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Macao Polytechnic University

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Information about Macao Polytechnic University for Academics

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Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) fosters intellectual scholarship and applied research, placing a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity and translocality. With cutting-edge technology and research facilities, MPU actively promotes collaborative innovation and industry-academic partnerships, making noteworthy advancements in integrating AI technologies across various academic disciplines while globally showcasing its academic achievements that contribute to a sustainable future. The University directs significant research efforts towards key areas such as technology and innovation, Chinese-Portuguese-English translation, environmental protection, intangible cultural heritage, gaming management, as well as arts and creativity. Notably, MPU’s patented research outputs are widely utilised by public services and higher education institutions in the Chinese Mainland, Macao, Portugal, Italy, France, and Thailand.

Highlights:

  • MPU’s outstanding applied research emphasises practical applications and interdisciplinary products for knowledge and technology transfer.
  • MPU has established global research networks and collaborative research platforms in partnerships with international institutions or industry leaders.
  • MPU upholds the principle of research-enhanced teaching cultivating sustainable-minded researchers.
  • MPU’s AI-empowered research outputs feature the world’s most accurate Chinese-Portuguese machine translation system, and award-winning Canarin environment monitoring system

To view more about MPU’s research, please visit https://www.mpu.edu.mo/research/

Key Statistics for Professionals

Key data points related to studying at Macao Polytechnic University

Faculty-Student Ratio
1:14
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Scholarships and Fellowships
70+
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Annual Number of Scholarship Recipients
600+

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Smart Assistant for Predicting Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Breast cancer has been climbing the ranks in cancer statistics. In 2020, it overtook lung cancer to become the most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 11.7% of all new cancer cases. At the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Macao Polytechnic University (MPU), Associate Professor Tan Tao and colleagues have developed a multimodal data fusion model to help medical professionals assess how breast cancer patients respond to different treatments. This model is particularly effective at predicting pathological complete response (pCR) during the early stages of neoadjuvant treatment.