Milestones

  • 1981The University of East Asia (UEA) was founded
  • 1984The first group of bachelor students graduated
  • 1985The Nine Dragon Wall was given by the State Education Commission of the PRC
  • 1988The groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Building of the University of East Asia was held
  • 1989President of Portugal Mário Soares visited UM
  • 1989The groundbreaking ceremony for the Luso-Chinese Building was held
  • 1991UEA was taken over by the local government and renamed "University of Macau"
  • 1992The first group of master's students graduated
  • 1995The inauguration ceremony for the Sports Complex was held
  • 1997President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio visited UM
  • 2003Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong visited UM
  • 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus
  • 2009The University of Macau Development Foundation was founded
  • 2010Two residential colleges, namely East Asia College and Pearl Jubilee College, were established.
  • 2010Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited UM
  • 2011Two state key labs were unveiled