Rui Cunha Foundation - Pauta de Histórias

On Macau Trade Paintings - Creating New Painting Category

By Cristina Osswald

28.01.2026 - 18:30

"this conference is part of the research project on multilateralism in art funded by Macau Polytechnic
University and Sevilha University"

This event will be beld in english

The Rui Cunha Foundation presents today, Wednesday, January 14th at 6:30pm, a new session of the Law & Tech Talks, titled “Harmonization of Data Protection Standards: Trends and Challenges”, inserted in the new Data Protection and Governance series, under the recent partnership between FRC and the Department of Law and Public Policy of the Faculty of Business and Law at University of Saint Joseph, in Macau.

«In a globalized world characterized by constant cross-border data flows, harmonized data protection standards are a promising path for reducing transaction costs and easing compliance. This session gathers a distinctive group of guest speakers to examine existing experiences and key challenges in the harmonization of data protection standards», the USJ proposal states.

Coordinated by Ansoumane Douty Diakité, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Law and Public Policy at the Faculty of Business and Law (USJ), these talk series aim to bring together prominent scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to present their perspectives on emerging issues pertaining to data privacy, protection, and governance across different jurisdictions.

The guest speakers for this debate are Prof. Ansoumane Diakité, from University of Saint Joseph; Mr. José Lupi, Lawyer and Managing Partner at Lupi & Associates in Macau; and Mr. Igor Gonçalves, LL.M., Lawyer and Partner at APSV Advogados from Brazil. The moderator will be Prof. Ângelo Patrício Rafael, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Business and Law of the University of Saint Joseph – Macau (USJ).

The talk will be held in English.

Admission is free.
Don’t miss it!
For Macau, Further and Higher!

法律工作坊

課題：刑事訴訟中的事實審瑕疵

語言：中文，同時會用上葡文法律詞𢑥

活動舉行的方式和目標：與會者將共同分析和討論刑事訴訟法典第四百條第二款的相關應用問題。

Chinês,法律工作坊

Dr. Chan Kuong Seng (Daniel) - Workshop de Direito "Vícios do Julgamento de Facto em Processo Penal

Local: Auditório do 1.o Andar

Sessão com registo de inscrição prévio
Língua a utilizar: Chinês, com uso simultâneo de termos jurídicos portugueses.
Forma e objectivo de realização do evento: Os participantes irão analisar e discutir em conjunto diversas questões respeitantes à aplicação do número 2 do artigo 400 do Código de Processo Penal.
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2026年1月09日.15:30



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A Fundação Rui Cunha acolhe na quinta-feira, dia 8 de Janeiro pelas 18:30, a apresentação do tema “Colonial Citizenship: The Macau Route”, com base no livro “Colonial Citizenship” de MC Loureiro, Professor Adjunto de Direito na Universidade de Leicester, no Reino Unido, o qual será publicado em 2026 pela editora Bristol University Press.

A sessão vai ser conduzida por Ângelo Patrício Rafael, Professor Assistente na Faculdade de Gestão e Direito da Universidade de São José – Macau (USJ), na qualidade de moderador da apresentação de MC Loureiro, que tem vindo a desenvolver trabalho académico relacionado com Direito colonial, cidadania e teoria jurídica. Esta sua investigação centrou-se no império português e nas formas como o direito da nacionalidade e da cidadania portuguesas foram moldados durante e após o domínio colonial.

“Colonial Citizenship” é a «primeira obra jurídica a abordar de forma abrangente a pertença colonial, a assimilação e o acesso aos direitos no império português da Ásia e da África. Tendo por base a análise da forma como a cidadania surgiu e se desenvolveu no contexto português, abrangendo um período entre o século XV e o presente pós-colonial, a monografia defende que a cidadania tem uma ligação fundamental com a colonialidade portuguesa, que continua a moldar a realidade jurídica portuguesa e o acesso à nacionalidade e à cidadania».

