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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Zach Wyatt

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When we sleep our dreams allow us to imagine far beyond our own possibilities. The power of imagination lies in being able to tap into our childhood playfulness; enabling us to better engage with our own experience of the world. This workshop will explore this through various games and exercises.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Zach Wyatt

Zach Wyatt is a professional actor working in the UK. After studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has acted in theatre, TV and Film roles; expanding his knowledge of the craft of acting whilst acquiring new skills and techniques in which to teach them. Coming from a classical training, Zach is a competent dancer, mover, musician and singer with experience in sword training and stage combat.

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DETAILS: Date: Wednesday, 20 April 2022 Time: 16:00 – 17:00  Location: Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery, B1/F Residential Hall, USJ Ilha Verde Campus Organised by: Faculty of Social Sciences and Education Moderate by: Prof. Elisa Monteiro 📆 Add to my Google Calendar *Free event, open to the general public **This Workshop will be conducted in English " ["post_title"]=> string(30) "Drama Workshop I - IMAGINATION" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(28) "drama-workshop-i-imagination" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2022-04-14 14:42:34" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2022-04-14 06:42:34" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=38638" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Post)#3822 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(38580) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2022-04-13 16:54:18" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2022-04-13 08:54:18" ["post_content"]=> string(2448) "

On the 13th of April 2022, a delegation of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) led by the Rector Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, Administrator Dr. Alejandro Salcedo Garcia, and Director of the Office for Student and Alumni Affairs (OSAA) Ms. Teresa Loong, paid a courtesy visit to the Companhia de Electricidade de Macau - CEM, S.A. (CEM).

The USJ representatives were warmly welcomed by the Senior Management team of CEM, including Chairman of Executive Committee Mr. Bernie Leong, Principal Advisor to the Executive Committee and USJ's MBA alumnus Mr. Benjamin Yue, and Director of the Human Resources and Sustainability Department Mr. Keegan Cheang.

During the meeting, Rector Morgan expressed his appreciation and gratitude to CEM for their ongoing support and generosity to the USJ Community Scholarships and Fellowships Programme, which means a lot to the students. It is a recognition of what USJ is and what it does.

Chairman Leong also emphasised the importance of CEM in assisting the students, enabling them to continue their work upholding good corporate social responsibility, and is delighted to continue its support for this programme.

The meeting was followed by exchanging ideas on possible future collaboration on student development and CEM staff development. The meeting ended with the presentation of a USJ 25th anniversary souvenir to Chairman Leong.

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and the Macau Deaf Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, to advocate universal sign language education and promote a disability-friendly society in Macao. The MoU was signed by the Rector of USJ, Prof. Stephen Morgan, and the Director of the Macau Deaf Association, Ms. Lau Sut Man.

Rector Morgan said that USJ hopes to promote the universalisation of sign language, stating that the inclusion of sign language courses in the University's Social Work degree programmes does not only strengthens the long-term partnership between USJ and the Macau Deaf Association but also further links the University and the local community, serving to those in need.

President Wong Kam Sun said that as a deaf person, he was inspired by the project supported and promoted by USJ. He expressed her gratitude to the Social Work team of the USJ Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, who facilitated this project.

Prof. Jacky Ho, Head of the Department of Social Work of USJ in charge of this collaborative project, also pointed out that establishing strategic partnerships with social local service agencies can help build equal rights for persons with disabilities, serve the needs of the community and promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations, including SDG 3 - "Good Health and Society Welfare" and SDG 10 - "Reducing inequalities". Prof. Ho also states incorporating sign language in future social work degree training will become a long-term trend, and society should pay more attention to the needs of deaf people.

The MoU was signed with the presence of the members of the Association, including Director Nerissa Lau, Supervisor Wong Pou San, Supervisor Un Ho Man, Supervisor (Speech Therapist) Leong Chao Man, Supervisor (Social Work), Cheng Wai Sum, and Sign Language Interpreter Lam Kwok Keung. Attendees from USJ include Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE) Prof. Elisa Monteiro, Director of the Macau Observatory for Social Developments and Head of the Department of Social Work Prof. Jacky Ho, Research Coordinator for FSSE Prof. Helen Liu, Prof. Andrew Ng, and Prof. Leona Ng.

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A two-session day camp for Saint Paul School senior high students was held on campus grounds on April 2nd and 9th. Led by Adam Chan, Katherine Lei, and Charlie Lei, the third and first year Bachelor of Social Work students co-organized and co-designed fun activities based around campus facilities.

