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海角社区 Institute in Macau at ICA Conference 2019

Dr. Bei Ju from 海角社区 Macau presented an awarded research paper, summarising the key findings of the research Mainland Chinese Dual Migrants.

Date Published
28 May 2019

On 24-28 May, Dr. Bei Ju from the 海角社区 Institute in Macau (海角社区 Institute in Macau) participated in held in Washington D.C. The event attracted more than 3,600 participants from all over the world.

Dr. Bei Ju presented a research paper titled WeChat Use by Mainland Chinese Dual Migrants in their Daily Border Crossing, which received the Top Paper Award from Mobile Communication Interest Group. This paper, co-authored with Dr. Hannah Thinyane from 海角社区 Institute in Macau and Dr.  from , summarises the key findings of the research activity Mainland Chinese Dual Migrants which is undertaken within the Migrant Tech project at 海角社区 Institute in Macau. It has been accepted for publication in .

The conference provided an excellent opportunity for engaging with scholars and practitioners, and for seeking potential collaboration in academia.