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Today’s Prophets: The Enduring Societal Relevance of Vocations to Priestly and Religious Life

September 4, 2023September 15, 2023 adminFaith & Life

O Clarim will run a special series of articles on USJ FRSP (University of St Joseph -Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy) which is expressly focused on emphasizing the significance of the priesthood, especially in these times when the world seems to be in need of re-evangelization and a renewal of faith, by participating in the celebration of the Year of Vocations of the Catholic Diocese of Macao.
In the first article of this series, Ian Shelley Alabanza writes that priests or religious, in the societal context, are immensely important as they follow in the footsteps of Jesus, always striving to steer the people in their care toward a life under the guidance and counsel of the Holy Spirit.

USJ Hosts Faculty Development Programme 2023 on ‘Internationalisation in Higher Education’

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 adminLocal

The 3rd Faculty Development Programme, co-organised by the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) and the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, was held with the aim of shaping higher education managers and administrative staff within the AUAP community to become more proficient in the internationalisation process of their institutions.

USJ to set up new research lab for applied neurosciences in Portugal

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 adminLocal, World

The University of Saint Joseph joined forces with the Catholic University of Portugal to create a second laboratory of applied neurosciences. The lab, which will be headquartered in Porto, aims to take advantage of the scientific assets and the critical capacity that exists in Portugal’s second-largest city.

USJ partners with global initiative to tackle world hunger using AI and multidisciplinary expertise

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 adminAll Categories

“To fight against hunger and food insecurity with the help of Artificial Intelligence”. This is the aim of a new academic consortium created through the initiative of the University of São Paulo, Brazil’s largest public university. The University of Saint Joseph has joined the project and it will foster the development of a new digital radio with a very particular mission: fight against global hunger.

USJ’s new digital platform ‘Portuguese in Sight’ may be game changer for second language students

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 adminLocal

The University of Saint Joseph will launch on Monday its first digital platform aimed at Portuguese language learners. Christened Português à Vista, or Portuguese in Sight, it aspires to be a valuable resource for students studying Portuguese as a second language. Made in Macau and for Macau, the platform does not dismiss the importance of the Portuguese-speaking world.

University of Saint Joseph receives an astounding 25,000-volume library collection

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 adminLocal

The University of Saint Joseph has recently been enriched with a donation of more than 25,000 tomes that will serve to reinforce the newly refurbished library at the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy and help transform the institution into one of the largest centers of religious studies in East Asia.

New Master of Catholic Studies program aims to be an academic attraction

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 adminLocal

Despite still being under internal scrutiny, the University of Saint Joseph’s master’s degree in Catholic Studies is set to be offered starting from the fall of 2023. The University’s open day attracted about 70 people from different backgrounds and gave them access to information about the new master’s program.

St Joseph’s Prison Outreach to Provide Prisoners with Second Chance in Life

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 adminLocal

Scholarships are to be awarded to academically-deserving inmates through the University of St Joseph’s Prison Outreach Program. This advancement in the program will benefit previously disadvantaged prisoners, giving them access to a better education and, consequently, a better life.

USJ’S 25th ANNIVERSARY MASS: Learn from St Joseph’s Fatherly Heart

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 adminLocal

The Bishop of Macau, Most Reverend Stephen Lee Bun-sang, celebrated this morning a Thanksgiving Mass for the 25th anniversary of the University of Saint Joseph. The bishop cited Pope Francis’ Patris corde which talks about St Joseph and encouraged everyone to learn from his fatherly virtues.

USJ to cooperate with East Timor’s Catholic University

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 adminLocal, World

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will collaborate with Saint John Paul II Catholic University, a newly established East Timorese higher education institution. As soon as the epidemic scenario allows travel to resume, USJ intends to institute exchange programs with East Timor’s Catholic University for students and teachers alike.