University of Macau

More information about studying (including undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, admissions and fees) at UM can be foundhere.A brochure for prospective international students including information on Macao and accommodation can be downloadedhere.The undergraduate prospectus can be foundhere. Admissions for undergraduate programmes can be foundhere.The application period for undergraduate studies can be foundhere. More Q&A on admissions for UG programmes can be foundhere.Programmes at post graduate level can be foundhere. Admission requirements formastersandPhDcan be found in their respective hyperlinks.Scholarships and Funding:Funding & Scholarships details can be foundhere.Scholarships for international students can be foundherewhile the leaflet can be downloaded fromhere.

UM offers the research, cultural, social and recreational facilities you would expect from a top university and lots of greenery to facilitate learning, research and innovation.University Mall:More than 27 outlets at UMALL with dining, retails, culture, banking and entertainment experiences to serve the various needs from students, staff and visitors.University Hall:Consisting of an auditorium with a seating capacity of approximately 1, 000 for various kinds of events.Student Activity Center:A multi-functional building which provides various venue for student activities including a theatre, an outdoor plaza, an exhibition gallery, Student Corner, meeting rooms and multi-function rooms.On-campus Medical Center:Provides on-campus medical consultation service, nursing and first aid service.Sport Facilities:The campus has various large-scale sports facilities, including the UM Sports Complex with an indoor swimming pool, an athletic field, Archery Range, Badminton Hall, Basketball Courts, Dance Room, Fitness Room, Sport Climbing Wall, Squash Court,  and many more. The five-storey UM Sports Complex has a total net floor area of approximately 9, 600 square metres. It can be used for large-scale events and performances.On Campus Accommodation (Residential College):UM has established 10 colleges including Chao Kuang Piu College, Cheng Yu Tung College, Cheong Kun Lun College, Choi Kai Yau College, Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College, Lui Che Woo College, Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College, Moon Chun Memorial College, Shiu Pong College and Stanley Ho East Asia College.   Each RC can accommodate 450-500 students. It is a small on-campus staff-student learning community which integrates students’ learning and life, aiming to promote students’ whole-person development.On Campus Accommodation (Postgraduate):The Postgraduate House mainly offers on-campus accommodation and living services to UM postgraduate students, visiting scholars and University guests.University's campus network:The University’s campus network connects more than 10, 000 network devices through more than 600 optical fiber connections in various buildings, providing more than 82, 000 wired network connections and over 90% indoor wireless coverage of campus. All students and staff can access to Internet through campus network. In addition, they can use SSL VPN for secure access to internal University resources off campus.The University provides more than 3, 200 computers and 6 central computer rooms for students and staff. All user and University data is stored on University’s central storage system, which currently has a raw capacity of 2 PB. For research, a central High Performance Computing Cluster with over 3, 900 CPU cores and 34 GPUs is available to provide University’s researchers with high performance computing resources for supporting various research areas such as Bio-Medical, Analysis of Chinese Medicine, Precision Medicine, Medical Imaging, Materials Sciences, Engineering Design, Simulation Analysis, etc.Library:The University of Macau Library, occupying a very central location of the new campus, and surrounded by a man-made lake and a man-made river, is the landmark building of the whole campus. The main entrance, facing the Library Square, connects with the Central Teaching Building and the Faculties through corridors and bridges. The Library is a magnificent building of seven floors with two lower wings on its sides. The size of the new library is 32, 000 square meters, and has some 3, 000 seats.After 40 years of development, the Library has become the largest library in Macau. At this moment, the Library holds a collection of over 12 million pieces/items, which includes about 850, 000 books, 6, 000 titles of periodicals, 26, 000 rare books, 30, 000 items of AV materials, 1, 000 paintings/antiques, 3, 000 items of archival collections and 5, 000 rolls of microfilms. With the rapid development of web services, the Library has acquired quite a number of electronic resources, which includes about 260 e-databases, 760, 000 e-books, 11, 100, 000 e-theses, 4, 000 titles of e-newspapers and 100, 000 titles of e-journals.The Library has auditorium, lecture rooms and exhibition spaces for cultural activities and information literacy workshops.The Library also encourages and emphasizes on discussion, sharing and interaction among students. With easy accessibility of information on the web, libraries these days have to become places for collaborative learning and interaction among their readers. To achieve this aim, the Library provides a large number of group discussion rooms installed with state-of-the-art equipment. In addition, there are some new facilities including information commons, Media Lab and arts corner for the creative activities of the users.The university provides facilities and hardware to facilitate student activities.   For details, please refer to theNew Student Handbook website.

Student lifeUM has a vibrant mix of events, competitions, public lectures, seminars, visits or community services to enrich the students’ life on campus. They also have opportunities to interact with distinguished speakers and leading scholars who come to visit UM from around the world.U-Teams and Student OrganizationsThere are close to 30 sports, cultural, and art teams at UM for students to choose from, which students can make friends from different cultural backgrounds. Students can also pursue their interests and discover their passions by joining the 100 student-led groups under the Students’ Union and the Postgraduate Association.Furthermore, to promote sports culture and healthy living on campus, a wide range of sports activities, sports interest courses and Fitness Room Users Introductory Course are being organised.   For more information, please go to theOffice of Sports Affairs website.A Unique Residential College SystemUM adopts a holistic education system based on the residential college system, as a platform for the integration of the four types of education in the ‘4-in-1’ model. This is unique among universities in Macao. There are currently tenRCsat UM, namely Chao Kuang Piu College, Cheng Yu Tung College, Cheong Kun Lun College, Choi Kai Yau College, Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College, Lui Che Woo College, Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College, Moon Chun Memorial College, Shiu Pong College, and Stanley Ho East Asia College. Each RC can accommodate 450-500 students. As a complement to the faculty-based system, the RCs serve as a vehicle for whole-person education through systematic planning of experiential programmes. RCs aim to nurture students into compassionate and socially responsible individuals with the ability for self-reflection amid a culturally diverse and intellectually stimulating environment, with the aim of nurturing students who are successful in their studies and of high moral character. The RCs strive to enhance students’ seven competencies: civic responsibility, global competitiveness, knowledge integration, teamwork, service and leadership, cultural engagement, and healthy living.