Introduction  

The Department of General Education at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is the teaching department that provides common foundation courses in general education to undergraduate and pre-university students across the entire campus. Its mission is to plan and implement relevant foundational courses, guiding students to understand and master essential knowledge, enhance their learning abilities, optimize their overall qualities, and adapt to the needs of later professional education and lifelong development.

The Department of General Education has a dynamic team of full-time faculty members with master’s and doctoral degrees. They are responsible for teaching the general education courses across various faculties. This team includes renowned experts, scholars, and senior professors from different fields in mainland China. As part-time professors and guest lecturers, they offer a series of high-quality courses to MUST students in areas such as science and technology, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Notably, the general education curriculum features courses on both Chinese and Western cultures, as well as Master Series of Science and Technology covering various modern scientific and technological domains. The department actively recruits authoritative experts and well-known scholars from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and abroad, allowing students to engage closely with them, inherit professional knowledge, and share academic achievements."