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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has officially launched its 25th Anniversary, Silver Jubilee celebrations under the theme of its identity “Tradition, Innovation and Vision”. The University held a ceremony on Thursday, 2^nd December 2021, at the Auditório Centenário de Fátima in Ilha Verde Campus, and the unveiling of the new Confucius Statue Garden and the Donor’s Wall, to mark the occasion.

The ceremony was officiated by the Representative of the Honourable Chief Executive of the Macao SAR Government, Ms Ao Ieong U, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Vice-Chairman of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Ms. Xu Ting, Director-General of Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the  Liaison Office  of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Dr. Wu Zhiliang, President of Board of Directors of the Macao Foundation, the Most Reverend Bishop of Macao, Stephen Lee Bun Sang, Chancellor of USJ, and Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, Rector of USJ.

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ms Ao Ieong U, congratulated USJ for significantly contributing to the training and development of quality talents in Macao, for the past 25 years. She also afirmed that USJ has become “an academic platform of great importance” that is committed to promoting academic and cultural exchanges with Portuguese-Speaking countries and Europe. The Secretary expects USJ to continue to “leverage its unique advantages” to contribute to Macao’s future positively.

President of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of USJ, Ms Lai Pou San Pauline, gave a brief and supporting speech to the University and congratulated her Alma Mater for its anniversary.

The Rector of USJ, Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan, reflected past and present achievements during his speech whilst reinstating the University’s commitment as a Catholic and international university that witnesses and services Macao and China. He also stated that the future of USJ is tied with the future development of Macao and the Greater Bay Area, as “an economic and trade cooperation platform for China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and a base for harmonious cultural exchange and cooperation”.

The ceremony concluded with the presentation of the Papal Blessing granted by Pope Francis to the University, followed by a warm closing message and Benediction by the Chancellor of USJ, the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang.

After the ceremony, guests and all members of the USJ community, including staff and teachers, congregated at the entrance of the Campus to unveil the Confucius statue. The statue is a representation of USJ’s view of higher education with a universal character capable of promoting creative dialogue between the cultural, scientific, ethical and philosophical traditions, and the harmonious pursuit of truth and the common good for the benefit of humanity, the Chinese people and Macao’s multicultural society.

The day celebrations ended in the heart of the Campus where the USJ Donor’s Wall was unveiled to the public. The Wall serves as a recognition for all the donors and benefactors that have continuously supported and contributed to the development of USJ and its students.

USJ is rooted in a long tradition of intercultural exchange that has been the hallmark of Catholic higher education in Macao since the College of Saint Paul, founded in 1594. “Scientia et Virtus” (Knowledge and Virtue), the motto of the Diocese of Macao, points its academic community to a harmonious pursuit of truth and the common good for the benefit of humanity, the Chinese people and Macao’s multicultural society.

Since its establishment 25 years ago, USJ’s character as a high-quality institution of higher education has flourished, and more than 7,500 students from over 60 different countries of various areas of study have graduated. A total of 1,279 students (872 local students and 407 foreigner students) are currently enrolled in 36 programmes offered by four faculties and two research institutes.

Other distinguished guest present at the ceremony include Deputy Secretary-General of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao), Ambassador Paulo Jorge Espírito Santo, Consul General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong, Ambassador Paulo Cunha Alves, Consul General of Angola in Macao, Mr Eduardo Velasco Galiano,  Consul General of Mozambique in Macao, Mr Rafael Custódio Marques, Consul General of the Philippine Consulate General in Macao, Mr Porfirio M. Mayo Jr., Director of Ministry of Education and Youth Work of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Mr Li Yongxian, and representatives of the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), other Government Agencies in Macao, Fellows from the Catholic Foundation for Higher Education, other Higher Education Institutions in Macao, Middle Schools in Macao, Donors of USJ, and local Associations.

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On 1 December 2021, University of Saint Joseph (USJ) representatives chatted with dozens of students from Southeast Asian countries through BMI’s Talk Global Study Asia Virtual Fair.

The countries that USJ reached ranged from Mainland China to Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. During the "Study in China Seminar Series, "Prof. Karen Tagulao of USJ’s Institute of Science and Environment gave a presentation titled “Nature-based solutions for sustainable cities: Universities as drivers of environmental education and research.” BMI’s Talk Global Study events are virtual fairs where universities set up "booths" where students can queue to chat with representatives through instant messaging and even video calls.

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Twenty five years ago, in the run up to the return of Macao to Chinese Administration a partnership between the Central People’s Government, the Diocese of Macao, the Catholic University of Portugal and the Macao authorities took a courageous step that indicated faith in the future of Macao as a Special Administrative Region of China, by establishing the Inter University Institute of Macau, which, in 2009 changed its name to the University of Saint Joseph.

