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UM and three well-known mainland universities jointly establish China Tourism Education Alliance
The inauguration ceremony for the China Tourism Education cum the Inaugural Frontiers in Hospitality and Tourism Annual Research Symposium was held today (21 October) at the University of Macau (UM). The alliance was jointly initiated and established by the University of Macau (UM), Fudan University, Nankai University, and Sun Yat-sen University. Combining both online and in-person elements, the symposium attracted over 250 participants, including scholars, researchers, top management team members, faculty members, and students from around the world in the field of hospitality and tourism management. The alliance aims to combine the teaching and research strengths of its members in the field of tourism management to nurture tourism professionals and promote exchange and cooperation in research in the field.
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Consumer price index (CPI) for September 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for September 2022 (103.97) increased by 1.12% year-on-year. The increment was attributed to higher wages of domestic helpers and tuition fees, rising charges for eating out, as well as dearer prices of gasoline and fruits; yet, the rise was partially offset by lower rentals for dwellings, falling charges for telecommunication services and reduced prices of pork. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of Household Furnishings & Services and Education grew by 13.17% and 10.12% year-on-year respectively, whereas the index of Communication decreased by 10.07%. The CPI-A (103.58) and CPI-B (104.48) saw respective growth of 0.77% and 1.60% year-on-year.
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Visitor arrivals for September 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals soared by 68.3% month-on-month to 557,842 in September 2022; however, the figure represented a drop of 11.3% year-on-year. Overnight visitors (280,270) and same-day visitors (277,572) decreased by 0.3% and 20.3% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors went up by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.8 days, with that of overnight visitors (3.5 days) and same-day visitors (0.2 day) increasing by 0.2 day and 0.1 day respectively.
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Five thematic business matching sessions Helping nearly 200 enterprises explore business opportunities
The “27th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair” (27th MIF), the “Macao Franchise Expo 2022” (2022MFE), and the “2022 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao)” (2022PLPEX) are held concurrently at the same venue.
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UM team successfully develops aqueous electrochromic batteries with long life
A research team led by Ng Kar Wei and Wang Shuangpeng, two associate professors at the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME) of the University of Macau (UM), has proposed a novel electrochromic battery based on a hybrid aqueous electrolyte, which can help to resolve the problem of the short lifespan of traditional electrochromic devices based on aqueous electrolytes and is expected to enable the commercialisation of low-cost, high-safety aqueous electrochromic batteries. The detailed investigation of the intrinsic mechanism for the superior performance is also expected to provide potential guidance for the design of other high-performance electrochemical devices. The research results have been published in ACS Nano, a leading international journal in the field.
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