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Two members of the University of Saint Joseph participated in the Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau (DSES) activity "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the region of History Heritage – Exchange Activities between the Youth from Beijing and Macao" from October 16th to 21st, 2019.

Participants visited a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship centres and local attractions in Macao and Guangdong. This trip deepened participants' understanding of the strategy of China towards the district of Guangdong in different areas, including entrepreneurship, technology, environment, sustainability, and artificial Intelligence. Moreover, participants interchanged with students of different cultural backgrounds and established social connections during the event.

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ABOUT THE TALK

The study of extreme environments and extremophiles is a prominent field of Astrobiology. The interest in surveying analogues to conditions on Mars and icy moons of the solar system, in particular, has been sparked by evidence for the presence of liquid water and brines.

In this seminar we will explore the limits of life by looking into the microbiology of the deep-sea brines of the Red Sea. Deep-sea brines are unusual environments, combining multiple extremes (very high salinity high concentration of heavy metals, increased temperature, high pressure, and anoxic conditions) and are widely recognised as some of the harshest environments on Earth. The brines are remarkably stable and homogenous, with very limited mixing with overlying seawater, which leads to very sharp transition zones at the brine-seawater interfaces (e.g. density, oxygen, temperature, pH). Also, each individual pool has a unique combination of physical-chemical conditions, further enhancing the variety of environmental niches.

Such unique settings make them a privileged location for novel discoveries in the field of microbiology. While they were originally declared sterile, recent research based on a combination of cultivation and molecular-based methods have detected and isolated a wide range of unusual, new extremophiles. Deep-sea brines still remain vastly underexplored, and due to their unique nature should be prioritized as targets for Astrobiological-based research.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Prof Dr André Antunes an Associate Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). He is an expert in Microbiology of extreme environments, having specialized in deep-sea and high salinity locations. He has done his undergraduate studies in Biology at the University of Coimbra (Portugal)- one of the oldest universities in Europe. His PhD research work was conducted at one of the most prestigious research centers in the field of Microbiology- the Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Archaeenzentrum of the University of Regensburg (Germany). His research career has included periods of work in several countries in Europe, as well as in Africa, and in the Middle East. Before his current appointment he has had previous faculty positions in Cape Verde, and in the UK. His current research focus revolves around biodiversity and bioprospection of unexplored extreme environments, geomicrobiology, and Astrobiology.

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ABOUT THE TALK

The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiversity countries of the world but is also one of the hottest biodiversity hotspots. To protect and conserve its forests and biodiversity, 10 priority protected areas (PAs) are identified in the country. The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) is one of the largest PAs in the Philippines with a total area of 359,486 ha, consisting of 287,861 ha (~80%) of terrestrial ecosystem and 71,627 ha (20%) marine ecosystem. The NSMNP is host to endemic and critically endangered fauna, such as the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jeferryi), Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae), Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) and Bitatawa (Varanus bitatawa). While NSMNP has the largest block of remaining forest in the Philippines and rich biodiversity, it was also considered in the early 90s as one of the hottest biodiversity hotspots in the country. To address the threats to the forests and biodiversity and provide the local people with sustainable livelihood opportunities, various integrated and conservation initiatives were undertaken. This presentation will share the strategies implemented, experiences and lessons learned from 3 conservation initiatives where the speaker was involved, namely the: NSMNP Conservation Project (1996-2002); NSMNP Conservation and Development Project (2003-2005); and the Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) (2013-2018).

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Roberto R. Araño is a former professor and dean of one of the leading state-run forestry institutions in the Philippines. He facilitated a significant number of research projects and programmes, one of which is the establishment of the Northern Sierra Madre in eastern Isabela Province as one of the Ten Priority Protected Areas in the Philippines. He was engaged by Plan International Philippines as Executive Director of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park Conservation Project (NSMNP-CP Phase I) in the late 1990s. A major milestone of NSMNP-CP Phase I was the enactment of Republic Act 9125, establishment of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. He was then engaged by the World Wildlife Fund WWF Philippines as Project Manager of NSMNP Conservation and Development Project Phase II in the early 2000s. In February 2013 to September 2018, he was Coordinator of the Philippines Biodiversity and Watersheds Improvement for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) Program for three regions, i.e., Region 02 (Cagayan Valley), Region 01 (Ilocos region) and the Cordillera autonomous Region. A major milestone of B+WISER was the issuance of Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Department Administrative Order (DENR-DAO) 2018-21 “Adoption of the Lawin Forest and Biodiversity Protection System as a National Strategy for Forest and Biodiversity Protection in the Philippines.” In his 50 years of service to the forestry profession, he received awards/recognition from various academic, government and non-government institutions in the Philippines.

