SET SAIL FOR NEW HORIZONS ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY• 揚帆追夢-澳門大學40週年 培育人才貢獻社會• FOUR DECADES, FOR EDUCATION 2021 UMAGAZINE 23•澳大新語 澳大新語•2021 UMAGAZINE 23 20 21 helped me develop an innovative mindset. Participating in the activities organised by student organisations honed my leadership skills, which was very useful when I started my own company,’ says Cheong. ‘More than a decade’s experience in teaching and research also played a crucial role in innovation and entrepreneurship. Today, my company has become an authoritative source of data, especially for those whose job involves internet research and big data analysis.’ Nurturing Future Business Leaders Through 30 years of development, FBA has nurtured many graduates for the local business community. FBA was the first business school in Macao to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). It is also a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). It has a well‑developed talent training system and offers programmes at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Over the years, FBA has graduated more than 10,000 students, who have found employment in different parts of the world. Some of them have become community pillars, serving as government officials, Legislative Assembly members, university heads, and entrepreneurs. Anthony Lau, founder and chairman of Pacific Air Holdings Limited, obtained his master’s degree in business administration from UM in 1990. He credits UM with boosting his confidence about expanding his business. Victoria Mio, director of Asian equities at FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited, received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from UM in 1992. According to her, at the time, UM’s courses were designed to nurture internationally competitive generalists, with a focus on leadership skills. Another alumnus, Danny Chau, graduated from FBA in 2000. In 2020, he was awarded a fellowship by the London Institute of Banking & Finance, one of the institutes in the United Kingdom that has gained a royal charter. He is grateful to UM for the quality education which helped lay a solid foundation for his career development. 不同年代有不一樣的人才輩出。2000 年畢業於工商管理學院的周可 祺，2020年獲英國皇家特許學會之一 的英國倫敦銀行與金融學院頒授會士名 銜，他表示在澳大的四年學習，為其專 業發展奠定了紮實的根基。 擴生源邁向新的發展階段 1999年，澳門回歸祖國，進入新的 發展階段。澳大在完成配合過渡期 培養人才使命後，增加學科、優化 校園設施、提升師資質素和強化研 究實力，並推動設置一系列新的學 士和碩士課程、調低學費及提供獎 學金和財政支援，學生質素不斷提 升。 東亞大學創校初期，學生主要來自 香港，到了澳門回歸前後，澳大學 生已轉為大部分來自本地。對本地 高中生來說，澳大曾經並非首選。 隨著教研質素提升，加上在2000年 及2001年學費下調，澳大成為本地 學生的最佳選擇。對招收內地學生 時，錄取要求也從高考的二本線提 高到一本線。 高水平的大學不能 只培養本科生， 還要孕育研究生 （碩士和博士）， 為社會輸送高層 次人才。澳大從 1993年秋起著力 招收碩士生，由一 個專業增至六個專 業，廣受社會歡迎。 至1999年，大學已有 20個碩士學位課程，擁有400名碩 士生，以及過百名碩士畢業生。澳 大不久更開始招收博士生，1997年 首名博士生畢業。1999年澳門回歸 至今，澳大培養了45,092名各類人 才，推動澳門社會經濟發展，貢獻 殊深。 培養工商管理人才 工商管理學院經過30多年發展，為澳 門培養了眾多工商業人才，教研成就卓 越，更是澳門首所獲得國際商學院聯合 會認證、工商管理碩士協會認證的 商學院，也是歐洲管理發展基金會 正式會員，擁有完善的人才培養體 系，培育了超過一萬名畢業生，遍 佈世界各地，當中不乏社 會中流砥柱，如澳門 特區政府官員、立 法會議員、高等 院校校長、傑出 企業家等。 太平洋航空控 股有限公司集團 創辦人及主席劉 少榮1990年獲工 商管理碩士學位，他 表示在澳大的求學經歷， 為他開拓事業打下強心針。另一位 在1992年取得會計及金融學士學位 的繆子美，現時位居富達基金（香 港）有限公司亞洲股票投資總監， 她說：「當時大學的課程旨於培養 國際通才，課程有助我們發展領導 才能。」 After graduation from UM, he was offered a job as a translator at a company in Angola. While his family and friends were not exactly thrilled about the prospect of him working in an African country, Ip accepted the offer because his eyes were set on bigger goals. ‘My proficiency in Portuguese, thanks to UM’s quality education, quickly earned me the trust of the company. I used my language skills to my advantage to build a social network in Angola, which helped tremendously when I decided to start my own business,’ he says. Nurturing Social Sciences Talent FSS is dedicated to nurturing innovative and socially responsible graduates, and its development is closely linked to the development of the Macao society. FSS graduates are distributed across different industries, and some of them have even started their own businesses to give back to society. Angus Cheong, a UM alumnus who graduated from the English communication programme (the predecessor of the Department of Communication) in 1995, taught at the university for 13 years after graduation. In 2009, he founded Macao’s first research consultancy, which is now a leader in internet research and big data analysis. ‘The education I received at UM 劉少榮（左二）2018年獲澳大頒授榮譽博士學位 Anthony Lau (2nd from left) was conferred an honorary doctorate by UM in 2018 繆子美 Victoria Mio 周可祺 Danny Chau
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