Universidade Politécnica de Macau, Instituto Politéchnico de Macau (old)
Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) is a public university in Sé, Macau. It was established in 1981.
History
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 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]
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]
On 29 July 2022, the university was accredited for 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.[7]
Programme reviews and professional recognition
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)[8][9]
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))
Bachelor of Business Administration in Gaming and Recreation Management
The university is the only higher education institution in the country to receive the "APQN Quality Awards" by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) four times:[22]
Best Practice of QA during COVID pandemic (2022)[8]
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.[24]
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.[25]