The quarter of a century since its foundation has seen the University benefit from the generous and committed oversight of three Bishops of Macao and with the support of the three Chief Executives – we are particularly glad to welcome the first of those Chief Executives, the Honorable Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah here today. His support was essential in securing the possibility of a new Green Campus for the University, here at Ilha Verde. Thank you, Mr Ho.

The support of the Macao Government continues and the last year has seen a concerted effort on our behalf by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, the Honorable Ms Ao Ieong U, who, together with our present Chief Executive, the Honorable Mr Ho Yat Seng, and ably supported by the Director, Deputy Director and staff of the Department for Education and Youth Development, and by both the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government and by the Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has finally opened up for us the possibility of recruiting students from Mainland China. My thanks and those of all at USJ, especially to you, Ms Ao Ieong U, and I know you will pass those thanks to the Chief Executive. Mention must also be made of the Macao Foundation and the Foundation for Science and Technology who have, across the years, provided such valuable financial support.

All Catholic Universities are born ex corde ecclesiae, out of the heart of the Church. USJ’s very identity is given to us by the Church as a place of witness and service to Macao and to China. We are, therefore, full of the deepest gratitude to the late Bishop Domingos Lam, to Bishop José Lai and now to our Chancellor Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, together with the Catholic Foundation for Higher Education and the Catholic University of Portugal for tirelessly supporting our work.

As we mark our 25th anniversary, it is good to remember the 7,500 students from over 60 different countries who have passed through our doors. It is good to remember those people who have worked at USJ, whether as academics or support staff and, for me as Rector, to remember my three predecessors, who have guided the university across a quarter of a century. Yes, it is good to remember but that remembering lays upon us a duty, the obligation of giving thanks.

As we mark our 25th anniversary, we look forward to the next 25 years, we are called to reflect upon what it is to be a Catholic university, a international university, what it is to be a university in, of, and for Macao, in, of, and for China. What we can know with some degree of certainty that this future will be intimately tied up with the development of Macao, with the development of the Greater Bay Area and with the development of China. In this context, USJ is called to be a part of Macao’s future as a world centre of tourism and leisure, an economic and trade cooperation platform for China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and a base for harmonious cultural exchange and cooperation. Today we commit ourselves to that vision.

Rev. Prof. Stephen Morgan, Rector of USJ 2, December 2021 " ["post_title"]=> string(64) "Rector's Address | University of Saint Joseph's 25th Anniversary" ["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(60) "rectors-address-university-of-saint-josephs-25th-anniversary" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-12-02 17:40:22" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-12-02 09:40:22" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=35417" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Post)#3804 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35974) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-12-01 20:33:42" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-12-01 12:33:42" ["post_content"]=> string(1639) "

The Saint Joseph Seminary Library went through a substantial renovation project to provide optimal conditions to its readers and increase the storage capacity for its collection. 

A blessing ceremony presided by His Excellency D. Lee Bun Sang, Stephen, Chancellor of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Bishop of Macao, was held on the 1st of December, 2021, to mark this special occasion in the life of the University.

USJ rector, Reverend Prof. Stephen Morgan mentioned in his opening speech that The Saint Joseph Seminary Library will soon be the library with the largest number of  collections of religious studies and philosophy in Asia. 

This Library will be an essential academic and cultural asset for Macao and a vital tool to develop the University's teaching and researching activities in Religion, History, Philosophy, Art and the humanities in general. 

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Author: BSW Year 1 Student, Samanda Deng

On November 18 & 25, 2021, students from year 1 Bachelor of Social Work Programme, accompanied by Prof. Helen Liu from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (FSSE) visited two local social agencies, UGAMM (União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau) and FOAM (Macao Federation of Neighborhood Associations).  

During the course” Community Organising” of our two visiting experiences, it allowed us to identify our goal and the path that we will be taking in order to achieve them.  Within hours of arrival, we had discovered that the demands of society were much larger than what has been portrayed to us in our shielded and comfortable community, our eyes were shocked by the disparity between the reality of Macau to that of our imagination.

The social workers were travelling down roads that we were never aware of, the ends of the path were not the tidy small houses we had expected but a call for urgent unmet needs to be answered. 

We were astounded by the urgent needs of individuals who were living just minutes away from my safe and cozy home. These two visiting experience in UGAMM have given us a clear perception of the counselling rooms for a diverse community, and the facilities were filled with remarkable equipment.

Further, through the class of Community Organising we acquired a clear understanding of how the UGAMM cooperates with and manages new local leaders. For example: we had witnessed social workers in UGAMM work towards creating an owners committee in order to manage the community facilities and continuously assist in the development of the community.

