The\nUniversity of Macau’s (UM) Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM\nEducation, and Ci\u00eancia Viva, Portugal\u2019s national agency for the promotion of science,\ntechnology, and culture, have signed an agreement to increase collaboration in\nSTEM education (\u2018STEM\u2019 is short for science, technology, engineering and\nmathematics) and to stimulate public interest in science in Macao and Portugal.\nAccording to the agreement, in addition to jointly organising science\npopularisation events to promote cultural exchange between students in China\nand Portugal, both parties will take advantage of Macao\u2019s unique role as a\nbridge of communication between China and Portuguese-speaking countries to develop\nthe city into a science popularisation platform between China and lusophone\ncountries.<\/p>
Dr Maria\nRos\u00e1lia Vargas Esteves Lopes da Mota, president of Ci\u00eancia Viva, visited UM and\nwas warmly received by Yonghua Song, rector of UM; Tam Kam Weng, director of\nthe Centre for Science and Engineering Promotion; and Cindy Lam, director of\nthe Global Affairs Office. Both parties exchanged ideas on science\npopularisation and expressed hope to increase collaboration in the training of\nprofessionals in science and technology by leveraging UM\u2019s unique strengths in\nscience education in the Greater Bay Area.<\/p>
According to Dr\nMota Mota, Ci\u00eancia Viva aims to promote public awareness about science,\ntechnology, and science education at the national level, with a particular focus\non young people.<\/p>
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Established\nin June 2018, the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM Education aims to\npromote science popularisation and STEM education in collaboration with the Science\nand Technology Development Fund, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, the\nChinese Educators’ Association of Macau, Macau Catholic Schools Association,\nMacao Science Center, and Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau. With UM’s\nCentre for Science and Engineering Promotion of Faculty of Science and\nTechnology as the core component, the base launches STEM programmes to support\nscience popularisation in Macao and to provide continuous training for teachers\nand students from local secondary schools. <\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Science and Technology <\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.mo<\/p>
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