- Student-faculty ratios: 14.4
- Male to female ratio: 57 : 43
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.umac.mo/
- Address: Avenida da Universidade,Taipa,Macau
- Phone: +853 8822 8833
Founded in 1981, the University of Macau (UM) was the predecessor of the private University of East Asia, which was officially renamed University of Macau in 1991 as a public university. Through 37 years of development, UM has become a leading and the only public comprehensive university in Macao. Currently, UM ranks: UM relocated to the new campus equipped with a unique residential college system: UM is dedicated to teaching by offering more than 130 programmes to more than 10,000 students. Some of our programmes are internationally recognized: UM strives to deliver research excellence with support from the central government, Macao community and our faculty: Three state-key laboratories in one campus Looking ahead, UM will constantly improve, optimize, enhance, and innovate, in order to become an outstanding university rooted in Macao, integrated into the Greater Bay Area, and geared towards the whole country and the world; an outstanding university that makes a contribution to Macao, China, and humanity. UM is committed to producing versatile and creative graduates with a global outlook. UM currently offers over 130 bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degree programmes to more than 10,000 students, with English as the main teaching instruction medium: UM emphasizes students’ whole person development through implementing the ‘4-in-1’ model of education and Residential College system: UM offers valuable learning and career opportunities to students: International Faculty UM boasts a strong faculty team comprised of over 600 scholars recruited from more than 13 countries around the world. Many of the faculty members have earned prestigious titles such as fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, member of the Portuguese Academy of Sciences, fellow of the American Society for Metals, fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, fellow of the American Physical Society, fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, fellow of the American Educational Research Association, president of the IEEE’s Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, and Chang Jiang Scholar Chair Professor (Ministry of Education). Faculty Support The university has established a Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, which organizes workshops and training courses on a regular basis so that faculty members can share teaching experience, learn from one another, and improve their teaching pedagogies. Internal funding from the university’s research committee has been set up to enable faculty members to obtain necessary financial support to conduct their research. UM faculty members can also obtain external funding from local and national entities in support of their research activities. Staff Benefits To help settle into Macao, UM provides on campus accommodation to eligible faculty members. In addition, faculty members and their eligible family members shall enjoy medical benefits as provided by appointed medical institutions. The cost of living in Macao is relatively lower compared to other prominent cities in Asia such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Moreover, all residents and non-residents working in Macao enjoy much lower tax rates than in other economically developed Asian countries. The local income tax rate is on a progressive scale and the current maximum rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions.
- Total number of students 9,893
- Number of international students 3,558
- Total number of academic staff 652
- Number of international staff 551
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 1,300
- Number of master's degrees awarded 731
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 69
- Number of research only staff 259
- Number of new undergraduate students 1,678
- Number of new master's students 805
- Number of new doctoral students 279
- Global score 42.2
- Global research reputation #854
- Regional research reputation #210
- Publications #753
- Books #395
- Conferences #454
- Normalized citation impact #500
- Total citations #681
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #625
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #370
- International collaboration #758
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #756
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #651
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #548
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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14.4
No. of students per staff
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37%
Percentage of International Students
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57 : 43
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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9,340
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2015
276-300
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2016
401-500
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2017
351—400
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2018
351–400
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2019
351–400
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2020
301–350
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Asia University Rankings
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2015
40
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2016
50
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2017
=43
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2018
47
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2019
42
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Young University Rankings
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2015
39
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2016
=88
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2017
67
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2018
60
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2019
=52
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Engineering & technology
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2018
151–175
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2019
101–125
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Life sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Social sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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-
Business & Economics
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2019
301–400
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Computer Science
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2018
176–200
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2019
176–200
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Education
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2019
201–250
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Psychology
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2019
151–175
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#524 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 39.2
- Chemistry global research reputation #597
- Chemistry regional research reputation #187
- Chemistry publications #923
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #111
- Chemistry total citations #630
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #527
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #59
- Chemistry international collaboration #459
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #723
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #392
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #124
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#119 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 48.8
- Computer Science global research reputation #212
- Computer Science regional research reputation #79
- Computer Science publications #174
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #13
- Computer Science total citations #76
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #83
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #12
- Computer Science international collaboration #177
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #238
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #24
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #6
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#314 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 50.6
- Engineering global research reputation #450
- Engineering regional research reputation #202
- Engineering publications #282
- Engineering normalized citation impact #88
- Engineering total citations #214
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #182
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #70
- Engineering international collaboration #473
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #405
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #237
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #230