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On December 13th, 2019, the Public and International Relations Office (PIRO) Team of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held the “Hau Wui Yau Kei” (“See You Soon”) Farewell Gathering for the Fall Semester 2019/2020 International Exchange Students.

Students from Portugal, Brazil, Indonesia, France and Italy came together to celebrate and share experiences during their time at USJ, Macao, Mainland China and Asia in general, while savouring traditional Macanese dishes like Apa Bico, Capella, Minchi, and Bolo Menino.

As part of the office’s Macao Inside Out initiatives throughout the academic year, students were encouraged to take part in two PIRO challenges that would allow them to further explore Macao: “50 Things To Do Before Leaving Macao” Checklist Challenge and Macao Landmark Instagram Challenge. The winners of these challenges, respectively, Mr. Benjamin Connan from Université Catholique de Lille (France) and Mr. Francisco Almeida from Católica Lisbon (Portugal), were announced at the event and each received a symbolic prize from PIRO Director Mrs. Ana Paula Mota.

Ms Lydia Tong, from the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA), as one of the parties most involved in supporting the students during their stay at USJ, joined the gathering and expressed, on behalf of OSAA, some final words to the group.

The event was kindly sponsored by the Macao Foundation.

For more pictures, please click here.

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During this special season, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with Peace and Joy!

在這特別的季節, 我們祝你聖誕快樂，及充滿平安及喜樂的新一年!

Nesta época especial, gostaríamos de desejar um Feliz Natal e um Novo Ano repleto de Paz e Alegria!

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On December 12th, 2019, during a matchmaking meeting organised by the Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau and the Hunan Province, projects regarding institutional cooperation and innovation between both places were signed.

During the event, the Rector of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, and the Vice-President of the Hunan Normal University, Prof. Li Dazhi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaborations in different fields such as international tourism management, humanities and social sciences, further developing joint research and cultural programmes, as well as, among others, the establishment of science study centres.

Macao has always been a significant strategic cooperation partner of Hunan Province as the platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries and, also, a platform for internationalisation. In recent years, cooperation has been diversified and enhanced among the government, institutions and enterprises. Both places have intensive cooperation and exchange in trading and education. Currently, there are approximately 133 Macao students in Hunan Province.

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The Election Day of the University of Saint Joseph's Student Association (USJSA) has been moved to December 18th, 2019.

The following are the voting locations:

• Ilha Verde Campus Academic Building USJ-202  // 9:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
• NAPE Campus // 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
• Seminary Campus // 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The nominees are as follows:

General Assembly and Executive Committee: "2020 Association"

Supervisory Committee: "USJSA Supervisory Committee"

Please click here for the "Schedule of Election of Management Board of USJSA".

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SENSE OF PLACE An Interactive Art Installation by Carlos Sena Caires & Gerald Estadieu

"All around me was more beautiful and more present, even the air I breathed seemed purer and healthier to me. Down there, homes, streets, cars, everything was more enlightened, like new. I didn’t want to think about anything else, but the image of that woman was coming back at every instant and filled in my heart." Carlos Sena Caires, A Certain Place (2016)

Based on the original text “A Certain Place” by Carlos Sena Caires (2016), the “SENSE OF PLACE” Interactive Art Installation proposes a literary and audio-visual combination of real and virtual characters with a machine of reach and retention of the reality itself. A technological machine of reality reproduction, a simulacrum of characters and landscapes, which translates into a literary metaphor of desire and the need for representation and creation that all human beings resent. “SENSE OF PLACE” is based on Gilles Deleuze's basic idea that all reality can be reachable and retained, in the sense of the image-movement, an audio-visual-crystal image that in its "mirror-image" is a virtual image regarding the character that the mirror captures, but also is actual in the mirror’s own reflection that confers its existence. “SENSE OF PLACE” tells a Macao fragmented story of an impossible encounter between two characters that do not belong to the same reality anymore.

"SENSE OF PLACE" was exhibited at Madeira Dig 2019 - Digital Music and Art Festival, in Madeira, Portugal, from November 29th to December 8th, 2019.

