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Prof. Alvaro Barbosa, Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries of USJ, successfully concluded his Aggregation Examination (Provas de Agregação) at the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Portugal.

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  This event will be a good opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit us and get a feel of what it would be like to study at USJ.  Our academic staff and students will be ready to give you more information about the university and the programmes that we offer.  You can also enjoy a series of fun and interactive activities. 開放日讓學生及家長體驗聖若瑟大學的學習生活，我們的教學人員及學生將會為你提供更多大學及課程資訊，讓你能享受一系列有趣的活動及節目。

• Learn about USJ 了解聖若瑟大學
• Meet faculty members, students and alumni 與教學人員、學長姐、校友會面及分享學習經驗
• Inquire about programmes & financial aid 諮詢大學課程及奬助學金
• Guided tour of heritage campus 世界文化遺產校園導覽
• Showrooms 學生作品展覽
• Student Clubs & Exchange programme 學生社團及交流生計劃
• Mock University Interview 模擬面試及職業生涯規劃
• English Corner 英語角落
• Admission Procedures 招生程序
• Other activities 精彩活動
• >Snapshot Campaign 快拍比賽
• >Basketball Friendly Match 籃球友誼賽
• and much more... 以及更多活動

2015/2016 application fee waived to all Open Day attendants. 參加開放日將可豁免2015/2016學年之報名費 Get a souvenir & free refreshments參加者可獲精美禮品一份，另設有茶點招待 To apply or for more information please click here》 Admissions  如欲報名或查詢詳細資料，請按此》招生事務部

Adress 地址：

5 Largo de Sto. Agostinho(Entrance next to Sir Robert Ho Tung Library) 崗頂前地五號（何東圖書館旁入）

Contact 聯絡：

Admissions Office 招生事務部 admissions@usj.edu.mo｜ (+853) 8796 4455

Sponsored by Macao Foundation 贊助單位：澳門基金會 Media Supported by OClarim 傳媒支持單位：號角報 " ["post_title"]=> string(17) "USJ Open Day 2015" ["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(17) "usj-open-day-2015" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2015-01-13 11:49:21" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2015-01-13 03:49:21" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "http://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=events&p=5103" ["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)#3787 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(4842) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "1" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2015-01-06 10:44:37" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2015-01-06 02:44:37" ["post_content"]=> string(1075) "On 31 December 2014, our USJ Soccer team was invited and participated in the 5-a-side soccer tournament at the new campus of University of Macau. At the opening speech, the USJ team was praised for its punctuality and uniformity. The USJ Soccer team had an enjoyable time and opportunity to exchange with the soccer team of the other universities and they have won the 2^nd runner-up in this tournament. Here we would like to congratulate for the good work of the team members, they are: Gonçalo Raposo Coteriano, Issuf Ibrahim Tavares, Toto Bardata, Angenção Joao Nunes Ca, Ignobaro Victory, Zakria Usman, Kimho Wong, Simna Sambu, Fidel Belo and Diakite Ansou Douty as USJ as team advisor. 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On 16th Dec, 2014, Pro-Rector Vincent Yang was invited by the Office of Public Prosecution (MP) of MSAR to give a keynote speech at the Symposium on Regional Cooperation of Justice, a conference to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of the MP. The topic of Prof. Yang’s presentation of the paper is International and Regional Perspectives to Regional Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters to Combat Corruption. Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng of MSAR, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuan of HKSAR, Director General Wan Chuan of Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China, Chairman Ho Iat Seng of Legislative Assembly of MSAR, ICAC Deputy Commissioner Ryan Wong of HK, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Huang Wu of Guangdong, Chief Prosecutors of Zhuhai, Shenzhen and other cities, Director Generals of the Bureau of Legal Reform and International Law and the Bureau of Legal Affairs, some 300 government officials, senior justices, prosecutors, scholars and lawyers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau attended the conference. Professors from UM, MUST, IPM and Qinghua University also attended the conference.

