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"All information in this document is provided for the benefit of the students. It comes directly from the Partner
University website, or by documentation provided by the partner. ESC Rennes cannot be held responsible for incorrect
facts, dates, cost of accommodation or extra compulsory charges etc. The exact dates for study abroad and cost of
accommodation, extra compulsory charges etc, will be communicated to the students directly on reception of the
Letter of Acceptance."
Name of institution
University of Macau
Address
Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macau, China
Country / State
China
Website address
www.umac.mo
Website address for incoming http://www.umac.mo/reg/pstudents_foregnstudents.php
students
http://www.umac.mo/sas/studentlife/nonlocal/en/doc/Information%20Package
%202012-2013.pdf
Phone / fax
(853) 397 4600 (Student Affairs Section)
(853) 3974732 (Faculty of Business Administration)
Contact
Rector:
Prof. Wei ZHAO - dean@umac.mo
Dean Business Administration Faculty:
Michael Gift - Dean_fba@umac.mo
Director IR:
Clement Chen - dean@umac.mo
Outgoing / Incoming Coordinator:
Gary NG U Kei - GaryNg@umac.mo
Student Affairs Section
Senior Administrative Assistant International Exchange Program:
Denise Choy - DeniseC@umac.mo
Incoming:
Grace CHAU - gracekcc@umac.mo
Student Affairs Section
Functional Head of Quality Management:
Sharon LAO - SharonL@umac.mo
(Faculty of Business Administration)
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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Language of courses
English
Level of studies for incoming
Undergraduate
students
Programmes
BBA
All incoming students are in general permitted to take up to a maximum of 4
business courses + 1 language course + 1 course in other faculty than FBA.
Courses
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities
(Chinese I, Chinese II & Chinese Cultural, etc)
The main medium of instruction of the courses in UM is English while some
programmes are taught in Chinese or Portuguese. Each semester, the full load for
UM students is 6 courses, with 3 credits and 45 hours long per course and will be
conducted over a period of about 15 weeks per semester, meeting 200 minutes a
week.
Academic Units
There are 6 faculties, 3 teaching centers and 2 institutes in the UM. For their
information, you may refer to their corresponding homepage:

Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) http://www.umac.mo/fba
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Faculty of Education (FED) http://www.umac.mo/fed
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Faculty of Law (FLL) http://www.umac.mo/fll
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Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSH) http://www.umac.mo/fsh
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Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) http://www.umac.mo/fst

Honor College http://www.umac.mo/hc/

Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) http://www.umac.mo/cce
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English Language Center (ELC) http://www.umac.mo/elc