De entreposto comercial estrangeiro à última colónia portuguesa, «Macau ocupa nesta análise um espaço privilegiado. As suas particularidades demográficas, políticas, geográficas e jurídicas fazem de Macau uma peça estratégica na análise das condições jurídicas imperiais portuguesas». Ao apresentar «uma abordagem crítica da cidadania, uma visão matizada do império português e novas descobertas de arquivo, a encruzilhada entre a cidadania colonial e Macau convida a reflectir sobre raça, pertença e direitos numa perspectiva contextualizada, pós-colonial e actual. Fundamentalmente, impõe-se a questão: quem é elegível, na concessão de direitos e cidadaniadurante e após o império?».

MC Loureiro reúne na sua obra “Colonial Citizenship” pesquisas de arquivo, jurisprudência e análise contextualpara delinear a forma como os direitos foram distribuídos e negados por todo o império português. Antes de ingressar na Universidade de Leicester, o académico foi investigador na Escola de Estudos Orientais e Africanos(SOAS) da Universidade de Londres e na Universidade de Birmingham, além de investigador visitante no Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies do Instituto Universitário Europeu, na Universidade de Lisboa e na Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

A sessão vai ser realizada em língua inglesa.

A entrada é livre.

Não perca!

Por Macau, Mais e Melhor!

The Rui Cunha Foundation presents today, Wednesday, December 10th at 7:00pm, a conference on “Cross-Border Funeral and Refugee Issues: Macau during the Mid-20th Century”, inserted in the History and Heritage Public Lectures series, an active partnership between FRC and USJ – University of Saint Joseph, Department of History and Heritage, Macau.

Carlos Ka Nok Lo, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of History at University of Macau, and Associate Researcher at University of Macau Advanced Research Institute in Hengqin, will be the guest speaker at this lecture. He will present the topic forming the basis of his recent research, which shall appear in his second monograph, entitled “Death and Funeral Practices in Macao SAR, China”, to be published in 2026.

«From the mid-19th century onwards, due to repeated coercive measures imposed by the Portuguese authorities in Macao, Chinese residents were prohibited from burying their dead on the Macao Peninsula. As modern administrative equipment and documentation systems gradually matured - such as public cemeteries, medical certificates of death, and burial application –, the Portuguese authorities formally authorized Macaos Kiang Wu Hospital in 1881 to oversee Chinese burials and operate the Chinese Cemetery. This established a unique Cross-border burial pattern between Macao and Xiangshan County (this area is present-day southern Zhuhai), a practice that persists to this day», explains the researcher.

«By the mid-20th century, Japans invasion of China triggered mass migration to Macao, exacerbating burial space shortages. The critical lack of burial plots led to the emergence of mass graves in the border area. Following the conclusion of the Second World War, Macaus Chinese community actively collaborated with neighboring regions to re-establish the cooperation of Cross-border funeral», the researcher also clarifies.

Carlos Ka Nok Lo is currently an Assistant Research Professor at University of Macau. He has been engaged nine years of extensive research in Global Demography History, Socio-Economic History, Sino–Western Cultural Exchange and Social History of Death. Lo has published over twenty journal articles and conference papers. His doctoral thesis critically examines the use of population census by the Macao-Portuguese colonial Government, exploring its impact on colonial Administration. Recently he has been conducting research on Funeral Practice, Modern Cemeteries and Urban Management in the 18th to 20th Centuries.

The lecture will be moderated by Priscila Roberts, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of History and Heritage at the University of Saint Joseph – Macau, and shall be presented in English with 1 hour duration.

Admission is free.
Don’t miss it!
For Macau, Further and Higher!

Macau em Lisboa

Carmen Amado Mendes
Professora | Universidade de Coimbra
Presidente Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau

4.12.2025, quarta-feira, 18:30, na Fundação Rui Cunha

該活動將以葡萄牙語進行。
This event will be held in Portuguese.

The Rui Cunha Foundation presents today, Wednesday, November 19th at 6:30pm, a conference on “Law & Tech Talks: AI and Data Privacy – Challenges and Prospects”, inserted in the new Data Protection and Governance series, under the active partnership between FRC and USJ, in this case with the Department of Law and Public Policy of the Faculty of Management and Law at University of Saint Joseph, in Macau.

«In this era of rapid digital transformation, understanding how personal information is collected, used, safeguarded, and transferred is of high importance, both for private and public sector organizations», the USJ proposal reveals. This first talk in the series aims to explore the challenges and prospects that arise at the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy.