2014年12月16日，助理校長楊誠受澳門特別行政區檢察院邀請出席區域司法合作學術研討會並作主題發言。本次會議也是為慶祝檢察院成立15周年。楊教授演講的論文題為“反腐敗區際刑事司法互助的國際和區際視角”。澳門檢察院檢察長何超明、香港特區政府律政司司長袁國強、最高人民檢察院研究部主任萬春、澳門立法會主席賀一誠、香港廉政公署副廉政專員黃世照、廣東省檢察院副檢察長黃武、深圳、珠海等市的檢察長、澳門政府發改局和法務局局長和來自中國內地及港澳的資深政府官員、法官、檢察官、學者和律師等約300人參加了會議。來自澳門大學、科技大學、理工學院和清華大學的教授也參加了這次研討會。

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「二○一四年聖若瑟大學奬學金頒奬典禮」謹定於本月十二日正午於聖若瑟修小堂舉行，向六十六位學士學生頒發共七十一萬七千五百澳門元的奬學金，個人最高金額達四萬澳門元。 澳門教區主教黎鴻昇，澳門高等教育輔助辦公室代主任陳家豪，澳門基金會行政委員何桂鈴，行政暨公職局代局長高炳坤，社會工作局研究暨計劃廳廳長張鴻喜，生產力暨科技轉移中心副理事長莫苑梨，聖若瑟大學校長薛沛德，以及逾二十間捐贈機構均派代表出席並向獲奬學生頒奬。 今年參與「聖若瑟大學奬學金」的捐贈機構包括：黎鴻昇主教、澳門基金會、行政暨公職局、社會工作局、生產力暨科技轉移中心、霍英東基金會、百齡集團、金沙中國有限公司、銀河娛樂集團、胡氏集團、澳門國際婦女會、大西洋銀行、澳門電訊有限公司、盛世集團、天主聖言會、聖若瑟大學校友會、中國銀行、澳門電力股份有限公司、澳門泊車管理股份有限公司、澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心、勝生企業有限公司、江美芬、關偉霖及Alfred Chui。 聖若瑟大學奬學金頒奬典禮每年舉行，鼓勵成績優異或有經濟困難的學生繼續升學，貢獻社會。

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List of Recipients>> CLICK HERE

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Phan in his foreword to the book writes: “With painstaking research, impeccable scholarship, penetrating analysis, and exemplary fair-mindedness, Mong digs deep into Ratzinger’s … background to reveal his Eurocentric bias…. His work is the first analysis and assessment of the Bavarian’s theologian’s work from the perspective of Asian realities.”

According to Bevans, “Mong carefully and respectfully presents Ratzinger’s entire theological system and argues that as brilliant as it is, it is unable to dialogue with the cultural and religious context of Asia, or anyplace except the developed West.”

Fr. Ambrose Mong holds an MA in English from the University of British Columbia, an STB from the Angelicum University in Rome, and an MPhil and PhD in Religious Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Congratulations, Fr. Mong!

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Prof. José Manuel Simões, coordinator of the Communication and Media program, represented the University of Saint Joseph, partnering with local NGO Architecture Sans Frontières-Macau (ASF-M), at the event "Solidarity Macau", that took place at the Center for Creative Industries last November 27th. For the occasion, professor Simões delivered a talk about the power of the words and values like solidarity and Maria Lynz, a final year student in the Communication and Media course, made an amazing piano performance and showed a video about the super typhoon Hayan / Yolanda struck and destroyed vast areas of the Philippines archipelago last year.

The Project Yolanda aims rebuilding 7 schools in Capiz Province in the Philippines.

Professor José Manuel Simões, coordenador do curso de Comunicação e Media, representou a Universidade de São José num evento intitulado "Macau Solidário" realizado em parceria com a organização Architecture Sans Frontières-Macau (ASF-M) que teve lugar na Creative Macau no passado dia 27 de Novembro.

Na ocasião, o professor mostrou que valores como a solidariedade não podem ser desprovidos de sentido, revelando o poder das mensagens e das palavras, enquanto a aluna Maria Lynz, finalista do Curso de Comunicação e Media da USJ, tocou piano e mostrou um video sobre os efeitos do tufão Hayan / Yolanda. O Projecto Yolanda tem como objectivo a reconstrução de 7 escolas na Província de Capiz nas Filipinas.