Center for Macau Studies (CMS) http://www.umac.mo/cms

Institute of Chinese Medicine Sciences (ICMS) http://www.umac.mo/icms
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Institute
for
the
Study
http://www.umac.mo/iscg
Double degree
Not applicable.
Contact hours per course
3 lecture hours per week.
of
Commercial
Gaming
Minimum of workload per
Not applicable.
semester
Teaching methods
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Grading
Application requirements
Grade
Grade Point
A
4.0 (93-100)
A-
3.7 (88-92)
B+
3.3 (83-87)
B
3.0 (78-82)
B-
2.7 (73-77)
C+
2.3 (68-72)
C
2.0 (63-67)
C-
1.7 (58-62)
D+
1.3 (53-57)
D
1.0 (50-52)
F
0 (Below 50)
Fulfil the requirement of pre-requisite when taking the courses offered by the
Faculty of Business Administration.
Application documents to be submitted:
Before arrival:
1. Application Form.
2. Accommodation Form.
3. Course Selection Form.
4. Orientation Week Reply Slip.
5. Copy of Passport - expiry date should be at least 1 month after end of
exchange period.
6. 12 Coloured Passport-sized Photos (1.5 inch, white background).
7. Transcripts - academic report / course grades issued by home university.
8. Testimonial - letter of selection issued by home university with exchange
period.
Upon arrival (except Mainland China Exchange Students):
1. Medical Examination Form - medical check-up done at home country, form
must be signed by home doctor for validation, except Mainland exchange
students which must be done in Macau.
2. ENGLISH Report /Film of the X-Ray Test on Lungs.
3. Copy of Tetanus Vaccination Record.
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Application deadline
Application period 2012/2013
For Bachelor’s degree (by direct or transfer admission): 2nd April to 27th April
2012.
To proceed on-line application, please click [here ].
Spring semester: 30th September 2012
Language requirements
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EXCHANGE INFORMATION
Period of exchange
1 semester
Semester dates
There are two semesters, each lasts for 14 weeks in each academic year of the
University of Macau. Classes start by the end of August for the 1st semester and
in January for the 2nd semester.
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Website link
calendar
for
academic
Orientation week
ORIENTATION WEEK (1st semester 22 - 27 Aug 2011 & 2nd semester 2 - 3 Jan
2012).
Before the semester starts, we will organize an orientation week for exchange
students in which you will learn the Chinese culture and festivals, Cantonese
speaking and writings, etc… We also include a Macau sight-seeing tour where we
visit the museums and famous places of Macau. The typical Chinese food will sure
be unforgettable.
Recommended arrival date
Before the orientation week starts.
Welcome on arrival
No
After arriving at Macau Airport or Macau Ferry Terminal, take a taxi at the taxi
station to the university dormitory - East Asia Hall. You might need to wait in the
queue but don't take the illegal taxi as they charge much more. The registered
taxi is either yellow or black colour with the word "TAXI" written on the car.
Remember to show the Dormitory Chinese address (氹仔澳門大學東亞 樓) to
the taxi driver as they don't speak much English. It costs around MOP $50-60
(EURO $5-6) to arrive our university dormitory. The check-in time for the
dormitory is 24 hours daily.
COSTS
Living costs
It is difficult to provide a precise estimate of the likely cost because it varies from
one person to another. Generally a minimum of MOP 2500.00 (around US317.00)
per month will cover the meals, transportation and other living expenses.
Cost of living:
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Below is the information about the average daily expenses to live in Macau:
Housing
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Meals & others entertainment MOP 2000-2500 (EURO $200-250) per month.
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Accommodation MOP 1200 (EURO $120) per month, on campus.
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MOP 3500 (EURO $350) per month, off campus.
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Utilities bills (centricity, water and gas) MOP 500 (EURO $50) per month.
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Books MOP 150-200 (EURO $15-20) each.
The University of Macau (UM) offers hostel for non-local students. Students can
choose from on-campus or off-campus hostel types. In regular cases, without
special request from students, students will be assigned to reside in twin-bed
rooms. Hostel fee of this room type costs MOP$12,000/year (hostel fee of
academic year 2011/2012 for 2 semesters) per student. Upon arrival, students
are expected to proceed the hostel check-in procedure at the Student Affairs
Section.
For more information of UM hostel, please visit:
http://www.umac.mo/sas/dormitory/en/index.html.
On campus dormitory – Eash Asia Hall (EAH)
Under the circumstance with sufficient availability of bed space, UM will provide
bed for each international student at East Asia Hall (EAH), which was established
in 2006. Two students will be accommodated in one room and NO single room
will be assigned to any students due to the limited availability of rooms. One
common bathroom will be shared by 4 students. There is a common living room
and a pantry room on each floor which consists of refrigerator and microwave,
but no cooking (with fire) is allowed. There are also table tennis room, snooker
room, laundry room, a canteen and a convenient store.
The dormitory fee is MOP 6000 (EURO $600) per semester plus MOP 2000
(EURO200) as deposit (or caution fee). Utility bills are all included except
electricity bills (like air-conditioner, etc), but the university will cover MOP100
(EURO $10) electricity expense for each student per month.
http://www.umac.mo/sas/studentlife/nonlocal/en/e_accommodation.html
Insurance
Medical Service
On-campus medical clinic is available at UM providing consultation, treatment
and medication services on presentation of students' Campus Card. Hostel
students are covered by medical insurance scheme with certain insurance
benefits. The insurance premium is included in the hostel fee. More information
on this scheme can be found at web site:
http://www.umac.mo/sas/studentlife/en/insurance_medical.html.
