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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 22^nd Macao City Fringe Festival will be held from 17 to 28 January. The opening ceremony will be held on 17 January (Wednesday), at 4pm, at the Former Iec Long Firecracker Factory, injecting endless artistic vitality into the community and bringing creativity into every corner of the city. The participatory exhibition “Art Exhibition for All” will be inaugurated at 11am on the same day. Limited tickets are available for some of the Fringe Festival’s programmes and those interested are advised to purchase tickets as soon as possible.
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To be in line withthe “1+4” moderate economic diversification strategy of Macao SAR Government, and to nurture talents of English language and English learning in the community, the MPU-Bell Centre of English launches English learning courses for the 1^st quarter of 2024. The courses cover diversified areas, including IELTS international English test preparation, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) training, Hotel and Tourism English, Business English, Creative English learning, General English and Professional English, English for Beginners, and Teacher Training series, etc., have been included in the DSEDJ Continuous Improvement and Development Programme. Interested parties are welcome to register.
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The 2024 MGM Macao International Regatta, organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, MGM and the Ursa Major Sailing Management, co-organized by theMarine and Water Bureau of the Macao SAR Government and the Macau Sailing Association, and supported by the Zhuhai Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, officially commenced today until 14 January. 37 teams are competing for the title of three championships.
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In order to stimulate the interest of university students in learning Portuguese and to develop their creative potential, the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Macau (UM) and the School of International Studies of the Communication University of China (CUC) jointly organised the Second Short Video Contest for Students from China’s Higher Education Institutions. The contest attracted the participation of many students from mainland China and Macao universities. Beijing Language and Culture University won the first prize, UM and CUC were both awarded second prizes, and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and two other universities received third prizes.
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The University of Macau (UM) will offer the Master of Science (MSc) in Business Analytics programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. The programme aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to make data-driven decisions in the business sector. Combining a solid foundation in business principles and cutting-edge analytics techniques, it will empower graduates to extract valuable insights from vast amounts of data to support strategic decision-making.
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According to statistics released today (11 January) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) rose whereas those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) decreased month-on-month in November 2023. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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Air Macau launched the air route between Macao and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today (10 January), marked by the first flight that arrived in Macao this evening. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Air Macau hosted a welcome ceremony, with the hope that the air route will increase direct flights between Macao and Southeast Asia, thus boosting the diversity of visitations, as the destination taps into international visitor markets with great efforts.
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