Only about 5% of business

schools world-wide have

AACSB accreditation so

it’s a great achievement

for FBA to join this elite

group

Dean's

Message

Professor Jean Jinghan CHEN

Dean of Faculty of Business Administration

Chair Professor in Accounting and Finance

see page 4

I am delighted to write this first welcome message in

this inaugural FBA newsletter. It was only a few months back I

joined FBA as Dean. You will see FBA remain incredibly active

and we recently marked a key milestone in FBA’s

development in attaining the honor of AACSB Accreditation.

The business world is dynamic and constantly reinventing

itself and similarly we must remain responsive to market

changes and needs. We have much planned later in 2019,

particularly as we will shortly welcome students from various

disciplines to the new semester. We deeply appreciate your

support and the continued generosity and support of our

friends, alumni, community and industry partners. I invite you

to feedback on our newsletter, or any matters related to FBA.

FBA's slogan competition, generously sponsored by Studio City, Macau

Professor Desmond Chee Shiong LAM

Director of Accreditations

Professor in Integrated Resort and

Tourism Management

The path to the accreditation was never easy,

starting back in 2012. Professor Desmond Lam who

helped spearhead the accreditation effort pointed out

that the most difficult part for FBA was to find common

ground among the entire faculty, to unify, and to work

together as a team.

‘We all recognized from the outset the importance of

quality education to our students and that AACSB would

help build stronger partnership with other equally-

qualified universities’. Our mission continues as Desmond

explained – ‘FBA intends to be triple-crowned, to add

EQUIS and AMBA in the next few years’.

In February, FBA gained the

AACSB international business school

accreditation becoming the first

university in Macau to do so. AACSB

accreditation is more than a

recognition but a guarantee of

highly-qualified system of education,

faculty members and students.

AACSB

R O A D T O

All FBA faculty and administration staff gathered at the

Sheraton Hotel in March to discuss the vision, mission

and strategy of FBA looking ahead. It was a great chance

for all to provide constructivefeedback on the strengths

andweaknesses of FBA, and topresentvarious creative

andinnovate ways that FBA can improve in thefutureto

makean impact not only regionally but internationally as

a leading business school.

After getting the first AACSB Accreditation, FBA has waited

no time at all and immediately joined the meeting with the

consultant of EQUIS, Professor David Buisson. Various

groups and members of FBA met with Prof. Buisson to

understand more about EQUIS and in preparing for this

important global accreditation.

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FBA recently traveled to Guangzhou and Hangzhou to hold forums and

discuss on potential collaboration with the local industry and in particular

the areas of financial services, tourism, and sustainable development. In

Guangzhou, one of the four core cities in the GBA, the forum was titled

‘Challenges and Opportunities ― Shaping the Future of the Greater Bay

Area (GBA) through Academic and Industry Collaboration’, highlighting a

key aim for FBA to outreach and engage with the industry from research

to fostering innovation and leadership skills.

UM Rector Yonghua Song presenting a UM souvenir to

Professor David Buisson

FBA Faculty Retreat 2019 at Sheraton Hotel, Cotai

Greater Bay Area (GBA) Collaboration forums in Hangzhou and Guangzhou.

FBA AT A

GLANCE

The students of the course Festival and Event

Management (IIRM3005) worked in partnership with the

Sheraton Grand Macao and St. Regis Macao to stage

Spring Dinners for the hotel staff on 20-21 March, 2019.

Thanks to the cooperation between FBA and the

Sheraton’s management team, students learned how to

plan, design, execute and stage these full scale

entertainment events. The FBA course instructor and

project coordinator wasDr. Jacey Choe.

FBA Students Worked in Partnership with Sheraton and St. Regis

Miki’s forward-thinking attitude and willingness to get

involved in University life as well as studies was shown in

examples such as being President of the Honours College

Student Association. The four-year living experience in the

residential college became one of the most memorable

experiences for Miki.

Spending time with other students in the

residential college, hanging out with friends,

taking care of myself with a balance

between study and social activities...

All these are memories that really

reinforced my character

Miki Lei studied the International Integrated Resort

Management programme and part of the reason for being

chosen to speak to a hall of graduates, parents, family, faculty

and senate members was her outgoing personality and

academic achievements.

It’s always wonderful to see graduates go on to achieve

incredible career and life-long learning experiences.

Particularly outstanding that Miki Lei, a FBA graduate was

chosen to deliver the student speech at UM’s graduation

ceremony.

Certainly, the hospitality and gaming fields were good

areas of study to suit Miki’s friendly personality and willingness

to interact with others.

Miki and her classmates

Staff briefing for students

Miki and Prof. Candy Tang, her mentor

Miki giving the graduation speech on stage

Dream BIG...

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The 1st Sino-Danish “Internet+” College Student Innovation

and Entrepreneurship Competition was held in Aarhus Denmark

in May 2019. 11 teams were selected - 5 teams came from

Danish universities while 6 teams came from Chinese

universities. After some fierce competition, the team from the

University of Macau got to the finals eventually winning the

‘innovative award’. Part of the competition involves Danish

entrepreneurs sharing their projects and providing advice and

suggestions for future entrepreneurs. The award ceremony will

be held in Shanghai in late July 2019.

University of Macau Student won the ‘Innovative Award’ in the “Internet+”

College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Welcome to our first edition!

Now pay attention as you could win a great prize by CREATING an

awesome slogan for our FBA newsletter. Simply send us a slogan

and if chosen (for next edition) you win "3 Spotlight dinner buffet

coupons and 3 Golden Reel tickets", for a memorable evening at

Studio City, Macau.

The 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Universities

Accounting Business Knowledge Contest was held on 24th

May 2019 at the Macau Forum. After the preliminary round,

teams from eight universities from Guangdong, Hong Kong

and Macao were left to compete against each other in the

final. Professor Desmond Yuen and Dr. Simon So led the UM

team which included five accounting major students KE

Haiwei, NG Hio I, CHEN Jiexi, SI Wai Kit and ZHAO Jiayi. The

UM students did really well in the competition and won the

second runner-up.

UM Team Won the Second Runner-up in the “The 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-

Macao Higher Tertiary Institutes Accounting Business Knowledge Competition”

FBA students won second runner-up

FBA PhD student, ZHAO Xi, Cici (left 3) with other

universities’ competitors.

Fill the form by

https://go.um.edu.mo/ewlx2zac

or scan the (QR code) by 31 August

2019.

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