More pictures on Flickr (click here)

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The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) held the MJC Charity Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 2019 on 20 October 2019.

After evaluation, 20 qualified University students with outstanding academic results were granted MOP 10,000 each, in which University of Saint Joseph's Year 4 student Athena Cheong Hoi Hang, from Bachelor of Design, received the scholarship.

For more details about the ceremony, check out the link below.

澳門賽馬會於10月20日舉行了2019年度澳門賽馬會慈善助學金頒獎典禮。

經審核後，是次頒奬典禮共選出了20位成績優異而又符合條件的大學生獲會方資助澳門幣10,000。其中聖若瑟大學設計系大四學生張凱行榮獲此助學金。

頒奬典禮詳情請參閱以下網址。

http://www.mjc.mo/race_en/info/news_detail.php?newsid=31548

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A delegation of students from the University's School of Business and Law attended the keynote panels and report launch by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre. The students were impressed by the impact of tourism on the development of East Asian countries and the important role that it places in the global development of economies. This year, Argentina and Brazil were the highlights of the Forum, which saw more than 60,000 visitors from Mainland China to each country this year. Brazil is also one of the Portuguese-speaking Countries that Macao, as a platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries, aims to further develop a relationship with.

In addition, a panel on the development of the Greater Bay Area was the second focal point of the event. Distinguished business leaders in the field of Eco-Tourism, Cultural Tourism and Transportation from across China were featured with their prescriptive advice on the future outlook and development of the Greater Bay Area from the tourism perspective.

The forum gave the students a glimpse into the development of tourism in the future of Greater Bay Area. The rich and dynamic prescriptions of industry experts also provided a guiding light in the ever changing industry and the developmental aspects of tourism in the global context.

During the forum, the students also had a chance to meet the legendary Mr. A.J. Hackett who brought the infamous Macao Tower Bungee jump to the city.

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Date: 18 - 30 October 2019

Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Location: Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery, G/F Residential Hall Building, Ilha Verde Campus

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The Macao Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL), an organisation that has closely worked along the years with the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), is holding the 7th Latin American Cultural Festival from October 11th until October 30th, 2019.

The Festival is co-organised by several Consulate Generals, Embassies and Higher Education Institutions, including USJ. Moreover, it is supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office; sponsored by the Macao Foundation, Macau Tower, Tromba Rija, MGM, Aji and Fundação Rui Cunha; and includes Ikan Group Ltd. and Glocal Learning Office as collaborators.

For more information, please visit the official website of the Festival here or contact MAPEAL at contact@mapeal.org.

Please refer to the images below for the Festival's activities and schedule.

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Macau Judiciary Police invited USJ and other higher education institutes, as well as in Higher Education Bureau to join “Safe School Networks” seminar to discuss how to enhance the education on crime prevention for students of higher education, improving their abilities of scam prevention in particular scam call.

司法警察局日前邀請了聖若瑟大學和其他本澳大專院校，以及高教局參與了“學校安全聯絡網”防罪交流會大專院校專場會議，共同商討如何加強大專學生的防罪教育工作，提升他們的防騙能力，以免墮入電話騙局。" ["post_title"]=> string(109) "USJ joined the seminar of Judiciary Police to discuss improving the abilities of scam prevention for students" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(88) "usj-joined-seminar-judiciary-police-discuss-improving-abilities-scam-prevention-students" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2019-10-14 15:22:38" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-10-14 07:22:38" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=20761" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [9]=> object(WP_Post)#3798 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(20747) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2019-10-12 09:48:29" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-10-12 01:48:29" ["post_content"]=> string(560) "An Emeritus Professor of the University of Saint Joseph, Prof. Isabel Morais, recently participated in the 6^th International Conference on Macaology, during which she was awarded one of the five Outstanding Achievement Awards for Macao Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. The event was co-organised by the Macao Foundation and the Social Sciences in China Press. " ["post_title"]=> string(73) "USJ Scholar Participated in the 6th International Conference on Macaology" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(64) "usjs-scholar-participated-6th-international-conference-macaology" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2019-10-15 10:20:03" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-10-15 02:20:03" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=20747" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [10]=> object(WP_Post)#3797 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(20722) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2019-10-10 16:31:35" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-10-10 08:31:35" ["post_content"]=> string(3465) "

