UM FST exhibits graduation projects to promote academia-industry collaboration
澳大科技學院辦畢業成果展促產學研合作
The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) recently held the Dean’s Final Year Project List Presentation Ceremony and Project Exhibition 2021. The event exhibited 25 selected projects to showcase the students’ learning achievements. Through this event, the university hoped to create a platform for academia-industry exchange, enhance academia-industry collaboration, and promote technology transfer.
According to Wong Pak Kin, associate dean (academic affairs) of the FST, in order to promote the diversification of Macao’s industries, the FST attaches great importance to the training of scientists and researchers. In addition to commending outstanding students, this exhibition aimed to provide a platform for interactions between companies and local institutions of higher education in order to increase opportunities for collaboration and enhance the effectiveness of academia-industry collaboration. Hundreds of student projects have been exhibited since the exhibition was first launched in 2012. Wong added that the FST would continue to promote technological advances through similar activities, and would continue to listen to the feedback from industry to make continuous progress, so that the community could better understand the technological achievements and creative projects of its students.
Following a rigorous selection process, a total of 40 outstanding students from various departments in the faculty, namely the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Computer and Information Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, and the Department of Mathematics, were awarded for a total of 25 projects that covered a wide range of fields, including water quality, cultural heritage conservation, environmental and hydraulic engineering, computer graphics and visual computing, software engineering, machine learning, architectural design, power engineering, and artificial intelligence. Nearly 100 corporate management team members, government officials, industry practitioners, professors, and students attended the event to celebrate the scientific achievements of FST graduates.
Guests attending the opening ceremony included Lam Hin San, director of the Transport Bureau; Leong Weng Kun, director of the Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau; Lei Kuong Leong, Head of the Division of Information Technology of CTT; Chan Chou Weng, head of the Technology Application and Support Division of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau; Sam Hio Tong, head of the Division of Quality Assurance of the Education and Youth Development Bureau; Lei Chi Man, chief executive officer of InfoMacro Information Technology Limited; Ao Ieong Chi Wai, chief technology officer of eRS Information Technology Ltd; Lei Kam Kim, director of the Center of Informatics of Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau; Chan Chee Pong, senior vice president of facilities management of Galaxy Entertainment Group; Candy Ng, associate director of human resources of Sands China Limited; Benjamin Yue, principal advisor of Companhia de Electricidade de Macau; and Liem Tao, senior manager of the Information System and Technology Department of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center.
澳門大學舉辦“2021年澳門大學科技學院畢業設計院長榮譽榜頒獎典禮暨項目展覽”，展出25件不同領域的入圍作品，多元呈現學生的學習成果。澳大希望透過此活動為學界與業界創造交流平台，促進新一代產學研合作，推動科技成果產業化。
澳大科技學院學術事務副院長王百鍵致辭時表示，為促進本澳多元發展，科技學院一直致力科研人才的培養。是次展覽的目的除了嘉許表現優秀的學生外，更為擴大企業與本地院校的交流創造良好互動，增加雙方共同合作機會，提升產學研合作的效益。展覽自2012年開辦至今，已展出數百件作品。未來將繼續透過此類活動推廣創新科技，汲取業界意見不斷進步，讓社會各界更了解學生的科技與創意成果。
經過學院嚴格遴選，共40位來自土木及環境工程系、電腦及資訊科學系、電機及電腦工程系、機電工程系和數學系的優秀學生獲嘉許，共25件作品入圍，內容橫跨不同領域包括水質研究、文物保育、環境及水力工程、電腦圖學與視覺計算、軟件工程、機器學習、建築設計、電力工程及人工智能等。近百名企業管理層、政府人員、業內人士、教授及學生聚首一堂，共同見證科技學院畢業生4年來的科研成果。
出席展覽的嘉賓包括：交通事務局局長林衍新、地球物理暨氣象局局長梁永權、郵電局資訊科技發展處處長李廣亮、經濟及科技發展局科技應用及支援處處長陳祖榮、教育及青年發展局素質保證處處長岑曉東、萬高信息科技有限公司行政總裁李志文、易研信息科技有限公司技術總監歐陽志威、澳門土木工程實驗室資訊中心主任李錦堅、銀河娛樂集團設備管理高級副總裁陳志邦、金沙中國有限公司人力資源副總監伍家愉、澳門電力股份有限公司執行委員會首席顧問岳宗斌及澳門生產力暨科技轉移中心高級經理林濤。
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畢業生向嘉賓介紹畢業成果
Graduates show the Final Year Projects to guests
嘉賓向學生了解畢業成果
Guests know about the project details from the graduates
UM Open Day showcases distinctive characteristics
澳大校慶開放日展特色
The University of Macau held an Open Day today (17 January). Many students, parents, and residents attended the event to learn more about the university, including admission information, teaching mode, and campus facilities, while experiencing firsthand the vibrant atmosphere of the campus. Some students and parents said that UM offers a wide variety of disciplines and its faculty team and facilities have reached international standards, so they consider UM their first choice for higher education.
