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On May 29th, 2019, the University of Saint Joseph’s Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) will hold the Opening of "Emotion", a Multimedia Exhibition that will feature Graduation Projects of Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) Students. The Opening will be at 6:00PM at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery of the Ilha Verde Campus.

"Emotion" attempts to encapsulate the subject of intuitive feelings interpreted through photography and video production.

The exhibition has free entry and the general public is welcome to visit it until 10 June 2019, during the University's opening hours.

After the Opening, at 7:00PM, FCI will also hold the Premiere of the Graduation Film Projects of Bachelor of Communication and Media Students at the Auditório Centenário de Fátima (Ilha Verde Campus).

For more information about the Exhibition, please contact our Faculty of Creative Industries at fci@usj.edu.mo.

For pictures, please click here.

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On May 29th, 2019, the University of Saint Joseph's Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) will hold a Premiere of the Graduation Film Projects of Bachelor of Communication and Media Students. The Premiere will be held at the Auditório Centenário de Fátima at the University's Ilha Verde Campus and will commence at 7:00PM.

Four short films will be screened in an evening filled with surprises!

The event has free entry and is open to the general public.

Before the Premiere, at 6:00PM, FCI will also hold the Opening of the "Emotion" Multimedia Exhibition of the Graduation Photography Projects of Bachelor of Communication and Media Students at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery (Ilha Verde Campus).

For more information about the Premiere, please contact our Faculty of Creative Industries at fci@usj.edu.mo.

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On May 22nd, 2019, a University of Saint Joseph (USJ) representative attended a press conference and preliminary award ceremony for the “Galaxy Entertainment Group Macau Cup – The 11th Youth National Knowledge Competition”.

On behalf of USJ, Mr. Hins Lao of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs received, from the National Knowledge Education (Macau) Association, the “Preliminary Appreciation Award” for USJ's efforts in co-organising the activity.

 

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Caritas Macau and the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) are co-hosting the 2019 Asia Pacific Accessible Art Festival.

The Festival will be held from June 3rd to June 4th at USJ's Ilha Verde Campus, before concluding with an Accessible Cultural Tour on June 5th.

On June 4th, from 10:00am, several workshops organised by participants from Macao, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam will be held, as well as exhibitions and on-campus activities.

More information about the event can be found here.

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Did you know that… 82% of B2B and B2C uses E-Mail marketing? 53% of all emails are being opened on mobile devices? Emails that have a personalised subject line have a 26% better open rate? people now spend an average of 69% of their media time on smartphones? 50% of smartphone users grab their smartphone the first thing when they wake up?

Based on these and other statistics, the present speech will address Digital Marketing in the different industries (including personal failure/successful stories of the speaker’s professional life), covering a wide range of topics such as search engine optimisation, influencer and campaign marketing, social media optimisation and display advertising.

About the speaker

Patrick is the Principal Advisor of 3 Screens Strategic Advisors, a digital marketing consultancy that specialises in developing holistic digital strategy. He worked with clients across many industries including Airline, Automobile, Education, Fashion, Fast Food, Finance, FMCG, Hospitality, Property Developments, Startups, Technology, Telecom, and Toys, on a variety of digital and integrated assignments. His diverse experience also includes software design engineering at Microsoft and research analysis at Lawrence & Co., a venture capital firm.

For pictures, please click here.

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When choosing a mate, individuals may rely on the mating decisions of their conspecifics to help them with their choice. If that happens, individuals should change their mate preference after observing other individuals choosing. This behaviour is called mate-choice copying (MCC), and it is a mechanism of non-independent mate-choice that can theoretically affect the evolutionary outcome of a population due to its potential to create informational cascades.

Although many theoretical and empirical studies on MCC have been published, the mechanisms of MCC and its effects on evolution are still not fully understood. Recently, some authors suggested, in a conceptual article, that MCC has the potential to promote or hamper speciation and hybridization if the effects of MCC are considered in a spatial setting, where this mechanism can homogenize or diversify the collective preference among different (sub)populations, depending on the rules from which MCC operates (Varela et al. 2018).