Visa
According to the Law of Macau, all non-local students (except Hong Kong SAR
Resident) studying at Macau's tertiary education institutions have to apply for the
Stay Permit (Student Visa). The Stay Permit is valid for 1 year and has to be
renewed every academic year. Student Affairs Section will arrange for the first
time application of all freshmen and exchange students. For details, please refer
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to the website of our Student Affairs Section at:
http://www.umac.mo/sas/studentlife/nonlocal/en/staypermit.html.
NO study visa (stay permit) at Macau is needed before your arrival as the Student
Affairs Section (SAS) will arrange the study visa (stay permit) application for all
international students as a group after your arrival at Macau. But you might need
an “Entry Visa”.
You are required to enter Hong Kong or Macao with an Entry Visa (Tourist Visa).
You might be requested to show your “UM Letter of Acceptance” to the officers
at Hong Kong or Macau Immigration Border.
This Letter will be sent to you after you are confirmed to be accepted by the
corresponding faculty.
After you arrival, if you would like to apply for the Study Visa on your own but not
following the arrangement of the SAS, you have to prepare the following
documents and go to the Macau Immigration for the application:
1. Testimonial issued by the Registry of the University of Macau.
2. 3 passport photos (white background, 1.5 inch).
3. Photocopies of all the pages with stamps or visas on your passport.
Mainland China Tourist Visa
After your arrival at Macau, if you want to travel to Mainland China, visa may be
obtained at any of the China Travel Service (CTS) offices counters at Macau,
Macau China Consulate or at the Gondbei Immigration and Customs (at the China
Border Gate). A one-time or multiple entry visa (6 months) are available which
requires at least 3 working days.
Documents required for the China visa application are:
1. 1 photo (2 inch).
2. Application form.
3. Passport (valid for at least 6 months).
4. Letter of acceptance issued by the University of Macau.
5. Application fee (varies depend on the passport issue place).
For detail, you may refer to the official web site of the Office of the Commissioner
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China in Macau SAR:
http://www.fmcoprc.gov.mo/chn/
Transport
Visitors can take:
1. The Taipa circular route numbers 35 and 36, Macau to Taipa direction route
number 30, and to and fro Macau and Taipa route number N2 (Night Line),
get off at the "New Century Hotel" station and walk for around 5 minutes to
UM.
2. The Macau to Praia de Hac Sa and Vila de Coloane direction route numbers
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21A, 25, 26A and N3 (Night Line), get off at the "Chun Lai Garden" station and
walk for around 12 minutes to UM, or cross the pedestrian bridge to the "Rua
de Lagos" station on the opposite side and take route number 37* to UM.
3. The Macau to Taipa, Rotunda Flor de Lotus, Vila de Coloane and Aeroporto de
Macau direction route numbers 11**, 22, 25X, 28A, 33, 50, and MT1, get off
at the "Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen/R. Lagos (Grand China Plaza)" station and walk for
around 12 minutes to UM, or cross the pedestrian bridge to the "Rua de
Lagos" station on the opposite side and take route number 37* to UM.
4. The Praia de Hac Sa, Taipa, Rotunda Flor de Lotus, Vila de Coloane and
Aeroporto de Macau to Macau direction route numbers 21A, 22, 25, 25X,
26A, 28A, 33, 50, MT2, and N3 (Night Line), get off at the "Av. Dr. Sun Yat
Sen/CTM (Taipa CTM)" station and walk for around 20 minutes to UM, or take
route number 37* at the "Rua de Lagos" station around the corner to UM.
*Route number 37 has the following stops (No service on Sundays and public
holidays): Rua de Lagos -> Nordeste da Taipa/Tjoi Long Sea View -> Complexo
Desportivo Da UM (UM Sports Complex) -> Biblioteca UM (UM Library) -> UM
(Administrative Building) -> New Century Hotel -> Rua de Lagos.
**Route number 11 can arrive directly at the UM Library and UM Administrative
Building.
For more information about bus routes and taxi fare, please click here.
Extra compulsory fees
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UNIVERSITY
Campus
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UM is located on the top of a little hill. It takes 5 to 10 minutes to walk down the
slope to reach the
New Century Hotel (with casino), where there is a bus stop in front of it. You may
find apartments nearby. Around the apartments, you may easily find restaurants
(Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese), Telephone Company, China Bank (where you pay
your bills of water, electricity, rent and telephone), Laundry, Photo Studio,
Supermarket, McDonald etc…
The campus overlooks the Pearl River estuary and commands impressive views of
the Macau Peninsula, China, and the South China Sea.
The main teaching and administrative blocks; Tai Fung Building, Choi Kai Yau
Building and Luso-Chinese Building have been constructed around two garden
courtyards as an aesthetically satisfying and highly practical core to the
institution. This central landscaped courtyard concept is typical of old Chinese
architecture and fits well with the modern Western design of the campus.
At the entrance of the University stands the Administrative Building, housing all
the administrative offices under one roof for convenience for students and
administrative efficiency.
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The University buildings are laid out in such a way that the residential, teaching
and administrative facilities are linked by walkways and staircases and form an
integrated whole.
Campus facilities:
Cultural Center, Ho Yin Convention Centre, library, auditoriums, classrooms,
laboratories, Computer rooms, Sports Complex, Student Hostel, Student Centre, 2
University Canteens, Student Recreational Area…
Facilities map:
http://www.umac.mo/facilities_map.html
Campus map:
http://www.umac.mo/about_UM_campus_map.html
Useful websites
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Location
Accommodation
See “housing” above.
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