Within the organisation of the FOAM, social workers are capable of understanding the needs of the community and work on solutions to enhance and improve the quality of life for individuals in the community. Representatives of the FOAM had provided emergency centres for residents in need of shelter and ensured that the community had efficient water and food supply after the disaster. Furthermore, the FOAM remained in contact with various relevant departments to provide information and continued to mobilise the community.

Overall, this trip has allowed us to be aware of more individuals' circumstances and how various factors affect them drastically. Further, we have acquired extensive knowledge on how there is high potential that individuals' circumstances can change enormously. The tour has exposed us to some of humanity's most distressing aspects, and it is difficult to pull yourself away from it. But we have begun to recognise the good in basic necessity that previously we took for granted. We are incredibly appreciative for what we have and realised that genuine wealth is not derived from material possessions.

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The 7th Macao International Design Exhibition (Biennale) Award Ceremony, held on the 29th November 2021, at The R&D building of Macao Institute of Technology, Macao Polytechnic Institute (Campus da Taipa), Macao conferred the awards to the winners of the 2021 “Golden Lotus Cup” International (Macao) College Student Design Competition and the 7th “Golden Lotus Cup” International Design Masters Invitational Competition.

This year, students from the Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Bachelor of Design programmes from the Department of Creative Industries (DCI), Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), participated in the competition. Students received Silver, Bronze and Excellence awards in the Architectural Design, Interior Design and Soft Decoration categories.

With the strong support of relevant authorities of the Macao SAR Government, the Macao International Design Federation organises the Macao International Design Exhibition every year. It has been successfully held six times and has received high support and recognition from the industry.

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For detailed information: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Henri Goh // Bachelor of Architectural Studies Architectural Design - Bronze Award Project Name: Fluid Void Mall Supervisor: Prof. Nuno Soares [gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="36095,36088,36076,36082"]   EXCELLENCE AWARD Grania Cheong // Bachelor of Architecture Soft decoration - Excellence Award Project Name: PlayinLine Supervisor: Filipa Simões [gallery link="file" ids="36096,36087,36080"]   EXCELLENCE ORGANISER AWARD Prof. Filipa Martins de Abreu       " ["post_title"]=> string(114) "FAH/DCI students and professors participated in the 2021 Golden Lotus International Design Competition with awards" ["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(114) "fah-dci-students-and-professors-participated-in-the-2021-golden-lotus-international-design-competition-with-awards" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2022-01-06 17:05:39" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2022-01-06 09:05:39" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=36066" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [6]=> object(WP_Post)#3801 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35395) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-30 15:37:14" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-30 07:37:14" ["post_content"]=> string(2537) " " ["post_title"]=> string(42) ""BBQ & COFFEE" Christmas Fundraising Party" ["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(38) "bbq-coffee-christmas-fundraising-party" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-12-06 15:41:24" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-12-06 07:41:24" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=35395" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [7]=> object(WP_Post)#3800 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35488) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-30 15:26:17" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-30 07:26:17" ["post_content"]=> string(1924) " " ["post_title"]=> string(51) "Translating Science into Action to address the SDGs" ["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(51) "translating-science-into-action-to-address-the-sdgs" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-12-09 12:07:55" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-12-09 04:07:55" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(51) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=news&p=35488" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "news" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [8]=> object(WP_Post)#3799 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35523) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-29 10:32:27" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-29 02:32:27" ["post_content"]=> string(1130) "The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) participated in the “Music Night for University Students from the Greater Bay Area”, an event organised by IFTM on the 27^th November, 2021. Students from various Universities gathered online to exchange performances from singing to dancing. 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During the War of Jenkins’s Ear (1739-1748), between Britain and Spain, Commodore George Anson led a force to attack Spanish shipping and settlements on the Pacific coast of the Americas. He also hoped to capture the Manila galleon, the famed ship carrying New World silver and Asian luxury goods between Acapulco and Manila. After some successes and many setbacks, HMS Centurion, the only surviving ship under Anson’s command, eventually arrived at the port of Macao in November 1742. Anson’s attempts to explain his role as a naval commander tasked with attacking enemy shipping led to accusations of his being a pirate. This misunderstanding revealed the complications facing a ship whose sole purpose was war rather than trade in the cosmopolitan maritime and mercantile world of the Canton Delta.

Eventually, Qing officials agreed to provide repairs and provisions to the Centurion, which left Macao in April 1743, only to return in July with the captured galleon, Nuestra Señora de Covandonga, in tow. Anson, in possession of an extremely valuable prize and insisting on the treatment due to a naval officer, caused even more trouble than during his first visit. After months of waiting and tension, he eventually secured a meeting with Qing authorities who agreed to exempt the Centurion from harbour dues and allowed Anson to purchase and load provisions for a triumphal return to Britain.