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The USJ Science and Environment Research Center is developing a new research project funded by the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) to study the incidence of endocrine disruptors, a category of pollutants that interfere with hormonal signaling, in Macao and their physiological effects in organisms. These pollutants have been associated with many disruptive effects and diseases in organisms, including humans, and their study has been considered a priority by environmental agencies worldwide. The study will characterize the environmental levels of some of these pollutants in Macao, their neurophysiological and behavioral effects in a species from the local fauna, the mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, and possible bioremediation strategies. Ultimately, the project aims to provide baseline data on the incidence of these pollutants in the territory, understand possible physiological consequences of exposure to these substances, and investigate the feasibility of using microorganisms to combat the prevalence of these pollutants in the environment. The project has an estimated duration of 3 years and is being conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Portugal, the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, and the Hong Kong Baptist University. More information can be found here.

Novo projecto de investigação sobre disruptores endócrinos em Macau. O Centro de Ciência e Ambiente da USJ está a desenvolver um novo projecto de investigação financiado pelo Fundo para o Desenvolvimento da Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau (FDCT) sobre a incidência de disruptores endócrinos, uma categoria de poluentes que interfere com os sistemas hormonais, em Macau e seus efeitos fisiológicos em organismos. A libertação destes poluentes no ambiente tem sido associada ao desenvolvimento de desordens e doenças em várias espécies, incluindo humanos, e o seu estudo é considerado prioritário por agências ambientais de todo o mundo. O projecto irá caracterizar os níveis ambientais de alguns destes poluentes em Macau, os seus efeitos neurofisiológicos e comportamentais numa espécie da fauna local, o mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, e possíveis estratégias de bioremediação. Este estudo visa assim providenciar dados objectivos sobre os níveis ambientais destes poluentes no território, contribuir para compreender as consequências fisiológicas da exposição a estas substância e investigar a possibilidade de se utilizarem microorganismos para mitigar a prevalência destes poluentes no ambiente. O projecto terá uma duração de 3 anos e está a ser desenvolvido em colaboração com a Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica de Portugal, o Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, e a Hong Kong Baptist University. Mais informação sobre este projecto pode ser encontrada aqui.

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Prof. João Cordeiro in the Faculty of Creative Industries, USJ, presented his latest artistic work at the INTER-FACE conference in Lisbon, on 21 November. He participated in a project called FuXi at the capital of Portugal, a live audiovisual performance based on the behavior of a fish, which, according to its movements, determines the sonic and visual outcomes of the piece.

The project had started a couple of months ago over an informal discussion between João Cordeiro and Prof. David Gonçalves, Dean of the Institute of the Science and Environment in USJ. Prof. Gonçalves challenged João to make artistic creation with the fish in the laboratory for scientific experiments. After some debate and lots of experimentation, FuXi came to live, receiving favorable critics from a highly respectful audience in the conference, comprised of international multimedia artists, academics, musicians and general public.

FuXi Performance #1 from Joao Cordeiro on Vimeo. Performance Audiovisual FuXi de João Cordeiro apresentada na conferência INTER-FACE

João Cordeiro, professor na Faculdade das Industrias Criativas da USJ, apresentou no passado dia 21 de Novembro o seu mais recente trabalho artístico, na conferência INTER-FACE em Lisboa. O projeto apresentado na capital portuguesa chama-se FuXi e consta de uma performance audiovisual baseada no comportamento de um peixe que, de acordo com os seus movimentos, determina o resultado sonoro e visual da peça. Este projeto começou há alguns meses atrás após uma conversa informal entre João Cordeiro e o Professor David Gonçalves, Dean do Instituto de Ciência e Ambiente, onde este ultimo laçou o desafiou para que João Cordeiro desenvolvesse um trabalho artístico tendo como ponto de partida os peixes que o Instituto tem em sua posse para o desenvolvimento de experiências científicas. Após alguma troca de ideias e muita experimentação, FuXi tronou-se uma realidade, tendo recebido critica favoráveis por parte do publico especializado que participou na conferência, composto por artistas multimédia internacionais, académicos, músicos e público geral.

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Zélia Lai, student from the programme of Bachelor of Communication and  Media received two awards for her documentary "A Glimpse on the Handicapped" at the Award Ceremony of the Sound&Image Challenge 2014 on 4 December 2014. The contest was jointly organised by the Faculty of Creative Industries, USJ and Creative Macau - Centre for Creative Industries. This year 397 entries from 56 countries were received in various categories including Fiction, Animation, Documentary and Advertisement.

