UM Members' Thoughts • ຨი۩ 2019 UMAGAZINE 21 • ᰎ૭ᑓゆ 68 development. There are so many universities in Macao, but UM is the only one to be allocated a piece of land for the construction of a new campus. This shows UM is highly regarded by the central and Macao SAR governments. Over the past two decades, UM has developed rapidly, riding the wave of fast economic growth of China, which is indeed a blessing for everyone at UM.’ An Exciting Transformation Lei Kin Chong is a second-year student in the Department of Government and Public Adminis- tration. When he announced his initial arrival in the world with a noisy cry, Macao was just a quiet, sleepy town. But over the past two decades, he has witnessed exciting changes in almost every arena of society, including economy, governance, and quality of life. ‘These changes afford us young people the luxury of chasing our dreams and doing what we love to do,’ he says. Lei hopes to discover his interests as well as to acquire professional knowledge and skills at UM. He says money will not be his sole consideration in the choice of jobs; he hopes to find a job that he genuinely enjoys. Bilingual Proficiency a Competitive Advantage In the 2014/2015 academic year, UM launched a five-year bilingual bachelor of law programme, conducted in both Chinese and Portuguese, as part of an intensified effort to train high-calibre, bilingual professionals to support Macao’s development into a service platform for trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Leong Weng Ian is a third-year student enrolled in the programme. She thinks the programme can help her gain a better understanding of Macao’s legal system. ‘Also, bilingual proficiency will give me a competitive advantage on the job market,’ she says. Leong feels very proud of Macao’s rich cultural heritage. She says, ‘When you walk on the streets, you could see the influence of Portuguese culture everywhere, but you could also see the influence ⿇२೮ ݶ ᰎ㟑᐀ഭᰎ૭ⅰ㕳⿍ǎ㐿ۙ 20䢬ᰎ૭㉼㢋२೮ⅰͽ㨏㐡Ⅺ ൠ䢬ഭᰎ૭̿ Ϛゐᒴˍ૭⎺⎃ǎǘ ᰜ ́ؽ ࿘的㎢ㅌ ᐀⦾⻋᐀ಾ☲̡ ♐ಾᖋҀ⢋ो ᅎ1999֦ 㒄ˍְ 㧮ᨷ㤒䢬Π ॺᢪྭ 20 ڱ ⿇ㄕ̜ ᰎ㟑ᰚ ̿ػ ࿖ⅰ ㎠ㅊǎǗ20㟠䢬ᰎ㟑⚭ᰳ Ǎ᐀ ᤧݶ ⎺˗ᑘ㐫䢬̏ ̜ػ ᆒм㐛 ˍ͜ ㍵̿ س ᐖ㐅㐔૪Ⴐ䢬ѵ⦨ກ㟘 ࿖Ǎ ࡈ ᢧⅰ̠ ႌǎǘ ᖋҀ⢋͞ Ǘोᢵടടǘྉ⦨ກ⦾ᰎ 㟑ⅰ㠙Ёǎ͒ ড〓ㅂ૭ಾᒴຒᕤᏹỼ നᜪ≷ㄤǍኩዮ૦㷞ᇤ⣳ǍⅪኳ⦿ ㉋䢬㐛ᒴ㐫Մ⍹ᕐⅰᕲᚄͪ 䢬Ǘᆒ ຒᕤധϚѵ⦨ກ ࡈ ᢧⅰε䢬⡈˗ᒴ ࡘ ♊᳤̜ 㕷㚓ǎǘ Ⅼዼˮ⮙㢳語Ԙ و ᰎ૭ྷ 201 /201 ಾ㈭㟘㏅̧ ב ᧈಾಾΦゔ␗䢨ˬ⮗㢱ゆእゔ䢩䢬 ؝૭؛ༀ㨱㭗ㇰ♖ⅰˬ⮗㢱ゆനᜪ ᖋҀ⢋ Lei Kin Chong
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