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From the Garden of Eden to the Mount of Olives, it was through words that God spoke to men.

This series of four talks wishes to reflect on the languages of the Bible, namely Hebrew and Greek, the original languages of the Old and the New Testament, and on Latin, the language of biblical text transmission in the West up until the Reformation and thereafter.

After an introductory session, which will deal mainly with the relations between language and their writing systems and religious texts in general, each following session will deal with each of the Biblical languages, briefly describing them and the more relevant questions surrounding the textual linguistic composition.

About the Talk: Session 4: Hebrew, the language of the Old Testament (23^rd Mar 2017)

If the words of Jesus Christ were translated into Greek, the Old Testament, in turn, was originally written in Hebrew, the very language God is supposed to have spoken when he addressed his prophets.

This session will deal with the place of Biblical Hebrew in the context of the Semitic languages, a brief description of the language, the history of the Biblical Hebrew writing systems, the internal composition of the Old Testament and the concept of Sacred Language still held today among Hassidic and Orthodox Jews.

About the Speaker

Roberto Ceolin PhD (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb and his present research focuses mostly on the Indo-European and Greek verbal systems.

He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies-USJ, Macau.

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From the Garden of Eden to the Mount of Olives, it was through words that God spoke to men.

This series of four talks wishes to reflect on the languages of the Bible, namely Hebrew and Greek, the original languages of the Old and the New Testament, and on Latin, the language of biblical text transmission in the West up until the Reformation and thereafter.

After an introductory session, which will deal mainly with the relations between language and their writing systems and religious texts in general, each following session will deal with each of the Biblical languages, briefly describing them and the more relevant questions surrounding the textual linguistic composition.

About the Talk: Session 3: Latin, the Language of the Vulgate (9^th Mar 2017)

For centuries the word of God was transmitted to most of Christianity, especially in the western world, through the Latin Vulgate. Its history starts around the 4^th century and it goes on well into the 20^th century with the publication of the Nova Vulgata in 1979.

This session will look at the history of the Vulgate, the motives for its appearance, its relation with the Vetus Latina, the quality of its Latin, among other questions.

About the Speaker

Roberto Ceolin PhD (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb and his present research focuses mostly on the Indo-European and Greek verbal systems.

He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies-USJ, Macau.

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From the Garden of Eden to the Mount of Olives, it was through words that God spoke to men.

This series of four talks wishes to reflect on the languages of the Bible, namely Hebrew and Greek, the original languages of the Old and the New Testament, and on Latin, the language of biblical text transmission in the West up until the Reformation and thereafter.

After an introductory session, which will deal mainly with the relations between language and their writing systems and religious texts in general, each following session will deal with each of the Biblical languages, briefly describing them and the more relevant questions surrounding the textual linguistic composition.

About the Talk: Session 2: Greek, the Language of the New Testament (23^rd Feb 2017)

Jesus and His disciples were Jews from Palestine and in their daily lives they spoke Aramaic, a Semitic language related to Hebrew, and yet, the writers of the NT chose to render Christ’s words in Greek, a totally unrelated and structurally alien language to Aramaic or Hebrew.

This session will look at Biblical Greek in the context of Koine Greek and the influences it suffered from Hebrew. An attempt will also be made in order to explain why Greek was chosen as the language of the New Testament.

About the Speaker

Roberto Ceolin PhD (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb and his present research focuses mostly on the Indo-European and Greek verbal systems.

He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies-USJ, Macau.

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From the Garden of Eden to the Mount of Olives, it was through words that God spoke to men.

This series of four talks wishes to reflect on the languages of the Bible, namely Hebrew and Greek, the original languages of the Old and the New Testament, and on Latin, the language of biblical text transmission in the West up until the Reformation and thereafter.

After an introductory session, which will deal mainly with the relations between language and their writing systems and religious texts in general, each following session will deal with each of the Biblical languages, briefly describing them and the more relevant questions surrounding the textual linguistic composition.

About the Talk: Session 1: Bible translation: The power of logos (9^th Feb 2017)

The introductory session will explore the necessity and limitations of translation, the problems in translating into languages of a different type, such as Hebrew and Greek, and the power of words and language in the context of religious texts. Questions regarding different writing systems will also be dealt with.

About the Speaker

Roberto Ceolin PhD (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb and his present research focuses mostly on the Indo-European and Greek verbal systems.

He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Religious Studies-USJ, Macau.

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On December 28, 2016, a USJ delegation consisting of Pro-Rector Vincent Cheng Yang, Registrar Jenny Lao Phillips and Assistant Manager Amy Lee visited the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau. The delegation was warmly received by Mr. Lu Chang-Shui, Director General, and Ms. Lee Pei Ju, Director. Pro-Rector Yang conveyed Rector Fr. Peter Stilwell’s greetings to the host. He then gave an introduction to USJ’s historical origins, its features of internationalization, the university management team, compositions of professors and students, faculties and the research institute as well as the main teaching programs. Registrar Lao and Ms. Amy Lee made additional comments. Director General Lu and Director Lee welcomed the first meeting with senior management of USJ, which led to a better understanding of the nature of USJ as a university and her academic characteristics. They were also pleased to know that USJ has built and maintained contacts with Fu Jen Catholic University and other universities in Taiwan. The Office, they said, will provide assistance to help USJ develop cooperation and exchanges with universities in Taiwan.

