The University of Macau (UM) held five separate award ceremonies in three consecutive days between November 11 to November 13 as part of the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 2020. During the ceremonies, the university presented scholarships and academic prizes to 351 students for their outstanding academic performance.

UM Rector Yonghua Song congratulated the students and thanked the donors of the scholarships and academic prizes. According to him, UM has been actively participating in the development of the country, the Greater Bay Area, and Macao in recent years. In 2019, the university built its first industry-academia base in the Greater Bay Area via the Zhuhai UM Science and Technology Research Institute, which was followed by the establishment of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for Regional Oceans, and the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. These projects aim to form a strategic research layout and promote industry-academia collaboration and technology transfer. In terms of international partnerships, UM continuously expands its collaboration with mainland and overseas universities, offering dual and joint degree programmes and establishing joint laboratories and national-level research platforms, in order to enhance the university’s teaching quality and international competitiveness and promote diversification and sustainable development of higher education in Macao.

To encourage students to strive for excellence, UM offered more than 60 scholarships and academic prizes in the past year. In the 2019/2020 academic year, UM received a total of MOP 4 million in academic prizes and scholarships from more than 50 institutions and individuals. These academic prizes and scholarships were awarded to more than 400 students at the university’s major events, including the scholarship presentation ceremony and the convocation ceremony.

At the recent ceremonies, 351 UM students received scholarships worth a total of over MOP 3.3 million, donated by more than 40 institutions and individuals. The scholarships include Macau Foundation Scholarship, Henry Fok Foundation Scholarship, Bank of China Scholarship, Bank of China Macau University of Macau National Flag Team Outstanding Team Members Scholarship, Sands China Ltd. Scholarship, Luso International Bank Scholarship, Luso International Bank Whole Person Development Scholarship, Tin Ka Ping Scholarship, Nam Kwong Education Scholarship, FED Scholarship for Outstanding Student Teacher, FED Scholarship for Whole Person Development, FED Scholarship for Outstanding Service, FED Scholarship for Outstanding Teaching Assistant, FED Scholarship for Outstanding MEd Thesis, FED Scholarship for Outstanding Postgraduate Research Outcomes, Frank Wong  Scholarship, ICBC Macau Scholarship, Galaxy Entertainment Group Scholarship, MECOM Power – Hung Yip Group Scholarship, MGM Elite Scholarship, SJM Scholarship, Tai Fung Bank Scholarship, Wu’s Group Scholarship, Wynn Macau Scholarship, Wynn Macau Whole Person Development Scholarship, Sir Run Run Shaw Scholarship, UO Group Scholarship, IEEM Scholarship, IEEM Academic Prize, Lisboa Holdings Scholarship, HSBC Scholarship, Choi Kai Yau Scholarship, CTM Scholarship, Macau International Airport Company Limited Scholarship, Lou Tou Vo Mathematics Scholarship, Jorge Alvares Foundation Scholarship, BCM Scholarship, L’Arc Macau Talent Recognition Program, Manulife Scholarship, AMCM Scholarship, Synopsys Academic Prize, Rohde & Schwarz Wireless Communications Scholarship, China Telecom Scholarship, The Golden Burger (Macau) Charity Association Scholarship, Mak Heng Ip Law Firm Scholarship, Nuno Simões & Associados Scholarship, Everbright Sun Hung Kai School of Business Scholarships, Macao Water Scholarship, OCT Law Firm Scholarship, WICH Law Firm Scholarship, Wong Seng Hong Scholarship, Alumni Association of University of Macau Students’ Union Scholarship, Ieong Kim Long Whole Person Development Scholarship, Gloria Man Wai So Students Scholarship, AAAUM Scholarship, University of Macau (Hong Kong) Alumni Association Scholarship, and CPA Australia CPA Program Scholarship.

Source: Student Affairs Office

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