Concelho Das Ilhas - Coloane, Islands of Macau, Taipa, Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Cotai Strip, Coloane Village, Tam Kung (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Coloane, Islands of Macau, Taipa, Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Cotai Strip, Coloane Village, Tam Kung, Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal, Ilha Verde, Hac Sa Beach, Rua Do Cunha, St. Francis Xavier's Parish, Our Lady of Carmel Parish. Excerpt: The University of Macau (traditional Chinese: Cantonese Yale: O Mun Dai Hok; Portuguese: ), established in 1981, was the first and currently the largest (in terms of student population) university in Macau, a former Portuguese colony and now a Special Administrative Region of China. It was formerly known as University of East Asia (Portuguese: traditional Chinese: Cantonese Yale: Dung Ah Dai Hok), and was renamed the University of Macau in 1991. The university offers about 100 Doctoral, Master's and Bachelor's degree programs. English is the main medium of instruction, although certain programs are taught in Chinese, Portuguese and Japanese. The current Chancellor of UM is chief executive Edmund Ho and the Rector is Wei Zhao. The university's campus on Taipa Island has expanded dramatically in recent years as a result of the region's rapid economic development and Macau's 1999 return to China. This expansion has allowed Macau to develop local talent as it evolves beyond its colonial past. Student enrollment rose from several hundred students in the 1980s to over five thousand today. Over the same period, the percentage of local Macanese students has soared from 39% to 80%. On 27 June 2009 it was officially announced by the Government of Macau that the University of Macau will build its new campus on 1 sq. km. of Hengqin island, in a stretch directly facing the Cotai area, south of the current border post. Construction of the campus shall take 3 years and will include an underwat... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=919926