Access bridge connecting UM and Hengqin Port inaugurated

The access bridge connecting the University of Macau (UM) and the Hengqin Port was inaugurated today (26 September), providing a new route to the UM campus and making travelling between Macao and Hengqin more convenient. Some UM members believe that the access bridge offers a more convenient means of transport for the general public and will help to promote the development of both places in various aspects such as education, industry, research, and culture. The access bridge is a key project in the Macao SAR government’s second Five-Year Plan, as well as the Master Plan of the Development of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. Located to the south of the Lotus Bridge, the access bridge has a total length of about 808 metres and has two single-lane carriageways for vehicles travelling to and from the UM campus. According to the Transport Bureau, as improvement works are still underway in Macao’s port zone at Hengqin Port, the Lotus Bridge and the access bridge are currently closed to pedestrians, bicycles, and motorbikes; and the pedestrian walkway of the access bridge has not yet been put into service.

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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/campus-news/detail/56612/

UM holds parallel session at ISTIF of Boao Forum for Asia held in Zhuhai

The Third Conference of the International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ISTIF) of Boao Forum for Asia took place in Zhuhai. The University of Macau (UM) today (21 September) held a parallel session on ‘Marine Science and Technology: towards “Blue” Sustainable Development’, during which several scholars had in-depth discussions on marine economy, marine ecology and pollution, and marine equipment and engineering. Yonghua Song, rector of UM and Wang Chunming, director of the Research Services and Knowledge Transfer Office, attended the opening ceremony and plenary session of the conference.

Yuen Ka-Veng, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UM and co-chair of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Smart Cities, was the moderator of the parallel session held by UM. He discussed with experts and scholars at home and abroad how to improve the prediction and monitoring of marine disasters, promote the development of China’s marine equipment industry, and facilitate the sustainable development of the marine economy. In addition, Wang Yitao, director of the Macao Centre for Research and Development in Chinese Medicine and founding director of the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, represented UM as a panellist in the parallel session on ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Way Forward’. The university also set up a booth at the venue of the opening ceremony and plenary session to promote its ‘3+3+3+3’ system for research innovation and results transfer, as well as the development of the Department of Ocean Science and Technology of the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Centre for Regional Oceans.

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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/56588/