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ABOUT THE TALK

The speaker will talk about trade measures adopted by the US in the last 2 years, especially measures regarding China, and the countermeasures adopted by affected countries. The measures according to International Trade Law (essentially, WTO Law) will be analysed both from a substantive and procedural (dispute resolution) point of view.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Prof. Manuel Fontaine Campos is Vice-President of the Oporto Regional Centre of the Catholic University of Portugal, and the Dean of the Law School. Prof. Campos studied at the Catholic University of Portugal, where he completed a Licenciatura (LL.B.) in law degree (1996), a Master degree in Political Science and Theory (1999) and a Ph.D. in Law degree (2012), with a thesis on <<State aid control in European Union Law and World Trade Organisation Law>>. From 2000 up to 2004 he advised several companies as a lawyer and since then as a consultant in matters concerning EU Law. Since 1996, he has taught courses on Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Introduction to Public Law, International Economic Law and European Union Law at the Law School of the Catholic University. He is also the author of several articles and books on Public Law, EU Law, WTO Law, State aid and Subsidies.

For pictures, please click here.

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Carlos Angelo Guzman, a Year 1 student of the University of Saint Joseph's Bachelor in Portuguese-Chinese Translation Studies won 1st Prize (elementary level) in the "14th Portuguese Poetry Recital Competition for Tertiary Education Institutions of China", organised by the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the Macao Government's Higher Education Bureau (Direcção de Serviços de Ensino Superior; DSES). The competition was held on April 17th 2019, at 6:30pm at MPI.

For more information about the competition, please click here.

For more information about our Bachelor in Portuguese-Chinese Translation Studies, please click here.

Pictures courtesy of the Facebook page of USJ's Pátio do Português and Prof. Anabela Pernão.

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For more pictures of the event, please click here.

Watch the highlights of the event here.

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The Faculty of Creative Industries has collaborated with the Macao Museum of Art and the British Museum for the exhibition “Italian Renaissance Drawings from the British Museum” that officially opened on Thursday, the 11th of April, and will run until the 30th of June.

The University of Saint Joseph was thrilled with this opportunity to be part of this innovative and ambitious project, as well as, honoured to work “alongside” artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Raffaello or Michelangelo to list just a few of them! Our collaboration work is not comparable with the work of The Italian Masters, and we merely hope to open new perspectives on art in museums and offer a different experience to its visitors.

An experience that disrupts the traditional way of visiting a museum. An experience that immerses and permits the visitor a tangible and accessible involvement with part of the exhibition.

Museums around the world have always been open to new technological experimentations and avid of new ways to enrich and showcase their artworks and collections to a new public. It is often an opportunity to look with a different eye, to discover new artistic connections and to experience an artwork like never before.

We see our work presented as the first step in a new type of experimentation, that will teach us and lead us further to new possibles, particularly in the area of universal access and accessibility. Indeed, like any other social organisation, museums have a significant challenge to transform themselves to be more inclusive, and we hope to participate in discussion with this experiment and research.

From the very beginning, we agreed on a few rules that we have been trying to respect along with our work:

1. we selected 16 drawings from the British Museum exhibition and we worked on representing them as a physical and tangible object;
2. we wanted, as much as possible, visitors to be able to touch the exhibits, as a symbol, to make the exhibits accessible and;
3. allow universal accessibility, mainly by trying to give a new experience of the exhibition to visually impaired visitors;
4. all exhibits would be produced in Macao with technologies that are currently available in our Digital Fabrication Laboratory of our Faculty of Creative Industries and the support of some of our students.

To give a few numbers to represent the work, we spend more than 2,000 hours of machine time and more than 600 working hours.

For all exhibits, we have been using two essential techniques, namely 3D Printing and Laser cutting and we follow a similar workflow for each piece:

1. cleaning the original image of the drawing (removing the background, outlining, enhancing, etc...);
2. transforming the drawing into a new image or a 3D model that can be processed by our machines;
3. multiple tests usually take place before producing the final exhibits with the machine;
4. post-processing the exhibits: we mainly use standard woodworking post-processing such as sanding, priming, painting and varnishing.

