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Rector of USJ Elected to Executive Board of Association of Universities of Asia and The Pacific (AUAP)

2022-12-01

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01/12/2022

USJ Rector, Rev’d Prof. Stephen Morgan has been elected to 2-year term on the Executive Board of 180-member regional association.



The Rector of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Rev’d Prof. Stephen Morgan, was elected to the Executive Board of AUAP at the 15th General Assembly hosted by Daffodil International University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The results, announced this week, give USJ the opportunity to represent Macao, and China more broadly, on the “main platform for interaction and collaboration between… universities in Asia and the Pacific region.” AUAP is made up of 180 universities from 26 different countries or territories.

USJ is joining the AUAP Executive Board with universities from Thailand, Indonesia, Syria, USA, Austria, and Taiwan, China. USJ Rector and incoming AUAP Executive Board member, Stephen Morgan stated: “I am honoured to have been elected to the board of AUAP. To be a voice for Macao amongst the community of Universities across the Asia Pacific is a great privilege.” The Rector’s term of service on the Executive Board runs from 2023 through 2024.