The Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre (, I.P.), endowed with administrative autonomy and individual capital, is a public institute integrated within the internal administration of the Portuguese state, under the supervision of the

Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education The Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education ( pt, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior or ''MCTES'') is a Portuguese government ministry. See also * Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia * Arquivo Histórico Ultram ...

. The centre's mission is to produce, promote and disseminate knowledge about

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

as a platform between

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, as well as between

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. The centre is also a forum dedicated to studying and teaching the Chinese language and China's culture and history, and a centre for scientific research and ongoing and advanced training, on international relations between Portugal and China, and between Europe and Asia. The centre was created in 1995 by the initiative of the government in Macau in cooperation with the government of Portugal, and was inaugurated in 1999. The centre's activities are developed within three main areas: * Research (international and intercultural relations between Portugal/Europe and China/East Asia) * Museum (comprising two distinct sections: a section on the historical and cultural condition of Macau in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a section displaying the centre's Chinese art collection * Library (specialized in literature concerning China, Macau, East Asia, and European-Asian relations; most complete and up-to-date library on China in the entire Lusophone world)

References

External links

Macau Science and Culture Centre website

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