MACAO — The University of Macao (UM) will establish 5 science and technology faculties by way of a restructuring of half of its present faculties, with the brand new faculties scheduled to formally begin operations on Aug 1, 2026, the college famous Friday.
The plan, authorised by its college council, consists of the institution of the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Information Science and Computing, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Design. Student enrolment in science and technology disciplines is predicted to attain about 14,500 sooner or later.
Song Yonghua, rector of the UM, mentioned the initiative will considerably develop the scope and depth of the college”s scientific and technological innovation capability and supply sturdy assist for its improvement into an internationally acknowledged college of excellence.
The UM additionally talked about within the discover that the restructuring will assist its dual-campus improvement throughout its fundamental campus and a brand new campus within the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, selling nearer collaboration between academia and trade and facilitating the applying of analysis outcomes in Macao and past.
(*5*) of the campus within the Hengqin cooperation zone started in December 2025 and is scheduled for completion in 2029.