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The “Global Exhibitions Day” was recently held in Macao. The event focused on promoting industry progress and economic growth, achieving sustainable development, and strengthening connections and exchanges, the event also reviewed the achievements of Macao’s MICE industry in many aspects in recent years, including a local industry leader being elected as the vice chairman of a special committee in the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) in 2023, as well as the appointment of another local MICE professional as the Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Region by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
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In order to promote communication, collaboration and resource sharing in the field of creative arts in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, while enhancing the level of cooperation in the creative arts among the three regions and bringing together the research strengths of elite universities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in the field of creative arts, Macao Polytechnic University, Sun Yat-Sen University, South China University of Technology, South China Normal University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, and the Education University of Hong Kong jointly established the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance for Creative Arts". The Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design at the Macao Polytechnic University, Mei-Kei Lai, along with faculty members and students, visited the Education University of Hong Kong to attend the inauguration ceremony and the first conference. They gained valuable insights from the events.
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To strengthen exchange and cooperation with the national language translation sector, a delegation led by Vice-Rector of the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU), Lei Ngan Lin, visited the China International Communications Group (CICG) on May 7, where they were warmly received by Vice-Director of CICG, Liu Dawei. The purpose of this visit was to further the comprehensive cooperation between MPU, CICG, and the China Translators Association in the fields as international dissemination, cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, promotion of scientificizing the translation qualification examinations, etc., to facilitate the language studies and the training of qualified personnel in translation. MPU is the first examination center for the China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI) in the Hong Kong and Macao regions. In a friendly atmosphere, both parties reviewed the productive results achieved in the cooperation over the past years, exchanged views, and reached various consensuses on the new trends in the development of the language service sector in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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In order to contribute to the construction of Macao as "a base for exchange and cooperation to promote multicultural coexistence with Chinese culture predominance," students of the Bachelor's Degree Program in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at the Faculty of Languages and Translation of the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) undertook pedagogical internships in various secondary schools in Macao. These internships enhanced their teaching skills and techniques, establishing a solid foundation for the future international teaching of the Chinese language, and achieving fruitful results.
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In line with the higher education development strategies of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and for the training of qualified personnel, a delegation from Macao Polytechnic University (MPU), led by Vice Rector Vivian Lei, visited Shuren University of Zhejiang on May 5th, signing a cooperation protocol with the Rector of Shuren University of Zhejiang, Li Lu. The objective of the protocol is to strengthen the cooperation between higher education institutions in Zhejiang and Macao. The two universities reached consensus on enhancing the exchange of faculty and students in the areas such as language and translation, information technology, medicine, and big health, among others, as well as on the joint development of academic research, the training of qualified personnel, and the organization of training programs. The meeting was conducted in a cordial atmosphere.
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To promote Portuguese language education and enhance university students’ Portuguese skills, the “21st Portuguese Speech Contest” was held on April 25th at the University of Macau. This edition of the speech contest attracted participants from various higher education institutions in Macao, showcasing their exceptional abilities in Portuguese expression and public speaking. Students from the Faculty of Languages and Translation (FLT) at Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) performed outstandingly, winning the champion and runner-up titles of the Portuguese speech competition, highly acclaimed by the judges of the competition.
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Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) selected outstanding students to participate in internships at the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in order to expand Macau’s role as a Platform for Sino-Portuguese Cooperation and cultivate high-quality Sino-Portuguese bilingual talents with an international perspective. Nearly fifty students from MPU’s master’s degree program in Chinese-Portuguese Translation and Interpreting, the bachelor’s degree program in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation, and the bachelor’s degree program in Sino-Lusophone Trade Relations took part in the Ministerial Conference. They provided translation services, assisted delegates, and showcased strong bilingual Chinese-Portuguese communication skills, in-depth knowledge of China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and a hospitable service attitude. Their performance received high praise from conference guests representing delegations of the Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Against the backdrop of the double celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the return of Macao to China and on the eve of the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Faculty of Languages and Translation, Portuguese Teaching and Research Center, and International Portuguese Training Center of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) co-organized the “China-Portugal New Perspectives Workshop: 50 Years of China-Brazil Relations and the Future of BRICS Countries”. Given by Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, a recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award and a Senior Visiting Professor at Peking University, the academic lecture focused on reviewing the friendship between China and Brazil and the development prospect of BRICS countries. The lecture attracted many students, professors and Portuguese-speaking scholars, creating a lively atmosphere.
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The 2023 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption of Macao was published in the Official Gazette of the Macao Special Administrative Region today (12^th June). According to the report, the CCAC proactively seized the opportunities in the wake of the revival after the epidemic and sought improvement in corruption fighting, ombudsman actions and promotion and education. The CCAC placed a total of 249 cases on file in 2023, including 102 corruption cases, 123 ombudsman cases and 24 mutual assistance cases placed on file at the request of law-enforcement agencies outside the region. In addition, there were a total of 387 cases which were archived or were referred to competent departments for follow-up for the reason that they did not meet the conditions to be placed on file.
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【MGTO】Preview video of Experience Macao roadshow in Bangkok
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