For more pictures, please click here.

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its annual "USJ Career Day 2019" on April 11th 2019 (Thursday) at USJ’s Ilha Verde Campus. Around 50 companies and organisations from public and private sectors joined the event and exhibited. This year, in alignment with the role of Macao in the Framework Agreement on Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation in the Development of the Greater Bay Area, Mr. Tai Kin Ip, Director of Macao Economic Bureau, was invited to be the keynote speaker, presenting the topic "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Macao’s Economic Diversification” with the hope that university students are able to seize opportunities in the further development of the Greater Bay Area.

In addition, a Hengin InnoValley representative was invited to introduce the Policies and Incubator Services in Hengqin to prepare our students for the starting up of their own businesses. Besides focusing on the Greater Bay Area, talks on local opportunities and career advice were provided.

The Career Day is a significant institutional event that brings to USJ representatives from the Government and different organisations, helping our students deepen their understanding of the working world. Exhibitors included, among others, government departments, public corporations, large enterprises and international brands. A wide array of positions, for junior staff, middle and top management, were offered in varied industries, like education, gaming, hotels, insurance, banking, communications, telecommunications and information technology, human resources, social services, and entertainment production.

For more pictures, please click here.

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On 10 April 2019, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) received a courtesy visit by the Vice President, Prof. David Guo, and Director of the Office for International Affairs, Prof. Junliang Yue, of Sias University (Zhengzhou, China).

The Sias University representatives were received by the USJ Vice-Rector Prof. Álvaro Barbosa; the Director of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, Mrs Teresa Loong; and the Director of the Public and International Relations Office, Mrs Ana Paula Mota.

Sias University discussed their role as hosts of the 2^nd Joint International Conference Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) – International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), to be held at their University campus from May 23^rd to 25^th, 2019.

The event coincides with the celebration of Sias University’s 20^th Anniversary and, consequently, they have kindly invited USJ to join the celebrations.

For more pictures, please click here.

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On 4 April 2019, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) received a courtesy visit by a delegation from the University of Mindanao (UM), Philippines, one of USJ's most recent partners.

The delegation was comprised of the following UM representatives: SVP/Chief Academic Officer and Dean of Professional Schools, Prof. Guhao Jr.; Dean of the College of Business Administration Education, Prof. Montaño; Dean of the College of Teacher Education, Prof. Bacasmot; Dean of the College of Computing Education, Prof. Vilchez; Research Coordinator, Prof. Malonzo; and Research Consultant, Prof. Gempes.

The UM delegation was welcomed by the USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, before meeting with Vice-Rector Prof. Barbosa; Dean of the School of Education, Prof. Correia; Coordinator for the Department of English Studies of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Alegre; Coordinator for the Bachelor of Business Administration programme of the School of Business and Law, Prof. Lobo; and the Director of the Public and International Relations Office, Mrs Ana Paula Mota.

UM and USJ discussed opportunities for potential cooperation, before receiving a tour of the USJ Ilha Verde Campus’ facilities.

Click here for more pictures of the visit.

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From March 28th to March 30th, 2019, Prof. Álvaro Barbosa presented the closing Keynote Speech at the International Conference on "Interculturalism and Multiculturalism" organised by the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI) at the Polytechnic of Porto (P.PORTO), in Portugal.

The talk was on the topic of Multicultural Perceptions of Sound Universes, addressing how communities around the world associate dimensions of acoustic space to their contextual soundscapes, musical traditions or in a broader sense what could be referred to as its “Sound Universes”.

During the presentation, Prof. Barbosa introduced research and practices that address this topic in domains such as Film Sound Analysis, Auditory Iconography, Collaborative Music Performance and Computational Analysis of World Music.

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From March 4^th to March 9^th, 2019, the Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Outreach of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, represented USJ at an international seminar on “Internationalisation, Innovation and Sustainable Development” in Lille (France). The event was organised by the Université Catholique de Lille (UCL), our partner university, and held at UCL’s campus.

The week included sessions on UCL’s innovation projects, a presentation of their on-campus green and sustainable development facilities (“Live Tree Project”), as well as an exchange of best practices on intercultural communication and experience sharing regarding innovative teaching methods.

