The University of Macau’s Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) celebrated its 35th anniversary by hosting the FST Graduation Award Ceremony & Project Exhibition. This event featured 50 graduation projects from FST’s undergraduate and postgraduate students, spanning diverse fields from fundamental sciences to advanced technologies.
Over 100 visitors, including industry representatives, business executives, government officials, professors, and students from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), attended the exhibition. The innovative work of UM students received commendations from many industry representatives.
Xu Cheng-Zhong, FST dean, highlighted in his speech the faculty’s dedication to fostering innovative technology and talent, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary research. He noted that the faculty’s annual project exhibition showcases the practical application of classroom research in industry, thereby enhancing cooperation between UM and various enterprises.
FST has continuously refined its teaching and research methodologies, strengthened industry collaboration, and produced high-calibre professionals who fulfil societal needs. This effort contributes to a talent pool aimed at driving technological innovation and societal advancement regionally and globally. Xu emphasized that FST will persist in promoting the industrialization of technological achievements and improving the efficacy of industry-academia collaborations.
The exhibition featured 50 projects from 30 undergraduate and 15 master’s students across six departments: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics and Chemistry. The showcased projects covered a broad spectrum of fields, including ocean monitoring, cultural heritage preservation, computer graphics, health monitoring, architectural design, wireless charging, and artificial intelligence.
The event allowed industry professionals to appreciate the students' creativity and talent, offering a platform for students to design practical products that cater to societal needs. Industry representatives praised the students’ work, anticipating that their innovative ideas would contribute significantly to the technological development of the GBA.
