The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is a private Catholic university in Macau, China.
The university was founded in 1996, previously known as Macau Inter-University Institute (; ; IIUM). It was jointly organized by the Catholic University of Portugal and the Diocese of Macau. It is also connected by structural, academic, and social bonds to the special administrative region of Macau, to Portugal, and to mainland China.
USJ expresses its mission as being a private Catholic university in, of, and for Macao, in, of, and for China, concentrating on post-graduate teaching and research, together with professional training in the liberal arts and social sciences.
USJ offers a wide range of courses ranging from the humanities to the social and technological sciences. New courses are regularly being added in order to keep pace with the most recent academic and scientific advances in the modern world.
There are programs for certificates, diplomas, licentiate (undergraduate/bachelor's), master's, and doctoral degrees, and also language programs including the teaching of Putonghua (Mandarin), Portuguese, Japanese, French, and English.
History Catholic higher education in Asia began with the founding, in 1594, of the Colégio de Macau by Fr Alessandro Valignano SJ. Frs Michele Ruggieri, Matteo Ricci and Johann Adam Schall von Bell SJs studied in Macao, as did St Andrew Kim, the first Korean Martyr. Part of its teaching was transferred to the Seminário de São Jose in 1728 where the teaching of theology, philosophy and religious studies continues to this day (after a 28 year break between 1968 & 1996) as part on USJ's Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy.
The University of Saint Joseph was founded in 1996.
In September 2017, the university moved its main campus building to Ilha Verde but retaining the NAPE campus (hosting the Institute of Science and Environment), and the Seminary campus (hosting the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy).
The university's fourth rector, the Rev'd Prof Stephen Morgan DPhil(Oxon) was elected on 9 March 2020 and installed on 23 May 2020. He is a theologian and ecclesiastical historian who had previously been the university's Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies.
In September 2021, the University announced that it had been given permission to recruit students from Mainland China for the first time.
Campuses The university has three campuses: The main campus in Ilha Verde, Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fátima Parish); its original campus (NAPE) in Sé (Cathedral Parish); and the Saint Joseph Seminary in São Lourenço (Saint Lawrence)."Contacts." University of Saint Joseph. Retrieved on January 17, 2018. "New Campus USJ’s headquarters have been moved to the new campus at: Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, 14-17, Macau, China 中國澳門青洲河邊馬路14-17號" and "NAPE1 [...] Address: Rua de Londres 16, Macau, China 地址：中國澳門倫敦街十六號(環宇豪庭三樓)" and "Saint Joseph Seminary [...] Address: 5 Largo de Sto. Agostinho, Macau, China(Entrance next to Sir Robert Ho Tung Library) 地址：中國澳門崗頂前地五號(何東圖書館旁入)"
University Organisation The university is currently split into several units:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy Doctoral School School of Education Institute for Data Engineering and Sciences (IDEAS) Institute of Science and Environment (ISE)
Courses offered The University of Saint Joseph offers a board range of academic programmes at the Pre-University, Undergraduate and Post-Graduate level, as well as non-degree programs, offered through the Lifelong Learning Office.
Undergraduate Degree Programmes
List of Bachelor Degree Programmes: Biology and Biotechnology Architectural Studies Business Administration Christian Studies Communication and Media Design Digital Cinema Education Environmental Science Fashion Design Philosophy Portuguese-Chinese Studies (Language and Culture) Portuguese-Chinese Translation Studies Psychology Social Work
List of Pre-University: Foundation Year in Philosophy Pre-University
List of Associate Diploma Programs: Media Production Portuguese-Chinese Translation Product Design
Graduate Degree Programmes
List of Master Degree Programmes: Architecture Business Administration Catholic Studies 天主教研究 Christian Studies Communication and Media Community Development Counselling and Psychotherapy Design (Specialisation in Interactive Design) Education Environmental Sciences and Management Government Studies History and Heritage Studies Lusophone and International Public Law Lusophone Studies in Linguistics and Literature Mestrado de Estudos Lusófonos em Linguística e Literatura Neuroscience and Behaviour Organisational Psychology Philosophy 教育碩士學位課程
List of Doctoral Degree Programmes: Business Administration Education Global Studies Government Studies History Information Systems Psychology Religious Studies Science
List of Post-Graduate Diploma programmes: Diploma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Legislativas Diploma de Pós-Graduação em Educação Post-Graduate Diploma in Education Post-Graduate Diploma in Legislative Sciences 學位後教育文憑課程
See also List of universities and colleges in Macau
References
External links
University of Saint Joseph - Official website