As a comprehensive research-oriented public university of international standing in Macao, the University of Macau (UM) continues to optimise its academic structure and strengthen its capacities in technology and innovation. Five science and technology faculties and two research institutes commenced operations today (1 August), namely the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Information Science and Computing, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Design, the Institute of Smart City Technologies, and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Brain Sciences. The strategic restructuring of academic disciplines and research platforms signifies UM’s continuous expansion in technology and innovation. The aim is to enhance the cultivation of high-calibre talent in science and technology, support the educational integration of Macao and Hengqin, promote Macao’s economic diversification, and establish UM as an internationally recognised university of excellence. Yonghua Song, rector of UM, said that the restructuring is designed to align with the national strategy of building the country into a science and technology powerhouse, to facilitate the integrated development of education, technology, and talent in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and to meet the needs of Macao’s economic diversification. The restructuring also embodies the Macao SAR government’s ‘Education for Macao, Talent for Macao’ policy. Following two years of systematic research, expert consultation, internal approval processes, and endorsement by the University Council, UM has integrated its high-quality teaching and research resources to restructure its faculties and research institutes, thereby strengthening its capacity in science and technology education and cutting-edge research. The five new faculties will transform UM’s academic structure for science and technology disciplines, creating a framework that spans basic sciences, engineering technology, information intelligence, modern medicine, and creative design, and driving the integration of medicine, engineering, information science, and intelligent technologies. Meanwhile, by leveraging Macao’s advantages under the ‘one country,