The School of Law (SOL) of the City University of Macau (CityU) upholds a pedagogical approach that blends theory and practice. It demonstrates strong local characteristics that center around Macao's legal system, aiming to prepare future practical and research professionals with global visions and innovative spirits who are familiar with Macao SAR legal system. The Faculty comprises experienced professionals and renowned scholars from legal sectors in Macao, the mainland and worldwide.
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Highlights on Comparative Law
SOL offerings focus on studying Constitutional Law, Basic Law, Administrative Law, Comparative Criminal Law, Comparative Civil Law, and International Commercial Law.
- Master of Law program consists of two years of study. As part of the course, students will be introduced to Civil and Commercial Law, Macao's legal system, and the Romano-Germanic legal system, all with a view to consolidating their legal academic foundation. The program highlights on studying Comparative Law and provides a number of courses in Comparative Property Law and Comparative Contract Law. Through analytical comparison, the course aims to help students broaden their horizons by learning about different legal systems practiced in the mainland and in Macao.[foogallery id="50345"]
Ample academic events to invigorate talents
SOL has established close ties with courts, prosecutors, law firms and universities in the Macao SAR and the mainland. It is actively innovating education models that combine practice and research to nurture high-caliber legal talents with an international perspective to serve Macao and the neighboring regions.
SOL organizes high-level academic events in collaboration with the industry to enrich learning resources. Together with the Institute for Lusophone Countries Law, the Macao SAR Government Legal Affairs Bureau, the NOVA School of Law of the Nova University Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), and the Centre for Research on Law and Society, SOL co-organized the Fifth Congress of Lusophone Countries Law on the campus. The event brought together experts and scholars from home and abroad to explore the legal challenges and opportunities in Asian and Portuguese-speaking African countries and Macao’s role as the exchange platform between China and lusophone countries under the Belt and Road initiative.
To deepen the study of the development of the Belt and Road Initiative and strengthen the legal exchange between the regions, SOL teamed up with the Macau Legal System Research Association, the Legal Theories and Practice Center of the Sun Yat-sen University, and the Law and Globalization Research Center of the Renmin University of China to organize the seventh edition of the forum to discuss the governance and legal development of the SAR and Guangdong under the Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese: 第七屆濠粵法律論壇).
SOL students are encouraged to take part in a wide variety of academic competitions to motivate their studies. Recently, they participated in the Second Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao Colleges and Universities Moot Arbitration Competition and achieved outstanding results.
In addition, SOL also organizes the legal forum, bringing together renowned experts, students, and alumni from CityU and its partner universities to explore legal topics across various disciplines.
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Broad prospects for employment and further education
SOL graduates are highly sought-after. The graduates will be able to take up roles and research occupations in legal and law-related institutions in Macao or in the mainland, including courts, prosecutors, government agencies, arbitration bodies, corporate law, and banks. Serving the need for legal services arising from the Service Platform for Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, SOL graduates will have promising career development ahead. At the same time, students have the opportunity to pursue further studies, including doctoral studies at universities in Macao and the mainland.
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Going forward, SOL will continue maximizing its teaching characteristics and improve its teaching quality by recruiting more credible academic members, promoting education through research.
