In recent years the\nUniversity of Macau (UM) has been committed to undergraduate curriculum reform\nin an attempt to nurture outstanding graduates with a multifaceted approach.\nMajor reform measures in this respect include (1) implementing an innovative\n\u201c4-in-1\u201d mode of education that consists of discipline-specific education,\ngeneral education, research and internship education, and community and peer\neducation, to meet the students\u2019 varying needs at different stages of\ndevelopment; (2) introducing a residential college system modelled upon the\nsuccessful experience of world-class universities to maximise students\u2019\nexposure to education through various means; (3) establishing Macao\u2019s\nfirst-ever Honours College which concentrates resources to nurture future leaders\nfor the Macao society; (4)launching new multidisciplinary general education\ncourses to broaden students\u2019 horizons so they can grow into versatile graduates\nwith international competitiveness; (5) implementing an undergraduate research\ninternship programme to create opportunities for students to participate in\nhigh-level research projects within undergraduate years, and (6) strengthening\ncareer counselling to prepare students for career planning as early as\npossible. <\/p>\n\n
Overall high\nacceptance rate for employment and further studies <\/u><\/p>\n\n
UM\u2019s efforts to reform\nundergraduate curriculum are beginning to pay off, with students achieving\nexcellent results in various areas, including acceptance rate for employment\nand further studies. A survey on employment and further studies among 2011\/2012\nUM graduates shows that the acceptance rate for employment and further studies\nreached 95 per cent. And among those UM graduates who chose to find a job, 50\nper cent found one before graduation. Some graduates received offers from large\ninternational companies, including one of the \u201cBig Four Accounting Firms\u201d. <\/p>\n\n
Number of\npublished papers ranks No. 1 in Macao<\/u><\/p>\n\n
According to statistics from\nthe ISI Web of Science, the number and citation frequency of published journal\npapers by UM members are on steady increase, now ranking No. 1 in Macao. The\nnumber and citation frequency of published journal papers by UM members in 2012\nstood at 379 and 2,380 respectively, up 64.8 per cent and 38 per cent from 2011\nrespectively. In terms of faculty team, approximately 70 per cent of the\nfull-time academic staff at UM are from overseas. In the future the university\nwill step up efforts to recruit more high-calibre academic staff in order to further\nimprove its teaching and research strength. <\/p>\n\n