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On December 13, 2016, Fr. Peter Stilwell, Rector, led the USJ senior management team in his visit to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau S.A.R., where he was warmly received by Mdm. Xu Ting, Director General of Cultural and Educational Department, and other officials. Other visitors were Vice Rector Maria Antónia Espadinha, Pro-Rector Vincent Cheng Yang, Administrator Lavena Cheong and Registrar Jenny Lao Phillips. Rector Stilwell and Pro-Rector Yang debriefed Ms. Xu on recent development in the University and activities of exchanges and cooperation with universities in the mainland. Ms. Xu congratulated USJ for making visible progresses in building the new campus, quality in education and improvement of regulatory and management systems. The new management team of USJ, she said, demonstrated a good balance of internationalization and localization. The Cultural and Educational Department of the Liaison Office will give full support to USJ’s effort of further developing cooperation and academic exchanges with mainland China.

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Another important thing that I brought home is the learning of new technique, craftsmanship and technology. I realized that there is so much to learn and I view this trip more of an exchange than showcase. Besides design, I also practice my skills of presentation and communication.'" 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Peter Stilwell and more than 60 USJ Students, staff and their friends and families participated in this Charity event. To make the Walk more exciting this year, the university sold the lucky draw tickets to raise funds for this event and all donations and proceeds will go to the Macao Daily News Readers’ Charity Fund to help the needy of Macau. 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ABOUT THE TALK With the proliferation of analog and digital platforms for the development and dissemination of architecture and art, the intermediate zones between disciplines are becoming increasingly dynamic or blurred in terms of representation as a form of research. This extends to thesis projects in architectural schools and in programs where media is the central focus of artistic production. This talk will question the privileging of non-human actants in the production of the architectural project through an examination of the critical capacities of mediatic architectures to offer alternatives to contemporary architecture and urbanism. By undertaking a close reading of media or artistic spectacle within the art world versus schools of architecture or art, I suggest that it does not constitute research in any normative sense and that its importation into academic programs constitutes an opportunity for such experimental media to become critical.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER Gavin Keeney completed his PhD in Architecture in 2014 at Deakin University. His most recent books include: Dossier Chris Marker: The Suffering Image (2012); Not-I/Thou: The Other Subject of Art and Architecture (2014); and Knowledge, Spirit, Law: Book 1, Radical Scholarship (2015). Knowledge, Spirit, Law: Book 2, The Anti-capitalist Sublime is due in late 2016. He is currently a 2016–2017 Teaching Fellow at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

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About the Talk

Ocean and coastal conservation, management and policy are impacted by expanding coastal populations, increased exploration of resources and climate change; solutions to address these problems are urgent. However, the ocean and the resources therein cannot be understood or managed solely within administrative boundaries. Ultimately, the success of place-based coastal and marine conservation depends on the management of whole marine ecosystems, covering the management of social and economic activities. This is the reason sustainable management of marine conservation areas must be implemented within the context of wider integrated ocean management, i.e. at the marine ecosystem scale (ecosystem approach/ ecosystem based management).

To address ocean management and conservation, research and knowledge on environmental, social and economic aspects, needs to be combined in order to address the cumulative impacts and interactions of multiple stressors on marine ecosystems. While addressing management problems and searching for solutions, the following question is often asked by managers: “Who is doing what?”, and “where?, and when?, and what for?“. It is often the case that access to actors, information, knowledge, and even ocean expertise is fragmented, as knowledge and people are scattered – in terms of territory, discipline, sector, and jurisdiction. Because of this fragmentation the research and management community face challenges in finding and synthesizing the necessary knowledge to address complex socioecological issues.

The talk highlights the advantages of the ecosystem approach to address ocean and coastal problems and identifies a fourth dimension in sustainable ocean and coastal development: governance. The talk concludes with the presentation of the Future Ocean Alliance^TM (FOA^TM), which was being created with the goal of strengthening the research and science-policy dialogue on ocean governance by facilitating and promoting the collaboration among networks of producers and users of knowledge.

About the Speaker

Isabel Torres de Noronha has been a very active member of the ocean community for the past two decades. During the last decade Dr. Torres de Noronha has been working at various ocean international levels delivering policy analyses and advice based on the best available knowledge. Among other activities, she worked with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO in tailored capacity development and adaptation to coastal and ocean climate change; developed and coordinated the Seas of the CPLP with the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, analyzed the role of regions and proposed an architecture for the European Integrated Ocean Policy with the Conference of the Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe; coordinated a regional integrated sea strategy for the Region of the Algarve (Portugal); and with the Global Forum on Ocean, Coasts, and Islands produced numerous analyses to feed the UN Informal Consultative Process of the Law of the Sea and the development of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation for Small Island Developing States. At European level her work on marine conservation focused on technical groups: at OSPAR regarding marine conservation; and at EU for coastal water quality. She holds a Ph.D. in Marine Policy, focused in governance, comparative policy analyses, sustainable development and integrated ocean policies. She has also extensive experience in environmental impacts statements and produced position papers within the process of public consultation of EIAs, environmental law and strategies, specializing in water resource management and marine conservation. Her background is Marine Biology and Fisheries, with a professional degree on environmental impact assessment  and 10 years of senior experience of predicting cumulative environmental impacts on watersheds and coastal aquaculture.

