The University of Macau's (UM) Hengqin campus will be a green, efficient, and eco-friendly campus. Representatives of the university said yesterday during a press conference the overall campus design will be people-oriented and aims to reflect UM’s educational ideals.
Emphasis will be on creating a comfortable, liberal, but stimulating atmosphere. The architectural style will mainly feature four unique Macau characteristics, namely “a blend of Chinese and western cultures”, “a combination of mountain and sea views”, “a reflection of the characteristics of Southern Chinese Region”, and “a style reminiscent of South European flavour”.
New technologies and new materials will be used to create a “green, efficient, energy-saving and eco-friendly university” with a solid foundation for sustainable growth. “The new campus will not only become a new landmark in Macau and Hengqin, but also feature a landscape that is unique among universities around the world,” university staff said, adding that the architectural design will reflect UM’s educational ideals and highlight a tiered layout of the residential colleges.
After the construction is completed, relocation will be carried out in an orderly and stage-by-stage manner. Once the new campus is in use, the current campus will continue to serve for educational, academic, cultural, recreational and sports activities that are relevant to the Macao community.
With a spacious new campus, UM will be able to pursue high quality undergraduate education and promote innovation in scientific research to the fullest extent, particularly on teaching, campus life and research development.
UM will increase the number of faculties from five to eight, will introduce a residential college system, and set up three open research bases, namely Information and Electronic Research Base, Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Base, and Energy and Environmental Research Base.