Zélia was awarded the Best Local Entry and Macau Cultural Identity, with a prize of MOP10,000 sponsored by Fundação Oriente and an Hotel Package of MOP 12,000 sponsored by Sands, China. Her winning short film provided an insight on the needs and issues of the handicapped in Macau, showing local organisations are working on the issues.

The project was initially developed as an academic assignment under the supervision of Mr. Tomé Quadros. It had proven the achievement is up to standard recognised other professionals. Congratulations to Zélia Lai!

Prof. João Cordeiro, USJ and Inah Quejano, USJ alumni were invited to be the Executive Producer and Assistant Producer respectively.

Zélia Lai, estudante da licenciatura em Comunicação e Media da Universidade de São José, recebeu, na passada Quinta-feira (4 de Dezembro), dois prémios pelo seu documentário “Um olhar sobre os deficientes” durante a cerimónia de entrega de prémios do Sound & Image Challenge 2014. Este concurso foi organizado em parceria pela Faculdade das Industrias Criativas e a Creative Macau – Centro para as Indústrias Criativas, tendo recebido um total de 397 filmes oriundos de 56 países, nas categorias: ficção, animação, documentário e publicidade. João Cordeiro, professor na USJ, desempenhou o papel de Produtor Executivo do concurso e a antiga aluna da Licenciatura em Comunicação e Media, Inah Quejano, o de Assistente de Produção. O documentário da Zélia Lai recebeu os prémios para Melhor Entrada Local e Identidade Cultural de Macau, no valor de 10000MOP patrocinado pela Fundação Oriente e 12000MOP (pacote de hotel) patrocinado pelo Sands, China, respectivamente. A curta-metragem expõe as necessidades e problemas dos deficientes em Macau e dá a conhecer o trabalho que algumas instituições locais desenvolvem neste âmbito de ação. O projeto foi produzido no contexto académico, sobre a supervisão do professor Tomé Quadros e é uma evidência da grande qualidade do trabalho desenvolvido pelos alunos da USJ no decorrer do seu percurso curricular. Parabéns à Zélia!

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On 6 December, as one of the co-organizers, USJ participated in the Educational Institutions Carnival to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 15^th Anniversary of the Founding of the MSAR. Mr. Cheong U, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macau Government, Liu Xiaohang, Director General of Cultural and Educational Branch of the Liaison Office of the Central Government, and representatives of local universities, colleges and educational associations participated in this event. On behalf of USJ, Pro-Rector Vincent Yang attended the ribbon-cutting opening ceremony. Some 20 USJ professors joined over 1,000 people in this full-day carnival.

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The Bank of China Macau Branch announced a donation of MOP500,000 to University of Saint Joseph on 6 December, 2014, at a sports event to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of the handover of Macau. Vice Rector Prof. Maria Antonia Nicolau Espadinha and Pro-Rector Prof. Vincent C. Yang attended the ceremony on behalf of USJ. They thanked Mr. Tian Guoli, Chairman, and Mr. Ye Yixing, President of the Bank, for this generous donation. At this event, the BOC announced its donations in a total amount of MOP20 million to 66 educational institutions, sports groups, scientific and technology institutes and community service groups.

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The inauguration ceremony of MALA (Macau Academic Library Alliance) took place in the University of Macau Library on 3 December 2014. Pro-Rector Vincent Yang joined senior representatives of the Macau Government, 8 other universities and colleges in Macau and the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance at this ceremony. MALA is the first ever alliance of libraries created in Macau for the sharing of library resources amongst the local university and college libraries. Teachers and students of all 9 member universities and colleges can use MALA library cards to borrow books from the academic libraries. With funding support from GAES of the Macau Government, MALA is also able to centralize the purchase of electronic resources and make them accessible to all the faculty members and students of the 9 participating universities and colleges.