The objective of my current research is is to understand the role of MCC on ecology and evolution, when the effects of a spatial setting is considered. To achieve this goal, I am creating individual-(or agent-) based models to simulate the evolution of a population in such systems, and I am also planning to do some empirical research to validate the theoretical models.

About the speaker

Manuel Sapage graduated in Environmental Biology in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, where he also obtained a Master degree in Conservation Biology, with a thesis on reproductive behaviour of diurnal birds of prey in captivity.

After his master’s degree Manuel Savage gained interest in behavioural ecology, especially in the topic of mate-choice copying, and in computer programming. During this time he mastered and taught courses in the R programming language and worked with the Stan and JAGS languages that focus on Bayesian statistics. He is currently enrolled in the Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution doctoral programme (BIODIV) at the University of Lisbon and has been working on empirical and theoretical models linking mate-choice copying and spatial dynamics.

For pictures, please click here.

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Sound is a very powerful and flexible mean for creating emotional engagement and conveying long-lasting subliminal impressions, yet it has been consistently underused in product and brand design over the last few decades. This talk will be a journey detailing the psychoacoustics behind the process of product sound design, case-studies in the use of sonic branding, and the new opportunities that arise from the integration of various interactive technologies, including ambient sensing and generative creation of sound design elements.

About the speaker

Pedro Duarte Pestana was born in Lisbon in 1975, and after a varied learning path, he has dedicated himself to an interdisciplinary career that always gravitates around sound and media. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Music and is currently a Gulbenkian Professor of Interactive Sound Design at UCP in Porto. He has led the Research Center in Science and Technology of the Arts at UCP and taught extensively in several Universities in Portugal. Working in intelligent systems applied to audio, he has helped found two software companies in Canada and worked as lead audio research and consultant in the audio software industry. As a sound engineer, he has worked with many prominent artists such as Teresa Salgueiro, Pedro Jóia, Mário Laginha, among others, and owns a studio that specializes in sound design for multimedia products. He has worked in several media installations, drawing from his skills with physical computing, most recently with artist Bill Fontana.

For pictures, please click here.

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“Art Macao” will be a six-month mega international arts and cultural event, featuring the “Art Macao: International Art Exhibition”, in which visual arts works will be presented at various exhibition venues in Macao, including exhibitions to be held by the Macao Museum of Art, hotels and integrated resorts, and foreign consulates. Art installations will also be displayed in outdoor public spaces, providing ideal hotspots for checking in through social media. In addition to the exhibitions, a feast of diverse musical and theatrical performances will also be presented from June on, as well as the International Youth Dance Festival, the International Youth Music Festival, the International Youth Drama Festival, and the Visual Arts Exhibitions of Macao Higher Education Institutions.

From May to October this year, Macao will be imbued with artistic vitality and creativity, promising surprises at each corner. Let’s enjoy an unforgettable artistic summer full of emotions!

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For more information, click here.

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On May 20th, 2019, the Public and International Relations Office held a farewell gathering for the Spring Semester 2018/2019 International Exchange Students with the theme "hau wui yao kei" (see you next time).

This semester's international exchange students from Brazil, France, Portugal and Italy shared their Macao and Asia experiences by writing down their memories on origami paper!

"Hau Wui Yao Kei", a Macao Inside Out event, was kindly sponsored by the Macao Foundation.

For more pictures, please click here.

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ABOUT THE TALK

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With the support of the Macao Government's Social Welfare Bureau, 14 students and academic staff of the University of Saint Joseph's Faculty of Social Sciences held a field trip to Shunde, Foshan, on the 13th May, 2019, to visit three social work institutions that care for autistic children, elderly, and physically handicapped people.

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The Official Inauguration Ceremony of the Ilha Verde Campus, shared by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and by the Saint Joseph Diocesan School 6 (CDSJ6), was held on May 10^th 2019, at 3:30pm, in the Centenário de Fátima Auditorium.

Dr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, presided on behalf of the Chief Executive of Macao SAR and distinguished guests included Mr. Ho Hau Wah, Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Mr. Xue Xiaofeng, Deputy Director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office of the Macao S.A.R, Mr. Lionel Leong, Secretary for Economy and Finance, Dr. Wu Zhiliang, President of Board of Directors of Macao Foundation, Prof. Isabel Gil, Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

The ceremony began with speeches by the His Excellency Don Stephen Lee, Bishop of Macao and Chancellor of the University and the School, Dr. Samuel Kio, Principal of CDSJ6, and Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, Rector of USJ, and a concluding word by His Excellency Secretary Alexis Tam.

