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| The cover story in the sixth issue of umagazine deals with university governance model |
What can the University of Macau (UM) learn from the governance model reforms of public universities in Europe, the United States and Asia? What employment and education prospects do UM graduates face? Why are universities around the world attaching importance to the Learning Commons? Answers to these questions and more can be found in the latest issue of umagazine.
One thing governing a university and governing a society or company have in common is that different governance models are required during different stages of development if the institution is to grow constantly and meet society’s demand. Now the country and the SAR government have placed an important historical mission on UM: to become a world-class university. But to achieve that goal, a university needs not just world-class facilities, but also a world-class governance model. In recent years, public universities in Europe, the United States and Asia have adopted new governance models that suit their unique needs. Determined not to be marginalized in the process, UM is also revising its Charter and studying the experience of other universities, in hopes of finding a governance model that best suits its own needs and stage of development. This issue’s cover story, titled “Tailor-making Governance Models with the Times: The Way to Success”, provides an in-depth discussion about this topic.
Early this year, UM held a series of academic events, and one of them was a seminar by Nobel laureate in economics Prof. Robert A. Mundell, on the European debt dilemma and its impact on East Asia and the world economy. In the interview for this issue of umagazine, Prof. Mundell shares his insightful views on the future trends in the world economy as well as on student training. We cannot talk about student training without mentioning the fact that UM graduates face good employment and education prospects. According to a survey, nearly half of last year’s UM graduates received job offers before graduation, and nearly 20 percent were accepted by top universities both at home and abroad for further studies. In fact, many UM alumni have carved out a niche for themselves in different professions. In the article titled “Gaining a Head Start upon Graduation”, UM graduates share their experiences and views, giving readers a better understanding as to why UM graduates can gain a head start upon graduation.
Other exciting topics covered in this issue of umagazine include the joint research centre for innovative Chinese medicine co-established by UM, Peking University, Taiwan University and the University of Hong Kong, which is hoped to inject new technologies and energy into Chinese medicine development in the four Chinese-speaking territories, UM’s microelectronics team’s special “date” in Beijing which brought home the first second-class State Scientific and Technological Progress Award for macao, the Learning Commons that makes learning a more enjoyable experience, the origin of .mo and the pivotal role UM played in the process, and the story of a UM alumus who thinks that academic study is a game to be won.
umagazine is a bi-annual publication launched by UM in 2009. For e-versions, please visit http://www.umac.mo/umagazine/ .
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.
