The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) organises several events and free public lectures that provide access to educational resources in different areas and topics every academic year.
These events aim to raise awareness and disseminate evidence-based practices and interventions. Some events bring together USJ students and professors, and some are open to partner institutions and the general public.
View all past and upcoming public lectures here.
This year, social work year 2 students raised around 28,000 Patacas for Caritas Macao, hitting a new record of fundraising.
To mark the finale of the USJ Mentorship Programme, an appreciation dinner was held at the USJ Recreation Area, on the 6th of November 2020.
The “Traditional Western Bookbinding and Conservation Student Work Exhibition” was officially launched on the afternoon of 7th of November, 2020, at the Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery in USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
USJ signed a Direct Progression Agreements with CDSJ6, CDSJ5 and Saint Paul School, offering two full scholarships and two half scholarships for graduates of the three diocesan schools to progress to USJ for undergraduate studies.
On October 31, Stephen Man, BCM Year 1 student, represented USJ in the 1st Indoor Rowing Challenge Competition 2020.
Students of the USJ participated on the CESL Asia and Friends Sports Fun Day 2020 and won the 2nd runner-up title on the Bocce Golden Cup Tournament, furthermore this year USJ donated MOP 10,000 to the Macau Special Olympics.
On October 30, the Rector, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan, the Dean of the FSSE, Prof. Elisa Monteiro, and the Outreach Programme Leader, Prof. Helen Liu met with members of the Correctional Services Bureau to strengthen the collaborative effort between the two institutions.
USJ participated in “Student Affairs and Services in the New Normal: Challenges, Realities, and Opportunities”, a webinar to share responses and best practices of Higher Education Institutions in the Asia-Pacific region.
November 12, 2020
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture titled “Natural Law – Nómos and Thesmós in Sophocles’ Antigone” starting on the 12th November 2020.
November 7, 2020
“Traditional Western Bookbinding and Conservation Student Work Exhibition” is opening on November 7, at Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery, USJ.
The final match day of DSES basketball competition was held on the 26th of October at UM Sports Complex.
On October 24 and 25, Professors Vincent Ho and Sandra Ng of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Creative Industries, attended the “Forum on Innovation Design for Young Scholars” on behalf of USJ as a co-organiser.
On the morning of October 24, a group of students and teachers from the Matteo Ricci College visited USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
Matteo Ricci College students visited USJ
In a Ceremony held on October 23rd, 2020, Prof. Isabel Capeloa Gil was reappointed as Rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Católica) for the four-year period 2020-2024.
Students from the USJ Faculty of Business and Law attended the United Nations Day 75th anniversary celebrations at the United Nations University Institute in Macau on October 23.
November 11, 2020
MRI Online Public Forum: “François Ravary SJ and the Musical Culture of Mid-19 th Century Shanghai” on the 11th of November 2020.
On October 21, a delegation of the Senior Management team of the USJ, led by the Chancellor of USJ,
the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, and the Rector, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan, visited the Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah.
The Director of the Central Government Liaison Office in Macau, Fu Ziying, and his delegation visited the USJ, in a campus tour led by the Chancellor of USJ, the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, and the Rector of USJ, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan.
The Labour Affairs Bureau was invited to hold a career seminar “Go Career Against COVID-19” on October 13 for USJ students and alumni.
On October 20, a delegation of the USJ met with members of the Social Welfare Bureau to present key features of the USJ’s Outreach Programme.
November 10, 2020
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “The benefits provided by urban mangroves” on the 10th November 2020.
