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UM and the Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre jointly organized the photography exhibition “Between Light and Shadow” of Yao Feng
The photography exhibition “Between Light and Shadow” by renowned poet and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Portuguese at the University of Macau (UM), Yao Feng, was held from December 19, 2025, to January 31, 2026, at the Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre (CCCM) in Lisbon, Portugal. Co-organized by the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre (CPC) of UM and CCCM, the exhibition featured 35 photographic works and 15 original poems recently
UM hosts two Chinese-Portuguese competitions to support bilingual talent cultivation
To promote the cultivation of bilingual professionals in Chinese and Portuguese and to facilitate multicultural exchange, the University of Macau (UM) hosted the first Chinese-Portuguese Lyrics Translation Competition and the third Short Video Shooting Contest of Higher Education Institutions in China. The two competitions provided platforms for students majoring in Chinese–Portuguese translation and Portuguese studies to showcase their talents and attracted wide participation from university students. (Award ceremony of the first Chinese-Portuguese
UM Confucius Institute holds an academic seminar on “Segmentation of Chinese SVO Sentences”
On the afternoon of November 12, 2025, the Confucius Institute at the University of Macau successfully held an academic seminar titled “Segmentation of Chinese SVO Sentences”. The seminar was delivered by Professor Zhou Ren, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University, and hosted by Professor Chen Zhong, Deputy Director of the Confucius Institute, attracting teachers, students and linguistics researchers to attend.
UM Confucius Institute holds an academic seminar on “The Contemporary Evolution of Rhetorical Word Formation”
On November 7, 2025, the academic seminar titled “Contemporary Developments in Rhetorical Word-Formation,” hosted by the Confucius Institute was successfully held. The speaker of the seminar was Professor Zhu Keyi, Professor and Ph.D. supervisor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University. Professor Chen Zhong, Deputy Director of the Confucius Institute chaired the seminar.
UM launches Festival of Chinese Culture
The launch ceremony for the 4th Festival of Chinese Culture and the 8th Macao Forum on Chinese Culture, organised by the University of Macau (UM), was held today (19 November). The events aim to promote patriotism among Macao’s education sector and the wider community, while also serving as a platform for cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and the West. Running until December, the festival features a wide range of
UM Confucius Institute holds an online academic seminar on “Korean Linguistics: Exploring the Intersection of Language and Culture in the New World of Chinese”
On the evening of October 27, 2025, the online academic seminar titled “Korean Linguistics: Exploring the Intersection of Language and Culture in the New World of Chinese” hosted by the Confucius Institute, was successfully held. The seminar was delivered by Professor Kim Hyun Chul from Yonsei University, and was chaired by Professor Chen Zhong, Deputy Director of the Confucius Institute.