Please note: this new agreement is currently under negotiation and is subject to approval by both parties.
The academic calendar at UM covers the calendar period from August to July. Each year consists of two (2) semesters, plus an optional intensive summer term. Each semester consists of approximately seventeen (17) weeks of scheduled classes, including the examination period.
More information can be found here: University Almanac – Registry, UM
Application deadline: Late April
Access to the UM UG Course Catalogue can be found here: Undergraduate Course Catalog - University of Macau
Each course at UM is worth 1-4 credits, with the majority being worth 3 credits. A student is normally allowed to take a maximum of 21 credits in a semester; this is a full course load.
The number of teaching hours of a credit is at least 15. Teaching hours include all kinds of face-to-face contact hours, such as lecture hours, laboratory hours, tutorial hours and legal practice, etc.
The number of study hours of a credit is 45. Study hours include the time required for any forms of teaching modes. Besides the ones mentioned in the above point, they also include project, field work or practical training, laboratory or experimental work, participation in seminars, conference or assessment, etc.
Requirements/Restrictions:
A student will take course examinations, where each course will be examined or otherwise assessed at the end of the semester in which it is offered. A student who is absent from any examination without permission will be given a failing grade for that examination.
English is the main medium of instruction, however UM also offers learning opportunities in Portuguese and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese).
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All applicants must be formally nominated by Durham University. An online application link will be sent from UM to each accepted nominee via email. In this application you will be asked to upload various documents, give personal information, and submit courses fro pre-enrollment.
Students who do not meet the online application deadline cannot do the course pre-enrollment; course enrollment will then only be done upon arrival at relative faculties.
The Student Affairs Office (SAO) provides student services and development programmes to help students enhance their whole person development. The SAO is comprised of three sections: Student Counselling Section, Student Development Section, and the Student Resource Section.
UM provides on-campus housing for students. Their Residential Colleges (RC) are small, on-campus staff-student learning communities that integrate students’ learning and life and that aim to promote their whole-person development. Each student not only belongs to their major but is also assigned as member to one of the ten (10) RCs. Faculties and RCs are supplementary to each other, or mutually complementary to the other.
For more information, please visit: Residential College System and 費用 Fees - Residential College System.
To be in line with the development of University of Macau (UM), and to enhance students’ health awareness, as well as to provide better medical services and coverage, UM medical insurance is mandatory for all registered students.
For more information, please visit: Medical Insurance – Student Resources Section.
Information regarding navigating to Macau and UM from local airports, seaports, and land crossings can be found here: Arrival Transportation – Student Development Section.
With roots as a Portuguese territory, Macau is now a Special Administrative Region of China. Macau’s architecture, art, religion, traditions, food, and community show the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures. It stands as a rich metropolitan city, featured on the UNSECO World Heritage List.
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