The “UM Family Fun Day – Old Macau” was held on 8 September at the Multi-function Hall of Student Activity Center (E31). Over 300 staff and their family members joined the workshops.

Featured by the theme of “Old Macau”, a variety of traditional Macau art and food workshops were set up, where participants learned and made their own traditional art pieces like watercolor postcard of Macau attractions, Portuguese tile painting, rabbit lanterns and prepared classic Macau snacks including maltose cracker, red bean cake, sticky rice, etc. Our staff and their family members enjoyed a lively Sunday.

「澳大家庭同樂日 – 懷舊澳門」已於9月8日（星期日）在學生活動中心多功能廳舉行。當日吸引超過300名員工及家屬參與。

是次活動以懷舊澳門為主題，場內設有多個澳門傳統工藝及美食工作坊，參加者製作自己的澳門傳統手作，如水彩畫澳門名勝明信片、葡國磚繪畫、小白兔花燈等；亦製作美味的澳門特色小食，包括麥芽糖夾餅、紅豆餅及砵仔糕。同事和家人在活動中度過一個精彩的週日。

　　　

　　　

The University is actively promoting the upward mobility and horizontal development opportunities for outstanding staff.  For this reason, the University continued to organize the Professional Development and Enhancement Program for the Outstanding Administrative Staff during 3 – 6 June 2019.  A group of ten awardees of Outstanding Administrative Staff Award 2018 joined the study program to visit the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.  The delegation visited two top-notch universities in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, one of the biggest Chinese high-tech companies, a comprehensive cultural industry group and appreciation of the historical and cultural heritage in the Greater Bay Area.

A series of visiting spots brought a thorough understanding of the Greater Bay Area, with the National Supercomputer Center which is located on the East Campus of Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen University South Campus as the starting points.  Our delegation comprehended about the operation of the supercomputer namely Tianhe-2 in the National Supercomputer Center.  A campus tour to Sun Yat-sen University South Campus was arranged to learn about the historical background and the evolution of Sun Yat-sen University.  In addition, they also gained an in-depth knowledge of Foshan and Guangzhou’s historical and cultural development by visiting the Foshan Ancestral Temple, Foshan Lingnan World, the Canton Tower and the Guangzhou Pearl River Cruise.

Another highlight was the visit to two renowned companies, namely the Huawei Shenzhen Bantian Head Quarters and Artron Art Centre in Shenzhen.  The representative of Huawei Group shared about the history and milestones, explained the culture of Huawei, the global business development plan and direction for domestic enterprises, as well as the application of artificial intelligence technology in the daily life.  The next stop was Artron Art Centre in Shenzhen, their delegate shared the art industry development with professional service and experience of quality products by integrated application of IT, advanced digital science and innovative crafts and materials.

The final stop Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen presented to our delegation about the curriculum and pedagogy, campus development and student life.  Lastly, a tour at Cryo-electron microscope laboratory, Center for Computational Science and Engineering and Runyang Stadium were organized.

Through these visits and bench-marking exercise, the delegates have broadened their horizons and enhanced their job-related skills.  The program brought them an in-depth understanding of the remarkable high-tech industries and the development of Universities in Mainland China that they believe would contribute to the development of UM in the near future.

大學積極為優秀的人員提高向上流動及橫向發展的機會。為此，一如往年，大學於2019年6月3日至6日繼續為年度傑出行政員工獎得獎者舉辦專業發展和提升計劃。共十名「2018年度傑出行政人員獎」得獎者赴粵港澳大灣區進行學習交流。期間於廣州及深圳訪問了兩所一流大學，參觀了中國最大規模之一的高科技公司，一間綜合文化產業集團以及大灣區之歷史文化導賞。

本次計劃之探訪安排內容豐富充實，代表團先考察位於廣州中山大學東校區的國家超級計算機中心，再參觀中山大學南校區。中山大學代表介紹了國家超級計算中心的天河二號超級計算機系統運作及中山大學南校區的歷史背景和演變過程。此外，他們還參觀了佛山祖廟，佛山嶺南新天地，廣州塔和夜遊珠江紅船，深入了解佛山和廣州的歷史文化發展。

