Starting this semester, some courses will be conducted on the new campus. University of Macau (UM) Rector Wei Zhao and Vice Rector (Academic Affairs) Simon Ho recently visited the new campus to witness this new chapter in the university’s history. They encouraged the students to cherish the opportunity and study hard on the new campus.  

At this moment, courses that take place on the new campus are mainly general education courses in English, Portuguese and computer as well as some courses offered by the Faculty of Law. The majority of the courses are still conducted on the current campus. The first class on the new campus is International Business Law for first-year postgraduate students. The unseasonably chilly weather and the sudden rain didn’t dampen the students’ enthusiasm for the start of the new semester. Some of them arrived at the classroom half an hour early to get a feel for the new campus. The first two students to arrive for the class praised the new campus, “It is spacious and beautiful and the facilities are very good. Plus, it takes only ten minutes to walk to the classroom from our dormitory, which is very convenient.” Prof. Li Guo’an, a visiting scholar from Xiamen University, who taught the first class, also praised the new campus for its easy access.

UM Rector Wei Zhao and Vice Rector Simon Ho made a special trip to the new campus to meet with the students. One student was so excited to see the rector that he gave Wei Zhao a big hug. Rector Wei Zhao chatted with the students and noted that it was a momentous day which ushered in a new chapter in the university’s history. He reminded the students attending the law class about the importance of the knowledge of law and encouraged them to study hard so they can contribute to society in the future. Vice Rector Simon Ho encouraged the students to raise suggestions to help build a better campus.

UM’s new campus has become operational on a limited scale since the beginning of the 2013/2014 academic year. So far 1,300 teachers and students have moved onto the residential buildings on the new campus. Some staff members have also started working there. Two new residential colleges on the new campus have started operation as well. The two colleges have organised various kinds of activities, including the High Table Dinner, the residential college commencement dinner, college donor tree planting activity, basketball competition, talks, and seminars. At this moment, one restaurant, one convenience store and one Laundromat have begun operation. Two new bus routes to the new campus, 37U and MT3U, have been put into service. Some post-delivery works are still ongoing on the new campus.


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