Milestones

• 1981The University of East Asia (UEA) was founded
• 1984The first group of bachelor students graduated
• 1985The Nine Dragon Wall was given by the State Education Commission of the PRC
• 1988The groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Building of the University of East Asia was held
• 1989President of Portugal Mário Soares visited UM
• 1989The groundbreaking ceremony for the Luso-Chinese Building was held
• 1991UEA was taken over by the local government and renamed "University of Macau"
• 1992The first group of master's students graduated
• 1995The inauguration ceremony for the Sports Complex was held
• 1997President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio visited UM
• 2003Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong visited UM
• 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus
• 2009The University of Macau Development Foundation was founded
• 2010Two residential colleges, namely East Asia College and Pearl Jubilee College, were established.
• 2010Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited UM
• 2011Two state key labs were unveiled