The event was fruitful, having been a great platform to further develop USJ’s global network, as well as a great learning opportunity to acquire information that will contribute to the enhancement of USJ’s strategies when it comes to the areas of internationalisation, innovation and sustainable development.

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“Paper Conservation - The Application of Manual Dripping Method with Paper Pulp”

The manual dripping method with paper pulp is a kind of filling technique for conserving paper objects. Compared with the traditional paper repair method, this method is more suitable for conserving objects which have been seriously damaged and/or with lots of insect holes. Efficiency, flatness and reduced use of paste are part of this method’s benefits.

This lecture will introduce the development and application of the pulp repair technique in Mainland China and foreign countries. Additionally, the lecture will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of four different repair methods, namely, traditional paper repair method, paper pulp manual dripping method, semi-mechanical pulp repair method and leaf-casting method.

 

“Introduction to Heritage Conservation Science”

 We hear words like culture, heritage, conservation, restoration, etc., every day, but do we fully understand their meaning? An explanation of these terms is shared with the audience throughout this lecture. The lecture mainly outlines what culture, cultural heritage, and tangible and intangible cultural heritage are; how to preserve them; and introduces the types of conservation in different museums. Finally, the daily workload of an object conservator will be discussed. 

The purpose is to provide Macao citizens with a preliminary understanding of the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, hopefully increasing the public’s awareness and interest in cultural heritage as a means to achieve sustainable development.

 

“Paper Splitting - Its Development, Technique and Application”

Paper splitting involves splitting the paper into two layers and adding a thin piece of acid-free paper in between to create a “sandwich” structure. This method is especially suitable for severely deteriorated paper. The advantage of using this method is that it does not affect the object’s appearance and fragile paper objects can be well conserved. Paper splitting is often used to conserve and reinforce archives and rare books that are severely embrittled, such as old newspapers.  

There are two types of paper splitting methods: machine splitting and manual splitting. The principle of these two methods are similar and the only difference is that manual splitting must be done by a skilled person. Because of a high risk of irreversible damaging the original paper object, conservation ethics of the paper splitting will be discussed.

For pictures, please click here.

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In past years, students and professors have been invited by the Macao Institute of Financial Services to participate in the annual Global Money Week. This year, on March 28, students of School of Business and Law were invited to visit the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM).

Students of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Government Studies had learned about the monetary system and the role of the central bank in Prof. Florence Lei’s Macroeconomics class. Thus, the presentation given by AMCM staff and their interaction with the students during the Q&A session broadened and deepened students’ financial knowledge.

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On March 20th, 2019, to further experiment the local culture, the Public and International Relations Office took the Spring Semester International Exchange Students for dinner at the “Estabelecimento de Comidas Si Fu Chai (Ilha Verde)”, located near USJ's Ilha Verde Campus. A representative of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs, that closely comes into contact with the students, also joined the dinner.

Students had the opportunity to try traditional dishes like “deep-fried Bombay duck with peppercorn salt”, “sweet and sour pork” and “deep-fried crab meat box”, while experiencing dining like a local.

The dinner was kindly sponsored by the Macao Foundation.

For more pictures, please click here.

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On March 21st 2019, 11 participants from the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) and Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) representatives took part in a seminar by Executives from the Sands Sustainability Department in The Parisian Macao.

Participants were able to discuss sustainability issues directly with the executives and learn sustainable practices by Sands (China) such as ECO360 and Green Monday.

They also learned about energy and water saving strategies that have guaranteed several accreditations and certifications to Sands' hotels (Macao Green Hotel Award, LEED Silver certificate, among others).

After the seminar, participants visited their recycling facilities, and observed the function of a food digester machine that converts food waste into non-potable water, which can then be disposed via the sewers.

Pictures provided by OSAA

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On 1 April 2019, Dr Sai Kin Lee Tsang, Antonio, Director of the Centre for Modern Languages and Delegate for Asian Affairs of the Rector of the Universidad de Burgos (UBU), Spain, visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) as a representative of UBU's Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation, Mobility & Cooperation.