Photo source: Inhabitat

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Sports	Champion	The first runner-up	The second runner-up
Basketball	USJ	C	黑沙環騎士
Soccer	FRS	Winner	Psychological
Badminton(Male)	Ng Pang Kit	Leng Chi Hong	Ko Ling Ting
Badminton(Female)	Fu Ho I	Lei Cheok I	Chan Un Kei
Badminton(Double)	Ng Pang Kit/ Leng Chi Hong	Ko Lin Ting/ Ao Ieong Weng I	Gao Shao Sen/ Chio Ka Fai
Volleyball	JCA	FRS	男女混合隊

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USJ Rector, Fr. Peter Stilwell together with two representatives from the Students’ Association, Patrick Ma (FCI) and Jack Lo (FAL), participated the IAU 15^th General Conference, Higher Education: A Catalyst for Innovative and Sustainable Societies from 13^th to 16^th of November 2016. The conference took place at the Chulalongkorn University of Bangkok, Thailand. Around 300 participants including speakers attended this conference. With the sad passing of the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, all the participants respected their period of mourning.

In the augural Ceremony and Welcome Reception to Commemorate the 100 Years of University System in Thailand, it was initiated with the speech of the princess of Thailand, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Among the talks I had attended, the case study presentation “Fostering global responsibility and leadership in students” impressed me the most. The speaker is from the educational department of University of Groningen in Friesland, Netherland. It is a university of over 400 hundred years. The speaker presented to us that her university mainly applies practical teaching methods to students. They approach the society in order to understand the type of graduates are needed. Traditional universities use mainly theoretical teaching style that will not benefit much to the society. The way they adopted will shorten the gap between university and the society. Her interactive way of presentation also impressed me a lot.

I have benefited a lot from attending this conference as it enriched my knowledge base about High Educational related topics, learn from different speakers their presentation skills which equip me to prepare myself to present papers to international conference for my studies and last but not least, to experience the hospitality of the Thai people and enjoy the delicious Thai food.

Finally, I am so thankful to USJ for offering me this opportunity to attend this conference with our rector. It is my honor and I have not only learnt a lot from Fr. Stilwell but also widened my vision by attending those talks. My life experience has been raised to another level!

- Patrick Ma (PhD in IS)

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On 1 December Thursday’s afternoon at the Chapel of Saint Joseph Seminary, USJ recognized its scholarship recipients at the 2016 USJ Scholarships Award Ceremony, sponsored by 20 community donors or organizations. During the event, 69 scholarships ranging up to Mop 746,600 were awarded with the witness of Ms. Cen Jiayi, representative of the Department of Culture and Education of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region and Ms. Lou Lei Peng, Functional Head of the Higher Education Service Office of Macau SAR Government. Two of our scholarship recipients, Ana Catarina Alvarex Doctor and Angevin Hung Sok I, expressed their message of appreciation to our donors on behalf of all the recipients.

We greatly appreciate our donors for their continuous support to USJ Community Scholarship programme as these are positive reinforcements for high achievers to continue striving to their optimum potentials and also assist students with financial difficulties to pursue their passion for learning. We would like to take this opportunity to thank each of our donors and they include Alumni Association of University of Saint Joseph (AAUSJ), Bank of China Macau Branch, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A.,  CESL Asia, Investments & Services Ltd., CPM – Macau Parking Company Ltd., CTM, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Henry Fok Foundation, International Ladies’ Club of Macau, Ms. Jenny Kong, Mr. Kuan Vai Lam, Macau Foundation, Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Center, Parry Group, Sands China Ltd., Ms. Sio Wai Chu, Society of the Divine Word and Social Welfare Bureau of Macau SAR Government (in alphabetic order).

On News Papers

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No. 22/2016

Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang, Bishop of Macau, makes public the following:

“The UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH recognizes the significance of the legacy of centuries in the Catholic tradition of humanistic education in Macau and Southeast Asia, it assumes the responsibility of serving as a dynamic connection between diverse scientific and cultural traditions, and it commits itself to this inheritance, seeking the advancement of science, culture and relations in this part of the world.” (USJ’s Mission)

In order to support the fulfillment of the University’s mission, we decided that on December 4, 2016, (Second Sunday of Advent) in all Parishes and at all Masses the collection be reserved for this purpose and be sent to the Diocesan Curia.

Given at the Chancery Office, 15 November 2016.

Fr Manuel Machado, MCCJ

Chancellor

Link here

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