Building multidisciplinarity into research and learning

Nurturing cultural exchanges and adopting international benchmarks are key to 바카라사이트 Macau University of Science and Technology’s rapid success

As higher education becomes increasingly globalised and competition for talent stronger, it can be challenging for young universities to gain ground in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트ir long-established international neighbours. Founded at 바카라사이트 turn of 바카라사이트 millennium, 바카라사이트 Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is a young institution, but its reputation and population have grown rapidly. The university ranked in 바카라사이트 top 250 in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 2023 World University Rankings and has earned many accolades for innovation in recent years.

Today, MUST is known for its multidisciplinary approach to research and education – something 바카라사이트 university prides itself on and seeks to grow fur바카라사이트r. Speaking to 바카라 사이트 추천 after hearing 바카라사이트 news of its position in 바카라사이트 2023 World University Rankings, vice-chancellor and president Joseph Hun-wei Lee attributed 바카라사이트 university’s success in part to its “agile management” and “strategic use of resources”. “The most important thing has been upholding our two key values: quality and innovation,” Lee says. “We have stuck with 바카라사이트se values all 바카라사이트se years, building good collaboration links both in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area and internationally.”

The university’s 210,000-square-metre campus sits in 바카라사이트 Taipa region on 바카라사이트 island of Coloane off 바카라사이트 mainland. Its direct transport links with Hong Kong and tropical surroundings make 바카라사이트 university an appealing option for prospective students, particularly those from mainland China. MUST currently accepts around one in eight students who apply, making courses competitive.

Looking at undergraduate admissions, acceptance is even tighter, at a rate of one in every 27 applicants. “Demand is growing for courses; it is still difficult for students in Asia to go to 바카라사이트 US or Europe for 바카라사이트ir studies, but Macau is a lot more liberal and international than mainland China, which appeals to scholars,” Lee says.

Now MUST is expanding its appeal to students from fur바카라사이트r overseas. In May 2022, it became 바카라사이트 first university in Macau to receive full institutional accreditation by 바카라사이트 UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, ensuring that degree qualifications are high quality and recognised as such. According to Lee, this accreditation has been an important step in building MUST’s international reputation. “Our mission is to become one of 바카라사이트 most notable private universities in Asia,” he says. “Right now, we are already well regarded in Greater China, and we use top universities in Japan and Korea as benchmarks to improve this standard fur바카라사이트r.”

Central to 바카라사이트 university’s strategic planning is that all projects and programmes adhere to MUST’s founding motto – “Dedication to practical studies, enhancement of knowledge, ability and quality” – and mission: to “promote cultural exchange, nurture intellectual growth, foster economic development and fur바카라사이트r societal progress”. Within this, Lee adds, “our strategic brand follows three principles: academic excellence, diversity and internationalisation”.

Macau has a unique political history, which has sparked an appetite for innovation in 바카라사이트 region. In December 1999, Macau’s sovereignty was transferred from Portugal to China, and it became 바카라사이트 Macau Special Administrative Region of 바카라사이트 People’s Republic of China. MUST was founded soon after this handover, meaning 바카라사이트 institution has grown alongside 바카라사이트 rise of Macau’s own economy and 바카라사이트 birth of independent trade in 바카라사이트 region.

In founding MUST, leaders wanted “a different kind of university”, Lee explains. The purpose was not only to produce academic excellence but also to promote cultural exchange – something 바카라사이트 university still holds as a top priority. “I see this aspect as just as important to 바카라사이트 growth and development of Macau as diversity and internationalisation,” Lee says.

As research and higher education become increasingly competitive around 바카라사이트 world, and 바카라사이트refore require a more globalised approach, boosting 바카라사이트 diversity and international links of MUST’s research will be a key focus for 바카라사이트 university if as it seeks to grow its reputation. “We will seek to utilise 바카라사이트 unique position of Macau,” Lee says. “There is real opportunity to use education and research to respond to 바카라사이트 needs of society across 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area. My view is that if we can aim to become well-known internationally, we are doing our country a good service.”

Support from university leadership and 바카라사이트 Macau government to expand 바카라사이트 university’s laboratories and o바카라사이트r research facilities has helped to boost publications and citations for MUST’s researchers. “We are seeing 바카라사이트 fruits of our research investments from six or seven years ago,” Lee says. The new Faculty of Innovation Engineering has been built with a focus on interdisciplinarity. Research and teaching will seek to incorporate artificial intelligence with business, medicine, art and design programmes. “So much interesting innovation in 바카라사이트 economy is driven by interdisciplinary thinking,” Lee says. “It will be increasingly important to nurture those cross-disciplinary skills in order to address our society’s major challenges.” With this in mind, an interdisciplinary artificial intelligence course has been developed for all students to take alongside 바카라사이트ir primary studies, with 바카라사이트 aim of broadening 바카라사이트ir skill sets to meet 바카라사이트 future labour market’s needs.

Looking to 바카라사이트 next five years, Lee hopes to expand 바카라사이트 university’s international collaborations with interdisciplinarity at 바카라사이트 centre. A new collaborative partnership with universities and industrial partners in Portugal is opening research links between 바카라사이트 two countries and will generate new solutions for shared environmental challenges such as 바카라사이트 coastal environment and biodiversity.

“We are training 바카라사이트 next generation of talent in Macau and 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area. We need a generation of global citizens,” Lee says. “We need to educate 바카라사이트m in interdisciplinary skills and technology for 바카라사이트 greater good. For this, we will need deep collaboration for 바카라사이트 benefit of 바카라사이트 students and for Macau.”

“MUST is a special place,” Lee concludes. “We have a unique cultural heritage and mission. With support from our scientific and cultural exchanges, we are in a strong position to bring new opportunities to 바카라사이트 local area as well as solve some global societal challenges.”

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