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USJ staff in two teams participated in and successfully completed the open group of the “2019 Mak Mak City Orienteering Challenge” competition on 29 December 2019, which was organised by the Orienteering General Association of Macau, China. There were around 500 players to join this competition.

There were 21 checkpoints for the city orienteering competition, the participated teams had to find out all checkpoints distributing around the streets and scenic spots in Macao and arrive the terminal point in 2 hours.

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USJ Students' Association organised an exchange trip to Shanghai from 23 to 27 December 2019. The exchange group visited a number of places which include Yakult Production Factory and Fudan University.

During the visit, the students have learnt the business strategy and production process by visiting the factory of local enterprise Yakult, as well as understanding the campus life and academic issues of the Fudan University. The exchange group also visited Ant Workspace, which is a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship, and better known the atmosphere and support of entrepreneurship in Shanghai and its difference with Macao. Finally, the exchange group also visited several landmarks in Shanghai, the participants appreciated the characteristics of the architecture. They also experienced the local culture of Shanghai, and tasted local food before the end of the trip.

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BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions officially launched its new series promoting the role of higher education as a catalyst for the development of sustainable societies, during the plenary session of the IAU - International Association of Universities’ conference in Puebla, Mexico, held from November 13th to 15th, 2019.

The “Aiming higher in a transforming world” documentary series, developed in cooperation with IAU, spotlights exciting university projects making a positive change in their communities by promoting diversity, leadership and social responsibility.

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) was among the 35 universities from 30 countries selected for this project. The three-minute films provide a captivating patchwork illustration of the essential contribution being made by higher education to social development worldwide. The new portal is available here and the mini-documentary on USJ is under the heading “Leadership”.

Until 19 December 2019, there has been 437,000 video views on Facebook, 318,000 tweet impressions, and an estimated overall outreach to 1,480,000 people. Positive feedback was received on this great achievement and the promotion will be on until end of January 2020.

Video on USJ Youtube Channel (click here)

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Please be informed that all USJ Campuses (Ilha Verde, Nape and Seminary) will be closed on December 30th and 31st, 2019.

Thank you for your kind attention and we wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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茲聖若瑟大學三個校園：青洲校舍、皇朝校舍及修院將於2019年12月30日及31日關閉並不開放予公眾。

聖誕快樂！

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Informa-se que os Campus da USJ (Ilha Verde, NAPE e Seminário) estarão fechados nos dias 30 e 31 de Dezembro de 2019.

Obrigada pela atenção e votos de um Santo Natal e Feliz Ano Novo!

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About the Talk

It is often reported that high-ability students may experience obstacles and challenges along the way to choosing their career path. They can be helped tremendously in schools and colleges by planned programmes of learning experiences that lead them to understand fully the world of work, identify their own potential talents and interests, and develop transferable and adaptive skills that can make full use of their talents in a future career.

Effective practices in talent development, career education, and individual life planning need to be based on sound research evidence of what works best, and facilitated by appropriately trained teachers and other career professionals. However, in many countries, talent development and career education for high-ability students occupies only a marginal place in school curricula. Given the importance of this topic for the individuals and for society, it needs to receive much greater emphasis. This lecture introduces the concepts and research evidence related to career and talent development. Cases will be described that illustrate the challenges and opportunities that exist for high-ability students in schools and colleges; and effective support strategies that can be used by teachers and parents will be explored. The lecture will conclude with a synthesis of key points from the lecture and discussion.

About the Speaker

Dr. Mantak Yuen is an Associate Professor and Director of the Programme for Creativity and Talent Development, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education, Faculty of Education, in the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is a Registered Counselling Psychologist, a Registered Educational Psychologist, a Global Career Development Facilitator and an advisor for Hong Kong Association of Careers Masters and Guidance Masters. He coordinates the HKU Faculty of Education MEd specialism in Guidance and Counselling, and MEd specialism in Gifted Education and Talent Development. He has developed the Career and Talent Development Self-Efficacy Scale. His current researchfocus isinvestigatinglinks among students’ life skills, career and talent development, self-efficacy, connectedness, and purpose and meaning in life. In particular, he is interested in how these attributes can be enhanced through school-based counselling and talent development programmes.

