Selected Research
Kurniawan, Lei T., T. A., Khan, S., Mohyuddin, A. et al. Technological solutions for air pollution control to mitigate climate change: an approach to facilitate global transition toward blue sky and net-zero emission. Chem. Pap. 78, 6843–6871 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-024-03594-0
Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., & Wu, H. (2023). Relationships among critical thinking disposition components of Chinese undergraduates: A moderated mediating effect analysis. International Journal of Educational Research, 124, 102306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102306
Lei, T. M. T., Cai, J., Molla, A. H., Kurniawan, T. A., & Kong, S. S.-K. (2024). Evaluation of Machine Learning Models in Air Pollution Prediction for a Case Study of Macau as an Effort to Comply with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability, 16(17), 7477. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177477
Ge, Y. (2024). Career trajectory and cross-system mobility: Career planning of doctoral students in Macao. Higher Education Quarterly, 78(2), 488-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12474
Duan, S., Vasconcelos, R. O., Wu, L., Li, X., Sun, W., & Li, X. (2025). Managing aquaculture noise: Impacts on fish hearing, welfare, and mitigation strategies. Reviews in Aquaculture, 17(3), e70013. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70013
Zuev, D., Hannam, K., & Zhao, J. (2025). Industrial heritage tourism in Macau: reinventing the Iec Long firecracker factory. Tourism Geographies, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2025.2495179
Zucconi, L., Fierro-Vásquez, N., Antunes, A. et al. Advocating microbial diversity conservation in Antarctica. npj biodivers 4, 5 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-025-00076-8
Antunes, A. (2025). Research in science and technology: Challenges and opportunities in the cooperation between China, Angola, and Portugal. In The Palgrave Handbook on China-Europe-Africa Relations (pp. 1101–1120). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5640-7_54
Lampo, A. (2025). Consumers’ perception of electric aviation in Macao: An exploratory study based on the theory of planned behavior. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Industrial and Business Engineering (ICIBE ’24) (pp. 187–193). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3716097.3716104
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STUDENT WORK PLACEMENT
In the 2024-2025 academic year, we recorded 18% of our students who participated in work placements or internships. USJ signed agreements with over 80 local partners to provide support for our students’ career development and ensure the best possible opportunities for them to enter the professional world. We continue to expand internship opportunities for students. We signed MoUs with BNU and S.O. Idea for banking and MICE internships. This built partnerships with the industrial sector to enhance student career pathways and also increase opportunities for work placements and internships.
We also hosted the Career Fair 2025, an annual initiative that brought together 30 enterprises, companies, and organisations. The Fair offered over 1000 job vacancies across sectors and featured seminars and talks. It also led to the signing of an MoU cooperation, thereby promoting academic-industry collaboration. We organised a two-day e-commerce and innovation tour that included a diverse delegation of local Macao, Mainland Chinese and international participants. The tour broadened participants’ professional horizons and highlighted employment potential in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Our Social Work Department hosted an inspirational Career Sharing Session for Graduates. This session equipped graduates with practical knowledge and reflected USJ’s holistic approach to student development.