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Environmental issues have become pervasive in our daily lives and there has been an increase in public concern on the degradation of the environment in recent decades. The Macau SAR government has been a major player in the promotion of public environmental awareness in the local arena but there has been no territory-wide assessment of the general public’s environmental consciousness. Consequently, the University of Saint Joseph conducted a survey, sponsored by the Macau Foundation, with a view to evaluate the current environmental knowledge and attitude, as well as the pro-environmental behaviour among members of the general public in Macao. Over the summer, there were 1,005 completed questionnaires. The speakers will present the main findings from their data analysis. Since the same survey had been conducted in Hong Kong, the talk will also discuss comparative perspectives between the two SARs, and offer both general and specific recommendations for the way forward in enhancing public policies and educational strategies in the protection of the environment.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Eric Tsang is currently Associate Director of the UNESCO UNEVOC HK hosted by the HK Institute of Education, and visiting professor of the South China Normal University. He has over twenty years of experience in research related to environmental studies and sustainability studies. To date he has published over 70 international refereed papers and numerous book chapters and edited books. In the community he serves as the chairman of Green Power, a HK a green NGO and also member of the Advisory council on the Environment HKSAR. Internationally, he is a panel member of the United Nation’s International Year of Understanding spearheaded by the International Geographical Union.

Dr. Emilie Tran is Assistant Professor coordinating the Government Studies programme, and the former Dean of the Faculty of Leadership and Administration at the University of Saint Joseph in Macao. She teaches politics and international relations, doctoral seminars, and supervises master and PhD students in government studies and global studies. Dr. Tran’s research interests and publications (over 20 to date) pertain to contemporary China’s elite politics and the formation of government leaders; concurrently she researches on the gaming industry in Macao and identity issues in the SARs.

MODERATED BY

Prof. David Gonçalves, USJ

CONDUCTED IN English ORGANISED BY Faculty of Administration and Leadership, USJ MEDIA SUPPORTED BY O Clarim " ["post_title"]=> string(103) "Public Lecture|Survey on Public Environmental Consciousness in Macao — A Pearl River Delta Comparison" ["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(21) "public-lecture-survey" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2014-12-05 11:05:40" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2014-12-05 03:05:40" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "http://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=events&p=4588" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [20]=> object(WP_Post)#5864 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(4667) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "1" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2014-12-01 15:16:58" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2014-12-01 07:16:58" ["post_content"]=> string(2563) "Last 3 December, 2014, on the feast of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missionaries, the Faculty of Religious Studies celebrated its Faculty Day held at St. Lawrence Church.  The students came in their traditional national costumes. The colorful Big Day with the theme “Seeking, Loving, and Serving Wisdom” opened with a Eucharistic Celebration presided by Emeritus Prof. Fausto Gomez, OP, with Prof. João Eleutério as homilist. The General Intercessions were made in the different languages of the students and staff of the Faculty. After the beautiful Eucharistic celebration, the whole FRS community gathered together to listen to the inspiring, thought-provoking, and challenging talk on St. Francis Xavier given by the Rev. Fr. Luis Sequeira, SJ.  A couple of years ago, the University of St. Joseph awarded Fr. Sequeira a Doctorate in Religious Studies honoris causa. Everyone was invited to a hearty lunch and to the cultural exhibits prepared by the students.  At one o’clock the most-awaited cultural presentation started.  Students from East Timor, Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam prepared either a cultural dance or a song that surely awed the audience.  But the professors did not like to be outsmarted by their students, thus Prof. Eleuterio rendered two Portuguese songs with dance interpretation from Prof. Roberto Ceolin and two sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady.  Prof. Fausto Gomez sang a lively Spanish song to the bewilderment of all.  Prof. Franz Gassner performed a Mozart-composed song in German.  Parlor games with prizes interspersed the numbers.  Results of the Essay Writing Contest on the topic “Yes to Peace, No to Violence” were announced and awards were given to the winners. After seven years of the Faculty’s existence, it has now some 46 students (both religious and lay), mostly coming from the Order of Preachers (Our Lady of the Rosary Province), Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, Missionaries of Christ Jesus, Divine Word Missionaries, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, and the Diocese of Macau. At the end of the day, the Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies, Prof. Arnold Monera, thanked the distinguished visitors and staff for their attendance; he commended the students for their active participation and creative organization. The program ended with the whole community singing, “Joy to the World.” The FRS wishes to thank Fr. Jojo Ancheril, CMF, for the generous use of the facilities of St. Lawrence Church." ["post_title"]=> string(43) "Feast of Francis Xavier – FRS Faculty Day" ["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(36) "feast-francis-xavier-frs-faculty-day" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2014-12-11 16:52:58" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2014-12-11 08:52:58" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(49) "http://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=4667" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }