History
University of Macau's predecessor is the privately owned University of East Asia which was established in 1981. The university started with several undergraduate programs which followed the academic structure of British universities with three years of study. English was the main medium of instruction and the majority of the students were from Hong Kong.
In 1988, the Macau government entrusted the Macau Foundation to acquire the university. The three-year undergraduate programs were expanded to four-year programs, while English remained the main medium of instruction. In 1991, a new university charter was put in place and the university became a public university and was renamed as University of Macau. The student enrollment rose to about three thousands and the percentage of Macau students rose to above 80%. Major construction began in 2003, that includes a new academic building, a student center, four hostel buildings for housing students and staff, a scientific research center building, as well as the Chinese Medicine Center. The project is expected to be completed in 2011.
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