Macao Polytechnic University 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 University 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]
On 16 November 2021, the Chief Executive of MSAR, Ho Iat-seng, delivered the Policy Address of the Government of the MSAR for the financial year 2022, announcing that the institute will be renamed the Macao Polytechnic University. On 1 March 2022, the Macao Polytechnic Institute was officially renamed as Macao Polytechnic University.[2]
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
MPU-UCLA Joint Research Center in Ubiquitous Computing
MPU-Melco Gaming & Entertainment Information Technology Research & Development Centre
MPU-UC Joint Research Laboratory in Advanced Technologies for Smart Cities
Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies
Social, Economic and Public Policy Research Centre
Centre for Artificial Intelligence Driven Drug Discovery
The university is ranked 101-200th globally for "sustainable cities and communities", as well as "decent work and economic growth", 201-300th for "peace, justice and strong institutions" and 301-400th for "good health and well-being" in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Impact Rankings.[5]
The university is ranked 287th in the "Asian University Rankings - Eastern Asia" and 601-650th in the "Asian University Rankings" of QS World University Rankings.[6]
On 13 February 2014, the university 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 University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, etc.[7]
On July 29, 2022, the university was accreditedfor International Quality Review (IQR) and Institutional Accreditation (IA) by QAA, met ten standards of the European Higher Education Area (ESG), including two good practices (student research and innovation as well as its comprehensive talent cultivation model) were recognised.[8]
Programme Reviews and Professional Recognition[edit]
Most of the programmes offered by the university have gained international recognition from various review and accreditation agencies/institutions:
Programme
Institution Recognised
Bachelor of Science in Computing
Master of Science in Big Data and Internet of Things
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK
Engineering Council, UK
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Portuguese)
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Medical Laboratory Technology)
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology (Pharmacy Technology)
Bachelor of Management
Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)[9][10]
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)[11]
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)[12][13]
Bachelor of E-Commerce
Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC)[14]
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation
Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA)[15]
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK[16]
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Design
Bachelor of Physical Education
Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT)[17][18][19][20]
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Chinese)
Education Quality Evaluation Agency of the Ministry of Education of China (EQEA) (formerly Higher Education Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education of China (HEEC))
The university is the only higher education institution in the country to receive the "APQN Quality Awards" by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) three times:
Best Practice of QA during COVID pandemic (2022)[9]
The university won the "National Teaching Achievement Award" in 2019 and 2023, making it the first and only higher education institution in Macao to receive this award twice.[22]
Chinese Universities Alumni Association (CUAA) released the annual "Evaluation and Study Report of Universities in China". The university was rated as a four-star university from 2017 to 2022 consecutively, ranking among China's high-level universities.[23]
