measurement of the mechanical vibration on the middle and inner ear, and common methods such as Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) used to quantify auditory sensitivity in humans and lab animals. I will present ABR results on disease models (exposed to noise, drug and gene modifications). For other research organisms such as the small larval zebrafish and drosophila, alternative psychoacoustic approaches such as the pre-pulse inhibition will be presented and discussed.
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Fangyi CHEN obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees in the field of Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University (Beijing, China). He received his PhD in Electricaland Computer Engineering from The University of Boston (2005). He worked as a Research Associate and Research Engineer in the Oregon Hearing Research Centre from 2005 to 2012. In 2012, Dr. CHEN joined Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, Shenzhen, China) as an Associate Professor and became the vice president of the Zhiren College and the Executive Dean of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on the development of the instruments in otolaryngology, in vivo study of the cochlear mechanics, and functional assessment of the hearing and vestibular systems in animal models.
Contemplation and Leadership Course 2020 – Reconciliation and Peace
Date: Saturday, 4 JuLy 2020
Time :3:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Venue: Jesuitas
Address: 4, Largo de Saint Agostinho, Jesuitas
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Contemplation enables everyone to take up responsibility and to struggle for reconciliation and peace. The sessions on Contemplative Leadership continue the journey of reaching inner silence and peace. Inspired by the Gospel of Saint John and selected Poems the focus of the year 2020 will be on the challenge to deepen the regular daily Contemplative practice and to figure out how Contemplation may be decisive to bring about peace and reconciliation in a divided world.
Instructor: Fr. Stephan Rothlin, S.J.
Language: English / Mandarin
Online Registration (click here)Participants are advised to bring along comfortable clothing and, if possible, a meditation mat.**Participants are required to check their body temperature and to wear surgical face mask during the course due to the COVID-19 pandemic. **
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Dear Colleagues and Students,
Please be informed that, after the consent given by his Superior and Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang, Professor Franz Gassner has been officially appointed as the new Dean for the University’s Faculty of Religious Studies.
Please refer to the attached document for details.
Vimos pelo presente informar que, depois do consentimento dado pelo seu Superior e pelo Bispo Stephen Lee Bun Sang, o Professor Franz Gassner foi oficialmente nomeado como o novo Director da Faculdade de Estudos Religiosos da Universidade.
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Appointment of the new Dean of FRS (View PDF here)
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University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held the Meeting of History and Heritage Studies on 13 June (Saturday) at Don Bosco Auditorium of Ilha Verde Campus. Present representatives and members from local historical associations included Macao Heritage Ambassadors Association, Macao Cultural Heritage Reinventing Studies Association, Association for Macau Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection, Macau History Association, Macao Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Relics and Macao Association for Historical Education.
Through this meeting, USJ hopes to strengthen the connection between the university and local association and has more cooperation and communication in the future. As a higher education institution that is deeply committed to the cultural heritage and history of Macau, we can properly serve our citizens on history and heritage education from listening. We hope to support each other and promote Macao history and heritage activities together.
A Universidade de São José (USJ) organizou um Encontro de Estudos em História e Património no dia 13 de Junho (sábado), no Auditório Don Bosco do Campus da Ilha Verde. Representantes e membros de associações locais relacionadas com História foram convidados para esta reunião, incluindo a Associação dos Embaixadores do Património de Macau, a Associação para a Reinvenção de Estudos de Património Cultural de Macau, a Associação para Protecção do Património Histórico e Cultural de Macau, a Associação da História de Macau, o Instituto de Conservação e Restauro de Relíquias Culturais de Macau e a Associação de História Educação de Macau.
Com esta reunião, a USJ espera fortificar a relação entre a Universidade e as associações locais, promovendo o diálogo e a cooperação. Como instituição de ensino superior profundamente comprometida com a preservação do património cultural e a divulgação da História de Macau, a Universidade pretende fortalecer, deste modo, o conhecimento dos cidadãos. A Universidade e as associações locais esperam, assim, apoiar-se mutuamente na promoção de actividades relacionadas com a História e património de Macau.
