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UM students win first prize at national mathematical modelling contest

A team of postgraduate students from the University of Macau (UM) won a first prize at the 14th National Postgraduate Mathematic Contest in Modelling. This year’s contest attracted 11,834 teams formed by 35,502 postgraduate students from mainland China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. A team from UM also won a second prize at last year’s contest.


2018 Macao Year of Gastronomy officially kicks off Forges ahead as a Creative City of Gastronomy

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative RegionGovernment, Alexis Tam, and the Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Getachew Engida, together with other guests, joined hands to officiate the kick-off ceremony today (17 January), launching the “2018 Macao Year of Gastronomy” with a lineup of promotional activities and celebrations in tow. An array of action plans will unfold in order to preserve and revive the city’s cultural legacy with elements of gastronomy as key enhancers, with the aim to forge Macao into a City of Gastronomy that shows its unique charm and creativity to the world, and marches towards sustainable development and more far-reaching international collaboration.


Annual Press Conference of Macao Government Tourism Office Implement "Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” Launch “Macao Year of Gastronomy” Active participate in Belt and Road development Foster Bay Area tourism development

Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its Annual Press Conference today (17 January), announcing that total visitor arrivals to Macao topped 32.6 million in 2017, up 5.4% from the year before, as preliminary figures revealed. International visitor arrivals grew by 6.2% to reach a new record, accounting for nearly 10% of total visitor arrivals. Overnight-stay visitors also surged year-on-year by almost 10%, accounting for 52.9% of total visitor arrivals and setting a new record in terms of quantity and proportion. Stepping into the year of 2018, MGTO will vigorously implement the strategies and recommendations proposed by the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, committed todelivering the impact of the tourism industry as a key driver for economic progress and the development of other related industries.







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