Though there is much scholarship on Anson and his famous voyage, most of it focuses almost exclusively on British accounts and perspectives. This talk will attempt to incorporate more international perspectives, particularly that of Qing authorities, in assessing Anson’s visits to China. It will show that Anson’s activities had a profound impact in Asia, even if they were considered a sideshow in a European war. Worried about the ease with which a warship like the Centurion could appear in the Canton River, Qing authorities implemented administrative reforms in Macao to keep a closer watch over foreigners. Spanish attempts at reprisals and concerns about the widening war severely disrupted Europe’s flourishing trade with China. Celebrated in Britain, Anson was the source of much angst in China.

About the Speaker:

C. Nathan Kwan is an historian of the international relations of the Pearl River Delta in the Qing period. His current research project examines the naval dimensions global European conflicts in the long eighteenth century and how they impacted and were perceived in China. He is particularly interested in the role of Macau, with its Portuguese connections, during these wars. Nathan completed his PhD in a joint programme between the University of Hong Kong (Department of History) and King’s College London (Department of War Studies) in 2020; his thesis discussed interactions between the British and Qing empires in suppressing piracy in south China in the nineteenth century and its implications for the development and understanding of international law on the China coast. He currently teaches in the Department of History at the University of Macau.

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 1 December 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: 18th Floor Residential Hall, USJ Ilha Verde Campus Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82054683994?pwd=NllTK1ZrbXhRUXVMVnZkR0U5N2htdz09 Meeting ID: 820 5468 3994 Passcode: 087970 Organised by: Xavier Collaborative Research Centre for Memory and Identity, University of Saint Joseph 📆 Add to my Google Calendar *This Public Lecture will be conducted in English **USJ Public Lectures are free to attend and members of the public are very welcome " ["post_title"]=> string(131) "USJ History and Heritage lecture | The King’s Ship in the Celestial Empire: Commodore George Anson’s visits to China, 1742-1743" ["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(121) "usj-history-and-heritage-lecture-the-kings-ship-in-the-celestial-empire-commodore-george-ansons-visits-to-china-1742-1743" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-11-23 18:34:09" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-23 10:34:09" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=35365" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [10]=> object(WP_Post)#3797 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35356) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-23 16:56:14" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-23 08:56:14" ["post_content"]=> string(1656) "

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held a live and in-campus music event on 19 November 2021, as part of the USJ's 25th-anniversary activities series.

UFest! Live Concert, co-organised by This Is My City, featured live music performances by five distinct local bands, including Ryan Carroll, IAT & Gabriel, Matte. ET., Sax Experience, Ari & The Gabion Sister, plus the USJ Music Club.

Students and staff members sat back and enjoyed the live music of various styles and tempos in the outdoor setting of Eric Mo Central Garden in Ilha Verde Campus.

The UFest! Live Concert was one of the outcomes of the innovative initiative "UFest Create Your Own Festival!", an event management workshop held a week before the concert. The workshop offered a training and mentoring programme for creating festivals, by the founder of the Cultural Association +853, Mr. Manuel Correia da Silva, to the USJ student community.

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The University and Saint Joseph (USJ) and Be Here Education Centre jointly held a “Job Hunting and Interview Skills Workshop” for USJ students and alumni on 17 November 2021.

During this workshop, the instructors analysed, explained and provided suggestions on the key aspects of CV writing, face-to-face interview skills and public service examination. On-site one-on-one mock interviews were also conducted with the participants, providing them with experience and constructive feedback to improve their job interview performance.

USJ's Student Affairs constantly seeks to improve and increase access to free training opportunities, aligned with the UN SDG 8: "Decent work and economic growth", for its students and alumni to achieve financial security, independence and wellbeing with decent employment.

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The Mangroves exhibition, organised by the University of Saint Joseph's Institute of Science and Environment (ISE), which opened to the public for a month in the Summer of 2020, is now going around the schools in Macao! In line with the university’s commitment to addressing the SDGs, this event is part of the project “Wetlands as Nature-based solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation”.

This year's tour started at The International School of Macao, from 25 October to 25 November), followed by Yuet Wah College, from 8 to 19 November. Several other local schools will also feature the exhibition from December 2021 to March 2022.

This exhibition showcases the local mangrove ecosystem that makes up an essential part of Macao's natural environment through scientific display boards, photographs, films, and interactive tank models.

Aside from that, this exhibition is complemented by public talks and guided field visits to the local mangroves sites, aiming to raise community awareness and curiosity, and to encourage students and other members of the local community to cherish this valuable habitat.

