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Macao Polytechnic University

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Information about Macao Polytechnic University for Academics

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

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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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Sustaining Living Heritage in the Digital Age
Along the winding stone paths behind the Ruins of St Paul’s in Macao, and in the delicate jade carvings shaped by master artisans in Liwan, Guangzhou, traces of history quietly endure, bearing the weight of time. These cultural imprints, formed through centuries of lived experience, now face a pressing question: how can intangible cultural heritage (ICH) transcend generations while continuing to bind communities and carry collective memory? Against the backdrop of rapid urbanisation and industrial transformation, the meaning of “heritage conservation” is undergoing renewed interpretation and revitalisation.