The event served to introduce Saint Paul students to the University of Joseph (USJ). Year 1 Social Work students also assisted throughout the day camp by acting as group leaders and accompanied  the Saint Paul students as they explored the campus. The Social Work Department invited three guest speakers to host workshops based around the concept of self-discovery: “Unlocking Self” by Stella O,  “Mindfulness” by Annie Wong, and “What the Future Means to You?” by Jayson Lou. Participants were encouraged to discover their own potential through dynamic activities and personal sharing. The activities also highlight that the students are not alone in their confrontation with future challenges, thereby creating a stronger sense of belonging.

A total of 84 Saint Paul students participated in the day camp. The event began at 10:00 AM with icebreakers for the Social Work students and participants to familiarize themselves with one another. The participants were divided into separate groups to foster stronger bond building. The afternoon activities were conducted in six separate locations within the campus including: the classrooms, the library, the student lounge, and the Kent Wong exhibition gallery. Each group had the opportunity to explore their own unique route through the campus. In particular, the library activity encouraged participants to search for books containing a card introducing local social services. The purpose was to increase the participants’ awareness of local services. Social Work student, Cater Chon, also elaborated on the meaning of the activity and the importance of social services to the participants at the end of the camp activities.

Overall, the day camp was a refreshing new experience for the Social Worker students. It was a rare chance for the students to develop their leadership, planning, collaboration, and communication skills. The students also took the opportunity to serve the community by promoting social work values and ways for high school students to disclose themselves and practice self-care. At the same time, the event helped prepare the students for the field work practice in the summer by strengthening their skills and sense of responsibility when organising public activities.

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ABOUT THE TALK:

Machine translation is an automated translation technology that relies on computer programs as opposed to human translation, and has created great convenience for translation work since its birth, as well as made an inescapable contribution to the development of linguistics. It has a positive effect on improving the conversion efficiency from the source language to the target language, accelerating the expansion of the scope and direction of linguistic research, and enriching the expression of many languages in the world. In contrast, the current development dilemma of machine translation is that machine translation of sentences, paragraphs and other linguistic units is imprecise; it is unable to deal with cross-cultural communication texts with rich connotation and full emotional atmosphere; the translation results lack flexibility and diversity, and the translation results are single; the construction of corpus is delayed and the scale of data is limited. In this context, this talk will start from a brief introduction to the history of machine translation, introduce the classical machine translation architecture and machine translation evaluation, and discuss what linguistic researchers can contribute to the development of machine translation in the context of reality.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

You Mu is a Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics (Portuguese) at the University of Macau, and has been awarded the Chancellor's Honor List, Nam Kwong Education Scholarship, University of Macau Full Scholarship, and Bank of China Academic Award. His current research interests include the theory and practice of manual evaluation of machine translation and the study of Portuguese foreign language teaching.

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The Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has successfully held its Open Day on 2 April 2022, Saturday, at the USJ NAPE Campus.

Representative of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEDJ), Director of Division of Quality Assurance - Mr. Sam Hio Tong, Rector of USJ - Prof. Stephen Morgan, Dean of ISE/USJ - Prof. David Gonçalves, Executive Director of CSR Macau - Mr. Morse Lei, General Manager of Ultra Clean Waste Services Limited of Macau - Mr. Warren Li, Chairman of the Sustainable Development Association - Mr. Terence Lee, Associate Director of Sustainability in Sands China - Ms. Stephanie Zhao, and the Director of Environmental, Social & Governance in Wynn Macau - Ms. Ruby O, USJ professors, staff members, external teachers, and students attended the opening ceremony of the ISE Open Day 2022, followed by a guided tour.

The ISE Open Day showcased activities and results from research projects developed at the Institute in the areas of Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Earth and Marine Sciences. A brief overview of the degree programmes (Bachelor, Master, and PhD) offered by ISE was also presented to students in a session by Prof. Thomas Lei.

The mission of ISE is to develop research and teaching of the highest standards in different domains of science and to contribute towards a deeper understanding of the natural world by a sound scientific approach. It aims to prepare well-qualified professionals that can respond to tomorrow’s global challenges and lead the way towards a sustainable development of Macao and the Greater Bay Area (GBA).

