Ms Shelagh Cauwood, Newcastle University Business School’s Joint Head of International Recruitment, and Ms Sarah Beech, International Recruitment Manager, together with their colleague Ms Ching Mei, visited XMUM on 16 July 2018. During the visit, they met with XMUM students to share and discuss further studies options. 

Newcastle University was established in 1834 and is a founding member of the Russell group of research-intensive universities. It is ranked 141st in the world by QS in 2019 and achieved five star plus of QS Star rating (only 12 universities in the world and 4 in the UK achieved this). Currently, about 27,000 students from over 130 countries worldwide are studying with Newcastle. In 2017 National Student Survey, Newcastle University achieved 88% of student overall satisfaction. 

Newcastle University Business School hold triple accreditation from the three internationally recognised accreditation bodies, namely AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, making the Business School part of an elite group of Business Schools worldwide. 

During the meeting with students, Ms Sarah Beech spoke on the different postgraduate pathways that students can pursue at Newcastle University Business School, such as Accounting, Finance, Strategic Investment, International Business Management, E-Business, Global Human Resource Management, Cross-Cultural Communication and International Management, and Computing Science. She highlighted that students with a non-business undergraduate degree can switch their field to Business as long as they met the relevant entry requirement. The session was filled with excitement when students were given the chance to win small gifts if they correctly answer questions related to the talk. At the end of the session, students were also given the opportunity to ask questions and to consult the representatives individually. 

The MoU between Newcastle University and XMUM will be signed soon and interested students can start to apply. Should any students want to know more about the Newcastle University Master’s programmes or any related information, please do not hesitate to visit the International Affairs Office at B1 #203 or email us at intaffairs@xmu.edu.my. 

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