2024 UMAGAZINE 29 • 澳大新語 27 UM’S DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS ON HENGQIN ISLAND • 遷校十年 揚帆千里 沈漢明教授 Prof Shen Hanming In 2019, UM restructured its commercial subsidiary UMTec Limited to improve its services for industry-academia collaboration. The company manages and industrialises the university’s intellectual properties, while also supporting the protection and commercialisation of innovation achievements. In addition, in 2020, UM launched UMCERT Engineering Research and Testing Limited to meet the demand for engineering quality control and technical support in Macao. Recruiting Outstanding Researchers Alongside refining its research layout, UM has revamped its talent acquisition strategy. The UM Macao Talent Program (initially known as UM Talent Programme) was launched in the 2017/2018 academic year to recruit eminent researchers. A key component of this programme is the UM Macao Fellow Scheme, which is designed to nurture promising local scholars. Additionally, UM’s global recruitment efforts have borne fruit, with over 80 distinguished scholars joining the university in 2023, each bringing international teaching and research expertise. Prof Shen Hanming, associate dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, took up the position as chair professor at UM in 2020 after teaching at the National University of Singapore for over two decades. He is an expert in cancer cell biology, with a particular focus on autophagy. ‘I joined UM because I saw huge potential for growth in the Greater Bay Area, the excellent academic environment of UM and the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as the beautiful campus,’ he says. After joining UM, he assembled a team of postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students, which has achieved notable advancements in research on autophagy/ mitophagy and targeted therapy against non-small cell lung cancer. Prof Yu Xingzhong, director of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences and chair professor in the Faculty of Law, joined UM in 2022 after teaching at Cornell University for about ten years. His research interests span social theory, comparative legal philosophy, and intelligent technology and law. ‘Before joining UM, I visited the campus twice for seminars, and I was impressed by the university’s commitment to interdisciplinary research,’ he says. ‘I am now working with my colleagues to promote research in the humanities and social sciences at 澳大研究人員參加第70屆國際固態電路會議，其發表的論文及研究成果處於國際領先地位。 UM researchers participated in the 70th International Solid-State Circuits Conference, where they presented their papers and research results, showcasing the university’s leading position in the research field.
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