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FDCT Facilitates 31 Industry-University-Research Collaborations in First Four Months of This Year, More Than Doubling Year-on-Year
In line with the Macao SAR Government’s administrative policy, the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has actively promoted industry-university-research collaborations among local enterprises and universities through various initiatives in recent years. These efforts have gradually fostered an organic industry-university-research ecosystem. From January to April of 2026, the FDCT successfully facilitated 31 such collaborations between enterprises and universities. This is more than double the 13 collaborations recorded during the same period last year, demonstrating significant progress.
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CE: Ensuring national security throughout all areas and stages of Macao’s 3rd Five-Year Development Plan
The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today said the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government will ensure that the requirements of national security are integrated throughout all areas and stages of Macao’s development strategy.
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“2026 Macao International Parade” Photography Contest winners announced
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Wynn Resorts Macau, SJM Resorts, S.A., Sands China Ltd., MGM and Galaxy Entertainment Group, the “2026 Macao International Parade Photography Contest” received an enthusiastic response with over 330 entries from nearly 80 participants. After a rigorous selection, 18 winning works were selected. The award ceremony will be held on 26 April.
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Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the Macao pataca – March 2026
The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (15 April) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP242.2 billion (USD30.00 billion) at the end of March 2026. The reserves decreased by 0.5% from the revised value of MOP243.5 billion (USD30.22 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-March 2026 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 87.6% of the Macao pataca M2 at end-February 2026.
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Mortgage loans statistics – February 2026
According to statistics released today (15 April) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both decreased month-on-month in February 2026. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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Macao University of Tourism and Srinakharinwirot University of Thailand Sign MoU
On 9 April 2026, a delegation from Srinakharinwirot University (Thailand) visited the Macao University of Tourism (UTM). The two universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen exchanges and collaboration in areas including talent development and academic research. The signing ceremony was held at UTM’s Mong‑Há Campus, with the MoU signed by Dr. Fanny Vong, Rector of UTM, and Associate Professor Dr. Cholvit Jearajit, President of Srinakharinwirot University, on behalf of their respective universities.
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Macao Polytechnic University holds Careers Day 2026 to embark students on their career journeys
Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) held the “MPU Careers Day 2026” on 14 April 2026 with the theme “Explore Career Horizons, Strive for Your Dreams”. The event brought together over 100 enterprises from Macao and the Greater Bay Area, covering various industries and offering more than 2,000 job and internship opportunities. By establishing a one-stop career development platform that integrates industry resources and job information, the event enabled students to stay tuned with industry trends and the job market, breathing new life into their career plans while further deepening collaboration between MPU and the broader community.
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The Talent Development Committee carries out a series of talent recruitment work to create conditions for attracting international talents
In order to actively position Macao as an international hub for high-calibre talents, the Talent Development Committee has been carrying out a series of talent-related work and continuously strengthening the promotion of its talent policies to attract top international talents to Macao. Furthermore, the Committee is enhancing cooperation with the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, leveraging resource advantages and achieving synergies to create a favourable environment for drawing in top talents so as to achieve the aim of ‘building nests to attract phoenixes’.
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