Witnessed by their friends and family members, 30 outstanding students from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) proudly received the 2018 Chinese Ambassador Scholarship. 

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Cultural Counsellor Mr. Zhang Zhen awarded the scholarship certificates to the recipients on behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia during the Award Ceremony held at XMUM on 4 November 2019. This ceremony is the first official event attended by Counsellor Zhang Zhen after he assumed his post in Malaysia.

During his speech, Counsellor Zhang Zhen spoke highly of the rapid development of the university. He congratulated the recipients for their achievements on behalf of H.E. Ambassador Bai Tian. He encouraged them to continue their hard work, to promote mutual understanding and friendship between China and Malaysia, and to actively participate in all kinds of cooperative initiatives between the two countries. 

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XMUM President Prof. Wang Ruifang expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese Embassy for providing continued support to the university. During his speech, he gladly reported the latest progress of XMUM. Phase I project of campus construction has been completed, while Phase II project is currently under construction. Student enrolment has increased to about 5,020, with the Inaugural Convocation for degree students successfully held this September. Prof. Wang reiterated XMUM’s commitment to build a multi-cultural campus and to attract outstanding students from diverse cultural backgrounds with generous scholarship offer.

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The Chinese Ambassador Scholarship was set up by the Embassy of China in Malaysia in 2016 to promote China-Malaysia friendship and to encourage outstanding Malaysian students to pursue their study at XMUM. The recipients not only need to possess outstanding academic records, but also need to demonstrate active participation in social activities, especially activities that help to promote the friendship and goodwill between the peoples of the two countries. This year, after a stringent selection process, 30 students from 13 XMUM bachelor’s degree programmes have been chosen to receive this honour. 

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