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Contemplation and Leadership Course 2020 - A Path to Reconciliation and Peace
Date: Saturday, 13 June 2020
Time :3:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Venue: Gratia Hall, Macau Saint Joseph Seminary
Address: 5, Largo de Saint Agostinho, Macau Saint Joseph Seminary
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Contemplation enables everyone to take up responsibility and to struggle for reconciliation and peace. The sessions on Contemplative Leadership continue the journey of reaching inner silence and peace. Inspired by the Gospel of Saint John and selected Poems the focus of the year 2020 will be on the challenge to deepen the regular daily Contemplative practice and to figure out how Contemplation may be decisive to bring about peace and reconciliation in a divided world.
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Saturday, 4 July 2020 | Time: 3:00 P.M. -5:30 P.M.
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The Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) of the University of Saint Joseph is pleased to announce the opening of Communication & Media bachelor students' exhibition "ImaginACTION". The exhibition opened last Friday on 29 May at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery (University of Saint Joseph's Ilha Verde Campus, Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, 14-17), and will be open to the public until 19 June 2020.
The students' artworks explore several looks to human social conditions and formulate new imagery of Macao's city. Ranging from Macau's landscape (re)imagination, mental health, childhood nostalgia and many more, the final projects displayed in the exhibition not only showcase students' creative and technical skills but also offer a different perspective on what we see daily in the city. "ImaginACTION" not only strived to be creative in these topics but also tries to bring enlightenment and serious conversation to issues that are not easy to discuss conventionally.
The "ImaginACTION" exhibition will remain open for public access until 19 June, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Mondays to Fridays. The admission is free, and we invite all the students, professors, and the general public to engage with the artworks as creative participants.
More pictures are available on Flickr now! (click here)
As the pandemic situation in Macao starts to ease, classes in higher education institutions, secondary schools and primary schools are gradually resumed.
In order to understand the latest status of the public security on and around campus after the resumption of classes, and to discuss the strengthening of the publicity and education of students' crime prevention and epidemic prevention, the Judiciary Police held a crime prevention exchange meeting with school representatives who had joined the "Safe School Network” from 19 to 26 May.
University of Saint Joseph (USJ) together with other higher education institutes and Higher Education Bureau were invited to join the Higher Education Institution session of the “Safe School Network” meeting to discuss how to enhance the crime prevention education for students of higher education.
Students from the Bachelor of Fashion Design of the Faculty of Creative Industries presented the 1st Fitting and Photoshoot as part of their Graduation Show 2020
The Bachelor of Fashion Design, Fitting and Photoshoot Session, was a class-activity created for the Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI)’ Fashion Design students, presented last Friday, 18 May 2020. With a few guests, such as expert representatives, professional models, make-up artists, and teachers, this in-door class activity was part of students’ final year graduation capstone projects. Fashion Design students who participated on the Fitting and Photoshoot were: Chan Ka I (Katherine); Lou, Eva Nga I (Eva); Luana Mesquita (Mona); Mariano do Rosario (Effina); Micaela Carolina Ali, and Cheong Chi Fong (Scofield).
The Fashion Design industry in Macao is still scarce. Still, the Faculty of Creative Industries together with the support of Macau's Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM), is joining efforts to increase the awareness, and improve the quality of works produced in Macao. As well as, the variety of designers trained locally, so that this industry can become one of Macao's most cherished design areas of study, and professional expertise.
The Department of Design of the Faculty of Creative Industries was pleased to organise this class-activity and to collaborate with local fashion professionals.
Outfits projects from year-4 Fashion Design students by Katherine; Eva; Mona; Effina; Micaela and Scofield.
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USJ Held the Installation of the Fourth Rector on 23 May 2020
On 23 May 2020, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held the Installation of its Fourth Rector in the Auditório Centenário de Fátima at the Ilha Verde Campus at 5:00pm. USJ’s new Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, is a Welshman and Deacon of the Diocese of Portsmouth in England who has been a professor at the University since September 2018, where he also held the titles of Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies and Professor Librarian. The installation was officiated by the Most Reverend Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Chancellor of USJ. Honourable guests included the representative of the Chief Executive, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ms. Ao Ieong U; Deputy Minister of Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr. Hong Bo; Head of the Department of Public Diplomacy and Information of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr. Zheng Xinyou; Director of the Higher Education Bureau, Mr. Sou Chio Fai; Deputy Director of Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, Ms.Leong Vai Kei; representatives from other Government departments, institutions, benefactors, corporations, and the University’s Student Association and Alumni Association.
