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About the Talk

Design Society has opened its doors in Shenzhen, only one hour from Macau. You can visit its galleries, shops and theatre. You can enjoy the roof garden, and experience design. But whatever the individual visitor’s destination, the promise of Design Society is to provide a platform for many to explore scenarios for design in China. More than a lecture, this can be a brainstorming session for future input from Macau.

About the Speaker

Ole Bouman, former Creative Director of the Urbanism/Architecture Bi-City Biennale Shenzhen (2013–14), is now the Director of Design Society, Shenzhen. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of architecture magazine Volume. His publications include The Invisible in Architecture (1994) and Architecture of Consequence (2009). From 2006–2013, Bouman was the director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi). He was co-curator of Manifesta 3 (2000), and has been responsible for many contributions to architecture biennales in Shenzhen, São Paulo, and Venice. Bouman has taught architecture at various institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Hong Kong.

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About the Talk Over the last decade proliferation of music making tools that are available to the widest demographics has been significantly changing the landscape of the recording industry. Every smart phone or tablet comes with numerous free applications that allow virtually anyone with no musical training to create quite interesting music. In order to make these applications commercially viable, software manufacturers had to design their tools by primarily manipulating the rhythmic structure of the music rather than the melodic structure. This shift from melody to rhythm has become evident in many popular musical styles. Now, quite understandably, it has gotten to the Hollywood film music as well. A musical theme in many Hollywood films is no longer a melody composed of notes. Instead, it is a feeling, a groove, a rhythm, which is related to the fact of wanting to appeal to a “younger” demographic. This audience would probably rather enjoy a groove than be “bothered” by a pesky melody. For that reason, the film audiences consider melodies to be old fashioned and dated, stale and a product of a bygone age. There is a perception that if a film score contains any memorable leit motive melody it will detract from the drama and come off as sounding like something from the old days. Perhaps the lack of strong melody in modern film scoring leaves us with an easy musical tool to exploit. It’s great to be puttering along in a cue that perhaps is a simple beat based groovy ostinato, and suddenly intensify the drama and surprise the audience with a melodic idea. I will show by concrete examples of presenting several film clips, how this change took place over the years, and how this new trend in film scoring has been established.

About the Speaker Mladen Milicevic received a B.A. (1982) and an M.A. (1986) in music composition and multimedia arts studying at The Music Academy of Sarajevo, in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1986 Mr. Milicevic came to the United States to study with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, from which he received his masters in experimental music composition (1988). From the University of Miami in Florida, Mr. Milicevic received his doctorate in music composition in 1991, studying with Dennis Kam. For several summers he also studied with Michael Czajkowski at the Aspen Music School. He was awarded several music prizes for his compositions in the former Yugoslavia as well as in Europe. Working in former Yugoslavia as a freelance composer for ten years, he composed for theater, films, radio and television, also receiving several prizes for this body of work. Since he moved to the United States in 1986, Mr. Milicevic has performed his live electronic music, composed for modern dances, made several experimental animated films and videos, set up installations and video sculptures, had exhibitions of his paintings, and scored for films. His interests are interdisciplinary and he has made numerous presentations at various international conferences on a wide range of topics such as music, film, aesthetics, semiology, sociology, education, artificial intelligence, religion, and cultural studies. Bizarrely enough, he has scored film “The Room” which is now become an international phenomenon as the worst film ever made. Mr. Milicevic is Professor and Chair of Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.

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University of Saint Joseph held its 2017 Community Scholarships and Fellowships Award Ceremony at the Small Auditorium of USJ’s Green Campus, Ilha Verde, on 13th December, 2017. Fifty-four undergraduate students received a total of 59 scholarships donated by different organisations and individuals which amounts to MOP 698,500.

More than 19 representatives from USJ’s Community Scholarships and Fellowships donors were present at the ceremony. Donors include Macau Foundation, Social Welfare Bureau (IASM), Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), CPTTM, BNU, Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Center, Henry Fok Foundation, International Ladies' Club of Macau, Parry’s Group, Sands China Ltd, CTM, CEM, CESL Asia Ltd, Galaxy Entertainment Group, CPM - Macau Parking Company Ltd., Alumni Association of USJ, Mr. Kuan Vai Lam, Bank of China, Society of the Divine Word (SVD).

The USJ’s Community Scholarships and Fellowships Award Ceremony takes place each year to encourage and support students with outstanding academic performance or those with financial difficulties.

