USJ Sustainability News
The University of Saint Joseph Macao (USJ) joined global thought leaders at the Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024, held from June 10 to 13 in Bangkok.
Sino-Portugal Joint Lab for Marine and Environmental Sciences Launched with Symposium in Portugal
17
Jun
A three-day international symposium was held in Portugal on 6 – 8 June as part of the First Sino-Portugal Joint Laboratory for Marine and Environmental Sciences (JLMES).
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainable development, achieving excellent results in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.
The Rector of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Macao, the Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, was a panelist at the 32nd Estoril Political Forum, held between 3rd and 5th June, at Hotel Palácio, Estoril, Portugal.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 100 employees in both Hong Kong and Macau SARs are welcome to apply for the Deignan Award. For more information and enquiries, please visit official website at www.deignanaward.org.
The MoU signifies a shared vision between USJ Macao and SISC to advance healthcare education and research capabilities.
By joining the association, USJ/ISE seeks to broaden its scope, exploring other NBS such as green walls and green roofs, and collaborate with the association to facilitate these initiatives.
The Correctional Services Bureau held a graduation ceremony at Coloane Prison, summarising the learning achievements of 27 incarcerated individuals who completed their courses in the academic year 2022/2023 through the USJ Prison Outreach Programme.
Head of the Department of Social Work, Prof. Francisco Botelho, gave a keynote speech on the topic ‘From Passion to Compassion’ regarding health and wellbeing of social workers as well as how to overcome them.
Prof. Nuno Soares, Head of the Department of Architecture and Design of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at USJ, was appointed Co-Director of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Commission for the triennial period 2023-2026.
The University of Saint Joseph held a Workshop Series at Van Lang University, Vietnam, on a variety of topics including Green Architecture, Social Outreach and Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, and Design, attracting over a hundred students to engage in hands-on learning opportunities.
A total of 103 scholarships and fellowships were donated this year by 21 prominent local institutions and individual donors.
The Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) with students and staff from USJ, joined hands to plant mangroves along the Taipa coastline on March 19, 2023.
ISE/USJ successfully held the 42nd Macao Green Week Carnival!
A Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades da USJ participa em projecto internacional e multidisciplinar intitulado “Combate à Fome: estratégias e políticas públicas para a realização do direito humano à alimentação adequada – Abordagem transdisciplinar de Sistemas Alimentares com apoio de Inteligência Artificial”.
The USJ Faculty of Arts and Humanities is participating in an international multidisciplinary project entitled “Fighting Hunger: strategies and public policies for the realisation of the human right to adequate food – Transdisciplinary Approach to Food Systems with the support of Artificial Intelligence”.
A total of MOP 20,000 was donated by the International Ladies’ Club of Macau to the USJ Prison Outreach Programme.
USJ 2022 World Social Worker Day activities - "Start Anew - Ex-offenders Service Exchange event"
16
May
The World Social Work Day activities were jointly organised by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and the Macao Federation of Trade Unions at the Youth Centre of Macao Federation of Trade Unions on 14 May, 2022.
The creation of a continuing education programme for Macao social workers to meet professional licensing and registration requirements is signalled with the signing of a MOU between USJ and the Macao Social Workers Association on 3 May.
A 2-sessions day camp organised by the Social Work students was held at the Ilha Verde Campus on April 2 and 9 for Saint Paul School senior high students to learn more about USJ.
USJ and the Social Welfare Bureau have recently signed a partnership agreement to award “Outreach Programme – Prison Education Scholarships” to promote and encourage incarcerated individuals to receive higher education.
