Macao Polytechnic University Explained

Macao Polytechnic University
Former Name:	Polytechnic Institute, University of East Asia (1981-1991) Macao Polytechnic Institute (1991 - Feb 2022)
Mottoeng:	Knowledge, Expertise and Global Vision
Type:	Public
Chancellor:	Mr. Ho Iat-seng
Rector:	Prof. Im Sio Kei
Students:	5,881
Address:	Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes
Pushpin Map:	Macau#China

T:	澳門理工大學
S:	澳门理工大学
J:	ou3 mun4*2 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6
P:	Àomén Lǐgōng Dàxué
Also Known As:	Macao Polytechnic Institute
T2:	澳門理工學院
S2:	澳门理工学院
J2:	ou3 mun4*2 lei5 gung1 hok6 jyun6*2
P2:	Àomén Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn
Por:	Universidade Politécnica de Macau, Instituto Politéchnico de Macau (old)

Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) is a public university in Macau, China. It was established in 1981.

History

Macao Polytechnic University was formerly known as the Polytechnic Institute of the University of East Asia. Following the splitting of the University of East Asia into three, the Macao Polytechnic University was established in 1991, comprising a number of schools with a long history of public education operation, including the Technical School of the Chinese Affairs Bureau, the Public Administration Training Centre, the Academy of Visual Arts and the Technical School of the Health Bureau.

Prior to 1998 the school's central building used to house the Liceu de Macau, a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school.^[1]

On 16 November 2021, the Chief Executive of MSAR, Ho Iat-seng, delivered the Policy Address of the Government of the MSAR for the financial year 2022, announcing that the institute will be renamed the Macao Polytechnic University. On 1 March 2022, the Macao Polytechnic Institute was officially renamed as Macao Polytechnic University.^[2]

General Information

There are about 6,000 full-time degree programme students at MPU. Every year, MPU offers various types of training programmes with attendance of over 10,000 people at all levels. Moreover, MPU offers Master's and Doctorate degree programmes in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Queen Mary University of London, University of Lisbon, University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Monash University, University of Bologna, Peking University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing Sport University, Chinese Academy of Governance, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University of Sport, Sun Yat-sen University, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan University of Arts, Chinese Culture University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Baptist University, and others.

Faculties and Programmes Offered

Faculty of Applied Sciences	Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Applied Technology Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence driven Drug Discovery Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Technology and Innovation Master of Science in Big Data and Internet of Things Bachelor of Science in Computing Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence Bachelor of Business Administration in Sino-Lusophone Trade Relations	Master of Science in Sports and Physical Education Master of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Physical Education Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Medical Laboratory Technology) Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Pharmacy Technology) Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Therapy
Faculty of Languages and Translation	Faculty of Arts and Design
Doctor of Philosophy in Portuguese Studies Master of Chinese-Portuguese Translation and Interpreting Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation Bachelor of Arts in International Chinese Language Education Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Language	Master of Interdisciplinary Arts Bachelor of Arts in Design Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences	Faculty of Business
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Heritage and Anthropology Master of Public Administration Master of Education (Cultural Communication and Education) Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Chinese) Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Portuguese)	Doctor of Business Administration Master of Business Administration in Gaming Management Master of Science in finance with Data Analytics Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Accounting Bachelor of E-Commerce Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management
Peking University Health Science Center - Macao Polytechnic University Nursing Academy
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Academic Units and Research Centres

• "One Country Two Systems" Research Centre
• Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies
• Centre for Portuguese Studies
• Engineering Research Centre of Applied Technology on Machine Translation and Artificial Intelligence
• Teaching and Learning Centre
• Centre for Continuing Education
• Seniors Academy
• Peking University Health Science Center - Macao Polytechnic University Nursing Academy
• Chinese-Portuguese-English Machine Translation Laboratory
• MPU-BELL Centre of English
• Language and Culture Research Centre of Macao (in collaboration with Beijing Language and Culture University and Institute of Applied Linguistics, Ministry of Education)
• Cultural and Creative Industries Teaching and Research Centre
• MPU-UCLA Joint Research Center in Ubiquitous Computing
• MPU-Melco Gaming & Entertainment Information Technology Research & Development Centre
• MPU-UC Joint Research Laboratory in Advanced Technologies for Smart Cities
• Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies
• Social, Economic and Public Policy Research Centre
• Centre for Artificial Intelligence Driven Drug Discovery
• International Portuguese Training Centre

Ranking

The university is ranked 670th in the world by SCImago Journal Rank for 2022.^[3]

The university is ranked 3835th in the world in the 2022 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.^[4]

The university is ranked 101-200th globally for "sustainable cities and communities", as well as "decent work and economic growth", 201-300th for "peace, justice and strong institutions" and 301-400th for "good health and well-being" in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Impact Rankings.^[5]

The university is ranked 287th in the "Asian University Rankings - Eastern Asia" and 601-650th in the "Asian University Rankings" of QS World University Rankings.^[6]

International recognition

Accreditation

On 13 February 2014, the university achieved the rating of "confidence", as a judgement of its Institutional Review conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK. The judgement is equivalent to an excellent level, as awarded similarly to University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, etc.^[7]