Video Objects Interactive Interface Devices Collective Carlos Sena Caires & Gerald Estadieu

With the support of the Digital Fabrication Lab (Faculty of Creative Industries, University of Saint Joseph, Macao – China)

Concept & Development Carlos Sena Caires + Gerald Estadieu Video & Sound Post-Production Carlos Sena Caires 3D Printing & Electronics Gerald Estadieu Soundtrack Tiago Monteiro Special thanks Filipa Martins de Abreu, Tiago Monteiro and Hélder Ferreira

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On December 7th, 2019, the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) organised the 3rd FSS-MMSSC Public Lecture and, later that evening, the 1st FSW – Forum of Social Work.

In the public lecture, Ms. Cheng Qi, a Clinical Psychologist from Shanghai, shared her work experiences as the first child specialist in China. She used vivid examples to illustrate the challenging process of localisation - how she adjusted the knowledge and skills she learned from the University of Pittsburg (United States of America) to be more compatible with Chinese culture and local needs.

Following the public lecture, around 20 students of the Master of Social Work (MSW), as well as professors, alumni and other entities from local social agencies attended the 1st Forum of Social Work. Two student representatives of the Year 2 MSW provided oral presentations on their dissertations; while the rest of the students presented their dissertation research at a poster session.

The forum is sponsored under the Macao Foundation projects of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) and the Public and International Relations Office (PIRO).

In the coming year, FSS' Department of Social Work will organise another series of public lectures that will be held on a monthly basis. Nine public lectures will be held for the local social service professionals, students, professors and interested individuals.

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On December 6th and 7th, 2019, the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) of the University of Saint Joseph received a visit by a delegation from the Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE).

The visit had the main goal of creating the foundations for true collaboration between the two academic units. Aspects such as joint research, exchange of staff and students and partnerships for publication have been discussed. As the Dean of the CIGH, Prof. Tsui Ming-sum, highlighted, this was essentially a beginning of a friendship and fraternity - when we are friends and/or act as brothers and sisters, things happen naturally.

The wonderful dinner, at the Rector's residence in the Residential Hall of the Ilha Verde Campus, was an excellent example of the close relationship both units are already building, which, certainly, will bring good outcomes in the future.

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On December 6th, 2019, the University of Saint Joseph's Student Association (USJSA) organised the “Joint Universities Pre-Christmas Party”, which attracted over 120 participants from different local Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Distinguished guests included Ms. Hoi Tong Mui, Officer of the Centre for Higher Education Students of the Higher Education Bureau; Mr. Lei Leong Wong, Director of The Macau United Citizens Association, representatives of Tai Fung Bank and University of Saint Joseph.

With delicious food for everybody, USJSA organised plenty of mini-games, performances by different HEIs and arranged several prizes for students to take home for Christmas. All participants had a good experience and greatly enjoyed the party.

The event was sponsored by Macao Foundation and the Higher Education Fund.

Watch event highlights on the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs' official Facebook page here.

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On December 6th, 2019, Prof. Ning Tang, Coordinator for the Department of Social Work of the University of Saint Joseph's Faculty of Social Sciences, was invited by the Macau Baptist College to give a talk on school bullying to school directors and teachers. A total of 83 teachers attended the lecture.

During the three-hour lecture, Prof. Ning Tang firstly introduced the definition, characteristics, possible causes and impact of school bullying. She also interpreted the recently published Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) findings on school bullying, which indicated Macao was one of the worst performing countries and regions from a total of 53 participating countries and regions.

Based on her prior experience as a crisis specialist, Prof. Tang shared some evidence-based interventions and strategies to support teachers in building a safe, positive, and supportive school environment.

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On December 5th, 2019, a flash fundraising activity was held at the USJ - University of Saint Joseph's Ilha Verde Campus to support the annual "Walk for a Million" charity event.

The communities of USJ and Colégio Diocesano de São José, 6ª Escola (CDSJ6) bought sweet soup to raise funds for the charity event organised by the Readers of Macao Daily News Charity Fund.

Professors, staff and students greatly supported the event organised by USJ's Office for Student and Alumni Affairs.

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On December 5th, 2019, Dr. Pedro Moniz Quelhas brilliantly defended his Doctoral thesis on “Petrology and Geochemistry of the Igneous Rocks from Macao (South China): Tectono-Magmatic Implications”.

The thesis was developed in cotutelle between the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) of the University of Saint Joseph (degree in Science) and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL; degree in Geology, specialisation in Geochemistry), under the joint supervision of Prof. Ágata Alveirinho Dias and Prof. João Mata, respectively.

