University of Macau Centre for Chinese History and Culture Master’s Graduation Ceremony Successfully Held in 2025

On 30 November 2025, the University of Macau held the “2025 Higher Degrees Conferment Ceremony” with great solemnity at the University Hall. A total of more than 2,240 graduates from doctoral, master’s, and postgraduate certificate/diploma programmes were conferred academic degrees and honours. The ceremony was officiated by O Lam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and representative of the Chief Executive and Chancellor of the University of Macau, in the company of Lam Kam Seng Peter, chair of the University Council of UM; Kou Kam Fai, chair of the Honorary Degrees and Titles Committee of UM; Yonghua Song, rector of UM; and Michael Hui, vice rector of UM. Members of the University Assembly, University Council, and Senate, as well as government officials, prominent members of the community, UM faculty and staff, and student representatives also attended the ceremony. In addition, live stream viewing areas were set up on campus and live streaming was available online for families and friends of the graduates to watch the ceremony.

The Master of Arts in Chinese History and Culture programme offered by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) of the University of Macau continues to provide an in-depth professional development platform for educators in Macao’s basic education sector. In the current academic year, 32 postgraduate students successfully completed the programme. Their research topics covered areas such as the history of Chinese merchants in Macao and the inheritance of Lingnan culture, reflecting the programme’s distinctive teaching approach of being rooted in the local context while integrating historical traditions with contemporary perspectives.

The CCHC extends its warmest congratulations to all graduates. It is hoped that they will take this graduation as a new starting point and continue to promote outstanding traditional Chinese culture in their future educational careers, serving as cultural ambassadors who connect history with the future, and contributing their professional expertise to Macao’s development as “a base for exchange and cooperation where Chinese culture is the mainstream and diverse cultures coexist.”