Macau University of Science and Technology
Macau SAR government has authorized M.U.S.T. to award academic degrees at doctoral, master and bachelor levels. M.U.S.T. offers tens of programs that are conducted mainly in English, with some conducted either in Portuguese, Spanish or Chinese. M.U.S.T. attracts students from Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and rest of the world. Currently, there are approximately 11,000 students studying at the University, including approximately 3,200 master and doctoral students and 7,700 undergraduate students. In 2014, the Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory established by the Macau University of Science and Technology was formed as a co-laboratory of Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China established two state key laboratories, the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines and the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, in the University. M.U.S.T. ranked among 250–300 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 and has the first academy of film in Macao.