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MPI to Organise the “9th Higher Education International Conference on the New Developments of Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in Higher Education”
In order to learn about the latest trends of international quality assurance and best practices of international institutions and thereby promote the advancement of the quality of higher education in Macao, Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) are jointly organising “The 9thHigher Education International Conference on the New Developments of Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in Higher Education”, which will be held at MPI on 22-23 November 2017. The conference will feature keynote speeches by Professor Jianxin Zhang, President of APQN; Professor Luís Filipe Menezes, Vice-Rector of the University of Coimbra, Portugal; Professor José Sarsfield Cabral, Member of the Board of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal; and Ms Dorte Kristoffersen, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). The conference will also feature a teaching and learning enhancement workshop by Professor Robin Snell, the Director of Service Learning at Lingnan University, Hong Kong, on various issues related to teaching and learning quality and the latest developments in Quality Assurance.
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Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the pataca – October 2017
The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP156.9 billion (USD19.53 billion) at the end of October 2017. The reserves decreased by 0.5% from the revised value of MOP157.7 billion (USD19.60 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-October 2017 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 87.2% of pataca M2 at end-September 2017.
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Security Secretary stresses police lawful enforcement
The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, stated the police had proceeded in a lawful and just manner in presenting to the Public Prosecutions Office a criminal case relating to Legislative Assembly member Mr Sou Ka Hou.
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Consumer Council released its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Surveyed spots included supermarkets in São Lázaro and São Lourenço Parishes
Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 14 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets in São Lázaro and São Lourenço Parishes.
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Consumer Council conducts price survey on selling prices of fresh pork and vegetables from Zhuhai and Macao
For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 14 November collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 8 November t to 14 November are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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Positive growth anticipated for Macao's economy next year
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, said the Government was cautiously optimistic about Macao’s economic outlook and anticipated the economy would continue achieving positive growth next year.
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