City University of Macau (CityU)
Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira Taipa, Macau, China
About the venue
The City University of Macau (CityU Macau), formerly known as the University of East Asia founded in 1981, was renamed in 2011. With strategic development outline of “Rename, Restructure, Transform, Upgrade”, CityU Macau steps forward to develop digital humanities, arts, business, finance, emerging engineering, and social science disciplines to serve society, steering its way to a fully-fledged metropolitan university.
As a leading education provider, the University has been shouldering its social responsibility of “Serving Macao, Integrating into Greater Bay Area” to nurture a wealth of high-caliber professionals that align with its motto of “Virtue, Knowledge, Practice.” In the context of integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, CityU Macau will spare no effort to provide intellectual and academic support to promote local and regional development.
CityU Macau is home to 10,000+ students, offering over 40 Chinese- and English-medium programs with the support of the ten faculties: Faculty of Business, Faculty of Data Science, Faculty of Finance, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Innovation and Design, Faculty of International Tourism and Management, School of Education, School of Law, Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries.
The University is one of the five comprehensive universities in Macao, with 12 bachelor’s degree programs, 19 master’s degree programs, and 15 PhD programs. To facilitate students' holistic development, its education philosophy incorporates international learning, experimental learning, cross-cultural learning, peer learning, and value-added learning. The University was applauded for its education excellence. According to the latest statistics from Essential Science Indicators (short for "ESI") released by Clarivate Analytics, the City University of Macau has been ranked among the global top 1% in the Social Sciences, General, marking new progress in the University’s discipline development.
CityU Macau is leading provider of hospitality and tourism management education at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. Currently, its tourism management discipline is the only subject in Macao accredited with the TedQual certification by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at all degree levels. In addition, its hospitality and tourism management discipline has been listed in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 and ranked among the top 20% of universities worldwide in 51-75 places.
CityU Macau has 16 distinctive research institutions, many of which are first of their kind in the city. Over the years, the teams have delivered significant research outcomes to serve social development. Going forward, CityU Macau will continue to carry out scientific projects commissioned by government agencies: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Macao Foundation, MSAR Government Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau, Talents Development Committee, Education and Youth Development Bureau, and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute.
The University is committed to lifelong education. It has established the International Training and Testing Center to offer on-the-job training programs and professional services catering to people’s pursuit of lifelong learning and continuing studies. The Center continues exploring forward-looking teaching models to gear up academic disciplines and serving the societal needs. In addition, the University is also one of the local examination centers to provide a wide range of international English examinations, including TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, and the Level 4 and 6 College English Test (CET4 and CET6).
Building professional faculty and services teams lie at the center of management. CityU Macau employs academic members with international backgrounds to cultivate students, especially to supervise postgraduate students. Over 80% of the scholars obtained PhD from prestigious universities worldwide. In terms of global engagement, CityU Macau has established cooperation ties with dozens of international institutions, including the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has built partnerships with dozens of high-profile higher education institutions at home and abroad to develop a platform for international learning, helping students to broaden their horizons.
Going forward, CityU Macau will seize opportunities arising from the integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to develop top-notch academic offerings. It will leverage its strengths, stand firmly in the region with international standards, and nurture patriotic professionals with the core value of loving the Country and Macao to serve the region and the countries. Facing a new era, CityU Macau will strengthen industry-academia collaboration with universities in the Greater Bay Area and actively engage in academic exchanges with Portuguese-speaking countries, making unremitting efforts to develop into a metropolitan university with a strong international impact.
The City University of Macau (CityU Macau), formerly known as the University of East Asia founded in 1981, was renamed in 2011. With strategic development outline of “Rename, Restructure, Transform, Upgrade”, CityU Macau steps forward to develop digital humanities, arts, business, finance, emerging engineering, and social science disciplines to serve society, steering its way to a fully-fledged metropolitan university.
As a leading education provider, the University has been shouldering its social responsibility of “Serving Macao, Integrating into Greater Bay Area” to nurture a wealth of high-caliber professionals that align with its motto of “Virtue, Knowledge, Practice.” In the context of integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, CityU Macau will spare no effort to provide intellectual and academic support to promote local and regional development.
CityU Macau is home to 10,000+ students, offering over 40 Chinese- and English-medium programs with the support of the ten faculties: Faculty of Business, Faculty of Data Science, Faculty of Finance, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Innovation and Design, Faculty of International Tourism and Management, School of Education, School of Law, Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries.
The University is one of the five comprehensive universities in Macao, with 12 bachelor’s degree programs, 19 master’s degree programs, and 15 PhD programs. To facilitate students' holistic development, its education philosophy incorporates international learning, experimental learning, cross-cultural learning, peer learning, and value-added learning. The University was applauded for its education excellence. According to the latest statistics from Essential Science Indicators (short for "ESI") released by Clarivate Analytics, the City University of Macau has been ranked among the global top 1% in the Social Sciences, General, marking new progress in the University’s discipline development.
CityU Macau is leading provider of hospitality and tourism management education at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. Currently, its tourism management discipline is the only subject in Macao accredited with the TedQual certification by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at all degree levels. In addition, its hospitality and tourism management discipline has been listed in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 and ranked among the top 20% of universities worldwide in 51-75 places.
CityU Macau has 16 distinctive research institutions, many of which are first of their kind in the city. Over the years, the teams have delivered significant research outcomes to serve social development. Going forward, CityU Macau will continue to carry out scientific projects commissioned by government agencies: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Macao Foundation, MSAR Government Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau, Talents Development Committee, Education and Youth Development Bureau, and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute.
The University is committed to lifelong education. It has established the International Training and Testing Center to offer on-the-job training programs and professional services catering to people’s pursuit of lifelong learning and continuing studies. The Center continues exploring forward-looking teaching models to gear up academic disciplines and serving the societal needs. In addition, the University is also one of the local examination centers to provide a wide range of international English examinations, including TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, and the Level 4 and 6 College English Test (CET4 and CET6).
Building professional faculty and services teams lie at the center of management. CityU Macau employs academic members with international backgrounds to cultivate students, especially to supervise postgraduate students. Over 80% of the scholars obtained PhD from prestigious universities worldwide. In terms of global engagement, CityU Macau has established cooperation ties with dozens of international institutions, including the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has built partnerships with dozens of high-profile higher education institutions at home and abroad to develop a platform for international learning, helping students to broaden their horizons.
Going forward, CityU Macau will seize opportunities arising from the integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to develop top-notch academic offerings. It will leverage its strengths, stand firmly in the region with international standards, and nurture patriotic professionals with the core value of loving the Country and Macao to serve the region and the countries. Facing a new era, CityU Macau will strengthen industry-academia collaboration with universities in the Greater Bay Area and actively engage in academic exchanges with Portuguese-speaking countries, making unremitting efforts to develop into a metropolitan university with a strong international impact.
Past Events
12th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery (ICKD 2024) Monday, August 19, 2024 - Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | Macau China