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On the 29th of March, 2022, Prof. João Paulo Pereira from the Department of Languages and Culture of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH), delivered the public lecture “Visions of Confucius in the Class of Portuguese as a Foreign Language in Macau: Between tradition and modernity” at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Don Bosco Auditorium, within the scope of the Master’s in Portuguese as a Foreign Language/Second Language (offered by USJ and the Catholic University of Portugal).

This conference had as its central theme the foundation of beliefs concerning the Chinese learner in Macau. Since these beliefs are socially constructed, we tried to understand the socio-educational context of Macau, at the origin of the segmentation and the hierarchy of the educational institutions (serving different communities), and its contribution to the belief system that was set in place. As the teaching of Portuguese in Macau (dating from the 16th century, through the action of the Colégio de São Paulo) had a great influence on the language teaching methodologies adopted throughout China, a presentation of these methodologies and the characterization of Portuguese teaching in Mainland China was in order.

Beliefs related to the Chinese learner were then identified. Research has proved that the Chinese learners have been considered to be passive and reluctant to intervene. They would also prefer perfectly controlled activities that appeal to memorization and repetition. Based on these beliefs, proposals have also been implemented, based on the adoption of specific teaching methodologies for the Chinese learning public, which were reviewed.

In addition to the socio-educational context of Macau, one of the most important factors to contribute to this belief system is related to the influence of Confucian principles. Therefore, the topic of the respect and veneration for the authority figure ( the teacher) and related texts by Confucius were also addressed. The traditional Chinese method of learning, with repetition, memorization and reproduction at its core, was also discussed.

The results of a case study carried out in various educational establishments in Macau (Escola Portuguesa de Macau, Instituto Português do Oriente and University of Macau) were then presented, in order to verify if the belief system that was formed in relation to the Chinese learner, is really at work in MSAR educational landscape. The results of this study were published in a scientific article in the journal Linguarum Arena, Journal of Studies in Didactics of Languages ​​of the University of Porto.

The public lecture was covered by TDM (Chinese learners’ behavior: a study by the University of Saint Joseph: https://www.tdm.com.mo/pt/sharelink/news/673487?s=pc

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No passado dia 29/03/2022 o Prof. João Paulo Pereira do Departamento de Línguas e Cultura da Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, proferiu a conferência “Visões de Confúcio na Aula de Português Língua Estrangeira em Macau: Entre tradição e modernidade”, no âmbito do Mestrado de Português Língua Estrangeira/Língua Segunda (oferecido em parceria pela Universidade de São José e pela Universidade Católica de Portugal).

Esta conferência teve como tema central a formação de crenças em relação ao aluno chinês em Macau. Uma vez que são socialmente construídas, procurou-se perceber qual o contexto socioeducativo de Macau, que provocou uma segmentação e hierarquização dos espaços educativos e contribuiu para o sistema de crenças que se formou. E dado que o ensino do Português em Macau (que data do séc.XVI, por ação do Colégio de São Paulo) teve uma grande influência nas metodologias de ensino de línguas adotadas em toda a China, fez-se também uma apresentação dessas metodologias e a caracterização do ensino do Português no Interior da China. 

Foram então identificadas as crenças relativas ao aprendente chinês, que o consideram como sendo passivo, renitente em intervir e que prefere atividades perfeitamente controladas que apelem à memorização e repetição. Com base nestas crenças surgiram propostas a defender a adoção de metodologias de ensino específicas para o público aprendente chinês, revistas na conferência.  

Para além do contexto socioeducativo de Macau, outro dos vetores que contribuiu para a formação deste sistema de crenças prende-se com a influência dos princípios confucianos. O respeito e a veneração pela figura da autoridade (o professor) e textos de Confúcio que o comprovam foram também abordados. O método tradicional chinês de aprendizagem, no qual a repetição, a memorização e a reprodução têm um papel central, foi também discutido. 

Foram apresentados os resultados de um estudo de caso efetuado em vários estabelecimentos de ensino de Macau (Escola Portuguesa de Macau, Instituto Português do Oriente e Universidade de Macau), no sentido de verificar se o sistema de crenças que se formou em relação ao aprendente chinês encontra correspondência na realidade educativa do Território. 

Os resultados desse estudo constam de um artigo científico publicado na revista Linguarum Arena, Revista de Estudos em Didática das Línguas da Universidade do Porto,.

