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The\nUniversity of Macau (UM) will hold an academic forum titled \u2018The Prospect of\nResearch in Humanities, Social Science, Business, Law and Education\u2019 on\nThursday (Aug 8). The event aims to explore opportunities for integration and\ncollaboration between different academic disciplines as well as future\ndevelopment prospects. All are welcome.<\/p>\n\n
During the\nevent, four scholars of different disciplines will give keynote speeches. They\nare Prof Alan Chan, vice president (alumni and advancement) and Toh Puan Mahani\nIdris Daim Chair Professor of Humanities from the Nanyang Technological\nUniversity, Singapore; Prof Hong Yingyi, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Marketing,\nChinese University of Hong Kong; Prof Angela Leung, director of the Hong Kong\nInstitute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, who is also chair professor\nof history and Joseph Needham-Philip Mao Professor in Chinese History, Science,\nand Civilisation, University of Hong Kong; as well as Prof Yu Xingzhong,\nAnthony W and Lulu C Wang Professor in Chinese Law, Cornell University. The\nforum was moderated by Prof Billy So, vice rector (student affairs) and chair\nprofessor of history of UM.<\/p>\n\n
The forum\naims to explore interdisciplinary integration and collaboration in line with\nthe society\u2019s rapid development and the pursuing of innovative ideas, which has\nbecome a new direction in academic research. The speakers will discuss how the\nknowledge of humanities can be applied to research in other fields beyond the\nscope of arts and humanities. The discussion hopes to bring in new perspectives\nand research directions to members of the academic circle.<\/p>\n\n