Macao Polytechnic Institute
Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM; Chinese:澳門理工學院; Portuguese: Instituto Politécnico de Macau) was established on 1981. It is located in the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. MPI is a public Higher education institution with an emphasis on applied knowledge and skills.
澳門理工學院 Instituto Politécnico de Macau | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1981 |
| President | Prof. Im Sio Kei |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.ipm.edu.mo |
  Location in Macau  Macao Polytechnic Institute (China) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門理工學院 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门理工学院 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Instituto Politécnico de Macau | ||||||||||
History
Macao Polytechnic Institute was formerly known as the Polytechnic Institute of the University of East Asia. Following the splitting of the University of East Asia into three, the Macao Polytechnic Institute was established in 1991, comprising a number of schools with a long history of public education operation, including the Technical School of the Chinese Affairs Bureau, the Public Administration Training Centre, the Academy of Visual Arts and the Technical School of the Health Bureau.
Prior to 1998 the school's central building used to house the Liceu de Macau, a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school.[1]
General Information
There are about 3,200 full-time undergraduate students at MPI, and postgraduate programmes and joint postgraduate programmes are also established. Every year, MPI offers various types of training programmes with attendance of over 10,000 people at all levels. Moreover, MPI offers Master's and Doctorate degree programmes in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Queen Mary University of London, University of Lisbon, University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Monash University, Peking University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing Sport University, Chinese Academy of Governance, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University of Sport, Sun Yat-sen University, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan University of Arts, Chinese Culture University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Hong Kong Baptist University.
Programmes
| School of Arts | School of Applied Sciences |
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| School of Business | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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| School of Health Sciences and Sports | School of Languages and Translation |
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Centres/ Research Centres
- "One Country Two Systems" Research Centre
- Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies
- Centre for Portuguese Studies
- Engineering Research Centre of Applied Technology on Machine Translation and Artificial Intelligence, Ministry of Education
- Teaching and Learning Centre
- Centre for Continuing Education
- Seniors Academy
- International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting
- Chinese-Portuguese-English Machine Translation Laboratory
- MPI-BELL Centre of English
- Language and Culture Research Centre of Macao (in collaboration with Beijing Language and Culture University and Institute of Applied Linguistics, Ministry of Education)
- Cultural and Creative Industries Teaching and Research Centre
- MPI-QMUL Intelligent Systems Research Centre
- MPI-UCLA Joint Research Center in Ubiquitous Computing
- MPI-Melco Gaming & Entertainment Information Technology Research & Development Centre
- Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies
- Social, Economic and Public Policy Research Centre
International recognition
On 13 February 2014, the Institute achieved the rating of "confidence", as a judgement of its Institutional Review conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK. The judgement is equivalent to an excellent level, as awarded similarly to Oxford University, Queen Mary University of London, etc.[2]
In 2015, the Institute was awarded the "APQN Quality Award" by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN).[3] In 2017, the Institute was once again awarded the award,[3] becoming the only higher education institution in the country to receive the award twice.
The Institute won the "National Teaching Achievement Award" in 2019, making it the first and only higher education institution in Macao to receive this award.[4]
Chinese Universities Alumni Association (CUAA) released the annual "Evaluation and Study Report of Universities in China". The Institute was rated as a four-star university from 2017 to 2020 consecutively, ranking among China's high-level universities.[5]
Most of the programmes offered by the Institute have gained international recognition from various review and accreditation agencies/institutions:
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References
- Clayton, Cathryn H. Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 168. ISBN 0674035453, 9780674035454.
- "Macao Polytechnic Institute Institutional Review by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (PDF)" (PDF). web.archive.org. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "2017 APQN Quality Award" (PDF).
- "Macao Polytechnic Institute becomes the first higher education institution in Macao to win the National Teaching Achievement Award (澳門理工學院成澳門首家獲國家級教學成果獎的高等院校)". Macao SAR Government Portal (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "CUAA 2020 Best University Rankings in Macao (校友會2020澳門最好大學排名)". www.cuaa.net. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "MPI's Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation Programme Passed Academic Review by Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Successful Academic Review for MPI's Bachelor of Science programmes in Biomedical Technology (Medical Laboratory Technology & Pharmacy Technology)". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "The Bachelor of Accounting Programme of MPI has passed the review by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (理工會計學學士課程通過香港學術及職業資歷評審局評審)". Macao SAR Government Portal (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "MPI's Bachelor of Social Work Programme Passed Learning Programme Review by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "The Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management programme has passed the review, the quality of the Institute has been internationally recognized again (辦學質量再獲國際認可 理工博彩與娛樂管理專業課程通過學術評鑑)". Government Information Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "The CEC™ Accredited Education Qualified Programs". icecc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "MPI's Translation Programme Positively Reviewed by New Zealand's Academic Quality Agency". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "International Subject Review of Macao Polytechnic Institute Subject: Nursing" (PDF). QAA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "MPI Music Programme Successfully Accredited by HEEACT, Macao's First Accredited HEI Programme in Creativity". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "MPI's Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art Programme Successfully Accredited by HEEACT". Macao SAR Government Portal. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "The Bachelor of Arts in Design programme has passed the review, the quality of the Institute has been accredited by Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (理工設計課程通過台高教評鑑中心評審)". Macao SAR Government Portal (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Nurturing World Champion Martial Arts Athletes, MPI's Bachelor of Physical Education Successfully Accredited by HEEACT". www.ipm.edu.mo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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