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The University of Macau (UM) held the Congregation 2026 today (30 May) to confer degrees on over 1,700 bachelor’s degree graduates. Representing the chief executive of the Macao SAR and the chancellor of UM, O Lam, secretary for social affairs and culture, praised UM for its 45 years of dedicated efforts in cultivating outstanding talent for Macao, as well as its achievements in promoting the integrated development of education, technology, and talent cultivation. She also recognised the university as a platform showcasing China’s higher education to the world and as a key driver of regional development.
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At the Congregation 2026 held today (30 May), the University of Macau (UM) presented the Teaching Excellence Award for the 2025/2026 academic year to Cheris Wing Chi Chow, associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing in the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), in recognition of her outstanding teaching performance.
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The University of Macau (UM) held the Academic Prize Presentation Ceremony 2026 today (29 May) to present 15 academic prizes to 49 graduating students in various disciplines in recognition of their outstanding academic performance. Throughout this academic year, the university has offered more than 60 types of scholarships and academic prizes, with a total value over MOP 4.5 million, benefiting more than 400 students.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “3^rd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival” will be held from 30 June until August. The event features a wide range of cultural and artistic activities, including performances, art exhibitions, a film festival, art camps, workshops, an arts carnival and children’s reading sessions, aiming at brightening up children with arts, encouraging children, youth and families to get close to the arts and moving forward in the nourishment of arts. Moreover, the Children’s Arts Festival brings a wealth of cultural and family entertainment experiences, allowing children and adults create unforgettable and thrilling memories with their families during the summer vacations.
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To support the “World Food Safety Day” on 7 June, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold a series of activities for the “15th Food Safety Week” in June. Through food safety forums with representatives from the sector, talks for the public, speaking tour for associations and schools, and food safety promotion activities, the event seeks to draw the attention of all sectors to food safety, guiding them in navigating correct concepts of food safety and healthy lifestyle.
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“The Scent of Lotus Perfumes the City of Macao - the 26th Macao Lotus Flower Festival” organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will be held between 12 June and 17 July, during which more than 9,000 pots of lotus flowers will be placed at various locations across Macao besides the main exhibition venue in Avenida da Praia, Taipa, delighting visitors with the beauty of lotus blooms. Meanwhile, a series of exhibitions and activities with rich content will be arranged for visitors to enjoy both physical and sedentary activities. Residents and tourists are welcome to take part in the festival. This year, the Macao Lotus Flower Festival continues to collaborate with the Hengqin Lotus Flower Festival, highlighting their shared thematic flower Nelumbo nucifera‘Xingfen’ that blooms simultaneously in both cities and inheriting the charm of the Chinese lotus to jointly compose a new chapter of cultural and tourism integration in the early summer.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the electronic payment transaction values (hereinafter referred to as transaction values) for restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade in April 2026 increased by 1.6% and 12.0% year-on-year respectively. In the first four months of this year, the transaction values for these two industries showed respective growth of 2.1% and 17.8% year-on-year.
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