A conferência foi coberta pela TDM (Comportamento dos alunos chineses: um estudo da Universidade de São José: https://www.tdm.com.mo/pt/sharelink/news/673487?s=pc

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Students and professors of the Bachelor of Psychology (BPY) got together on April 2, 2022, for a fun dinner at The Roadhouse Macau.

Despite the gloomy weather, local and international students of all years of the Bachelor had the chance to share their experiences and get to know each other and their professors better during a relaxing gathering. Dinner was filled with lots of laughter, advice, and sharing of anecdotes, reflecting on the students’ experience in the Bachelor.

The Department of Psychology endeavours to facilitate recreational activities for our students, with the aim of strengthening the feeling of community and camaraderie.

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ABOUT THE CONCERT:

Coro Perosi presents a multicultural programme for USJ's multicultural teaching and learning community. The design of the programme embodies Coro Perosi's affection for tradition and affinity to innovation, both of which inform and strengthen our vision of promoting choral singing through fostering a local culture of music.

The concert will begin with Renaissance and Baroque music from Europe (Francisco Martins, Joaquim Casimiro and J. S. Bach), followed by works by individuals who lived and worked in Macao (Fr. Ferdinando Maberini, Fr. Guilherme Schmid and Fr. Áureo Castro). Coro Perosi will also showcase some local gems, including the much-loved 'The Lord's Prayer' by Doming Lam, the award-winning 'Sing the Nature' by João Ng and 'Our Thanksgiving Song' by Young Lam. 'You'll Never Walk Alone': "together we will walk on with hope for a bright future", will be performed to conclude the programme.

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DETAILS: Date: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 Time: 17:00 - 18:00 Location: Holy Cross Chapel, USJ Ilha Verde Campus (Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, 14-17) Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVfE94zmhGo *Free Admission *Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis

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PROGRAMME:

1. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
2. 4 a cappella songs
   1. In Monte Oliveti Francisco Martins (1620-1680)
   2. Christus factus est Joaquim Casimiro (1808-1862)
   3. Christus factus est Ferdinando Maberini (1886-1956)
   4. Louvado seja Áureo Castro (1917-1993)
3. Kyrie from Missa Solemnis Guilherme Schmid (1910-2000)
4. Corona Aurea Guilherme Schmid
5. All things bright and beautiful John Rutter (1945-)
6. The Lord’s Prayer Doming Lam
7. Ave Maria (2021) João Ng
8. Our Thanksgiving Song (v. 2022) Young Lam
9. Sing the Nature João Ng
10. You’ll Never Walk Alone Richard Rogers (1902-1979)

Performed by: Coro Perosi Accompanists: Basilla Sam, Johnson Chan Conductor: Katrine K. Wong

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ABOUT CORO PEROSI:

Coro Perosi, with the objectives of promoting the art of choral singing, cultivating interest in music and boosting Macao’s musical culture, was founded in 1997, and was registered as a non-profit music body in April 1998. The Choir has performed choral music of various sorts, ranging from religious hymns and a cappella pieces and folk songs from different countries, to Chinese art songs and Broadway musical tunes, as well as Macao’s local compositions, some of which composed by the group itself.

Coro Perosi is frequently invited by the Government to perform in major functions, including: the Macao Handover Ceremony in 1999, the 19th Macao International Music Festival, EXPO 2010 Shanghai. The Choir has been performing many times in Macao Arts Festival, Easter Concert and also Christmas Concert, held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of MSAR.

The Choir plays an active role in promoting the works of local composers in recent years. These efforts include concerts such as “Choral Works of Fr. Áureo Castro”, “Choral Works of Doming Lam”, “Macao Pieces” and “Choral Works of Fr. Guilherme Schmid in Macao”. And in 2008 the Choir collaborated with Saint Joseph Center for Christian Studies of the University of Saint Joseph (formerly known as Macao Inter-University Institute) in the recording and release of an album of "Macao Choral Works from the Beginning of the 20th Century to the Present".

Besides Macao, Coro Perosi has also travelled to different places in China on many occasions for performances and promotion of Macao’s local choral compositions. And in 2011 and 2013, the Choir went to Austria (Hornstein) and Portugal (Azores) respectively, in order to perform the choral works of Fr. Guilherme Schmid and Fr. Áureo Castro in their homelands. In 2015, Coro Perosi organized “Musical Tour to Italy”, which aimed at promoting Macao’s local choral pieces in many cities of Italy. In 2018, organized “Musical Tour to Taiwan”, held “Macao Choral Pieces Concert” in Taipei.