In this work, and among other findings, Dr. Quelhas constrains the ages of the rocks outcropping in Macao to the Jurassic Period, between 156 to 165 million years ago (Ma), showing that there were two distinct pulses of magmatism during the Mesozoic Era responsible for the geological origin of the territory. He further shows that the rocks outcropping in Macao are granites of Type I, originated from magma produced by the melting of ancient Archean to Paleo-Proterozoic (older than 1600 Ma) infra-crustal rocks.

His work has been published in specialised journals and will be a key reference for the Geology of Macao and Southeast China.

Congratulations, Dr. Pedro Quelhas!

Pictures courtesy of Bachelor of Communication and Media Student Kevin Yeh.

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On December 4th, 2019, Prof. Helen Liu of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) of the University of Saint Joseph, as the leader of the outreach programme, was invited by the Macao Government Correctional Services Bureau to attend the “Correctional Services Bureau Anniversary Celebration and Christmas Party”.

It is important that university-prison partnerships be built on a solid foundation of trust while benefiting the community in Macao. This collaborative relationship involves a mutually beneficial exchange in which the FSS outreach programme offers courses that, depending on inmates’ needs, will prepare them for their future social reintegration.

Cover Picture (left to right): Ho Sio Mei Candida, Chief of Division; FSS Prof. Helen Liu; Cheng Fong Meng, Director of the Correctional Service Bureau; Loi Kam Wan, Deputy Director of the Correctional Service Bureau.

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On December 4th, 2019, the 2nd edition of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Snooker (American Pool) Competition and Party was held by the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) at the USJ Recreational Corner on the 4/F of the Residential Hall. The venue was provided by the Residential Hall Office (RHO).

The competition attracted many students from various academic units to join as individuals or teams. After many rounds, Hinz Lee (PGDE) won the competition, while Coitadinho do Camara (International Exchange) and Doctor and Jorge (BCM) got the 1st and 2nd runner-up places, respectively.

During the competition, the participants enjoyed a catered party.

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The Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau held a series of online conversations with higher education students about Macao as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries and opportunities for development at Centre for Higher Education Students.

On December 3rd, 2019, Matias, To Kin San, a student of the Year 3 Bachelor of Chinese-Portuguese Translation Studies Programme  joined the live online sharing session.

Ms Teresa Mok, Coordinator of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China And Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) was invited to the session to share the most updated information about exchanges and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, as well as development opportunities and challenges for the future.

Many students took the opportunity to raise their questions about the activity.

Click here for a video of the session.

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On 28 November, Ms. Davina Chu, Acting President of the Executive Committee of Cultural Industries Fund visited the Ilha Verde Campus of University of Saint Joseph. Prof. Carlos Sena Caires, Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI), and staff from Office of Students and Alumni Affairs welcomed and introduced her the “XX PAVILION”in campus, which is a temporary bamboo art structure designed by the USJ’s Architecture students, they also discussed the opportunities of co-operation in the future and exchanged the views about the development of USJ and Macao in terms of cultural industries.

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USJ colleagues from various administrative units participated in the “BOC Fun Run” competition on 24 November 2019, which was organised by the Bank of China Macau Branch. The starting and terminal points were set at the place in front of the BOC Centennial Building at the campus of University of Macau, the total length of competition was 5.4km with 2 laps of around the campus.

The funds raised from the fun run will go into the charity purpose and supporting the Macao community.

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On 30 November 2019, Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) organised the 4th FCP - Forum of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Around 70 Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MCP) students, professors and alumni, and other people interested in themes related to counselling and psychotherapy have been present. Prof. Angus Kuok and Prof. Edlia Simões presented the results of research projects they are conducting and Ms. Cynthia Leong did the same presentation she did 7 years ago for her MCP oral presentation. Up to now, this was considered the MCP dissertation with higher quality.  In the second part of the event, in a poster session and during a gathering with some snacks and refreshments, the MCP year 2 students presented their research projects and discussed it mainly with the MCP year 1 students. The alumni who graduated this year also received their internship certificates. It was a nice meeting of the MCP community in a rich academic event.

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In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region, an Extravaganza was organised by over 150 educators from 40 local institutions in the education industry on 30 November 2019. Several types of cultural performances such as poetry reciting, instruments acting, singing, and dancing took place during the event. The University of Saint Joseph’s Rector, Fr. Peter Stilwell and representatives from the Rector’s Office,  Office for Student and Alumni Affairs and Residential Hall Office attended this important event with other representatives from the government and public sectors and other higher education institutions on the day.

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