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Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, Dean of De Faculty of Creative Industries, Prof. Carlos Caires, Head of the Design Department and Prof. Vincent Ho, Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Creative Industries, participated as Jury members of the 9th ‘Xingshi-Cup’ International Industrial Design Competition 2017 under the theme "Innovation Driven Creative Future”. The final evaluation session took place on 10th December 2017 at in Foshan, province of Guangdong, with the presentation of projects to an International Jury that included the USJ Professors as well as the renowned Design Scholars from China Professor Shi Zhen Yu, Professor Liu Guan Zhong, Professor Zheng Jian Qi.

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On 9th December 2017, USJ’s School of Business organised its first community day for the Master students in Community Development.

The event was divided into two parts. The first part was a guided tour in “Ilha Verde” from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and the second part was a meet up about entrepreneurship ecosystem in Hong Kong and Macau from 2:30 to 4:00 pm.

The guided tour aimed at observing the surrounding of the Green Island’s community and understand the different facilities (both business and cultural facilities) which the communities have access.

The second part of the day was a meet up, where the MCD’s students were given the opportunity to interact with entrepreneurship communities leaders in Hong Kong and Macau. The event took place in USJ’s Small Auditorium.

Mr. Eric Kwan, Director of Alitheia Advisors Ltd, facilitator, mentor and coach for the Startup Weekend in Hong Kong shared his experiences about entrepreneurship ecosystem in Hong Kong and the recent development in the foresaid ecosystem.

Mr. Manuel Correia da Silva is co-founder and CEO of This Is My City creative festival, also shared his experience about the prospect and challenges faced by start up in Macau.

The event was crowned by a cocktail where students interacted further with the speakers.

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USJ delegation led by Professor Vincent Yang, Vice Rector for International Relations, Professor Jose Alves, Dean of USJ School of Business and Emil Marques participated in the MOU signing ceremony between the University of Saint Joseph and the Gung Ho Space located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Technology Exhibition and Exchange Center CTIC – San Shan Technology Incubation Park – Building 7^th, ground floor, Foshan, Guangdong.

The Gung Ho Space, located in the Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong is run by Gung Ho Technology (HK) Limited with its parent Company – Radiant Venture Capital based in Hong Kong. This agreement allows the linking of talent and entrepreneurs from Portuguese Speaking Countries into the Bay area through training and incubation programmes through future USJ initiatives.  This will allow USJ to become a conduit between Portuguese Speaking Countries, via the economic and education platform of Macau, to serve the development of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area.

Gung Ho Space – Guangdong – HK – Macao Technology Exhibition and Exchange Centre

In addition, the delegation attended the 2017 Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Cooperation Forum – Innovation Cluster of Guangdong – HK – Macao Greater Bay Area organized by the Guangdong government.  Attending the forum as keynote speaker included, Former Chief Executive of HK, Current Vice Chairman of National Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Mr. C.Y. Leung, Secretary General of the Guangdong Provincial Government, Party Secretary of Foshan, National Development and Reform Commission Technology and Innovation Department head, Director for the Office of the Secretary for Finance and Economy of Macao SAR, President of Science and Technology Association of Macao, Dr. Jose Chui and President of Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong, Mr. Duncan Chiu ( our Gung Ho Space Partner) and President of Spatial Science Association of China.

The Forum witnessed the signing of many MOU regarding HK and Macau investments which highlighted the continual integration of the Greater Bay Area in technology development, education and executive training and development.  At present, USJ has partners with physical locations in Foshan, Zhongshan ready to deploy programmes and incubation support for local Macau students and entrepreneurs.  USJ is also ready to serve Portuguese Speaking Countries via our innovation and entrepreneurship network in the Greater Bay Area.

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The Institute of Science and Environment at USJ organised field visits to two ecological sites in Cotai and Coloane for the students of the Ecology and Ecosystems Conservation module (MES202) in November. The first visit was at the Ecological Zones in Cotai, an area of about 55 hectares, comprised of the Ecological Zone I (a 15-hectare bird sanctuary) and Ecological II (a 40-hectare mangrove forest). The activity provided the students a better perspective of the coastal wetland ecosystems in Macao and why they should be protected and conserved. The second visit was in an intertidal ecosystem in Coloane. The students were surprised to observe biodiversity, with seaweeds and other associated fauna in the area. It was a unique opportunity for them to closely observe an intertidal ecosystem, something that they have not noticed nor have given attention in Macao before.

