The public Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement yesterday that its “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre hosted a series of campus lectures on the nation’s Constitution, the Macau SAR Basic Law and Macau’s National Security Law, reaching more than 6,000 secondary school students from nearly 30 schools last year.
According to the statement, the lectures formed part of the public university’s continued support for the local government’s policy direction of strengthening patriotic education. Through the programme, titled “Constitution and Basic Law on Campus”, the university aimed to deepen students’ understanding of the country’s constitutional framework and the legal foundations underpinning the implementation of “One Country, Two Systems” principle in Macau, the statement noted.
Throughout 2025, the university’s “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre conducted a total of 33 lectures at multiple secondary schools, the statement noted, adding that the sessions focused on explaining the relationship between the national Constitution, the Macau Basic Law and the Macau National Security Law, and their role in safeguarding Macau’s long-term prosperity, stability and residents’ well-being.
The lectures’ content also connected legal knowledge with Macau’s development since its return to the motherland in December 1999, while incorporating discussions on changes in the global and regional security environment, according to the statement.
The statement noted that the lectures helped students understand that the Constitution provides the supreme legal basis for implementing the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, while the Basic Law and the National Security Law serve as key legal guarantees for Macau’s orderly development.
Through case studies and practical explanations, the programme highlighted that national security is closely linked to individual interests, stressing that personal safety and social stability depend on a secure nation, the statement underlined.
Students are encouraged to recognise their role and responsibility in safeguarding national security and observing the law.
The statement said that its “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre will continue to carry out campus-based legal education and outreach, with the goal to promote knowledge of the Constitution, the Basic Law, and the National Security Law.
This undated handout photo provided by the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) shows a lecture on “Let’s know more about the Constitution” at Sacred Heart Canossian College (English Section) held by the public university’s “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga.