The International School of Macao: [gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="35304,35305,35306,35307,35308,35309,35310,35311,35312,35313,35314,35315,35316"]

Yuet Wah College, Macau:

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Giuseppe Castiglione, arrived in China in the midst of the Rites Controversy. His design work at the Old Summer Palace, ”Yuanminguan” reflects an empathic understanding of the Emperor’s desires and longings emulating the spiritual unity of the Lord Creator with artists and architects working as one. Castiglione and his Jesuit brethren gathered inspiration from the creative design of gardens and palaces from their imaginative memory and the similar lived experience of the most powerful figures in Europe. Parallels are drawn between Maria de Medici’s longing for her home in Florence articulated in the design of Luxembourg garden and the emperor’s desire to quell the longing of his Fragrant Concubine, Xiang Fei for her home in Kashgar shown in the Islamic influences found the Belvedere palace at Yuanmingyuan. Marian imagery in the depiction of the emperors concubine waiting for their Lord is also examined. The spiritual lesson: in times of crisis, speak less, listen more and engage your senses.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Michelle Mope Andersson

Giuseppe Castiglione, arrived in China in the midst of the Rites Controversy. His design work at the Old Summer Palace, ”Yuanminguan” reflects an empathic understanding of the Emperor’s desires and longings emulating the spiritual unity of the Lord Creator with artists and architects working as one. Castiglione and his Jesuit brethren gathered inspiration from the creative design of gardens and palaces from their imaginative memory and the similar lived experience of the most powerful figures in Europe. Parallels are drawn between Maria de Medici’s longing for her home in Florence articulated in the design of Luxembourg garden and the emperor’s desire to quell the longing of his Fragrant Concubine, Xiang Fei for her home in Kashgar shown in the Islamic influences found the Belvedere palace at Yuanmingyuan. Marian imagery in the depiction of the emperors concubine waiting for their Lord is also examined. The spiritual lesson: in times of crisis, speak less, listen more and engage your senses.

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DETAILS: Date: Wednesday, 1 December 2021 Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM (GMT +8, Macao Time) Organised by: Macau Ricci Institute Register Here > A confirmation email and ZOOM access link will be sent after your registration. 📆 Add to my Google Calendar *Free event, open to the general public *Sessions will be conducted in English More information: http://riccimac.org/index.php/en/component/djevents/details/2021-12-01/173-mri-online-forum-109 " ["post_title"]=> string(96) "MRI Online Forum | Rendering Spiritual Friendship in Troubled Times: On Castiglione and Qianlong" ["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(44) "mri-online-forum-on-castiglione-and-qianlong" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-11-25 16:01:02" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-25 08:01:02" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=35284" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [14]=> object(WP_Post)#3793 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35281) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-22 12:09:06" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-22 04:09:06" ["post_content"]=> string(3633) "ABOUT THE TALK:

Church Fathers have modelled for us Christian life in their holiness, shaped the teachings of the Church in their writings, and coined the doctrines in their relentless defence of the faith. We can never over-estimate the importance of Church Fathers to the Church. Now Covid-19 has brought new challenges to the world. At the time of crisis, we find Church Fathers again a source of inspiration. Having faced natural threats, social conflicts, political turmoils, and ecclesiastical chaos, Christians in the Early Church knew very well the normality of vicissitudes in life. Yet Church Fathers did not succumb to afflictions in their lives, but took them as a channel to deepen their spiritual relationship with God.

Gregory of Nyssa, one of the Cappadocian Fathers living in the 4th century, is especially so. Gregory may not be well-known traditionally, but is undoubtedly one of the most discussed Church Fathers in theology since the 20th century. He has inspired theologians to ground theology on God’s unknowability, the great mystery, and the power of faith. Though saying nothing about pandemics, how he stood on God’s utter unknowability to formulate man’s mystical relationship with God can offer us insightful spiritual reflections on the present crisis.

The upcoming lecture will lead you into Gregory’s offering of the spiritual life and read the pandemic crisis in that mystical light.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Sonja Xia, Assistant professor of the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy, USJ.

Sonja Hui Xia works as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at the University of St. Joseph, Macau. She has obtained her Ph.D. in theology from K.U.Leuven, Belgium on the light imagery in Gregory of Nyssa’s Spiritual Theology. Her present research focuses on the formation of doctrines in the early Church and cross-cultural exchange and Christianity.

