The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates seven academic staff members from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) on securing funding under the Exploratory and Transformative Research Grant (GET) 2026, awarded by Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE).

The seven projects have secured a total of RM1,047,298.30 in funding, covering research areas such as clean energy, resource recovery, marine environmental monitoring, food safety, climate resilience and sustainability education.

The GET programme supports fundamental research that generates new knowledge grounded in Malaysia's context and promotes the transformation of existing processes and systems. It encourages exploratory research and innovative approaches to address emerging challenges. Under GET 2026, each project may receive up to RM250,000 in funding for a period of two to three years.

The recipients under Phase 1 of GET 2026 are Dr. Ngan Cheng Loong and Dr. Ng Boon Junn from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering (SECE). The five recipients under Phase 2 are Ir. Dr. Liew Chia Pao and Dr. Tan Ji Siang from SECE; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ng Chuck Chuan and Dr. Syazwani Binti Mohd Yusop from the China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences (CAMS); and Dr. Sabirah Binti Sulaiman from the School of Economics and Management (SEM).