2024 UMAGAZINE 29 • 澳大新語 43 UM’S DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS ON HENGQIN ISLAND • 遷校十年 揚帆千里 In terms of other regional collaborations, UM co-founded the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance in 2021, where UM served as the vice-chair. This alliance aims to facilitate faculty and student exchanges among universities in the three regions, explore joint talent development initiatives, foster collaboration in advancing academic disciplines, and build collaborative laboratories and research centres. Under a cooperation agreement signed with the National Judges College of China in 2021, UM’s Faculty of Law admits judges and judicial assistants from mainland China for doctoral and master’s studies, with the aim of supporting the country in the development of legal professionals. Additionally, in 2024, the faculty signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption to enhance anti-corruption research and professional exchanges. Deepening Ties with Universities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries The university has established close partnerships with institutions across Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, and Mozambique. These partnerships include student exchange programmes with nearly 30 universities in these countries. Stephanie Andaluz Ramos is one such student who has benefited from these partnerships. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Lisbon in Portugal. During her time there, she had the chance to collaborate with researchers from UM. In 2022, Stephanie decided to pursue a PhD in biomedical sciences at UM. She shares, ‘UM’s advanced research facilities and close ties with Portuguese and English-speaking countries made it stand out among Asian universities.’ Now at UM, she often travels between the university’s laboratories in Macao and mainland China. Her research focuses on microfluidic chips and genetics, including the development of an open database of BRCA gene mutations in the Portuguese-heritage population. UM plays a pivotal role in fostering 澳大拓展與中國內地一流大學的合作 UM has expanded its cooperation with leading universities in mainland China Stephanie Andaluz Ramos
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