Coordinated by Ansoumane Douty Diakité, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Law and Public Policy at the Faculty of Management and Law (USJ), this talk series hosted by the University of Saint Joseph and the Rui Cunha Foundation, will bring together prominent scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to present their perspectives on emerging issues pertaining to data privacy, protection, and governance across different jurisdictions.

The guest speakers for this debate are Sara Migliorini, Assistant Professor of Global Legal Studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau; Graça Saraiva, Lawyer and Founder of MGS Consultancy Ltd. (HK), a company specializing in AI, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity; and Edidiong Mbong (via Zoom), Engineer and Founder of SolarRock Technologies and TripleGold Dynasty, companies that operate in the areas of Machine Learning and AI Innovation.

The moderator will be Prof. Ansoumane Diakité, who holds a PhD in Government Studies from USJ and a Masters degree in European, International, and Comparative Law from the University of Macau, focusing his research on international investment arbitration. His undergraduate studies were completed at the Sorbonne-affiliated Institut de Droit des Affaires Internationales (IDAI) in Cairo, between 2002 and 2006. Beyond his academic degrees, he has pursued extensive professional training, earning certificates and diplomas in International Law, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Sustainable Development, and Management. These include a Graduate Studies Program certificate from the UN Office in Geneva (2007), diplomas in International Commercial Arbitration and Trade and Investment Law (2008, 2020), and a certificate in International Private Law from the Hague Academy.

The talk will be held in English.

Admission is free.
Don’t miss it!
For Macau, Further and Higher!

Docomomo Macau, in collaboration with Fundação Rui Cunha, proudly announces the next lecture in its series “Revisiting Modernism and its Impact on Asia.” Architect and researcher Professor Johannes Widodo will present “Reframing Modernism: Grounded Modernities in the Mediterranean of Asia” on Friday, November 7th, 2025, at 6:45 PM, at Fundação Rui Cunha, Av. da Praia Grande, 749, GF, Macau.

This lecture reconsiders the idea of modernism through an Asian perspective, questioning Eurocentric narratives and proposing a reframing that is rooted in local cultural, environmental, and historical contexts. Building on the mAAN Macau Declaration of 2001, which identified Asia as a dynamic source of identity shaped by industrialization, colonization, and exchanges with the West, Professor Widodo suggests a redefinition of Asian modernism and modernity through a subtle linguistic shift — a small “a” for architecture, a small “m” for modernism, and an “s” for plural modernisms. This formulation highlights the multiplicity and grounded character of modern experiences across the continent.

Focusing particularly on Southeast Asia and the surrounding region often described as the “Mediterranean of Asia,” where Macao itself is located, the lecture explores architectural expressions that reveal local interpretations of global influences. These examples show how modern architecture in Asia is not simply a matter of adaptation or imitation but rather a creative synthesis that reflects indigenous values, climatic conditions, and complex socio-political histories.
Through selected case studies, Professor Widodo will illustrate how these grounded modernities exemplify the ingenuity of past generations while offering inspiration for future cultural resilience. Revisiting the principles of the mAAN Declaration, the lecture calls for renewed attention to documenting, conserving, and critically engaging with Asia’s modern architectural heritage, advocating for a pluralistic and inclusive understanding of modernism that recognizes Asia’s diverse and interconnected paths toward modernity.

Dr Johannes WIDODO
A professor at the National University of Singapore, teaching at the MA Architectural Conservation Program. Affiliations: mAAN (modern Asian Architecture Network) founder executive, AAHM (Asian Academy for Heritage Management) executive committee, UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation jury, ICOMOS ISC member, ICOMOS National Committee (Indonesia and Singapore) founder, DoCoMoMo (Macau and Singapore) founder, iNTA (International Network of Tropical Architecture) founder & executive, TCHS (The Circle for Human Sustainability) member, and SEACHA (South East Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance) founder and advisory board member.