Dr Lee met with the USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, the Director of the USJ Public and International Relations Office, Mrs Ana Paula Mota, and Fr. Daniel Cerezo Ruiz, originally from Burgos.

Before receiving a tour of the USJ Ilha Verde Campus' facilities, UBU and USJ discussed potential opportunities for future collaboration.

Click here for more pictures of the visit.

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• 50+ enterprises
• 15+ industries
• 2000+ job vacancies

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will hold the USJ Open Day on Saturday, 13^th April, 2019 from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.

Visitors will have a chance to experience USJ’s unique and diversified culture. Come and experience our vibrant campus life. Take this opportunity to:

• Know more about our facilities by visiting our laboratories, library, recreation and residential areas;
• Learn more about our programmes and exceptional education model;
• Meet our professors, students and alumni in person;
• Find out our students’ talents and enjoy their exhibitions;
• Participate in the experiments, workshops and games designed by our students and staff;
• Enjoy delicious food.

Free shuttle buses will depart every 30 minutes from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm to the campus:

• From Macao: Luso International Bank - Nam Van Branch
• From Taipa: Taipa Central Park

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On March 28^th, 2019, the Faculty of Creative Industries and the School of Business and Law of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), took an international ensemble of students, from countries including Brazil, France, Guinea-Bissau, Philippines and Portugal, for a tour of the backstage operations of “Elēkrŏn” at Studio City Macao.

This learning opportunity was made possible through the generous invitation of Melco Resorts & Entertainment (Melco). The community development initiative for “Elēkrŏn” was the first of its kind by Melco, and USJ students were lucky to be the first group to learn from Melco managers and operators at the backstage of the show. The group later enjoyed the show, as audience members, as part of a bigger group of 150 students and staff from USJ.

At USJ, we strive to provide a world class learning environment through close collaboration with industries, that bring unforgettable real-life learning experiences to better prepare students for all aspects of their careers. This is made possible by collaborating with organisations like Melco, that continue to bring dazzling international talent and entertainment opportunities to Macao by growing the offering of family and artistically orientated programmes. Moreover, students are able to make an early contact with industry providers, in this case, of the creative and entertainment industry, to gain insightful understanding of its inner workings.

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About the talk 資優生雖然一般具有較高的學習能力，但也需要學校和家庭提供合適的條件讓他們發揮潛能。老師不但擔當一個教育者的角色，同時亦是引領資優生盡展潛能的促進者。學校必須為這一群高能力學生提供適切的教育機會，使他們在富彈性的教學法和學習環境下，充分發揮潛能。而資優教育正是「照顧學生多樣性」的一種策略，亦是優質教育的一環。當中可以有系統、及有方向地發掘和培育資賦優異的學生，照顧他們的學習需要。 資優教育另一個重要課題正是家長教育。因為家長在子女成長路上擔當非常重要的角色，研究發現父母的教養方式影響子女的發展和將來的成就。若家長能了解資優子女的特質，協助資優子女處理情緒問題，及掌握培育資優子女的方法, 必定對子女的學習相得益彰。 透過本講座亦同時了解香港資優教育政策及有關學校資優課程的發展，藉此協助老師在學校開展資優教育課程，讓資優生成為才華盡展、成爲出類拔萃的菁英。

Though students with giftedness have had higher learning capacities, they also need school and family to work together to bring out their potentials. Teachers do not play only the role of an educator but also as a facilitator for their potentialities. Thus, schools should provide education opportunities for this group of students with higher learning capacities so that they can realise their potentials in a learning environment signified by flexible pedagogies. Gifted education is actually a strategy that helps nurture multi-facetedness of the development of students with giftedness. It could systematically help nurture them in a decent way and take good care of their learning needs.

Parent education is one of the important factors in facilitating gifted education because parents play a significant role in children’s development. Research findings demonstrate that the parenting style is a key factor affecting children’s development and their achievement in future. If parents can thoroughly understand the traits of children with giftedness, assisting them to cope with emotional problems and master well the skills of nurturing them, it will certainly strengthen their learning capacities.

