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• Why personal branding matters
• 6 Steps to create an outstanding LinkedIn profile
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ABOUT THE TALK

A will-to-design (will-to-order) and an understanding of architecture as a response to the reality are two primal forces or tendencies in thinking / doing architecture. While the conflict between these two forces is founder of architecture and its articulation allows to discuss and identify key aspects of contemporary architecture production. The Wittgenstein’s House is brilliantly inaugurated by Jan Turnovski as an example of the discussion. In this conference, Nuno Crespo talks about the discussion by highlighting its main aspects and contextualises it in Wittgenstein’s definition of architecture and how its philosophy and work as an architect allows to access the core issues of the relation between architecture and philosophy as well as ethics and aesthetics. Examples characterised by individual attitudes and exemplary cases are studied as well.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Prof. Nuno Crespo (b. Lisbon, 1975) studied philosophy and aesthetics at Lisbon New University, researching in the area of relations between art, philosophy and critisism. Currently teaches at School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University and is invited lecturer at Arts College of Coimbra University. Nuno is a curator of exhibition and now developing a major exhibition about the Portuguese director Pedro Costa for the Serralves Museum and another dedicated to the Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein for the MAAT museum in Lisbon. He has also been a senior art critic in the Portuguese newspaper Publico since 2003 and has some collaborations with the American magazine ArtPapers.

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About the Talk

Ovarian folliculogenesis is one of the most dynamic physiological and developmental processes in vertebrates. Despite numerous studies on this issue in mammals, the molecular mechanisms that control follicle development, especially the early phase of folliculogenesis, still remain poorly understood.  Gonadotropins are primary endocrine hormones that control ovarian development and function.  In addition, various local paracrine and autocrine factors in the ovary also play important roles in this process.  Although the endocrine and paracrine controls of folliculogenesis have been studied in fish, there has been a lack of genetic data on their functional importance, mostly due to unavailability of the gene knockout approach in fish models.  Using zebrafish as the model and the emerging genome editing technologies, TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9, we have analyzed the roles of both endocrine hormones such as FSH and LH from the pituitary and local ovarian paracrine factors such as GDF9 in controlling folliculogenesis.  Our data showed that follicle development in the zebrafish involves both external endocrine hormones and internal paracrine factors in the ovary.

About the Speaker

Professor Wei GE is currently a Chair Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau.  He received his BSc from Nanjing University, MSc from the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and PhD from University of Alberta, Canada. After obtaining his PhD, he received a postdoctoral scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to work at the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), Japan. In 1995, he joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) where he established his teaching and research career. He was a professor at the School of Life Sciences at CUHK in 2013 when he moved to University of Macau (UM) where he helped establish the Faculty of Health Sciences. While working at CUHK, he established the Programme of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) at both undergraduate and graduate levels and served as the founding director of the Programme.

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On 12th February 2018, a high-level delegation of Macao Polytechnic Institute led by Prof. Lei Heong Iok, President of MPI, visited the University of Saint Joseph. Other delegates were Prof. Im Sio Kei, Vice President, Dr. Cheang Mio Han, Secretary General, Dr. Hsu Hsiu-Chu, Director of School of Arts, Prof. Carlos André, Head of Portuguese Language Teaching and Research Centre, Mr. Chiu Ka Wai, Head of General Administration Department, Mr. Leong Chi Kin, Chief of Division for Project Acquisition, and Ms. Chen Hui Kong, Library Director. The delegation was received by Rector Fr. Peter Stilwell, together with Prof. Maria Antónia Nicolau Espadinha, Vice Rector, Prof. Vincent Cheng Yang, Vice Rector, Ms. Lavena Cheong, Administrator, Prof. Alan Baxter, Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Álvaro Barbosa, Dean of Faculty of Creative Industries, Prof. José Alves, Dean of School of Business, Dr. Francisco Peixoto, Librarian, Mr. Anton Lo, Director of Admission Office. This was the first ever visit of MPI senior management paid to USJ. During the visit, the hosts and guests discussed possibilities of cooperation in teaching and research and shared their experience in conducting construction projects. The delegation toured the Green Campus of USJ.

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The Orientation and Welcome Activities for International Exchange Students of USJ in the Second Semester of Academic Year 2017/2018 was held on 25th January 2018. It was co-organised by Academic Records Office (ARO), Central Services Office (CSO), Information Technology Office (ITO), Office of Student Affairs (OSA), and Office for International Relations and Regional Cooperation (OIR). USJ Buddies were also volunteered at this event to integrate with the new exchange students. Students are exchanging to USJ from various countries including Portugal and Brazil.

The exchange students were firstly greeted with an orientation, which provided them essential information of studying and living in USJ and Macao, as well as a basic Cantonese class. Followed by a tour to the heart of Macao, where they were able to walk into the market and experience the authentic culture. They were then served for lunch in a Chinese Restaurant, which offered them an opportunity to try the traditional dim sum and the "Yum Cha" culture. Students also experienced to take a bus back to USJ Green Campus.

Flickr album (click here)

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時間 Time	內容 Content	主講人 Speaker
14:30 – 14:50	致開幕辭 |  Opening Address	聖若瑟大學校長 Rector Fr. Peter Stilwell
14:50 – 15:30	二十一世紀自主學習的發展—西方與亞洲地區的經驗 |  The development of Self-Regulated Learning in the 21st Century - lessons from the West and the Asian regions （*以粵語進行In Cantonese）	何世敏教授 聖若瑟大學客座教授 Dr. Ho Sai Mun, Stanley Visiting professor of USJ
15:30 – 16:10	促進自主學習的適性評估 |  Adaptive Assessment for Self-Regulated Learning （*以普通話進行In Putonghua）	郭伯臣教授 國立臺中教育大學 教育學院院長 Prof. Kou Bor Chen Dean of College of Education, NTCU
16:10 – 16:30	小休 coffee break	---
16:30 – 17:00	在香港學校課堂推行自主學習 |  Implementing Self-Regulated Learning in classrooms of Hong Kong schools （*以粵語進行In Cantonese）	李雪英校長 香港中學校長會主席 Miss Lee Suet Ying President of HKAHSS
17:00 – 17:30	自主學習：翻轉教室初探 |  Self-Regulated Learning: Exploring the Emerging Use of Flipping Classrooms (*以英語進行，粵語簡報 In English, with Chinese slides)	蘇輝道神父 澳門聖保祿學校校長 Dr. Fr. Alejandro Salcedo Garcia Principal of Saint Paul School, Macau
17:30 – 17:50	答問及意見交流 Q&A
17:50 – 18:00	閉幕詞 Closing Remarks	高安雅院長 聖若瑟大學教育學院院長 Prof. Ana Correia Dean of School of Education, USJ

  ABOUT THE SPEAKERS  

李雪英校長 Miss Lee Suet Ying
	香港中學校長會主席 President of Association of Heads of Secondary Schools of Hong Kong
	香港嗇色園主辦可譽中學暨可譽小學校長 Principal of Ho Yu College and Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), Hong Kong

 

蘇輝道神父 Dr. Fr. Alejandro Salcedo Garcia
	澳門聖保祿學校校長 Principal of Saint Paul School, Macau
	2006年澳門特別行政區教育功績勳章 Merit Medal in Education by the Macau Government in 2006
	在香港和澳門擁有超過30年的教學、學校管理和領導經驗 Over 30 years of experience as a teacher, manager and Principal in Hong Kong and Macau.

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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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