ABOUT THE TALK

The speaker will talk about the role of women in India and their social and ritual status within multiple patriarchies. The presentation will be grounded in her long-term research in the subcontinent as an anthropologist.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Rosa Maria Perez is a professor of the Department of Anthropology of ISCTE-IUL,  University of Lisbon Institute and since 2011 she was is a visiting and chair professor (Anthropology) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar (spring). Since 2000 she was a regular visiting professor at the Department of Portuguese Studies, of Anthropology and of the Watson Institute of International Relations, Brown University. Her core research is on Indian society and social segregation (with special focus on Dalits and women), colonialism and post-colonialism in India, fieldwork methodology, globalisation and diaspora and anthropology and cinema. Perez is a reviser of the European Research Council,  a consultant for the Commission for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (United Nations), a member of the board of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF, UE), and a member of the European Alliance for Asian Studies (EAAS). She published different articles on her topics of research, and she is a member of the editorial board of Portuguese and international scientific journals. Her last books in English are: The Tulsi and the Cross. Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter in Goa, Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2011 (1st edition out of stock; 2nd edition in print); Kings and untouchables: a study of the caste system in western India, New Delhi, DC Publishers (3rd edition; out of stock). She co-edited with Lina Fruzzetti Women in the Field. Transdisciplinary Ethnography in India, London, Routledge,

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ABOUT THE SERIES

This project is to hold a series of public lectures for local social workers and other helping professionals on a monthly basis, with the purpose of providing opportunities for them on continuing professional development, by inviting experts from different fields and backgrounds to share professional values, knowledge and skills in helping professions. This project is expected to become a signature event for FSS in promoting the communications between academia and practitioners.

• To broaden local social workers’ global horizons

• To facilitate social work professionalisation in Macao

• To equip helping professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and skills

• To provide a platform for helping professionals to share experiences and exchange ideas

ABOUT THE TALK

The speaker will introduce the psychosocial support service programmes of hospitals in Mainland China, where she works as a clinical psychologist. She will share her experiences in terms of how to localise and match the locals’ needs while applying professional knowledge and skills.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Ms. Cheng Qi is a clinical psychologist and child life specialist at Jiahui Health. She obtained her master’s degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Cheng Qi is the first certified Child Life Specialist in Mainland China and has built up the first child life programme in China. Because of her clinical contributions, she won the International Mary Barkey Clinical Excellence Award in 2017, as the youngest during the past 100 years. She recently provided a speech in Tedx in 2019.

程祺, 現就職於上海嘉會國際醫院, 大陸首位認證醫療輔導師(Certified Child Life Specialist), 畢業於美國匹茲堡大學心理學碩士，是2017年兒童醫療輔導國際卓越成就獎獲得者(Mary Barkey Clinical Excellence Award)。 程祺擅長的專業範圍包括親子關係、家庭/隔代教養問題、兒童青少年情緒社交問題、兒童青少年 行為問題、哀傷輔導(父母離異，家庭成員喪失等)、適應障礙、兒童青少年就醫的情緒管理(如牙科，手術等)。

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ABOUT THE SERIES

This project is to hold a series of public lectures for local social workers and other helping professionals on a monthly basis, with the purpose of providing opportunities for them on continuing professional development, by inviting experts from different fields and backgrounds to share professional values, knowledge and skills in helping professions. This project is expected to become a signature event for FSS in promoting the communications between academia and practitioners.

• To broaden local social workers’ global horizons

• To facilitate social work professionalisation in Macao

• To equip helping professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and skills

• To provide a platform for helping professionals to share experiences and exchange ideas

ABOUT THE TALK

The speaker will share her experiences working as CEO of a non-profit organisation “Direction Association for the Handicapped” in Hong Kong. She will focus on the knowledge and skills for leadership and management within NGOs.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Ms. Lillian Li, the founder of ‘Silence’, a charitable organisation, in Hong Kong. She has also established companies for implementing different start-up projects in 2013. Now she works as Chief Executive in ‘Direction Association for the Handicapped’.

李鸝（Lillian），慈善團體<龍耳>，<特教平權>共同創辦人，並於2013年成立公司執行不同初創項目，2017年起加入<路向四肢傷殘人士協會>任行政總裁。在<龍耳>服務幾年之後，有感一切問題源於教育，李鸝於2013年與一班有心人創辦另一慈善團體<特教平權>，以爭取平等教肯權利為目標。同年被<勞工及福利局>邀請加入<殘疾人士就業小組委員會>，在另一層面發聲。除了關注殘疾人士問題，胞妹事件亦促使李鸝思考生死，故於2013年成立公司，執行<最後派對>服務，為客人舉行生前告別會或喪禮策劃服務；2016年與資深人物專訪記者鄭美姿籌辦<時光>故事紀錄服務，培訓視障人士為長者紀錄人生故事，並獲<社創基金>資助；2017年，李鸝加入<路向四肢傷殘人士協會>，帶領協會進行一系刊改革。

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ABOUT THE SERIES

This project is to hold a series of public lectures for local social workers and other helping professionals on a monthly basis, with the purpose of providing opportunities for them on continuing professional development, by inviting experts from different fields and backgrounds to share professional values, knowledge and skills in helping professions. This project is expected to become a signature event for FSS in promoting the communications between academia and practitioners.

