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The University of East Asia (UEA), the predecessor of the University of Macau, was founded. The UEA was comprised of the University College, the Junior College, and the College of Continuing Education.
1981
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Jao Tsung-I, a renowned expert in sinology, became a chair professor in UEA’s School of Arts and head of the Department of Chinese Literature and History.
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The first cohort of undergraduate students graduated.
1984
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The Centre for Macau Studies was established
1987
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The local government acquired and restructured UEA, and revised the University Charter.
1988
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The School of Business Administration, the School of Science and Technology, and the School of Education were established. The School of Arts launched its first Portuguese language programme.
1989
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Undergraduate programmes changed from a three-year system to a four-year system. The University College was restructured. The Faculty of Social Sciences was established.
1990
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The Faculty of Law and the Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies were established.
1991
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UEA was renamed ‘University of Macau’, and the new Charter was promulgated.
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The Centre for Japanese Studies was established.
1993 年
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The first cohort of master’s students graduated. UM successfully designed its first microelectronic chip. The Educational Research Centre and the Centre for Macao Law Studies were established.
1995 年
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UM and several local organisations co-established the Institute for the Development and Quality, Macau.
1996 年
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UM co-founded the Institute of European Studies of Macau and launched the first master’s degree programme in European studies.
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The first doctoral student graduated.
1997 年
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UM admitted the first cohort of students recommended by their secondary schools. In the years that followed, outstanding form-six local students recommended by their schools were eligible to apply for direct admission into UM with exam exemption.
1999 年
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UM launched PCT, the world’s first Chinese-Portuguese bilingual audio dictionary.
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UM organised a series of seminars to celebrate Macao’s return to China.
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The Macao SAR government restructured the University Council and initiated charter revision in order to implement an international mode of governance.
2001
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The English Language Centre and the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences were established.
2002
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The Centre for Information and Communication Technology in Education, the Centre for Engineering Research and Testing, and the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming were established.
2003
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The Legislative Assembly of Macao passed the new Judicial Regime of the University of Macau, and the chief executive promulgated the new Charter of the University of Macau. According to the Charter, the University Council is the highest collegial organ of the university.
2006
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UM formulated the Ten-Year Development Strategy, which includes the university’s vision for building a new campus.
2007
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UM globally recruited its top management for the first time.
2008
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In January 2009, then Vice President Xi Jinping announced the central government’s decision to develop Hengqin Island. The new campus project officially kicked off.
2009
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The National People’s Congress Standing Committee adopted a bill to authorise the Macao SAR to exercise jurisdiction over the new UM campus on Hengqin Island.
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On 20 December 2009, then President Hu Jintao officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus.
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In 2009, then State Councillor Liu Yandong expressed hope at the new campus groundbreaking ceremony that UM would develop into a world-class university with world-class facilities, world-class faculty members, world-class graduates, and world-class achievements.
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The University of Macau Development Foundation and the Honours College were established.
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Two residential colleges, the East Asia College and the Pearl Jubilee College, were established.
2010 年
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UM received approval from the central government to establish two state key laboratories, namely the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, and the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine.
2011
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Zhuhai UM Science and Technology Research Institute and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management were established.
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The Faculty of Health Sciences was established.
2013
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The new campus was handed over to the Macao SAR government and came under the jurisdiction of Macao SAR on 20 July. Then Vice Premier of the State Council Wang Yang officiated at the inauguration ceremony for the new campus on 5 November.
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Six more residential colleges were established. They were Chao Kuang Piu College, Cheng Yu Tung College, Choi Kai Yau College, Lui Che Woo College, Moon Chun Memorial College, and Shiu Pong College.
2014
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UM completed the relocation to the new campus, and began to conduct all classes on the new campus in the 2014/2015 academic year.
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On 20 December 2014, President Xi Jinping visited UM.
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The Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering was established.
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Two new residential colleges, namely Cheong Kun Lun College, and Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College, were established.
2016
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UM received the Medal of Merit-Education from the Macao SAR government, becoming the first tertiary institution in Macao to receive this honour.
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The Centre for Chinese History and Culture, the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre, and the Institute of Collaborative Innovation were established.
2017
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The Ministry of Education presented a gift to UM, ‘The Wall of Great Wisdom’ sculpture, which conveyed the ministry’s hope that UM would promote traditional Chinese culture and traditional Chinese virtues.
2018
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The Macao Base for Primary & Secondary Education in Humanities & Social Sciences and the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM Education were established.
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UM received approval from the central government to establish its third state key laboratory, namely the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City.
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The Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies, the Confucius Institute, and the Institute of Microelectronics were established.
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President Xi Jinping sent a reply letter in response to a joint letter submitted by representatives of higher education institutions in Macao. In the letter, President Xi expressed his hope that higher education institutions in Macao would nurture more professionals who love the country and Macao, and produce more achievements in science and technology, so as to help promote economic diversification and sustainable development in Macao as well as the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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The Faculty of Business Administration earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, becoming the first business school in Macao to be accredited by the association. In the same year, the FBA launched a Doctor of Business Administration programme.
2019
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A research centre for regional oceanography was established.
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The Cultural Building was inaugurated. The building houses the Centre for Chinese History and Culture, the Centre for Macau Studies, the Confucius Institute, the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre, the Centre for Arts and Design, and the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary Education in Humanities & Social Sciences.
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The Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for Data Science, and the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship were established under the Institute of Collaborative Innovation
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The university’s first industry-academia collaboration demonstration base—Zhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute—was inaugurated in Hengqin.
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The university received approval to establish the Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, University of Macau.
2020
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The Public Administration Training Centre was established.
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The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine was awarded the Medal of Merit—Professions by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
2021
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The Macau Institute for Translational Medicine and Innovation at the University of Macau was inaugurated.
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The University of Macau Five-Year Development Plan was released.
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The Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM Education at the University of Macau was listed as one of the national science education bases for 2021-2025.
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The Hengqin University of Macau Advanced Research Institute was established.
2023
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The Museum of Art was inaugurated.
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The university introduced new arts programmes, including a Master of Fine Arts programme and a Doctor of Fine Arts programme.
2024
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The Macao Centre for Testing of Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, was inaugurated.
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the campus in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin was held.
