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Since the suspension of classes due to the epidemic situation, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has been communicating closely with schools, paying attention to the health and safety of all the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as students, and has repeatedly called on teachers, school staff and students who were in countries/regions other than Macao, Zhuhai or Zhongshan to return to their place of residence as soon as possible. In this way, aside from ensuring their health and safety, it can also help prepare well for the resumption of classes. In accordance with the current plan for resumption of classes, senior secondary schools will resume classes from 4^th May. If teaching and non-teaching staff as well as students are still in countries/regions other than Macao, Zhuhai or Zhongshan, they must undergo a 14-day quarantine and take the nucleic acid test.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for January-March 2020 increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.1% from the previous period (December 2019-February 2020), climbing above 2.0% for the first time since April-June 2012; the unemployment rate of local residents was 2.9%, up by 0.3 percentage points. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate held steady from the previous period at 0.8%.
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The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced earlier the plan to resume classes of non-tertiary education schools in stages, senior secondary and junior secondary educational stages will resume classes on 4^th May and 11^th May respectively.
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The number of students applying for postgraduate programmes offered by the University of Macau (UM) has been increasing year by year, with the number of postgraduate applicants for the 2020/2021 academic year reaching a record high. The university received more than 8,000 applications for postgraduate programmes (nearly 1,700 for doctoral programmes and over 6,500 for master’s programmes), up 50 per cent from last year. Some of the applicants are graduates of internationally renowned universities. Following the principle of merit-based admission, the university expects to admit approximately 1,500 postgraduate students this year to ensure quality student intake.
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In order to provide the public with rich museum experiences in a more diversified way, the Macao Museum, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, has launched the mobile app “Macao Museum VR/AR”. Innovative interactive technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) enable users to enjoy the permanent exhibits along the tour route as if they were actually in the Macao Museum. By downloading the app, the public can enjoy the virtual museum and learn about the museum’s collections and the rich history of Macao.
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The Government is preparing a local version of the mainland’s “health code”, a digital system for certifying the health condition of individual citizens. The aim is that such a system could be used by Macao people to facilitate them crossing into the mainland at Macao boundary points.
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The Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) of the University of Macau (UM) yesterday (22 April) held an online seminar on the Macao SAR government’s policy address for the year 2020, which is the first policy address of the fifth leadership of the Macao SAR government. As per its usual practice, after the chief executive gave the annual address, the centre arranged for experts and scholars to discuss and analyse the policy’s content in order to provide opinions to the government for reference. Because of the epidemic, this year’s seminar was held online for the first time in the university’s history.
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The first online career fair of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) started in early April. With a series of career talks and workshops, the fair aims to provide not only the latest industry information but also job-hunting techniques for students without requiring them to leave home during this epidemic period. This year, co-organised with the Greater Bay Area Aviation Exchange Association (GBAA), MPI Alumni Association and MPI Student Union, the Student Affairs Office of MPI held its first online sharing session of “The Development of Aviation Industry and its Career Paths” live streaming on a social platform, attracting nearly 3,000 views in a day.
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