UM to hold Innovation Week next week

The University of Macau’s (UM) Institute of Collaborative Innovation will hold the UM Innovation Week 2017 from 30 October to 3 November, to provide an opportunity for faculty and students as well as the public to learn more about the culture of innovation and research achievements at UM. A series of fun activities will be held during the week, including exhibitions of research achievements and projects, the Venture Capital Day for Medical and Health Sciences, and talks on innovation and entrepreneurship.

The opening ceremony for the Innovation Week will be held on 1 November, at 2:00pm, in Room G018, on the ground floor of the UM Guesthouse. A ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on collaborative innovation will be held on the same day. In addition, venture capital investment experts will attend the event to exchange ideas with faculty members from UM’s Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and Faculty of Health Sciences, on how to make medical research better meet market demand. A series of innovation and entrepreneurship talks will also be held, where speakers will have in-depth discussions on hot topics such as big data in finance, block chains, and unmanned boats.

For enquiries, please call 8822 8683 or 8822 2929.  or visit: https://ci.ici.umac.mo/