ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 Macao, 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 CONTENTS RECTOR’S INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1 – OVERVIEW of 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR ......................................................................................... 11 1.1. USJ Students and Staff ................................................................................................................................ 11 1.1.1. Student Profile ...................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.2. Academic Staff Profile ....................................................................................................................... 15 1.2. Programme Development and Review ............................................................................................... 16 1.3. Large Scale Academic Activities ............................................................................................................. 17 1.3.1. Religious studies .................................................................................................................................. 17 1.3.2. Environmental Science ..................................................................................................................... 17 1.3.3. Creative Industries ............................................................................................................................. 18 1.3.4. Education ................................................................................................................................................ 19 1.3.5. Environmental Science ..................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.6. Humanities ............................................................................................................................................. 20 1.3.7. Social Sciences ...................................................................................................................................... 21 1.4. USJ’s Leadership and Organizational Structure .............................................................................. 23 1.4.1. The Chancellor...................................................................................................................................... 23 1.4.2. Members of the Executive Council ............................................................................................... 23 1.4.3. Academic Administrative Services Units Restructured ...................................................... 24 1.4.4. Organizational Charts ........................................................................................................................ 26 1.5. Internal Mechanism for Monitoring the Execution of USJ’s Regulations .............................. 27 1.6. Commitment to Vision, Principle and Social Service ..................................................................... 28 1.6.1. USJ’s Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 ........................................................................ 28 1.7. Commitment to Macao Society ............................................................................................................... 31 2 – FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................................................... 33 2.1. Analysis of USJ’s Financial Condition ................................................................................................... 33 2.2. Measures taken for the Profit/Loss? .................................................................................................... 34 2.3. Internal audit mechanism for using funding from Macao Government ................................ 34 2.3.1. Procedures for executing the funds available: ........................................................................ 35 2.4 – Calculation of Depreciation ................................................................................................................... 35 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 3 – QUALITY ASSURANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 37 3.1 Institutional or Programme Accreditation ......................................................................................... 37 3.1.1. Staff and student development for QAE ..................................................................................... 38 3.1.2. Accreditation and evaluation ......................................................................................................... 38 3.1.3. Surveys, feedback, data and reports ............................................................................................ 39 3.1.4. Resources, pro-formas and templates ........................................................................................ 39 3.2 Internal Procedures and Assessment of Programmes ................................................................... 40 4 – ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE.......................................................... 41 4.1. Publication in international journals ................................................................................................... 41 4.2. Research projects and conferences ...................................................................................................... 55 4.2.1. Research Projects ................................................................................................................................ 55 4.2.2. Conferences ........................................................................................................................................... 57 4.4.3. Non-Academic Publications ............................................................................................................ 58 4.3. Academic Cooperation ............................................................................................................................... 60 4.4 Doctoral Defences ......................................................................................................................................... 61 4.4.1. PHD in Global Studies ........................................................................................................................ 61 4.4.2. PHD in Education................................................................................................................................. 62 4.5. Other Research .............................................................................................................................................. 63 5 – ACADEMIC EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION ......................................................................................... 65 5.1. International Cooperation and Relevant Issues .............................................................................. 65 5.2. Regional Cooperation ................................................................................................................................. 67 5.3. Membership of International Organisations ..................................................................................... 68 5.4. Internationalisation Initiatives ............................................................................................................... 69 5.4.1. Students ................................................................................................................................................... 69 5.4.2. Faculty and Staff .................................................................................................................................. 74 5.4.3. Institutional Visits ............................................................................................................................... 78 6 – SUPPORT FOR STAFF ....................................................................................................................................... 85 6.1. Incentive for Academic Staff Research ................................................................................................ 85 6.2. Staff Development ........................................................................................................................................ 85 6.3. Communication, Feedback and Assessment ..................................................................................... 86 7 – STUDENT AFFAIRS............................................................................................................................................ 87 7.1. Student Education, Internship and Career Planning ..................................................................... 87 7.1.1 Workshops and Seminars ...................................................................................................................... 88 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 7.2.1. Scholarships awarded by USJ ......................................................................................................... 94 7.2.2. Scholarship and Fellowship awarded by the community .................................................. 94 7.2.3. Scholarships and Fellowships Award Ceremony ................................................................... 95 7.3.