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR: 王嘉祺 Katrine K. Wong

Katrine Wong was born in Hong Kong. She obtained both her FTCL (Piano) and LTCL (Voice) in 1999. During her school years in Hong Kong, she received piano and vocal training from Ms Eleanor Wong and Ms Rosaline Pi respectively.

Wong won many piano and voice scholarships such as Gold Medal Award, Brother Cassian Scholarship for Singers, Barbara Fei Vocal Scholarships. Over the years, Wong has performed internationally as soloist and choir member with various choirs, including Leeds University Liturgical Choir, Harvard Summer Chorus, Hong Kong Chamber Choir and Diocesan Graduate Singers (DOGA). She was invited to sing as the leader in Great Hall of the People during China Synergy Programme in 2005.

Wong came to Macao in 2008 and is currently Associate Professor of  English  Literature at University of Macau. She was awarded a Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship in 2004 and received her PhD from University of Leeds in 2008. She is the author of Music and Gender in English Renaissance Drama (Routledge), Eastern and Western Synergies and Imaginations: Texts and Histories (Brill), and co-editor of Macao-Cultural Interaction and Literary Representations (Routledge). She is also the commissioned editor of the English version of Dai Dingcheng’s Catholic Music of Macao in the Twentieth Century: Music Writers and their Works in a Unique Historical Context (Instituto Cultural Macau).

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1,000+ Jobs Available from 30+ Enterprises and Organisations

In response to the changes in the epidemic situation in neighbouring regions and in order to protect the health of students, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Career Fair 2022 hold exclusively to USJ students, on 29 March 2022, at the Ilha Verde campus.

The USJ Career Fair has been serving as a platform for students to seek job opportunities as well as explore their careers. The theme of this year is — Exploring Network Diversity ● Promoting Cooperation Sustainability. This year the event is co-organised by USJ and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Promotion Association, and sponsored by DSEDJ. More than 30 enterprises, companies, and organisations participated, offering over 1 thousand job vacancies including aviation, banking and finance, cultural and creative, education and training, food and beverage, government department, hotel and resort, human resource, real estate, property management, telecommunications, and social service.

USJ Rector, Professor Stephen Morgan remarked that “this year we will have over 450 graduating students and I know that they will be excited by the variety and scope of positions available to them. I also know that prospective employers will find them to be extremely well prepared for the workplace.” 

Providing useful tools for new job seekers

To assist the students in reaching out to employers, the USJ Career Fair provides CV/Resume collection, on-site consultation, and on-site interviews. The participants can directly find and apply for their desired jobs, submit their CV, and request consultation from employers present on the day. In parallel, the employers can share the companies'/organisations' information and details of job vacancies through exhibition booths and invite appropriate students to join interviews.  To enable the participants to gain more insights on job opportunities and career potential, a number of career talks was held, with topics on job-seeking tips, modern finance - Blockchain, MICE, and Logistics.

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The Macau 's Scientific and Cultural Center in Lisbon (CCCM) held a series of talks at the Spring Conferences 2022 - Conference About Macao (Conferências da Primavera - Conferência sobre Macau), from March 9th to 12th. Academics from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) were invited by CCCM to present their papers at this conference.

Prof. Isabel Morais, USJ Emeritus Professor, presented her paper "Remembering Helena Kuo’s ‘I’ve Come a Long Way’ From Macau to the Diaspora” (Recordando o 'Longo Caminho' de Helena Kuo de Macau à Diáspora) at the Education, Literature and Cinema Panel on the March 9th session.

Prof. José Manuel Simões, Coordinator of the USJ Communication and Media programmes, presented his final dissertation project of his Post-Doctoral in Communication Sciences at the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), a  book titled "Multicultural Journalism in Portuguese Language: Case Study of Macau" (Jornalismo Multicultural em Língua Portuguesa: Estudo de Caso em Macau), at the Journalism and Media Panel on the March 11th session.

USJ and CCCM signed a Protocol of Cooperation in August 2021 to strengthen and expand the collaboration to develop scientific knowledge on the existing friendship ties between Asia and Portugal, particularly in Macao Special Administrative Region and Portugal's relationship.

