The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) held an online opening ceremony for the academic year 2022/2023 on Tuesday, welcoming over 1,600 new students enrolled in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programmes, with the students coming from areas such as Macau, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), the public university said in a statement yesterday.
The statement noted that during the ceremony, deans from MPU’s affiliated faculties and academies welcomed the new students, and held orientation activities to introduce the programmes and study arrangements.
Meanwhile, that statement pointed out that in his speech MPU Rector Prof. Im Sio Kei urged freshmen to uphold the spirit of patriotism and love for Macau, set goals, work hard, and broaden their horizons. The statement said that he also encouraged students to have “the whole world in view and undertake the role of pioneers of the time to make contributions” to Macau’s development, as well as building a “community with a shared future for humanity”.
Prof Im also noted that MPU has a diversified talent-cultivation system at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels, with most degree programmes offered having obtained accreditation reviews or professional certifications from internationally recognised authoritative organisations, according to the statement.
Moreover, Prof Im was quoted as encouraging students’ active participation in scientific research and competitions. The statement underlined awards such as MPU Computer Applied Technology PhD students winning the Best Student Paper Award for their research on COVID-19 prediction at an international conference and Information Science and Technology students winning the highest prize in Macau and the second prize in the global final in the Huawei ICT Competition.
This photo provided by the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) yesterday shows students attending the online opening ceremony for the academic year 2022/2023 on Tuesday.