• To broaden local social workers’ global horizons

• To facilitate social work professionalisation in Macao

• To equip helping professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and skills

• To provide a platform for helping professionals to share experiences and exchange ideas

ABOUT THE TALK

The lecturers will introduce a series of specific themes relevant for the practice of counsellors and other helping professionals in social, educational and health services, as well as the important topics of spirituality and religious beliefs, such as:

• Conceptions about spirituality and religion;

• The place and roles of spirituality and religion in the client's and counsellor's life;

• Religion and spirituality in the counselling practice and in the daily life of the agencies.

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About the Speaker

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PROGRAMME

19:00-19:10 Book presentation

19:10-20:00 Public Lecture by Prof. Rosa Maria Perez, anthropologist, ISCTE (Lisbon, Portugal)

20:00-20:20 Slideshow: "Urban impressions- Goa, October 2001” by Prof. Nuno Soares (Faculty of Creative Industries)

20:20-20:45 Discussion

20:45 Refreshments

ABOUT THE TALK

The speaker will depart from her contribution to this book to debate representations of women in Goa during Portuguese colonialism in the more relevant periodicals published in the colony. These representations challenge historically gendered structures and show how gender is intertwined with other forms of hierarchy. Moreover, categorizations and representations of women allow to identify a broader and systematic correlation between Goa and India, particularly Calcutta, the epicentre of British colonialism in India during the crucial periods of the British raj.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Rosa Maria Perez is a professor of the Department of Anthropology of ISCTE-IUL,  University of Lisbon Institute and since 2011 she was is a visiting and chair professor (Anthropology) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar (spring). Since 2000 she was a regular visiting professor at the Department of Portuguese Studies, of Anthropology and of the Watson Institute of International Relations, Brown University.

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The Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is offering a free short course on Optical Reflected Light Microscopy Techniques Applied to Geological and Environmental Studies. The course will be facilitated by Prof. Álvaro Madureira Pinto, currently an Executive Director of the Lousal Science Centre.

The short course will be held from 6:30PM until 9:30PM on:

• October 14th (Monday),
• October 16th (Thursday) &
• October 17th (Friday).

Classes will take place at USJ's NAPE Campus (Rua de Londres 16, Macau) and certificates will be provided upon completion of the course.

For the full course outline and details, please click here. To register, please fill out this form until October 10th.

If you have any questions or issues during your registration, please contact Lucia Ivorra Gonzalez via email at 201600297@usj.edu.mo.

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ABOUT THE TALK

Science communication needs to be able to translate complex science topics into a form that is easily understandable by the general public. This process raises awareness about the contribution of science to solve societal issues and is part of an educational framework that provides tools for informed decision-making. The development of a sustainable society should be seen as a continuous process of learning and change, involving a variety of actors that provide guidance and leadership in formal and non-formal learning contexts. The Lousal mining village comprises a Mining Museum, a Science Centre and an Underground Mining Gallery. In this presentation, we will emphasise the importance of science education and communication for the society using some results of this ongoing project.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Álvaro Pinto was born in Porto, Portugal. He holds a degree in geology at the University of Porto and Masters degree in geology/metallogeny at the University of Lisbon. He was a mineralogist at the Neves Corvo mine and at the National Museum of Natural History and Science of the University of Lisbon. Álvaro Pinto was invited assistant professor in geology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and is currently the Executive Director of the Lousal Science Centre, member of the Portuguese Ciência Viva national network, in representation of the Faculty of Sciences; researcher at the Instituto Dom Luiz of the University of Lisbon (IDL/FCUL - Laboratório Associado). He also participated in several research projects. He is the author or co-author of more than three dozen of scientific papers and guest speaker in different organisms and International mining consultant for applied mineralogy in ore exploration, ore exploitation, ore beneficiation and environmental issues.

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Students and staff of the Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph  braved the midday scorching heat of the sun, on October 1st, to collect sand samples from one of the beaches in Coloane for quantification of microplastics.

Not only that, they also volunteered to do a mini coastal clean-up and gathered data on the types of litter found on the beach.

The activity is an important part of their Science modules but also enables them to make the connection about their personal consumption and the litter they see on the beach.

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