In this seminar, the speaker will share with audience the policy of gifted education in Hong Kong and the curriculum development of gifted education in school so as to assist teachers in Macau to promote the curriculum of gifted education and facilitate students with giftedness to demonstrate and maximize their talents.

About the speaker

於德智女士現為香港一所小學課程統籌主任。她於柏立基師範學院取得教育文憑，浸會大學取得教育學士學位，及於理工大學取得中文語言及文學碩士學位。 於主任由一九九九年開始接觸資優教育，2002年至2005年借調香港教育署資優教育課程發展處為課程發展主任，工作期間協助香港中、小學推行資優教育課程，並落實香港資優教育三層架構模式。2006至2008年在小學發展資優教育，並獲優質教育基金四十萬元推展課程。其後於2008至2011年聯同8 間核心小學申請二百多萬元帶領香港63間網絡學校發展資優教育。 同時，她亦曾與香港浸會大學、香港中文大學資優計劃及教育局資優教育組合作向學校老師及家長推廣資優教育。2016至2017年亦於香港中文大學賽馬會「知優致優」計劃工作。於主任從事資優教育二十多年間一直協助老師、家長認識資優教育、協助高能力的學生獲得更適切的教育。

Miss Yu is the Coordinator of Curriculum Development in a primary school. She was awarded teaching certificate in Robert Black College of Education and received her Bachelor Degree in Education in Baptist University and later was granted the Master of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature in Polytechnic University of Hong Kong.

She has been working with gifted education since 1999. She was deployed the Division of Gifted Education Curriculum Development of the Education Department as Curriculum Development Officer from 2002 and 2005 during which she had assisted primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong in developing curricula in gifted education and helping realize the three tier framework of gifted education. From 2006-2008, funded by Quality Education Fund regarding HK$400,000, Miss Yu helped develop and promote gifted Education in primary schools. She had helped 8 primary schools to apply for and eventually granted HK$2 million for development of a network of 63 schools concerning gifted education.

Miss Yu had also collaborated with Baptist University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Division of Gifted Education of the Hong Kong Education Bureau to promote gifted education to teachers and parents. She has been working with teachers, parents and school professionals with regard to gifted education for over 20 years and assisting students of giftedness to be provided with more resources for their better development.

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The World Social Work Day 2019 took place on 19^th of March. For its celebrations, the Social Work Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), organised a seminar on Field Education in Social Work, on 23^rd of March (Saturday), at the Don Bosco Auditorium of USJ.

The event was hosted by the USJ Rector, Prof. Fr. Peter Stilwell, and the Dean of the FSS, Prof. Fr. Dominique Tyl. Approximately 140 people attended the activity, which was sponsored by the Macao Government’s Social Welfare Bureau, and counted with the collaboration of Caritas Macau. The activity also received support from many other organisations that helped make the event a success. Participants included social work educators and students from different academic institutions, social workers and social development practitioners who work in government and non-government agencies in Macao. 

Distinguished guests included Mr. Wu Feng, representative of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Ms. Dorothy Tang Kit Fong, representative of the Macao Government’s Social Welfare Bureau, Mr. Philip Yuen Chi Hoi, representative of Caritas Macau, as well as Executive Members of the Correctional Services Bureau, the Association of Parents of the People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macao and the Lar São Luís Gonzaga.

It was an honour to have scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao, sharing their valuable opinions in the seminar.

Their contributions helped reinforce the importance of enhancing the quality and professional competence of the social work field education in Macao, as well as explored the possibility of their implementation.

For more pictures of the event, please click here.

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has a deep, rich, and longstanding partnership with Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), in Taiwan.

This relationship has served as the foundation for initiatives in Taiwan by USJ's Department of Social Work, as USJ has an agreement of cooperation with FJCU, providing - and taking part in - exchange opportunities for students, as well as for faculty.

On Saturday, March 24, 2019, Prof. Fr. Dominique Tyl, the Dean of USJ's Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), and Prof. Helen Liu, Professor of USJ's FSS, met with Prof. Kuo, Professor of FJCU's Department of Social Work, to further discuss mobility opportunities.

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