The Rui Cunha Foundation presents on Wednesday, November 5th at 7:00pm, a conference on “The ‘Father of Typhoons’: Ernesto Gherzi (1886-1973) and the Macao Meteorological Service, 1950-1954”, inserted in the History and Heritage Public Lectures series, an active partnership between FRC and USJ – University of Saint Joseph, Department of History and Heritage, Macau.
The session will feature guest speaker Priscilla Roberts, Associate Professor at the University of Saint Joseph, Macau, with a PhD in History from the King’s College in Cambridge, United Kingdom, who taught for many years at the University of Hong Kong. Since moving to Macau, she has developed a strong interest in the territory’s history, especially in terms of its global significance.
The topic of this lecture is a story deserving to be told. «Father Ernesto Gherzi, an eminent Jesuit meteorologist and specialist in typhoons, spent over four years in Macau in the early 1950s, living at the Seminary of St. Joseph and working as an Adjunct Director at the Macau Observatory. After almost thirty years working at the Zikawei Observatory in Shanghai, Gherzi was forced to leave China in 1949», in the aftermath of the Peoples Republic of China foundation and the mass exodus of religious orders and foreign population.
Quite cleverly, «the Bishop of Macau, Dom Joâo de Deus Ramalho, and the Governor of Macau, Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira, saw Gherzi’s exile from Shanghai as an opportunity for their own city. For over four years, Gherzi—a striking personality who was something of a Renaissance man, an organist and composer who also wrote poetry—worked to upgrade the Macau Observatory’s facilities and local and international profile. His efforts were a prominent feature of a programme of community improvements launched by Oliveira to demonstrate Portuguese confidence in Macau’s ability to survive and prosper», the USJ note further states.
Priscilla Roberts is a British historian who, throughout her academic career, has researched aspects of international transitions of power and the role of elites in the making of foreign policy in the United States, Britain, and the British dominions, by private individuals or through institutions. She has taught for many years at the University of Hong Kong, having held many grants and fellowships from bodies in Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Macau, where she currently resides. She has also extensive published work, with 32 single-authored books, as well as several journal articles and written chapters in co-authored books.
The lecture will be held in English with 1 hour duration.

Admission is free.
Dont miss it!
For Macau, Further and Higher!

The Rui Cunha Foundation presents on Thursday, October 30th at 6:30pm, a session from the Circle of Ideas series, titled “The China-Brazil Puzzle: Positioning Macaus Strategic Piece”, with a purpose to convene key voices to tackle a critical question: how can Macaus unique ecosystem be leveraged to de-risk, facilitate, and add tangible value to this vital economic corridor?
«In a world of geopolitical and economic realignment, the China-Brazil relationship presents both unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges. Within this new landscape, Macaus role must be re-examined and redefined», is the basic premise, according to the organizers.
At this roundtable, the aim will be «to translate this dialogue into action by identifying real-world hurdles and mapping the practical pathways to integrate Macaus services, transforming its latent potential into a concrete competitive advantage».
Co-organized by FRC and the Well Link Bank Macau, the talk will feature four special guests. Yuri Ribeiro, Founder and CEO of Valor da China, a consulting and market intelligence firm exclusively dedicated to Brazil–China relations, cultural understanding, and international business development from Guangzhou. Alexandre Lobo, Vice-Rector and Full Professor at University of Saint Joseph Macau, a Brazilian leader in innovation, with 20 years of global experience, who combines deep expertise in AI and Data Science with a passion for leading transformative projects.
Felipe Ribeiro de Assis, Associate Lawyer at PK Advogados, São Paulo, a full-service law firm based in Brazil, where he coordinates the Chinese Desk. The Brazilian lawyer is specializing in Corporate Law, with a degree from FGV/RJ and a masters degree from Beijing University. And Rodrigo Barbosa, Co-founder and Commercial Director of Modular Park Brasil, the exclusive Brazilian representative for Mussini, specializing in metal construction. Founder and CEO of IPANT – Professional Institute in Aviation, Business and Technology, a company in the education sector, he brings 20 years of experience in business and airport management, with a background in business administration and executive consulting.
The moderator will be José Paulo Esperança, Professor and Director of International Partnerships at the Faculty of Business of the City University of Macau. Former Dean of ISCTE Business School and Pro-Rector for International Relations and Entrepreneurship at ISCTE-IUL, Portugal, he has a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute. He was also Vice President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology between 2019 - 2022.
The session will be held in English.
Admission is free.
Dont miss it!
For Macau, Further and Higher!