This year, the University of Macau (UM) offered a wide range of summer camps and training courses across various fields, including smart cities, integrated circuits, Chinese medicine, health sciences, artificial intelligence, innovation and entrepreneurship, economics, and languages. These programs served as a platform for academic and research exchanges, attracting local and international university students, secondary school students, language learners, university faculty, and industry professionals. Participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge, expand their perspectives, and improve their competitiveness, all while contributing to the promotion of educational tourism in Macao.
UM offered more than 30 summer camps and training courses this year. Among them was the ‘5th Summer Camp for Outstanding Students’ jointly organized by the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Institute of Collaborative Innovation of UM. This camp brought together students from world-renowned universities such as the University of Toronto, the University of Manchester, the University of Washington, and Peking University. Under the guidance of professors in various fields, participants gained better insights into UM’s cutting-edge research areas and experienced the charm of technology.
The Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Global Affairs Office at UM organized several summer camps, including the 'Summer Camp for Outstanding Students of UM Partner Universities,' the 'Tsinghua University “Hong Kong and Macao” Summer Course,' the 'Summer Camp for Outstanding Students,' and the 'Portuguese Language Summer Programme.' These programs attracted students from universities in Canada, New Zealand, Belgium, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Participants explored UM's educational model and academic programs, gained insights into relevant fields, and enriched their understanding of Macao’s history and culture.
The State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI/Institute of Microelectronics and the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for the Smart City of UM also each organized their second summer camp. Through a series of seminars, workshops, lectures, and experiments, the camps provided a platform for academic exchanges for outstanding university students from top universities in mainland China and Hong Kong. The participants gained insights into the development trends and applications of integrated circuit design and smart city technologies.
Additionally, UM’s Centre for Continuing Education provided a range of training courses for mainland universities during the summer. These courses included subjects such as economics and management, cybersecurity and computer science, artificial intelligence, business communication and leadership, and medical and life sciences. The programs offered faculty and students from mainland universities a chance to experience UM’s international education environment, while also fostering exchanges and collaboration between UM and mainland institutions to advance talent development.