除此之外，代表團亦到訪了兩家享負盛名的公司，包括華為深圳坂田總部和深圳雅昌藝術中心。華為代表分享了其歷史過程和里程碑，展示了華為文化，國內企業全球化的發展規劃和方向及人工智慧技術如何深度應用在日常生活中。下一站是深圳雅昌藝術中心，其代表闡述了如何為藝術行業提供智慧化的藝術資料及資訊科技服務綜合解決方案，為藝術追隨者構建數位化藝術體驗。

最後一站為深圳南方科技大學。其團隊分享了大學的課程與教學、校園發展及校園生活。代表團更參觀了冷凍電鏡實驗室、科學與工程計算中心及潤楊體育館。

通過是次學習交流，得獎者們除了增廣見聞及提升工作技能外，他們亦定必獲益良多。深入了解讓人矚目的科技產業及內地高校發展情況後，相信他們將來能為大學的發展作出貢獻。

The University held the “Long Service Award & Outstanding Administrative Staff Award Ceremony” on 10 April 2019 at the University Hall (N2). 154 staff who have been serving at the University for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years received the Long Service Award. 18 administrative staff received the Outstanding Administrative Staff Award.

Rector Yonghua Song delivered his warmest congratulations and gratitude to all the awardees. He hopes that all colleagues will continue to pursue excellence and capitalize their strengths to increase international competitiveness and scale new heights for the University.

大學在2019年4月10日於大學會堂(N2)舉行「長期服務獎暨傑出行政人員獎頒獎典禮」。大學向合共154名分別服務滿十年、十五年、二十年、二十五年、三十年及三十五年的員工頒發長期服務獎，以及向18名行政人員頒發傑出行政人員獎。

校長宋永華向獲獎的所有員工表示祝賀和敬意，並衷心希望各位同事繼續團結一致，善用其優勢提升大學和澳門高等教育的國際競爭力和推動澳門大學再創佳績。

The “UM Family Fun Day – Barbecue Carnival” was held on the 2 December 2018 with the participation of over 250 staff and family members.

Under the nice weather, staff and their families had a pleasant time at the barbecue. Featured by the attractive and fun sessions for kids, the inflatable castles, football court and ball pool, as well as electric cars, balloon twisting and face painting were all so favored and welcomed. This array of activities brought a cheerful Sunday to the participants of all ages.

「澳大家庭同樂日 – 燒烤嘉年華」已於2018年12月2日（星期日）成功舉行，吸引了超過250名員工及家屬參與。

在當日晴朗的天氣下，同事與家人一起享受燒烤的樂趣。嘉年華中還有為小朋友而設的玩樂區，當中的充氣城堡、足球場和波波池，以及電動玩具車、扭波波及臉部彩繪都十分受小朋友歡迎，一系列的活動令大人小朋友都樂而忘返，度過了一個愉快又充滿活力的星期日。

To give a warm welcome to the new academic staff, the University of Macau (UM) held the “Welcome Reception and Orientation for New Academic Staff 2018/2019” on 29th August 2018 in UM Banquet Hall (N1). Over 100 participants including leading and principal officers and new academic staff attended the reception.

UM Rector Prof. Yonghua SONG greeted the 50 newcomers with a welcome speech and introduced the leaders of UM to them. Rector Song also shared on “State and Outlook of UM” to help the new staff in getting familiar with the University. The three Vice Rectors, Vice Rector (Academic Affairs) Prof. Lionel NI, Vice Rector (Research) Prof. Rui MARTINS and Vice Rector (Administration) Dr. Mei KOU, talked about work and life in Macau and interacted with the new staff in the sharing session.
During the orientation session, the three Vice Rectors and representatives of different units introduced the academic and research support as well as administrative services.

澳門大學於2018年8月29日在澳門大學宴會廳（N1）舉辦了2018/2019學年之”教學人員迎新會”，熱烈歡迎新教學人員的加盟。當天超過100名參與者包括領導及主管以及新教學人員支持及參與。

會上，澳大校長宋永華教授首先代表大學歡迎一共50位新教學人員加入澳大家庭，並介紹多位領導人員。此外，為了幫助新教學人員更加了解澳大，校長作出了主題分享：澳門大學的現狀與展望。副校長（學術）倪明選教授、副校長（研究）馬許願教授及副校長（行政事務）高薇博士進行了分享會，談論澳門的工作與生活，與新教學人員互動交流。

其後，三位副校長及各部門代表講解澳大對教學人員在學術研究上的支援及行政服務。