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XMUM has enriched me with a wonderful, fruitful, and marvellous PhD journey. I am truly fortunate to have been a pioneer student from the 2016 batch, continuing to pursue my dream of becoming an academician. I am also deeply grateful to have met so many amazing friends, mentors, and fellow researchers who accompanied me along the way.★★★★★Ong Sui ChangDoctor of Philosophy in New Energy Science and Engineering - Image
My journey at XMUM has been truly rewarding—dedicating myself to academic excellence, performing with the Music Club, and proudly representing XMUM in business competition. Being awarded with multiple scholarships were meaningful recognition of my efforts, and I’m deeply grateful to the inspiring mentors who guided me along the way. Now, I look forward to pursuing my master’s in China, embracing new challenges and opportunities, just as XMUM has prepared me to do.★★★★★Guan Ee JayAlumni, Bachelor of Management in International Business - Image
I've spent six unforgettable years at XMUM and given the chance, I’d do it all over again. Studying Advertising here taught me that university life is more than just academics; it's the connections, friendships, and experiences that truly shape who we are. With a deep passion for filmmaking, I took part in numerous events, and this campus community became the perfect platform for me to challenge myself and grow both personally and professionally.★★★★★Jorge Lim Yi ChengAlumni, Bachelor Of Arts In Advertising - Image
At the Chinese Studies Department of XMUM, I’ve learned to observe the world beyond black and white, to avoid making hasty judgments, and to treat every details seriously. The generous guidance by my lecturers has helped me realize my small existence in the flow of culture and history, and the gap between ideals and reality. At XMUM, knowledge has become a wind that helps me refine myself, and when it passes through, life finds a new beginning.★★★★★Choo Min YeeAlumni, Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies - Image
Studying Bachelor of Arts in Communication at XMUM was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. At XMUM, I truly experienced the charm and impact of Communication. From being unfamiliar at first to now skillfully using various equipment and creating engaging works, the experience has supported my growth in every way.★★★★★Sheldon Kong Qi DongStudent, Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Image
I’m grateful for my decision to study at XMUM. The course schedule and syllabus of Marine Biotechnology at XMUM are very well-structured, with a balance emphasis on both theoretical and practical classes. Besides, XMUM also maintains close ties with XMU China, ensuring academic continuity and collaboration. The program is fully conducted in English, and Malaysia’s multicultural environment has fully met my expectations.★★★★★Wang ChengzuoAlumni, Bachelor of Science in Marine Biotechnology - Image
XMUM emphasize the integration of both traditional Chinese and modern medicine. The courses are taught in Mandarin and English, which not only helps us develop a precise understanding of medical terminology, but also builds a solid foundation for serving patients in multilingual environments. This approach helps in preserving and advancing the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine.★★★★★Oon Jing ShenStudent, Bachelor of Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine - Image
My MBA Journey with the MBA Centre, Xiamen University of Malaysia have been academically enriching, both on a professional and personal level. I will forever be grateful of the knowledge gained and the bond of friendship forged among my fellow alumni and that of the teaching staff at XMUM.★★★★★Muzambli Bin MarkamConsul General of Malaysia, Hong Kong S.A.R., 2024 l MBA Alumni
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping and Team Publish in Journal of Environmental Management
The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping, Adjunct Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vincent Woon Kok Sin and postgraduate students, Kyle Sebastian Mulya and Malvin, from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering and Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Advancement and a Zero-Waste Economy (STARGAZE) on their recent research publication in Journal of Environmental Management, an SCIE Q1 journal with a latest impact factor of 8.4. This work was carried out under a collaboration formalised through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between XMUM and IBG Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., a BioNexus status company under Bioeconomy Corporation, signed on 18 July 2024, witnessed by MOSTI Minister YB Chang Lih Kang.Kyle, a Master's student and Malvin, a PhD student, are the first and second authors of the paper, respectively. The article, titled “Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Geographic Information System Hotspot Mapping of Biofertilizer Application on Oil Palm Plantations”, presents an integrated framework combining Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Geographic Information System (GIS) modelling to evaluate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fertilisation practices in oil palm cultivation.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129559The study is underpinned by close collaboration with industry partners and extensive fieldwork. As part of the project, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan led on-site engagement with a Malaysia Government Linked Public Listed Company biofertilizer team, providing detailed explanations on sampling protocols for data acquisition, which formed a critical basis for the research.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan (centre, in white) explaining sampling protocols to the Malaysia Government-Linked Public Listed Company biofertilizer team during fieldworkThe study provides a comprehensive framework for quantifying emissions, mapping spatial variations, and identifying more sustainable fertilisation strategies. By integrating field-level data with geographic modelling, the research enables more precise and data-driven decision-making for plantation management and policy development. This work is supported by IBG Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (EENG/0049), Guangdong Provincial Project (2024QN11L096), Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Integrated Communication, Sensing and Computation for Ubiquitous Internet of Things through the research grant (No. 2023B1212010007), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) for the start-up grant (G0101000268), and Xiamen University Malaysia for the Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund (XMUMRF/2023-C11/IENG/0057, IENG/0069, and XMUMRF/2024-C14/IENG/0075).