Prof. Isabel Morais presenting her paper "Remembering Helena Kuo’s ‘I’ve Come a Long Way’ From Macau to the Diaspora” Prof. José Manuel Simões and his book "Jornalismo Multicultural em Língua Portuguesa: Estudo de Caso em Macau"" ["post_title"]=> string(90) "International Conference about Macau at the Macau Scientific and Cultural Center in Lisbon" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(90) "international-conference-about-macau-at-the-macau-scientific-and-cultural-center-in-lisbon" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2022-03-31 10:54:46" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2022-03-31 02:54:46" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=38204" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [14]=> object(WP_Post)#3810 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(38167) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2022-03-29 13:00:54" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2022-03-29 05:00:54" ["post_content"]=> string(656) "The Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) will hold its Open Day on 2 April 2022, Saturday, from 10:00-13:00 in NAPE Campus. Come and visit us to know more about our research projects and degree programs!

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Address 地址：

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The Orientation Day for the USJ Mentorship Programme was held on March 26, 2022, at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus. The session started with an introduction about the Programme followed by ice breaking and team building activities between the participants and the matching of Mentees and Mentors according to specialisation.

The USJ Mentorship Programme is aimed at providing a valuable opportunity for our students and young alumni to seek career advice and guidance from alumni mentors from different industries.

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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) celebrated the inauguration of the 7th USJ Students' Association (USJSA) on Thursday, March 24th, 2022, at 7 pm in the Auditório Centenário de Fátima in the Ilha Verde Campus.

The Rector of USJ, Reverend professor Stephen Morgan officiated the ceremony by delivering the welcoming speech. He thanked the 6th USJSA for their hard work during their term of office and commended the new USJSA cabinet for their willingness to sacrifice their own time to enrich the campus life of other students.

The Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the 6th USJSA, Mr. Edmond Ip, reflected on the difficulties his Students' Association body faced due to the pandemic outbreak. He also congratulated the elected team and gave his best wishes.

After Mr. Ip's speech, the Chairperson-elect of the Executive Committee of the 7th USJSA, Mr. Antonio Ambrose, was invited to the stage to receive the stamp of the USJSA as a mark of handover of authority.

Mr. Antonio showed gratitude to the distinguished guests and the new USJSA body in his speech. He took a quote from American President Franklin D. Roosevelt to encourage his team to be resilient in times of trouble. He exhorted his team to follow the example set by Saint Joseph, the patron saint of USJ, and be working "fatherly" figures to their fellow students.

President-elect of the General Committee of the 7th USJSA, Ms. Pang Wing Yan, gave a brief speech to convey the new Students' Association body's goals.

The members of the 7th USJSA cabinet then proceeded on stage for the oath-taking ceremony, where they pledged to serve the students of USJ wholeheartedly. Head of the Department of students of the Education and Youth Department Bureau (DSEDJ), Mr. Chan Yuk Wai, and Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, was on the stage to bear witness to the oath-taking.

The night ended with a "Certificate of Appreciation" awards ceremony. Distinguished guests that received the Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of their association include the

Secretary-General of the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau, Ms. Nina Si Nei Na; Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Macau New Chinese Youth Association, Mr. Stephen Wong Chi Choi; Director of the Preparatory Office for the Diocesan Youth Commission of Macau, Mr. Bosco Wong Kuok Leong; Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of USJ, Mr. Addy Chan Kuai Son; Director of Office for Student and Alumni Affairs of USJ, Ms. Teresa Loong Wan Kei; Director-General of the Board of Directors of the Students' Union of UMAC, Ms. Rita Lei Chi Ieng; Director-General of the Board of Directors of the Student Union of the Macao Polytechnic University, Ms. Cindy Chin Pui Ian; President of the Executive Committee of the Student Union of the Macau Institute for Tourism Studies, Ms. Venus Chan Ho I; Vice-Chairman of Internal Affairs of the Executive Committee of the Students’ Union of Kiang Wu College of Macau, Mr. Brio Leong Chon Wai.

Since its establishment, the USJSA has been acting as a bridge between the students and the administration. It is the USJSA's mission to help bring about an active and progressive university experience.

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Following the International Women’s Day on March 8 and, as part of the LPY220_EDPY Psychology of Gender Roles module taken by students of the Year 2 of the Bachelor of Psychology and of the Year 4 of the Bachelor of Education, facilitated by FSSE-Faculty of Social Sciences and Education’s Prof. Joana Costa, students had the opportunity to learn more about the UN-United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through a series of guest talks.

