2024 UMAGAZINE 29 • 澳大新語 17 UM’S DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS ON HENGQIN ISLAND • 遷校十年 揚帆千里 innovation and entrepreneurship exhibitions, providing aspiring young entrepreneurs platforms to exchange ideas and explore investment and financing avenues. In 2020, CIE was recognised as a ‘National Co-working Space’. To date, it has incubated around 50 companies, mostly led by UM students or alumni, with ventures spanning medical technology, new materials, and information technology. Prof Elaine Leung, head of CIE, emphasises UM’s commitment to boosting innovation and entrepreneurship: ‘The university provides students with state-of-the-art facilities and support, including laboratories and co-working spaces, creating an optimal environment for entrepreneurial pursuits.’ She also highlights that UM’s multicultural environment and international exchange opportunities are pivotal in broadening students’ perspectives and nurturing entrepreneurial talent. A student entrepreneurial team from Cheng Yu Tung College at UM has repurposed brewer’s spent grain, a by-product of beer brewing, into eco-friendly cat litter. This innovative product utilises a technology to remove sugar from the spent grain so that it is safe for kittens who might ingest it. Team member Fu Haoming shares, ‘With the support of the college, we secured two research grants from the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao to transform our initial idea into a tangible product. Furthermore, the college hosted entrepreneurship camps where venture capital specialists provided valuable advice on enhancing our project.’ While being incubated at CIE, the project not only secured initial funding but also gained exposure through different entrepreneurship competitions and trade shows. With CIE’s assistance, the team has also established partnerships with enterprises in Nansha and Zengcheng districts in Guangzhou, thereby expanding the product’s reach across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Attracting Talented Individuals UM is dedicated to attracting outstanding local and international students to study at the university. It implements various schemes and initiatives to 付昊明 Fu Haoming 澳大40周年校慶啟動儀式 UM held a ceremony to kick off the celebrations for its 40th anniversary
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