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DETAILS: Date: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM (GMT +8, Macao Time) Organised by: Macau Ricci Institute Register Here > A confirmation email and ZOOM access link will be sent after your registration. 📆 Add to my Google Calendar *Free event, open to the general public *Sessions will be conducted in English   More information: http://riccimac.org/index.php/en/component/djevents/details/2021-11-24/172-mri-online-forum-108 " ["post_title"]=> string(154) "MRI Online Forum | Being Spiritual in Life Vicissitudes: The Present Time and the Perpetual Spiritual Journey in the light of Gregory of Nyssa's Mysticism" ["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(43) "mri-online-forum-gregory-of-nyssas-theology" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-11-22 16:43:37" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-22 08:43:37" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=35281" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [15]=> object(WP_Post)#3792 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35249) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-19 13:25:13" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-19 05:25:13" ["post_content"]=> string(5678) "

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), represented by its Rector, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, and the Universidade Lusófona de Cabo Verde, represented by its Rector, Professor Doctor Carlos Alberto, took place on 15th November 2021, in a hybrid format.

The ceremony had the participation of other members of both institutions, from USJ, the Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Strategic Development, Professor Álvaro Barbosa and Manager of International Relations, Mrs Ana Paula Mota, from Universidade Lusófona de Cabo Verde, the Vice-Rector Mr José Manuel Tavares, the Administrator Mrs Filomena Martins, the Director of Services Mrs Osvaldina Ramos, the Director of the Rector's Office, Mr António Duarte and the Assistant of the Rectorie, Ms Jacqueline Duarte.

This MoU, being the first of USJ with a Higher Education Institution in Cabo Verde, contemplates, among other initiatives, the exchange of students, teachers, scientific research projects and cultural activities between both universities.

During the ceremony, USJ Rector quoted the message by His Excellency the President of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xi Jinping, during the ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the transfer of Macao's sovereignty to the PRC, where he highlighted that "Macao has an important role as a platform for cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries".

USJ Rector also reaffirmed the position and character of USJ, and the historical similarities between the two institutions, which further reinforces the mission of the USJ to bring together and likewise foster academic partnerships with Higher Education Institutions in Portuguese-speaking Countries. He concluded that the partnership now signed will enable the mobility of students and staff in the future between the two institutions. He also stressed that this kind of initiative would strengthen academic relations between Macao and the Portuguese-speaking countries.

 

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  Cerimónia de assinatura do Memorando de Entendimento entre a Universidade de São José (USJ) e a Universidade Lusófona de Cabo Verde

Teve lugar no passado dia 15 de Novembro de 2021, em formato híbrido, a cerimónia de assinatura do Memorando de Entendimento entre a Universidade de São José (USJ), representada pelo Reverendo Professor Stephen Morgan e a Universidade Lusófona de Cabo Verde, representada pelo Professor Doutor Carlos Alberto Delgado, Magníficos Reitores de ambas as instituições do ensino superior.

A cerimónia de assinatura contou também com a presença de outros membros de ambas as instituições; pela USJ, o Vice-Reitor para a Internacionalização e Desenvolvimento Estratégico, Professor Doutor Álvaro Barbosa e a Sra. Coordenadora das Relações Internacionais, Dra. Ana Paula Mota; pela Universidade Lusófona de Cabo Verde, o Vice-Reitor, Mestre José Manuel Tavares, a Administradora, Dra. Filomena Martins, a Directora dos Serviços, Dra. Osvaldina Ramos, o Director do Gabinete do Reitor, Dr. António Duarte, e a Secretária da Reitoria, Dra. Jacqueline Duarte.

Este Memorando, sendo o primeiro da USJ com uma Instituição de Ensino Superior daquele país, contempla entre outras iniciativas, o intercâmbio de estudantes, docentes, projectos de investigação científica e actividades culturais entre ambas as universidades.

No seu discurso, durante a cerimónia de assinatura do Memorando de Entendimento, o Magnífico Reitor da USJ citou a mensagem por Sua Excelência o Presidente da República Popular da China, Xi Jinping, aquando da cerimónia de celebração do vigésimo aniversário da transferência de soberania de Macau para a República Popular da China onde o mesmo enalteceu que “Macau tem um papel importante como plataforma para cooperação entre a China e os Países de Língua Portuguesa.”

O Magnífico Reitor da USJ reafirmou o posicionamento, o carácter da USJ, as similaridades históricas existentes entre as duas instituições, que reforça ainda mais a missão da USJ na aproximação e desenvolvimento de parcerias académicas junto de Instituições de Ensino Superior dos Países de Língua Portuguesa. Concluiu que a parceria agora firmada possibilitará no futuro a mobilidade de alunos e staff, entre as duas instituições. Salientou ainda que, esta iniciativa acaba por reforçar as relações académicas entre Macau e os Países de Língua Portuguesa.

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In this ever-changing society, our ways of living and interaction, education, and economy are constantly being challenged. How our society builds an environment with both agility and resilience is most important for our young people. As China drew out a strategic plan to develop the Greater Bay Area, young people in Macau could better prepare themselves to grasp this opportunity, and navigate through different social challenges could be supported by multilayer cooperation that are both creative and constructive. Policy makers, educators and experts in the social service system are invited to join and discuss this pressing issue.

