SET SAIL FOR NEW HORIZONS ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY• 揚帆追夢-澳門大學40週年 建設國際化師資團隊• DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY TEAM 2021 UMAGAZINE 23•澳大新語 澳大新語•2021 UMAGAZINE 23 68 69 Prof Wang Di, chair professor and head of the Department of History, joined UM in 2015. He is considered to be one of the foremost experts in the urban history of China and the new cultural history. He has published many books since joining UM. ‘Because of all the favourable conditions at UM, such as the advanced facilities and the well‑stocked library, I have progressed much faster in my research than I expected,’ he says. Prof Wang believes that a strong faculty team is not only critical to the sustainable development of the university, but also plays a pivotal role in enhancing the university’s international reputation. He says, ‘UM has a high‑quality, international faculty team. The university follows extremely strict criteria in selecting faculty members to ensure quality in teaching and research.’ In 2016, Chair Professor Tang Zikang, a world‑renowned leader in the field of nano‑optoelectronic materials, was appointed as the founding director of UM’s Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME), whose main research areas include new energy materials, 擇天下英才而用之 為配合特區政府「教育興澳、人才建 澳」的施政方針，澳大秉持「擇天下 英才而用之」的原則，近年除了吸 引海內外優秀的學者加入，還著重招 攬本地人才，為他們提供廣闊的發展 空間，成為了不少澳門學者回流發展 的首選。土生土長的科技學院電機及 電腦工程系副教授莫昇萍在美國約翰 霍普金斯大學博士畢業後，曾在香港 工作，後來發現在澳大的發展更具自 由度。她回澳後獲澳大大力支持，創 建生物醫學影像實驗室，帶領團隊先 後獲得多個世界級獎項。莫教授從海 外回澳發展，坦言希望藉研究「推動 澳門的核子醫學和臨床發展，造福澳 門。」 國際知名納米光電子材料領域領軍人 物湯子康講座教授2016年出任澳大應 用物理及材料工程研究院（IAPME） 創院院長，帶領IAPME在新能源材 料、納米光電新材料、量子生物醫藥 材料等戰略性新興產業的發展。 湯教授回憶剛到澳大時的心情時，難 掩興奮地說：「澳大遷往橫琴新校園 是國家推動粵港澳大灣區協同發展戰 略的一環，歷史賦予澳大發展的好機 遇，看到了澳大無限的發展潛力。經 過五年努力，IAPME已建立起令人嚮 往的科學研究平台，包括一流的實 驗設施、富有活力的科研團隊、專 業的實驗設施營運，以及高效的行 政管理團隊，並取得了卓有成效的 科研成果。」 established a reward system and a code of ethics for faculty members in order to improve the overall quality of the faculty team. Fourth, it launched several faculty development programmes, including a distinguished visiting scholar programme and a chair professor programme, in order to substantially improve teaching and learning outcomes. As a result of these initiatives, the university successfully recruited a number of renowned scholars in different fields, some of whom hold prestigious titles, such as member of Academia Europaea, fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and member of the Portuguese Academy of Sciences. The successful recruitment of these scholars brought new thinking, and further enhanced teaching and research at the university. 湯子康教授（右）帶領團隊研發新材料和新能源 Prof Tang Zikang (right) and his team are dedicated to research on new materials and new energy 莫昇萍教授（左） Prof Mok Seng Peng (left)
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