The US Consul General James Keith, and Rector of the University of Macao Iu Vai Pan inaugurated an American Corner in the university on Wednesday.

The American Corner is a resource center with an extensive book collection, CD-ROMs, DVDs, videos, and Internet and database access to information about the United States.

Keith said in Macao that the American Corner will also be the site of public programs featuring US experts and for virtual discussion via digital video conferences interacting with over 100 other American Corners opened globally.

Keith also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Fulbright Program in Macao, which provides grants for students, scholars, teachers and administrators.

The program named after the former Senator J. William Fulbrightwards approximately 4,500 new grants annually.
 
(Xinhua News Agency October 21, 2004)