To enable students, parents, and friends from Macao and around the world to gain a better understanding of the University of Macau (UM), the university held the Open Day 2023 online today (15 January). Offering a number of live streaming events and various activities, the Open Day attracted many people with an interest in applying to or knowing more about UM. They joined the annual event through the internet to learn about the latest admission information, educational features, and research results of the university.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, UM Rector Yonghua Song said that the university in recent years has been optimising its disciplinary layout and academic programmes and has stepped up efforts to promote interdisciplinary research between different fields of arts (including humanities and social sciences) and science (including engineering and medicine). By creating and enhancing interdisciplinary programmes and establishing interdisciplinary research platforms, the university aims to foster innovation in teaching and research. In addition, the university has launched programmes in areas such as data science, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, biomedical sciences, and public health, with the goal of promoting economic diversification of Macao and supporting the development of emerging industries. Through interdisciplinary integration, the university strives to nurture high-calibre interdisciplinary professionals required by the high-tech industry.
During the Open Day, students, parents, and friends from Macao, other parts of China, and overseas visited UM’s faculties, residential colleges, laboratories, and library virtually. They joined the online opening ceremony; various admission talks, programme consultations, academic/science talks, and exhibitions, including ‘Interactive Area for Information about ‘Blockchain and Financial Technology’, ‘Moot Court’, ‘What is Carbon Neutral? How to Realise it?’, ‘Intelligent Disinfection Robot Exhibition’, as well as online tours of the UM campus, among other activities. With a number of live streaming events, the Open Day showcased UM’s achievements in teaching and research and gave the public a peek into the educational features and campus facilities of the university. During the admission talks, students and parents were able to interact directly with UM representatives to acquire first-hand information on academic programmes and admission, and received instantaneous answers to their questions.
For more information about the online UM Open Day, please visit https://openday.um.edu.mo/en/
為讓澳門和世界各地的學生、家長和朋友加深對澳門大學的認識，澳大今（15）日在線上舉行開放日2023，進行多場直播和活動，吸引不少有意報讀和對大學感興趣的人士雲端參與此年度盛會，以了解大學最新的入學資訊、教學特色、研究成果等。
啟動儀式上，澳大校長宋永華致辭表示，澳大近年不斷優化學科及課程體系。當前，大學人文社科與理工醫科的交叉融合趨勢日益明顯，通過創建和優化跨學科課程、建設跨學科研究平台，推動教學和科研創新。為促進澳門經濟多元發展及培養新興產業，大學近年開辦了涵蓋數據科學、認知神經科學、人工智能、物聯網、生物醫藥、公共衛生等具學科優勢的特色課程，並通過跨學科交叉融合，全力培養高科技產業所需的複合型高水平人才。
活動期間，來自澳門和海內外的學生、家長和朋友“走進”澳大的學院、書院、實驗室、圖書館等，參與線上啟動儀式、入學講座、課程諮詢、學術／科普講座、多場直播等，例如“區塊鏈與金融科技＂講座、“模擬法庭＂、“什麽是碳中和，如何實現它？＂講座、“消毒機器人展覽＂、“遊覽澳大校園＂等，藉此了解澳大的科研和教學成果、教學特色和校園設施。入學講座上，還有專員與學生和家長直接交流互動，提供“第一手”的課程和入讀澳大的資訊，並即時解答有關問題，助力學子圓夢澳大。
如欲進一步了解澳門大學的開放日資訊，可以登入以下網址：https://openday.um.edu.mo/
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