More pictures are available on Flickr now! (click here)

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About the Talk

Based on the triad film-interactivity-experimnentation, the applied research project The Forking Paths, developed at the Centre for Research in Arts and Communication (CIAC), endeavours to find alternative narrative forms in the field of Cinema and, more specifically, in the subfield of Interactive Cinema. The films in the project The Forking Paths invest in the interconnectivity between the film narrative and the viewer, who is given the possibility to be more active and engaged. At the same time, the films undertake a research on the development of audio-visual language.

About the Speaker

Bruno Mendes da Silva graduated in Cinema and Video in 1995 from School of Arts of Porto (ESAP), got his post-graduation in Arts Management in 1998 from Macao Institute of European Studies (IEEM), got his PhD in Literature and Cinema (Comparative Literature) in 2008 from University of the Algarve (UALG), and his Post PhD in Interactive Cinema in 2016 also from UALG.

He was a TV Producer and Director from 1995 to 2000 at Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) and has been invited to International Art and Film Festivals such as Fresh (Thailand), Dokanema (Mozambique), Loop (Spain), Festival de la images (Colombia), Ecologia Digitales (Colombia), The Script Road Macau (China) and FILE (Brazil).

More pictures are available on Flickr now! (click here)

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) celebrates the 20 years of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Tremendous changes have taken place in these two decades, as the Region has begun to develop its potential as a multilingual and international platform within the Greater Bay Area, with strong links to Europe and Portuguese Speaking Countries.

We wish the new Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, and his team every success. We will continue to cooperate with the Government’s efforts to require the best international standards from Macao’s institutions of higher education.

As requested by the Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau (DSES), we share a link to a short video prepared for the occasion.

My best wishes to all for Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

Macao, 20 December 2019 Fr Peter Stilwell Rector

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The Pre-Christmas Mass was celebrated at the Holy Cross Chapel on 19 December, 2019. Francisco, one of the Exchange Students from the Catholic University of Portugal served as Lector. In the Homily, our Chancellor Bishop Stephen Lee has shared the spirit of Christmas with the USJ Community. Prior to the mass, the USJ Chaplaincy Office has been officially consecrated with the presence of the Chaplaincy members. The Chaplaincy Office is led by Father Daniel and committed to serving the needs of the Catholic students at USJ.

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On December 16th, 2019, the USJ - University of Saint Joseph's Sports Day 2019 was successfully concluded with an Award Ceremony. A special mention to USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, USJSA President, Mr. Gary Lao, and the Director of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Mrs Teresa Loong, for their roles in the Award Ceremony.

USJ's Student Association (USJSA) and leaders of the USJ Sports Teams organised the games, which many students and staff attended and participated.

USJ Sports Day 2019 Results:

Basketball Games:

• Champion: 學生會
• 1st Runner-up: BA天堂鳥
• 2nd Runner-up: Lakers
• Top Scorer: 愷
• King of Rebound: Anson
• King of 3 Points: 愷
• Queen of Free Throw: Emily Nip

Badminton Games:

Singles - Female:

• Champion: Wendy Ma
• 1st Runner-up: Natalie Fu
• 2nd Runner-up: Vicky Cheong

Singles - Male:

• Champion: Miguel Ng
• 1st Runner-up: Jan Eli Doctor Soltes
• 2nd Runner-up: Tommy Pun

Doubles:

• Champion: Miguel Ng / Wendy Ma
• 1st Runner-up: Jan Eli Doctor Soltes / Marco Ao Ieong
• 2nd Runner-up: Tommy Pun / Natalie Fu

Team:

• Champion: Miguel Ng / Tommy Pun / Natalie Fu

Volleyball Games:

• Champion: 轉身射個三分波
• 1st Runner-up: Nms
• 2nd Runner-up: 愷
• MVP: Raffy

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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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