Prof Ant\u00f3nio Vasconcelos de Saldanha\nof the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of\nMacau (UM), has been appointed a member and academic advisor of the prestigious\nAssociation for the Studies of the History and Culture of Macao. Prof Saldanha\nis the first non-Chinese scholar to receive this honour. <\/p>
Prof Saldanha has published\nmany books on the history of Macao and Sino-Western relations. Focusing on\nlegal, institutional and diplomatic aspects, he has written many landmark books\nin the field, several of which have been translated into Chinese. Recently, he\nwas invited by the Education and Youth Affair Bureau to review history-related\ncontent in the textbooks used in all secondary schools in Macao. In the words\nof Cheong Beng Man, president of the association, Prof Saldanha\u2019s appointment\nis in recognition of his \u2018high and distinguished academic merits in the areas\nof history and culture of Macao and Sino-Portuguese relations\u2019. <\/p>
Prof Saldanha is a scholar of\ninternational renown. His ties with UM dates back to the 1990s when he served\nas a visiting professor in the Faculty of Law. He joined the Department of\nHistory\u2019s faculty team in 2011. Between 2002 and 2005, he served as the\nconsul-general of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong for cultural affairs and the\npresident of the Portuguese Institute of the Orient (IPOR in its Portuguese\nacronym). <\/p>
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The Association for the\nStudies of the History and Culture of Macao is dedicated to the study,\ncollection and publication of literature on the history and culture of Macao,\nas well as the organisation of various kinds of activities aimed at promoting\nthe history and culture of Macao. Its members include some of the most eminent\nChinese experts on the history of Macao and the Greater Bay Area.<\/p>
Source: Faculty of Arts and Humanities<\/p>
Media Contact Information:\nCommunications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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