After the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, a short video was shown registering the stages of the construction of the campus. The session in the auditorium ended with musical performances by CDSJ6 and USJ students. Visitors were then invited on a Campus Tour followed by USJ’s International Parade. The parade displayed the multicultural nature of the University’s community and marked the opening of this year’s edition of USJ’s International Cultural Fair & Languages Day, during which staff and students share traditions, costumes and national dishes.

The Catholic Diocese of Macao decided, in 2006, to provide a fully equipped academic campus for the University of Saint Joseph. To do so, it made available a plot of Diocesan land in the Ilha Verde District occupied by the Saint Joseph Diocesan School 6, on condition the new campus was built to house both the University and the School. The campus should provide the surrounding community with high quality educational, cultural and sporting facilities.

The initial concept for the new Campus was by internationally-renowned Japanese Architect, Koji Yagi. The actual design and developed project were the work of Architect Miguel CampinaFerreira and MPS – Macau Professional Services. The construction work was adjudicated to HCCG Building and Civil Engineering (Macau) Limited. The quantity surveyors were Currie ＆Brown (HK). The campus has a GFA of 38,145m²and was built between 2013 and 2017. Financial support was received from public funds, from the Catholic Diocese of Macao and from other esteemed donors who will be duly evoked on a Donor’s Wall, to be unveiled in the near future.

Typhoon Hato hit Macao on August 23^rd2017, severely damaging all the facilities in the basement, causing the loss of valuable technical equipment, and destroying the entire 25,000 volumes of the Macao Ricci Institute’s library. Repairs and enhancement works are still, with the support of public funds and a generous donation of MOP 15 million by the Adelson Family Foundation.

Rundown (download here)

Speech by Dr. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao (download here)

Speech by D. Stephen Lee, Bishop of Macau, Chancellor of USJ and CDSJ6 (download here)

Speech by Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, Rector of USJ (download here)

Speech by Dr. Samuel Kio, Principal of CDSJ6 (download here)

Speech by Fr. João Lourenço, First Rector of USJ (download here)

For more pictures, please click here.

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On May 10th, from 5:10pm, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held the International Cultural Fair & Languages Day (ICFLD) 2019 at the Ilha Verde Campus. The event kicked off with the USJ International Parade, an activity where USJ’s multiculturalism was greatly showcased and that marked the end of the Official Inauguration Ceremony of the Ilha Verde Campus, which took place earlier that day.

The annual event was presided by the Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Prof. Peter Stilwell, and counted with the presence of the USJ senior management team, as well as distinguished guests.

Over 1,000 students, staff and members of the local community joined the celebration of  more than 30 nationalities of the USJ Community, conveyed through performances of typical songs and dances, set-up of cultural booths, offering of traditional snacks and beverages and by encouraging conversations between people of different ethnicities.

The first edition of the international cultural fair occurred in 2010. Its main objective continues to be the sharing of cultures through the opportunity to learn about the features that characterise us and make us unique. This year, like last year, the fair was combined with the USJ Languages Day, further demonstrating the English-Chinese-Portuguese trilingual learning environment of the University.

The event was organised by the Public and International Relations Office and the Faculty of Humanities, with assistance from the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, and with generous sponsorship by the Macao Foundation.

For more pictures, click here.

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Watch the event highlights here.

A Universidade de São organizou a edição de 2019 da Feira Cultural Internacional e do Dia das Línguas

No dia 10 de maio, às 17:10 horas, a Universidade de São José (USJ) organizou mais uma edição da Feira Cultural Internacional e do Dia das Línguas. Este ano o evento marcou o fim da Cerimónia de Inauguração Oficial do Campus da Ilha Verde, dando início ao certame com a Parada Internacional, com uma audiência de ilustres convidados, estando presentes representantes do Governo de Macau e outras entidades.

