To strengthen Macao and Portuguese speaking country platform, the President of Ciência Viva Dr. Rosalia Vargas visited UM for the possibility of collaboration in various STEM activities as well as international student recruitment. She was greeted by Rector Prof. Yonghua Song, Vice Rector (Global Affairs) Prof. Rui Martins and Director of Global Affairs Office Ms. Cindy Lam. Dr. Rosalia Vargas visited the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI and Chao Kuang Piu Residential College. In addition, she also visited STEM related organizations including the Macao Science Center and the Portuguese Schools of Macau to explore the possibility of partnership in initiatives aiming at improving science education in primary and secondary schools.
Ciência Viva is the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture of Portugal and was established to promote public awareness of science and technology and science education at a national level, with a particular emphasis on young people. Ciência Viva started as a unit of the Ministry of Science and Technology and is now an association of public bodies and research institutes. Since its establishment, Ciência Viva has been developing activities along three different and complementary streams: science education (schools), public awareness of science (citizens) and a national network of science centres. The expansion of Ciência Viva centres around the country made possible conveying Science and Technology to the younger generations and has been helping in attracting more students into scientific and research careers. By partnering mainly with secondary schools, Ciência Viva has also contributed to spread more experimental approaches to teaching and learning.