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On 25th November, 2017, Prof. Vincent Cheng Yang, Vice Rector of USJ, signed an MOU with the Vice President Qian Qiang of Wenzhou University for academic exchanges and cooperation. During 25th - 26th November, the Wenzhou Municipal Government hosted the First Forum of Higher Education in Wenzhou, Hong Kong and Macau. A total of 20 senior representatives from universities in Hong Kong and Macau attended the event together with representatives of their counterparts in universities in Wenzhou, senior officials of the provincial and municipal governments and the Liaison Offices of the Central Government in Hong Kong and Macau.  During the conference, Prof. Yang delivered a key note speech on “The Internationalization of Higher Education in Macau: The Past and the Future”. He also visited the Wenzhou Kaen University, which is a Sino-US joint venture endorsed by President Xi of China, and the Wenzhou Medical University.

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This talk will discuss the environmental effects in southwest China under the national Western Development Strategy based on a case study in the Beipan River basin through data searching, interviews, and in-situ observation. The results of erosion, Karst stony-desertification, reforestation, and the water quality of the Beipan River revealed that the environment in the basin was improved during 2000-2012. However, geology, topography, hydrology, climate, and human impacts will remain major challenges to ecological conservation and environmental protection. Future development in the Basin and southwest China will demand a long term and holistic approach to overcome both natural and human impacts.

  About the Speaker

Dr Yu received his PhD in Environmental Studies from Macquarie University, Sydney in 1998, Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1993. As a Policy and Project Officer, he worked for the Department of Environment and Conservation, New South Wales State Government, Sydney in 2005, and for the National Environmental Protection Agency in Beijing in the late of 1980s.

Between 1997 and 2005, while working as a Research Fellow and Term Lecturer at the University of Sydney and Macquarie University, Dr Yu conducted many environmental research projects and delivered Master’s courses. From 2006 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. Since September 2015, Dr Yu has worked at the School of Geosciences, the University of Sydney as an Honorary Associate Professor. His research has focused specifically upon environmental issues relevant to both Australia and China.

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ABOUT THE TALK

Communication and behaviour are tightly linked and fish use several sensory channels to communicate. Chemical communication is the most ancient form of communication but its role is often ignored because the substances involved are not known. Among the teleost fishes, cichlids are of special interest for the study evolution, for aquaculture and as invasive species in some parts of the world. In the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus), reproduction and male aggression are mediated through urinary cues tactically released by dominant males. The olfactory potency of male chemical cues depends on the donors’ social rank. Females spawn preferentially with dominant males and increase sex steroid production in the presence of male chemical cues. Moreover, dominant males increase urination frequency to signal their dominance status to rivals and reduce male-male aggression. The identity and biological function of the most potent odorants released by dominant Mozambique tilapia males has been elucidated and are important tools to establish the associated neurobiological mechanisms and as potential tools for aquaculture and in population control.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Adelino V.M. Canario received is PhD from the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK). He is professor of Cell Biology and Reproductive Physiology, Director of the Centre for Marine Sciences and leader of the Comparative Molecular and Integrative Biology group at the University of Algarve, and visiting professor (1000 Talents) at Shanghai Ocean University. The research interests centre on the role of hormones in reproduction (sex determination and puberty), social and reproductive behaviour, chemical communication and ion regulation in fishes, using both classical physiological techniques, and the more recent “omics” approaches. He is associate editor of Gene, General Comparative Endocrinology, Aquaculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Fishes, and Heliyon.

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The Macao International Startup Week 2017 saw more than 60 international speakers featured in two main forums with over 80 organisations including Banks, Universities, Incubators and companies from around the region to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.

During the event, USJ also signed an MOU with Macao Zhongshan Junior Chamber of Commerce, which solidifies an ongoing relationship between the two parties. By combining the academic theory and business practices of the two parties, the cooperation hopes to maximize the use of the talent resources, scientific research and technologies of both parties to improve both academic research and performance of core competencies between the parties involved.  In doing so, maximize the full potential and competitive advantage of University of Saint Joseph in the study and research in the areas of Portuguese Culture and language, Religious Studies in connecting the Portuguese-speaking countries and linking talent and entrepreneurs from Portuguese Speaking Countries into Macao and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area via the development of an university startup base.

During the week, USJ School of Business was well received with Professor Jose Alves and Professor Joao Alex Lobo Marques giving talks during the Start Up Forums held on 25th November 2017.

The event also saw many students interested in knowing more about USJ programmes and future innovative and entrepreneurial programmes.

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