Guest Speakers: Mr. Lee Kwok Hoo, Mr. Yp Weng Keong, Mr. Ben Cheng, Mr. Tim Chim, Prof. Jacky Ho.

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About the Talk:

A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a new form of central bank money accessible to the public, accepted as a means of payment, legal tender, safe store of value by all citizens, businesses, and government agencies. Undoubtedly, the pandemic has turbocharged a global financial technology revolution.

Central bank digital currencies have been referred to as “the future of payments”, or even “the future of money”, and not without reason.

Departing from my previous work on the early Americans in Macau, published in 2004, this lecture adds some preliminary results of ongoing comparative research regarding all foreigners living in Macau from the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, and aims to achieve a numeric global picture of such individuals and their representativeness in the city.

The Digital Yuan is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and CBDCs are not cryptocurrencies, even though there is of course some relation between both categories.

In April 2020, after several years of work (the research commenced in 2014), the Chinese Government announced the starting of the tests of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), DCEP (Digital Currency Electronic Payment) or Digital Yuan, with the aim of deploying it massively in China by the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Thus far, the tests in the Mainland have proven to be very successful.

Even though, according to a report published by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in early 2020, 80% of Central Banks in the world are currently working on CBDCs (some are just at an initial research stage, though), Asia seems to be the place where CBDCs arouse more interest. In this sense, the major economy leading the CBDC race in Asia (and in the whole world) is China.

In this seminar, I will analyze what opportunities the Digital Yuan will offer to Mainland China, but also to Macau and to the rest of the Greater Bay Area.

About the Speaker:

Oriol works as Co-Leader of the Financial Inclusion and CBDCs Working Groups at the Global Impact FinTech (GIFT) Forum, Strategic Advisor at a Hong Kong-based WealthTech company, ETFCool, Strategic Advisor at Alpha Bright Asset Management (Hong Kong), Mentor at R3 (Singapore), Mentor at Cyberport (Hong Kong), Mentor at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP), FinTech Mentor at F10 Incubator & Accelerator (Singapore), Blockchain Mentor at Tribe (Singapore) and also FinTech Mentor at Rise by Barclays (London and Mumbai).

Oriol is Fellow at the Digital Euro Association (D€A) and at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), as well as Honorary Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law -AIIFL- at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

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Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: 18th Floor Residential Hall, USJ Ilha Verde Campus Organised by: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Saint Joseph 📆 Add to my Google Calendar *This Public Lecture will be conducted in English **USJ Public Lectures are free to attend and members of the public are very welcome " ["post_title"]=> string(90) "Public Seminar | China's Digital Yuan: Analysis and Opportunities for the Greater Bay Area" ["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(86) "public-seminar-chinas-digital-yuan-analysis-and-opportunities-for-the-greater-bay-area" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-11-18 15:57:15" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-18 07:57:15" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(52) "https://www.usj.edu.mo/?post_type=event&p=35215" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(5) "event" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [18]=> object(WP_Post)#3789 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(35212) ["post_author"]=> string(2) "10" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-11-17 16:00:06" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-11-17 08:00:06" ["post_content"]=> string(4555) "

About the Talk:

Resulting from a continuous Western presence since the mid-sixteenth century, Macau is characterized by a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural diversity; a demographic mobility and a complete dependence from the outside world. This contributed to turning the port-city into a world-meeting place, which, in the long term, made it much more than just a satellite of Canton.

There are separate studies on foreigners in Macau, namely the British, the Americans, the Swedish, the Parsees and Muslims, which emphasize national approaches and reflect ethnic-centred perspectives, neglecting transnational trading partnerships and strategies, personal relations and group commitments. On the one hand, the experiences of the men and women involved are rarely questioned or analyzed from a Macau perspective and/or from the perspective of a group as a Western trading community living and interacting with the city, its authorities, its people, traditions and so on. On the other hand, there is no quantification of these foreigners regarding numerical representation; national, gender and professional distributions; duration of stays/number of visits; mortality, birth rates and life expectancy, among other aspects.

Departing from my previous work on the early Americans in Macau, published in 2004, this lecture adds some preliminary results of ongoing comparative research regarding all foreigners living in Macau from the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, and aims to achieve a numeric global picture of such individuals and their representativeness in the city.