On July 29, 2022, the university was accreditedfor International Quality Review (IQR) and Institutional Accreditation (IA) by QAA, met ten standards of the European Higher Education Area (ESG), including two good practices (student research and innovation as well as its comprehensive talent cultivation model) were recognised.^[8]

Programme Reviews and Professional Recognition

Most of the programmes offered by the university have gained international recognition from various review and accreditation agencies/institutions:

Programme	Institution Recognised
Bachelor of Science in Computing Master of Science in Big Data and Internet of Things	The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK Engineering Council, UK
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Portuguese) Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Medical Laboratory Technology) Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Pharmacy Technology) Bachelor of Management	Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)^[9] ^[10]
Bachelor of Accounting	Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) CPA Australia Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)^[11]
Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management	Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)^[12] ^[13]
Bachelor of E-Commerce	Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC)^[14]
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation	Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA)^[15]
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK^[16]
Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts Bachelor of Arts in Design Bachelor of Physical Education	Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT)^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Chinese)	Education Quality Evaluation Agency of the Ministry of Education of China (EQEA) (formerly Higher Education Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education of China (HEEC))

Other Recognition and Honors

The university is the only higher education institution in the country to receive the "APQN Quality Awards" by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) three times:

• Best/Model Internal QA Award (2015 & 2017)^[21]
• Best Practice of QA during COVID pandemic (2022)

The university won the "National Teaching Achievement Award" in 2019 and 2023, making it the first and only higher education institution in Macao to receive this award twice.^[22]

Chinese Universities Alumni Association (CUAA) released the annual "Evaluation and Study Report of Universities in China". The university was rated as a four-star university from 2017 to 2022 consecutively, ranking among China's high-level universities.^[23]

See also

• Macao Polytechnic University Multisport Pavilion
• List of universities and colleges in Macau

Notes and References

1. Clayton, Cathryn H. (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 168., 9780674035454.
2. Web site: Macao Polytechnic Institute to be converted into university Macau Business . 2022-03-02 . en-GB.
3. Web site: SCImago . Overall Ranking . https://web.archive.org/web/20220430141621/https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=MAC . 2022-04-30 . 2022-04-30.
4. Web site: Wrwu World . Overall Ranking . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520003159/https://webometrics.info/en/Asia/Macau . 2022-05-20 . 2022-04-30.
5. Web site: 2022-03-02 . Macao Polytechnic University . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618101403/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/macao-polytechnic-university . 2022-06-18 . 2022-05-18 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
6. Web site: Macao Polytechnic University . 2024-01-16 . Top Universities . en.
7. Web site: 8 March 2014. Macao Polytechnic Institute Institutional Review by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (PDF). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308163509/http://www.qaa.ac.uk/InstitutionReports/types-of-review/overseas/Documents/R6305-MPI.pdf. 8 March 2014. 27 August 2020.
8. Web site: Macao Polytechnic University becomes second institution in Macao to achieve global quality accreditation . 2022-08-03 . www.qaa.ac.uk.
9. Web site: MPI's Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation Programme Passed Academic Review by Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal. 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
10. Web site: Successful Academic Review for MPI's Bachelor of Science programmes in Biomedical Technology (Medical Laboratory Technology & Pharmacy Technology). 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
11. Web site: The Bachelor of Accounting Programme of MPI has passed the review by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (理工會計學學士課程通過香港學術及職業資歷評審局評審). 27 August 2020. Macao SAR Government Portal. zh-hant.
12. Web site: MPI's Bachelor of Social Work Programme Passed Learning Programme Review by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
13. Web site: The Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management programme has passed the review, the quality of the Institute has been internationally recognized again (辦學質量再獲國際認可 理工博彩與娛樂管理專業課程通過學術評鑑). 27 August 2020. Government Information Bureau.
14. Web site: The CEC™ Accredited Education Qualified Programs. 27 August 2020. icecc.com.
15. Web site: MPI's Translation Programme Positively Reviewed by New Zealand's Academic Quality Agency. 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
16. Web site: International Subject Review of Macao Polytechnic Institute Subject: Nursing. 27 August 2020. QAA.
17. Web site: MPI Music Programme Successfully Accredited by HEEACT, Macao's First Accredited HEI Programme in Creativity. 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
18. Web site: MPI's Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts Programme Successfully Accredited by HEEACT. 27 August 2020. Macao SAR Government Portal. en-US.
19. Web site: The Bachelor of Arts in Design programme has passed the review, the quality of the Institute has been accredited by Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (理工設計課程通過台高教評鑑中心評審). 27 August 2020. Macao SAR Government Portal. zh-hant.
20. Web site: Nurturing World Champion Martial Arts Athletes, MPI's Bachelor of Physical Education Successfully Accredited by HEEACT. 27 August 2020. www.ipm.edu.mo. en.
21. Web site: 2017 APQN Quality Awards .
22. Web site: Macao Polytechnic Institute becomes the first higher education institution in Macao to win the National Teaching Achievement Award (澳門理工學院成澳門首家獲國家級教學成果獎的高等院校) . 27 August 2020 . Macao SAR Government Portal . zh-hant.
23. Web site: CUAA 2020 Best University Rankings in Macao (校友會2020澳門最好大學排名) . 27 August 2020 . www.cuaa.net.