On March 10, Ms. Maria Manuel de Sousa, President of the Catholic University of Portugal - Lisbon’s HeForShe, part of a global movement by the UN Women's HeForShe campaign that aims to raise awareness of gender equality through campus activists, gave an online talk on the topic of gender-based violence, emphasising the fundamental role Psychology and Education students and professionals may have in the prevention of these behaviours and crimes, as well as in the empowerment of victims.

In the following week, on March 17, the Women’s General Association (WGA) of Macau, a local organisation that promotes connection amongst women of different backgrounds as well as the protection of female rights, through representatives Mr. Henry Lao, Ms. Anais Ng and Ms. Iris Mak, delivered three sessions on gender equality, at the University’s Don Bosco Auditorium. Mr. Lao focused on the consequences of gender discrimination and actions to take from an individual perspective, while Ms. Ng explored insightful research data available on the topic of gender discrimination in areas like consumption and healthcare. Finally, Ms. Mak brought global and local perspectives on gender equality, also highlighting the important presence of WGA at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women.

The University of Saint Joseph is committed to supporting the achievement of the UN's SDGs by 2030. More information on USJ’s activities in this endeavour is available here.

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Professor Álvaro Barbosa, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Strategic Development of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), presented and participated as a guest lecturer at the Edutech Roundtable for Southeast Asia on "Modernizing the University curriculum and enhancing student employability" based on online learning, on March 23rd, 2022

The event, sponsored by Coursera, invited Professor Barbosa to discuss the implementation of Coursera Campus at USJ, as well as the experience of USJ on the compatibility of University curriculum with international standards (ECTS and Bologna), Internships, post-pandemic blended learning, flipped classroom, staff development, applied research in partnership with the Industry, academic business incubation and entrepreneurship, the role of Culture Social Sciences and Humanities in tech, students and staff mentoring and International exchange.

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This important event opened on the morning of March 22, at the Municipal Auditorium of Vila do Conde, Porto, with a Public Talk titled “Macao’s urban mangroves: a coastal treasure” delivered online by Prof. Karen Arano Tagulao, Programme Coordinator for the Bachelor of Environmental Sciences of the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ).

The public talk was attended by a group of students, teachers, board representative from CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research), the councilor in charge of education and environment for Vila do Conde Municipality and other members of the community. 

In her talk, Prof. Tagulao shared the value of mangroves for climate change adaptation and mitigation, emphasising the crucial roles of scientific research and community outreach to achieve success. She also shared insights on the common environmental challenges that Macao and Porto face, given that both are coastal cities, and how these can be addressed using nature-based solutions (mangroves in Macao and salt-marshes in Portugal).

The exhibition's official opening was held in the afternoon at the Center of Environmental Monitoring and Interpretation (CIMIA) in Vila do Conde. The event was attended by the Mayor of the Municipality of Vila do Conde, Mr. Vítor Manuel Moreira Costa, the City councilor of Vila do Conde Municipality, Mr. Mário Reis, President of CIIMAR´s board, Prof. Vitor Vasconcelos, and Coordinator of CMIA, Prof. Cristina Calheiros. 

"The mangroves exhibition is a product of many years of research on the local mangroves in Macao, translated into a form for the general public to understand better. We believe that translating Science into Action is equally important as the science we do." -expressed Prof. Tagulao - "The success of the USJ on-campus exhibition in 2020 prompted the University to bring this work around the local schools since September 2021 to the present, continuing to inspire and educate the younger generation to protect this important coastal treasure better. This time, the exhibition is showcased in Portugal, on the 15th anniversary of the Centro de Monitorização e Interpretação Ambiental."

This work is supported by the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao (FDCT), Clean the World Foundation and Las Vegas Sands (Eco-360) through the Drop by Drop Project. The current mobile exhibition is being implemented under the project “Wetlands for Climate Change mitigation and adaptation in Macao” under the coordination of Prof. Karen Arano Tagulao of ISE/USJ, in collaboration with Dr. Cristina Calheiros from CIIMAR.

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To celebrate the World Water Day, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) hosted a series of activities, including an invited Talk by Prof. Karen Arano Tagulao of the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) at USJ, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

In her talk, attended by GEG team members and executives, Prof. Tagulao shared about the value of mangroves for remediation of coastal water pollution, as well as their valuable role in climate change adaptation and mitigation (coastline protection, blue carbon) for coastal cities like Macao. She also emphasized the importance of collaborating with the community, including industries like GEG, for the protection and conservation of local ecosystems like the mangroves.

This talk aligns with SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land).

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