The\nUniversity of Macau (UM) today (16 March) kicked off the five-day Career and\nInternship Fair 2015. It is the first Career and Internship Fair held on the\nnew campus and also the largest one in UM\u2019s history. This year\u2019s fair attracted\nmore than 100 companies, offering over 5,000 jobs in more than 20 industries, to\nover 1,300 graduating UM students. <\/p>\n\n
According\nto UM\u2019s latest Further Studies and Placement Survey, the employment and further\nstudies rate among bachelor\u2019s degree graduates in the 2013\/2014 academic year\nwas 92 per cent, distributed mainly across three industries, namely education,\nentertainment and gaming, and hospitality, with a median monthly income of MOP\n14,000. 20 per cent of these graduates chose to pursue further studies.\n\n<\/p>
From 15 March\nto 20 March, exhibiting companies will conduct on-the-spot job interviews for\napplicants. UM will also hold 35 recruitment talks.\n\n<\/p>
Prof\nPhilip Chen, dean of UM\u2019s Faculty of Science and Technology, says that\nin addition to pursuing academic excellence, UM also places great emphasis on\nproviding internship opportunities to students to help them develop practical\nskills and gain hands-on experience so that they can better serve Macao after\ngraduation.\n\n<\/p>
Elvo Sou, head of the Student Counselling and\nDevelopment Section of the Student Affairs Office and organiser of the fair, says\nthis year\u2019s fair is the largest in UM\u2019s history, and not only does it provide\nvarious employment and internship opportunities, it also teaches students how\nto make career choices through a number of career talks. He adds that UM plans\nto launch a series of programmes to help students start their own business, to answer the\nneed for\neconomic diversification of Macao.\n\n<\/p>
Fourth-year\nPortuguese major Lucia Luo says she wants to know more about the\ncompanies, and plans to apply for a job on the last day of the fair. Third-year economics\nmajor David Choi believes the fair will help\nhim make better career choices in the future.\n\n<\/p>
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Source: Communications Office<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:<\/p>
Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004<\/p>
Kristy Fok Tel\uff1a(853) 88228006<\/p>
Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.mo<\/p>
UM Website\uff1awww.umac.mo<\/p>
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