In recent years, lemon tea has sparked a new wave in the tea beverage market in Macau. The inspiring seminar hosted by Chao Kuang Piu College invited Mr. Kong, the founder of T% Drink, to share his entrepreneurial story.

Mr. Kong believes that entrepreneurship is a path, a choice. However, he candidly acknowledged that entrepreneurship is not easy and comes with various difficulties and challenges. He emphasized the importance of gaining rich experiences to enhance competitiveness in the market, as well as the need to operate a store legally and in compliance with regulations, while also requiring sufficient financial support.

Nevertheless, Mr. Kong reiterated that, given another chance, he would without hesitation choose the entrepreneurial path again. He encouraged participants, including participant, Cindy, a recent graduate, to be courageous in exploring this path and stepping out of their comfort zones. “This seminar has inspired us to think more deeply about their future employment directions. In the current environment, entrepreneurship is indeed a worthy consideration.” Cindy said.

The Inspiring Seminar Series is a CKPC signature program that runs through the semesters since 2017. Professors, scholars, and professionals from different background share their perspectives on a wide range of contemporary topics. It promotes interdisciplinary exchanges and broadens students’ horizons, creating an environment of intellectual growth in both science and humanities and fostering and enhancing students’ competencies in various fields.

CKPC Down Syndrome Buddy Group continues to cooperate with the Macau Down Syndrome Association. This semester, the group has organized table games and visits to send warmth to the children. This time, the activity was centered around the art creation – drawing a night light.

Before the art creation, the volunteers had a warm-up dance with the Tang babies, which had a lively atmosphere. After the warm-up dance, the group members and the children had a one-on-one painting craft, from picking out the pattern to tracing and filling in the colors, the group members patiently guided the children step by step, teaching them how to use the squeezed paint sticks to paint the colors and finish the paintings. The children showed great interest in this activity, and after the activity, they even showed their work and took group photos.

This activity was able to enhance the volunteers’ awareness of community service and cultivate the habit of helping others and leading by example. In addition, it also strengthened the volunteers’ caring and understanding of the people with special needs in society, thus contributing to the building of an inclusive society.

Chao Kuang Piu College (CKPC) completed the “Team Project Challenge”. This was part of CKPC’s Mentorship Program, in which year-1 students formed interdisciplinary groups of 3 to 5 people to work on topics related to Macau or contemporary interests. Under the guidance of faculty mentors, the groups searched for background materials, established research goals, developed plans, and completed the report.

The judges from faculties included: Professor Wenjiang Yang (FAH), Professor Siu Long Lei (FST), Professor Ting-mien Lee (FAH), and Professor Hongchuan Shen (FBA).  They were impressed with the student’s presentation and team work.

For this academic year, year-1 students from the six CKPC Planet Tribes formed 35 groups. They chose many interesting topics closely related to the Macau society and the young generation. From the 35 opening reports, six teams were selected as the finalists. Their topics are listed below. Among them, three teams were awarded scholarship during the finale on 20 March, 2024 (highlighted with asterisk below):

【Venus】Blood donation at UM: current situation and improvement strategies*

【Jupiter】Fusion of food culture

【Mercury】Tracing the Macanese history and culture via Macanese cuisine

【Mars】How does café culture in Macau affect modern life?*

【Saturn】A survey on Macau university students’ awareness of preventing frauds*

【Earth】Macau people’s views on local culture

The purpose of this activity was to motivate students through teamwork and improve their academic research, cooperation, and presentation skills.

The team with the highest scores among this year’s winning teams conducted an in-depth study of the scam awareness of Macau college students, which is very relevant to the current situation. The highlight of this team’s research is that on the one hand, it collects college students’ subjective awareness of scam prevention through questionnaire surveys. On the other hand, it conducts a telephone test to record their actual reactions. A comparison of the two results shows that although 69% of college students said they would hang up on scam calls, only 56% actually passed the test. The rest either had low awareness of scam prevention or overestimated their ability to deal with scam calls.

This study shows that although there have been broad educational efforts on scam prevention, nearly half of the students lack the capability to prevent scam, and the risk of being cheated is relatively high.

The research team also put forward some suggestions, including holding hands-on workshops and conducting regular telephone tests, in order to substantially improve students’ scam prevention capabilities.

Note: CKPC students are divided into six Planet Tribes based on their block/floor areas.

CKPC’s study tour to Zhuhai Qi’ao Island was successfully completed on March 15.  Students visited the mangrove reserve, the Anti-British Anti-opium Memorial Square and the former residence of Su Zhaozheng.

In the mangrove reserve, volunteer guide introduced the living environment, distribution and classification of mangroves (such as true mangroves and semi-mangroves), as well as the important roles of mangroves in functioning as windbreaks and dikes, purifying seawater, and maintaining ecological balance. There are also various mangrove plants, such as the highly poisonous sea mango, the tung tree that secretes salt, and the sea sumac that is so toxic that it can cause blindness. In addition, the mangroves are home to a rich variety of marine life.

In the exhibition hall of Su Zhaozheng’s former residence, students learned about his life story and career footprint. Su participated in the leadership of the Hong Kong seamen’s strike and the Canton provincial and Hong Kong general strikes that shocked China and the world. He was a pioneer of the Chinese labor movement.

Students also experienced the historical evolution and development of Qi’ao Island as they strolled along Baishi Street in Qi’ao Village and visited the Qi’ao Village History Museum, Qi’ao Ancestral Temple, and Qi’ao Anti-British Anti-opium Victory Memorial Square.

曹光彪書院期望藉本次活動提升院生的公民責任心及知識整合能力，並從日常活動中加入兩法推廣元素，培養院生的法律意識及家國情懷。參與者表示是次活動讓他們了解更多基本法賦予的權利，更觸及到其他新的法律知識，明白到基本法與自身密切的關係。

啟發講座系列活動是澳門大學曹光彪書院的品牌項目，自2017年起在上課期間每週舉辦。不同專業和背景的教授、學者、和從業人員，與院生分享各式各樣話題，或博大精深，或趣味橫生，目的是開闊同學的視野，啟發他們終身學習和持續成長，通過不同的主題講座培養及提升院生在各項範疇的勝任力。