O certame foi presidido pelo Reitor da Universidade de São José, Prof. Peter Stilwell, e contou com a presença dos membros de gestão da USJ, bem como de ilustres convidados.

Mais de 1,000 estudantes, professores, funcionários e membros da comunidade local, juntaram-se e celebraram os seus diferentes costumes, línguas e gastronomia, proporcionando assim, aos visitantes, a oportunidade de experimentar a diversidade de culturas representadas na USJ pelos seus alunos, funcionários e corpo docente, de mais de 30 nacionalidades.

A primeira edição do certame aconteceu em 2010. O seu principal objectivo é a partilha de culturas que nos caracteriza, e é através de actividades deste género que os estudantes descobrem o que significa a comunicação intercultural como estratégia para o seu desenvolvimento integral num ambiente de aprendizagem internacionalizado.

O certame foi organizado pelo Gabinete de Relações Públicas e Internacionais, pela Faculdade de Humanidades e pelo Gabinete de Apoio a Estudantes e Antigos Alunos, com o apoio financeiro da Fundação Macau.

Para mais fotografias, clique aqui.

Veja os melhores momentos do evento aqui.

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SOBRE O COLÓQUIO

ORADOR PRINCIPAL

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On 7 May 2019, the handbook Direito em Português. A Língua e a Escrita was launched at the Don Bosco Auditorium of the Ilha Verde Campus, after a public lecture where the new Centre for Social and Legal Studies of the School of Business and Law of the University of Saint Joseph was officially announced by the USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell.

The handbook is a project of the Department of Portuguese Studies (Faculty of Humanities, USJ) sponsored by the Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau (DSES). One of the strategic goals of the Department of Portuguese Studies is the production of teaching materials that facilitate the development of language skills in specific areas of Portuguese. This handbook is intended for Law students who are native speakers of Chinese, and it constitutes an eminently useful practical reference for lawyers and other legal practitioners. The handbook is especially notable for its didactic perspective based on authentic documents integral to the reality of the legal profession in MSAR.

The author, Margarida Conde, is a member of the Department of Portuguese of the University of Saint Joseph. She holds a degree in Philosophy and Humanities from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a Master's Degree in Portuguese Language and Culture, in Linguistic Studies, by the University of Macau.

She has taught Portuguese in several institutions of Macao, namely in the Centro de Formação dos Serviços de Administração e Função Pública (SAFP); in the Centro de Difusão de Línguas da Direção dos Serviços de Educação e Juventude; in Luso-Chinese Schools; the University of Macau and Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR).

USJ celebrou o Lançamento do Manual “Direito em Português. A Língua e a Escrita”

O manual "Direito em Português. A Língua e a Escrita" foi lançado a 7 de Maio de 2019 no Auditório Don Bosco do Campus da Ilha Verde, depois de uma palestra onde o novo Centre for Social and Legal Studies da School of Business and Law da Universidade de São José (USJ) foi oficialmente anunciado pelo Reitor, Prof. Pe. Peter Stilwell.

O manual surge no âmbito de um projecto do Departamento de Estudos Portugueses (Faculdade de Humanidades da USJ) apoiado financeiramente pela Direcção dos Serviços do Ensino Superior (DSES). O Departamento de Estudos Portugueses definiu como um dos seus objectivos estratégicos a produção de materiais que facilitem o desenvolvimento das competências linguísticas em áreas específicas do português. Este manual destina-se a estudantes de direito de língua materna chinesa e constitui uma referência prática de muita utilidade a juristas e outros funcionários que trabalham com textos de carácter jurídico, legal ou judicial. O manual tem a particularidade de construir as suas propostas didácticas com base em documentos autênticos e sempre inseridos na realidade jurídica da RAEM.

A sua autora, Margarida Conde, é professora no Departamento de Português da Universidade de São José. É licenciada em Filosofia e Humanidades pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa e Mestre em Língua e Cultura Portuguesas, na variante de Estudos Linguísticos, pela Universidade de Macau.

Lecionou Português em várias instituições de Macau, nomeadamente no Centro de Formação dos Serviços de Administração e Função Pública; no Centro de Difusão de Línguas da Direção dos Serviços de Educação e Juventude; em Escolas Luso-Chinesas e ainda na Universidade de Macau e no Instituto Português do Oriente.