XMUM Student Wins Second Runner-Up at Creative Tech Competition
The School of Computing and Data Science (SCDS) at Xiamen University Malaysia congratulates Renee Chin Wei Wen and her final year project (FYP) supervisor, Dr. Ahmad Affandi Supli, on winning Second Runner-Up at the Malaysia Creative Tech Competition 2026.Their project, EcoWorld, distinguished itself among 87 submissions from 23 institutions nationwide, marking an outstanding achievement that brings pride to the School and the University.Organized by TechVerse Production, MyVerse 2026 is a national innovation competition that invites Malaysian undergraduate and postgraduate students to develop metaverse and interactive digital solutions based on the theme "Malaysia 2050". The competition aims to cultivate forward-thinking innovation, while offering participants valuable industry exposure, mentorship, and recognition in the field of immersive technology.EcoWorld is an innovative Mixed Reality (MR) serious game developed to enhance ecological literacy through immersive and interactive environmental experiences. Addressing the growing decline of global ecosystems and the limitations of traditional environmental education, the project enables users to engage with realistic ecological challenges in a more meaningful and impactful manner.By combining immersive MR technology with authentic environmental scenarios, EcoWorld aims to strengthen environmental awareness, deepen ecological understanding, and encourage positive behavioural changes among users. The project demonstrates the potential of mixed reality as a powerful educational tool in bridging the gap between knowledge and action, while fostering a stronger connection between individuals and the natural world. Video file
Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun and Team Publish Breakthrough in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates PhD candidate Joel Foo Jie, Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun, and their research team from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering and the Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis (CONNECT) on their recent publication in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. With a latest Impact Factor of 21.1, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy is a highly prestigious scientific journal renowned for featuring world-class research in environmental and sustainable sciences.The published article, titled “Modulating Lattice Polarization in Crystalline Carbon Nitride via Vacancy-Anchored Aluminum for Simultaneous Piezo-Photocatalytic H2O2 and Acetaldehyde Synthesis", tackles a major challenge in creating a truly sustainable chemical industry.Currently, producing essential industrial chemicals like hydrogen peroxide (a vital, environmentally friendly cleaning and bleaching agent) requires a massive amount of energy and relies on complex, heavy-industry processes. Led by first author and PhD candidate Joel Foo Jie, alongside crucial contributions from fellow CONNECT students and researchers Chiah Zi Jing, Valerine Khoo, and Ng Sue Faye, the team developed a brilliant, decentralized alternative.Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun, the team designed a highly advanced “smart material” that can harness both sunlight and mechanical energy (like subtle physical vibrations) to drive chemical reactions. By engineering these materials at the atomic level, specifically by inserting the aluminum into precise gaps within the material’s structure, they made the catalyst incredibly stable and powerful.The results are a massive leap forward for green chemistry: this newly engineered material works over 30 times better than its basic counterpart. Even more impressively, it acts as a "two-in-one" system, efficiently producing both hydrogen peroxide and another valuable chemical (acetaldehyde) at the same time using renewable energy sources.This milestone publication also involved valuable collaborative contributions from co-authors Yuan Shaoyu and Prof. Dr. Zeng Xianhai (Xiamen University, China).The project was made possible through generous financial support from:The Ministry of Higher Education under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS).The PETRONAS-Academia Collaboration Dialogue (PACD 2023) grant via PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd. (PRSB).The Scientific Research Innovation Capability Support Project for Young Faculty.Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia under the Strategic Research Fund.National Natural Science Foundation of China.State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Xiamen University.Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia.The full research article can be accessed online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092633732600305XThe graphical abstract of this research is shown below.