About the Speaker:

Tereza Sena is presently Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Xavier Research Centre for Memory and Identity (XRCMI), Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph, developing research related to the Jesuit China Mission in the late seventeenth century. Since 1988 she has devoted herself to the study of the historiography and history, culture and literature of Macau, including themes such as political autonomy; history of translation, the city´s intermediary role in the international trade of South China; foreigners at Macau; Macau’s Cemeteries; Macau-Siam relations; missionary activity in China, and Siam and continental Southeast Asia. Her academic activities have a strong international dimension, having involved several research projects, lecturing and publishing extensively (over 60 titles), in Macau, China, Portugal, USA, Germany, Italy, Thailand, Hong-Kong, Japan, Poland and Hungary. For her research, she has won three awards: in Portugal (1994, 1st prize) and Macau/PRC (2015 and 2018, Merit Prize, for a Monograph study).

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Details: Date: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: 18th Floor Residential Hall, USJ Ilha Verde Campus

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82303740877?pwd=OUhuaE9OMThLYzIwVy9WRVZrdm9KZz09 Meeting ID: 823 0374 0877 Passcode: 1423116

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On November 13, 2021, members and friends of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) volunteered at the Mother's Meal activity to observe the Fifth World Day of the Poor, declared by Pope Francis.

The Mother's Meal activity intends to aid those most needy from more underprivileged communities in Macao, consequently supporting the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty and Goal 2: Zero Hunger.

The activity began with a morning Holy Eucharistic presided by Reverend Father Jijo Kandamkulathy CMF and concelebrated by Reverend Father Mario Bonfaini CMF, at the Saint Joseph the Worker Church, followed by the distribution of food and other necessities to around 70 individuals and families in need.

Participants of this event include Bella Chan (Bachelor of Social Work); members of the Office for Students and Alumni Affairs (OSAA), Ms Teresa Loong, Ms Lydia Tong and Mr Ben Lei; and two USJ friends Yen and Luisa.

The activity was organised by Clarentian Congregation of Missionaries, Mother's Meal, and co-organised by Candle Light Macau. 

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Preliminary Call for Papers | 22nd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2022)

June 3-6, 2022, Macao and Zhuhai, China

Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society and the International Association for Computer and Information Science (ACIS) in cooperation with the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, China.

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ICIS 2022 Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services and will be submitted to be indexed by SCI, EI, INSPEC, and DBLP. Selected papers will be recommended to be published in the following journals (www.acisinternational.org ):

• International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC), Paris, France
• International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI Globe, U.S.A.
• Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer, Germany

Other outstanding papers will be published in special issues of SCI-Indexed Journals.

The 22nd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science brings together scientists, engineers, computer users, and students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools) of computer and information science, and to discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. The conference will cover a broad set of research topics including, but not limited to, the following:

Applied Informatics Big Data and Analytics Communication Systems & Networks Computer Architecture and VLSI Visual and Multimedia Computing Control Systems, Intelligent Systems Data Mining, Data Warehousing & Database Knowledge Discovery, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms Speech and Signal Processing Image Processing & Pattern Recognition Intelligent Agent Technology, Agent Based Systems Internet Technology and Applications, e-Commerce Management Information Systems

High Performance and Small Computing Internet of Things Mobile/Wireless Computing Parallel and Distributed Computing & Systems Programming Languages, Compilers, & Operating Systems Software Architectures, Design Patterns, Frameworks UML, OO Modeling & Simulation Software Metrics & Project Management Software Specification Techniques Software Verification and Testing Middleware Architectures & Techniques Visual and Multimedia Computing Web Engineering & Applications

  All papers should be submitted online. Please refer to http://www.acisinternational.org for more information.

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General Chair: Professor Keith Morrison, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China Roger Lee, Central Michigan University, USA Conference Co-Chairs: Professor Yao Zheng’an, Sun Yat-sen University, China Simon Xu, Algoma University, Canada Program Co-Chairs: Prof. Jixin Ma, University of Greenwich Prof Wencai Du, University of Saint Joseph, Macau, China Professor Wei Lu, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology  Local Arrangement Chair: Associate Professor Yuqi Bai, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Dr. Liu Biao, Shenzhen Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China Professor Lei Zhang, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Prof Liang Shengbin, Henan University, Zhenzhou, China Finance Chair: Associate Professor Zhou Xiaoshu, Beijing Institute of Technology (Zhuhai) Publicity Chair: Professor Yun Yang, Yunnan University, Kunming, China Professor Robert Luo, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Associate Prof. Weijun Li, Wuxi Institute of Commerce, Wuxi, China  Registration Chair: Professor, Alexandre Lobo, University of Saint Joseph, Macau Dr. Zhu Xiaolin, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, China Dr.  Xiao Yue, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, China Publication Chair: Roger Lee, Central Michigan University, USA

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Special Interest Sessions/Workshops We welcome colleagues to organize workshops or special interest sessions for ICIS 2022. The deadline to submit proposals is March 28th, 2022.

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Important Dates:

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