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[champ]

Has any one heard of this university in Macau? http://www.iium.edu.mo

Any inputs on salary etc would be appreciated.Thanks in advance.

[RiverMystic]

You probably worked out the English langauge front page? There's a tab on the top right-hand side of the page, or go to;
http://www.iium.edu.mo/index.php?lang=en
Looks like a Christian school. It says "competitive" for salary, which of course means "bad".
Looks like a new school.
Here's what the fron page says.

The Macau Inter-University Institute (IIUM) is an International University committed to excellence in higher education through research. IIUM uses English in teaching and learning and offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study. All diplomas are awarded by the Institute and the Catholic University of Portugal, one of the leading European Universities in Business Administration, Economics, Law, International Law, Political and Government Studies, Arts and Heritage.

IIUM invites worldwide candidates to apply to 2009-2010 new academic year courses according to the following deadlines:

First Enrollment: until April 30 (Thursday)
Second Enrollment: until June 30 (Tuesday) - only for remaining places and new courses.

Licentiate in Business Administration
Licentiate in Business Technology Management
Licentiate in Christian Studies
Licentiate in Communications and Media
Licentiate in Design
Licentiate in Global and Environmental Development
Licentiate in Government Studies
Licentiate in Information Systems
Licentiate in Mechatronic Design Engineering
Licentiate in Philosophy
Licentiate in Psychology

Licentiate in Religious Studies
Licentiate in Social Work


Master in Business Administration
Master in China-Europe Comparative Studies

Master in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Master in Design
Master in Government Studies
Master in History and Heritage Studies
Master in Interactive Educational Technology

Master in Latin-American Studies

Master in Lusophone Studies

Master in Religious Studies
Master in Social Psychology
Master in Transactional Interactive Multimedia
Master in Virtual Environment Design
Master in Women�s Studies

Master of Science in Education

Master of Science in Information Technology


Doctorate in Business Administration
Doctorate in Education
Doctorate in Government Studies
Doctorate in History
Doctorate in Religious Studies

Doctorate in Information Systems
Doctorate in Global Studies
Doctorate in Psychology
Doctorate in Science


IIUM is also going to offer soon NEW Undergraduate and Master Programs.

[X-Bar Theory]

I honestly can't provide you with much information, but I can say that it IS an internationally recognized university, as it is listed in the International Association of Universities' database (the name is given in Portuguese):

http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/list_data/c-nw.html#China_-_Macao_SAR

I would have to say that "competitive salary" does not always mean "low salary"; a lot of the top universities out there will say "competitive salary" instead of giving an actual figure or range...but then again, you won't really know until you enquire.

[Yes Sir I Can Bogey]

Most people who have applied for the post of ESL Instructor there have been invited in to attend an interview and to give a 'demo lesson', for the post of Portuguese Language Instructor.

Pay in Macau, especially at the few tertiary institutions there, is really quite very low, even by the standards of HK universities. Over the last few years many people I know of who were previously working at universities in HK but who have left to become NETs with the EDB or VTC. They earn twice or even thrice as much now, and get housing allowance, unlike at university.

I don't fully understand what is happening to uni posts in HK, but there seems to be a concerted effort on the past of tertiary institutions to reduce pay to a level that only attracts local, Cantonese-speaking kids who are just a few years older than the final year students, with local qualifications, and who still live at home with their mummies and daddies.