The Open Day were held from 11:00am to 5:00pm, during which time various buildings on campus, including faculties, colleges, laboratories, the university library, and the Sports Complex, were open to visitors, with onsite staff to provide information about the distinctive characteristics and facilities of their faculties. There were also information booths, lectures, and information seminars to present the curriculum of each department as well as information about the residential colleges to enable students planning to pursue higher education to have a better understanding of their preferred academic programmes and the living environment of UM so they could make early planning for their studies.
Marques from a Portuguese school attended the Open Day with his parents. He considers UM his first choice and plans to apply to UM. Marques’ father is very supportive of his son’s decision, because he thinks UM has developed rapidly, and has reached international standards both in terms of faculty and facilities, which will provide good learning conditions for his son’s development.
Ms Cheng, whose daughter is in her third year of high school in Hong Kong, thinks that UM is a very good university because of its beautiful environment, strong faculty team, and good learning atmosphere. Leung and Lee, two students who are about to graduate from high school, attended the information seminar and found the detailed information and clear explanations very helpful in planning their university studies and course selection. They also highly praised the beautiful campus.
This year’s Open Day coincides with the 40th anniversary of the university, so the university held an opening ceremony for anniversary celebration. The anniversary slogan is ‘Set sail anew on the ruby jubilee’. The research team from the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) gave two presentations titled ‘Set Sail for New Horizons—Artificial Intelligence Ushers in a New Era of Digital Economy in Macao’. In the first presentation, an FST professor shared the important role of AI in promoting smart tourism, smart finance, smart government, smart city development, and unmanned systems in Macao. In a separate presentation, an FST student shared the technologies behind unmanned intelligent vessels and their applications.
In addition to the above activities, there were also science lectures, creative workshops, fun experiments, booth games, performances, sports experiences, parent-child games, and other exciting activities, such as plant treasure hunts, mock courts, hand sanitiser DIY, paper airplane workshops, coffee tasting and brewing, sandpainting, autonomous bus exhibition, zebrafish show, archery, and ‘A Day at UM’ guided campus tours. These activities allowed everyone to experience the vibrant campus life, gain a better understanding of teaching and research at UM, and experience the rapid development of the university.
校慶開放日由上午11時至下午5時在澳大舉行，不同的學院、書院、實驗室、圖書館、體育館等均開放參觀，並有專人在場詳細介紹各院特色和設施，同時設多個諮詢展位、多場講座和簡介會，全方位呈現各學系的課程內容和住宿式書院的資訊，讓準備升讀大學的學生更了解心儀的課程和大學生活環境，及早做好升學規劃。
來自葡文學校的Marques跟父母一起參觀澳大，他表示澳大是他的首選，希望能到澳大升學。Marques的父親十分支持兒子報讀澳大，因為澳大發展迅速，無論師資和設施都達國際水平，良好的學習條件有助兒子的發展。
女兒正在香港讀高三的鄭女士認為，澳大環境優美，師資力量強且學習氛圍好，是一所非常好的大學，今次特意到澳大了解入學資訊，為女兒報考澳大做規劃。另外，即將中學畢業的梁同學和李同學參加了升學講座，認為資訊詳盡和講解清晰，有助規劃升讀大學和選科，他們還對澳大環境讚不絕口。
適逢澳大40周年校慶，開放日期間還舉行了校慶啟動儀式。今年的校慶口號為“不惑新航，揚帆追夢”，澳大科技學院研究團隊以“揚帆新航——人工智能開啓澳門數字經濟新紀元”為題進行演講，介紹人工智能技術如何帶動澳門智慧旅遊、智慧金融、智慧政務、智慧城市、無人系統技術等的建設和發展，同場還講解了無人智能船艇系統的應用和技術。
除了上述活動，澳大校慶開放日還有科普講座、創意工作坊、趣味實驗、攤位遊戲、表演、運動體驗、親子遊戲等精彩活動，例如植物尋寶、模擬法庭、自製消毒搓手液、紙飛機工作坊、品味精品咖啡及手冲體驗、沙畫製作、斑馬魚展、射箭體驗、“做一日大學生”校園導賞等，讓大家體驗多元的校園生活，瞭解澳大教研發展的同時，感受澳大的日新月異。
新聞來源：傳訊部
