Alumni Highlights
Leveraging UM as a springboard: Ei Thazin Tun’s master plan for enhancing her education business
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic several years ago prompted Ei Thazin Tun to re-evaluate her career path. Having experienced a setback in her career as a language teacher at an internation ...
Balancing on wheels and dreams: Chan Iat Tin’s artistic cycling journey
‘There’s no place on the UM campus where I haven’t performed,’ proudly says Chan Iat Tin, Macao’s top artistic cyclist. A 2024 graduate of the University of Macau (UM) with a degree in Business Intell ...
Targeting Portuguese-speaking markets: UM alumnus Lin Yuchu builds a large AI-powered Chinese-Portuguese language model
In June this year, at the online Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Macao) for Technology Enterprises from Brazil and Portugal, DeeCo-Model was highly praised. This artificial intelligence ( ...
UM alumni in Hengqin: Embracing a new stage of opportunities
The Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin—a vibrant development area adjacent to Macao—has become a new stage for the alumni of the University of Macau (UM) to showcase their talents. F ...
From UM to children’s literature: The creative journey of ‘Mama Pig’
Lydia Ieong Weng Hong, also known by many children and parents as ‘Mama Pig’, is an alumna of the Faculty of Education (FED) at the University of Macau (UM). She ultimately followed her passion and t ...
UM alumnus Timothy Cen Bangjie: The inventor of Macao’s first safe and harmless air disinfection machine
Young people, with their innovative mindset, enthusiasm, unwavering determination and aspiration, are often the driving force behind contemporary technological advances. Timothy Cen Bangjie, an alumn ...