University of Macau’s (UM) Vice Rector (Academic Affairs) Prof. Simon Ho has accepted the invitation of the British Business Association of Macao (BBAM) to attend its business lunch on 25 October and to give an after-lunch speech entitled “UM: One of the World’s Top Universities in the Making?” Prof. Ho is a world-renowned expert in corporate governance. As a vice rector of UM, he is mainly responsible for leading academic affairs development, which includes reforming the undergraduate curriculum structure, devising new general education courses, and reforming teaching and faculty management, etc.

As a bridge of communication between the political and business circles in the United Kingdom and Macao, BBAM has always been committed to strengthening business and trade ties between Macao and the U.K. In his keynote speech at BBAM’s business lunch, Prof. Ho will talk about UM’s new visions, its 10-Year Development Strategy, and how the new UM campus on Hengqin Island will raise UM to a new level. He will also discuss UM’s “4-in-1” pedagogical model that consists of discipline-specific education, general education, research and internship education, and community and peer education, as well as what implications this model will have for liberal arts education ideals and the socio-economic development in Macao and the Pearl River Delta region.


Should you have any inquiries about the press release, please feel free to contact Ms. Kay Lai at（853）8397 4325 or  kaylai@um.edu.mo or visit UM webpage www.umac.mo.