Besides marking the beginning of the Reverend Professor Morgan’s mandate, it was also a formal opportunity to thank the retiring Rector, Reverend Professor Peter Stilwell, for his eight years of stewardship and leadership of the University. Bishop Stephen Lee remarked that “the years ahead are filled with promise for USJ. It is an institution which uniquely expresses a key aspect of Macao as a place of cultural, intellectual and religious encounter.”
Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, in his speech, admitted that “a change of leadership must imply changes to the place”, but reinforced that “the change will always be undertaken with the intention of preserving and strengthening the identity and mission of the University”. Professor Morgan finalised his speech with the promise of his untiring efforts, as a colleague and servant-leader, to undertake this work.
Speech by Bishop Dom Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Chancellor of USJ (click here)
Speech by Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, Rector of USJ (click here)
USJ Assinalou a Tomada de Posse do Quarto Reitor a 23 de Maio de 2020
No dia 23 de Maio de 2020, a Universidade de São José (USJ) assinalou a Tomada de Posse do Quarto Reitor no Auditório Centenário de Fátima, no Campus da Ilha Verde, às 17h00. O novo Reitor da USJ, Reverendo Professor Stephen Morgan, é Galês, Diácono da Diocese de Portsmouth na Inglaterra e professor na Universidade desde Setembro de 2018; onde também ocupou os cargos de Director da Faculdade de Estudos Religiosos e Professor Bibliotecário. A Tomada de Posse foi conduzida por Sua Excelência Reverendíssima, o Bispo de Macau, D. Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Chanceler da USJ. Entre os ilustres convidados, encontravam-se a representante do Chefe do Executivo, a Secretária para os Assuntos Sociais e Cultura, Dra. Ao Ieong U; representante do Gabinete de Ligação do Governo Central na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, Dr. Hong Bo; representante do Comissariado do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros da República Popular da China na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, Dr. Zheng Xinyou; Director da Direcção dos Serviços do Ensino Superior, Dr. Sou Chio Fai; Sub-Directora da Direcção dos Serviços de Educação e Juventude, Dra. Leong Vai Kei; representantes de outros departamentos do Governo, instituições, benfeitores, sociedades, e das Associações de Estudantes e Alumni.
Para além de ser a comemoração do início do mandato do Reverendo Professor Morgan, também foi uma oportunidade de agradecimento formal ao Reitor cessante, Professor Peter Stilwell, pelos seus oito anos de gestão e liderança da Universidade. O Chanceler D. Stephen Lee observou, no seu discurso, que “os próximos anos se afiguram cheios de promessas para a USJ. É uma instituição que expressa de maneira singular uma particularidade essencial de Macau enquanto local de encontro cultural, intelectual e religioso.”
O Reverendo Professor Stephen Morgan admitiu que “mudança haverá certamente, como aliás sempre acontece com uma alteração de liderança”, mas reforçou que “essa mudança será sempre alimentada pela intenção de preservar e de fortalecer a identidade e a missão da Universidade de São José”. O Reverendo Professor Morgan finalizou o seu discurso com a promessa de envidar esforços incansáveis, enquanto colega e líder-servidor, rumo a um bom porto.
Discurso do Reverendo Professor Stephen Morgan, Reitor da USJ (clique aqui)
Last Saturday, 16 May 2020, was the International Day of Living Together in Peace.
"As a means of regularly mobilising the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity … (this) day aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in differences and diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity and harmony.” - United Nations
“為了強調並激勵國際社會努力促進和平、容忍、包容、理解和團結，國際和平共處日旨在鼓勵人們和平地生活在一起，與不同的人和睦地相處，共同建立一個和平、和諧與團結、可持續的世界。” - 聯合國
One of the ways USJ enacts its strategic objective of promoting the identity and ethos of the University is by fostering inclusiveness, fairness and respectful diversity in its community life. Considering this, USJ invited students, academic and administrative staff to celebrate this meaningful day that so well represents our mission!
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 University of Saint Joseph Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education and Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on the 1st July 2020.
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “Seas Alive! Understanding the whales, dolphins and porpoises of Macao and adjacent waters” on 7th July 2020
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “Quantifying Hearing: from mechanics to behavior” on 30th June 2020
Students from the Bachelor of Fashion Design of the Faculty of Creative Industries presented the 1st Fitting and Photoshoot as part of their Graduation Show 2020
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