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On 7 May 2019, the Rector of University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, announced the official launching of the “Centre for Social and Legal Studies”, under their newly renamed “School of Business and Law”, at an event held at the Don Bosco Auditorium at USJ’s Ilha Verde Campus. 

The event had the honour of the presence of Deputy Directors Chang Kun Hong, and Silvia Ho of Macao's Higher Education Bureau (DSES), as well as over 80 participants from the legal and academic industry, and students from different Higher Education Institutions.

During his opening speech, Prof. Stilwell, explained that USJ has been developing research and postgraduate programmes in legal studies. This year, the university officially established the Centre for Social and Legal Studies under the School of Business, and renamed the faculty School of Business and Law, to provide legal training for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and legal professionals. 

For the launching of the Centre, USJ’s School of Business and Law invited the Vice-President, and Dean of Faculty of Law of the Porto Regional Centre of UCP, Prof. Manuel Fontaine Campos, to give a public lecture on International Law and Trade War. The lecture focused on the trade measures adopted by President Donald Trump, especially those regarding China, and the countermeasures adopted by the affected countries. The lecture resulted in some interesting discussions among participates during the Q&A session.

After the public lecture, USJ also launched a book “Direito em Português. A Língua e a Escrita” by Margarida Conde, lecturer at the Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Humanities. The book was the result of a project subsidised by the Macao Government’s DSES.

For the coming academic year, the School of Business and Law will be offering two legal programmes: a Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Science (in Portuguese); and a Master of Lusophone and International Public Law (in English) which was co-designed and will be co-delivered with professors from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP).

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A delegation of 21 Ethnic Minority Culture Students and Staff, led by Prof Li Dongqing, paid a courtesy visit to the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) on May 6th, 2019.

The delegation was received by the USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell; Acting Vice-Rector, Prof. Rochelle Ge; Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Alan Norman Baxter; and Director of Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Ms. Teresa Loong.

The delegation was delighted with the dynamic performance of the USJ Music Club and the Capoeira dancers of the Alegria Brazilian Shows, followed by an exchange between the USJ Staff and Students during a lunch that counted with the presence of the Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell.

A guided campus tour was given by Mr Tiago Monteiro of the Faculty of Creative Industries so the delegation could visit USJ's facilities, including the Digital Cinema Studio, Sound Studio,  and 3-D Printing and Fashion Design works by Students and Staff.

The tour was coordinated by Prof. Emil Marques of USJ's School of Business and Law and the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs. The activity was sponsored by Macao Foundation.

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On May 2, 2019, the Central People's Government Liaison Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region organised a seminar on “the spirit of May Fourth” and “taking responsibility for the age” for the Macao University Students to commemorate the anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. Five student representatives from the USJ - University of Saint Joseph's Student Association attended the seminar and met Mr. Fu Ziying, Director of the Liaison Office in Macao during the event.

The representatives were Mr. Ao Ieong Man Hou, Marco, Mr. Lao Tou Kei, Gary, Ms. Chan Lok Man, Mekumi, Ms. Mak Teng Sam, Samatha, and Ms. Tong On Nei, Annie. Among all the student representatives, 12 students from different local universities shared their opinions on how to carry on the “spirit of May Fourth Movement “and advance the cause of "one country, two systems" and Ms. Chan Lok Man, Mekumi from USJ stated that “youths should carry forward the spirit of the May Fourth and tradition of loving the country and loving Macao (...) they should be grateful and repay the motherland as well as making contributions to the development of Macao (...) this is an obligation of all the Chinese citizens.”

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Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal, took the time to receive the Chancellor, Bishop Lee, and the senior management of the University of Saint Joseph, during his brief visit to Macao.  In his speech, at the official reception that followed, President Rebelo de Sousa called attention to how China and Portugal met in Macao, well before they met in either Beijing or Lisbon.  In fact, he added, the city has for 500 years hosted a persistent dialogue between these two peoples and their longstanding cultures, while respecting their differences.  So, as we look to the future, schools and universities are playing a vital role in that ongoing exchange – and he singled out the Portuguese School of Macao and the University of Saint Joseph.

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