Winners Announced - XMUM's 10th Anniversary Essay Competition
Xiamen University Malaysia is pleased to announce the results of the 10th Anniversary Essay Competition and congratulate the winners on their outstanding work!The winners were chosen by a professional panel of judges, including Dr. Ng Kee Ong, Dr. Ooi Bee Peng, Ms. Li Xiaowen, Dr. Al-Saggaf Mohammad Ali Abdellah, Dr. Irina Ivanova, and representatives from the organizing committee. Here is the list of winners:First Prize: Abdi Abdifatah Ibrahim - The Silence That Changed Everything: My 8,000-Kilometer JourneySecond Prize: Tang Wing Lok - 十年·我在厦门大学马来西亚分校的故事Third Prize: Chan Yi Ying - My Favourite Mid-AutumnSpecial Prize: Fang Xiao（方晓） - 感恩碑Meanwhile, we would like to congratulate another 12 essays that have been selected from the 60 entries we received. They are listed below in alphabetical order:Cheah Yuat Hoong - 我与马来西亚厦门大学的第一个十年Esenalieva Aizhamal Esenalievna - Brick by Brick: Growing Up with XMUMFang Xiao & Zhou Hailiang（方晓 & 周海亮） - 忆厦大马校创办初期的招生工作Gamakharova Mariia - Everything Starts With A DreamIlhomov Azizbek Akbarjon Ugli - Companions, Changes, and Becoming: My Story at XMUMKudaibergen Niara - At XMUM, I Finally BelongedLow Kit Yin - 忆味Lydia Yap Ern Whui - UntitledMubanga Kalumba - My Life at XMUMNorzita Binti Yunus - A Career Change, A Life RewrittenTan Hao - 再见，我的大学Zhang Siyu（张思钰）- The Algorithm of Resilience: How I Coded My Way from Tears to TriumphEssays of the winners and the top stories will be collected into the 10th Anniversary e-Anthology, which is expected to be released later in the year.We would like to thank all the participants who have supported this competition. Your stories have added meaningful chapters to XMUM's journey, and we look forward to celebrating many more milestones together in the years to come.
Southeast Asia Division Contest of China International College Students' Innovation Competition 2026
Video file About the CompetitionSEA-CICSIC 2026 is the Southeast Asia regional contest of the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (CICSIC), providing a regional platform for students to participate in this prestigious global competition. It aims to foster cross-cultural collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship among university and college students from Southeast Asian countries, while encouraging participants to apply their innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.The China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (CICSIC) is a premier global event that unites university and college students worldwide to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship. It provides a platform for participants to showcase their ideas, collaborate with peers, and explore innovative solutions addressing global challenges and advancing sustainable development. Since its inception in 2015, CICSIC has successfully held consecutive annual competitions. In 2025, it attracted 24.43 million participants from 5,673 universities, with 6.19 million projects submitted and 4,729 projects awarded.All projects submitted to SEA-CICSIC 2026 will be eligible for recommendation to the CICSIC 2026 global competition. Students passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship are invited to participate.Project Entry Requirements1.Projects should address social needs, create new products and business models, and promote the transformation of key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, health, energy, and environmental protection. They should also facilitate the integration of digital technology with education, medical care, transport, finance, and cultural exchange.2.Projects must be ethical, legal, and free of any content that violates Chinese and any other Southeast Asia countries’ laws or regulations. All inventions, patented technologies, and resources involved must have the attendant legal intellectual property rights and proprietary rights. Entrants who submit plagiarized or pirated entries will be disqualified from the competition, forfeit any awards received, and shall bear all legal liabilities.3.Entrants must choose the proper category for submitting their projects. The participating teams must truthfully fill out and submit entry materials in the registration system in a timely manner. Projects that have won the Gold or Silver Awards in previous sessions of the CICSIC and Gold Awards in the MCYIC are not eligible for submission.4.Entrants must be under 35 years old (born in/after 1991).How to ParticipateThe Competition only accepts team entries. All entrants shall participate as teams of 2 to 15 members (team leader included). A team may be formed by members from more than one college. All entrants shall be core members of the team.All entrants must be students who are currently enrolled at a university/college or those who have graduated within the past 5 years (graduated in/after 2021). The application should be submitted by the team leader. A team shall represent only one foreign institution in which the team leader is currently enrolled or has graduated from. In this case, a foreign institution refers to a higher education institution that is located in Southeast Asia countries (outside Mainland China as well as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions of China) and is qualified to provide tertiary education and award degrees. Participants from different universities are allowed to form a team.All submissions will be classified into one of the following two categories depending on the entrants' academic status: Undergraduate or Postgraduate. The submissions will be further classified into two sub-categories based on the projects’ business stage: Idea Stage and Startup Stage Projects. All participating colleges shall instruct entrants to correctly fill out the application and register in the appropriate category.Requirements for Undergraduate & PostgraduateIdea Stageare creative;have mature product prototypes or service models;have not completed business registration or other types of registration on or before 1 April 2026.The applicant must be the team leader, and the team leader and members must currently be undergraduates or junior college students.Startup StageProjects are projects that have completed business registration or other types of registration (before 1 April 2026).The applicant must be the team leader, the legal representative of the start-up and a current undergraduate or an undergraduate/junior college student who has graduated with an undergraduate degree within the past 5 years.Timeline:Registration Opens: April 11, 2026, 12:00 noon Registration Closes: April 27, 2026, 12:00 noon Eligibility Review: April – May 2026 Finalists Announcement: May 2026 (tentative) Final Competition & Award Ceremony: June 2026Learn more:Event Website: https://events.xmu.edu.my/seacicsic26/Registration Website: https://mys.pilcchina.org/homeXiamen University Malaysia – Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center: innocompetition@xmu.edu.my Image
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