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XMUM Celebrates its Eighth Convocation and Tenth Anniversary
Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) held its Eighth Convocation on 10 and 11 October 2026, celebrating the achievements of 1,677 graduands from 23 undergraduate and seven postgraduate programmes. More than 4,000 people, including family members and friends, university staff, and distinguished guests, attended the ceremonies over the weekend.
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Lay Soo Yuen: A Gemologist Goes Back to University
At 5am, while her family was still asleep, Lay Soo Yuen was already getting ready to leave home. She would take the MRT, then a train, then change again before making her way to Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) for her 8am class.The journey took nearly three hours.She did it for four years.
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Apply for the 2027 Scholarship with SPM Trial Results
Image 🎓 3As in your SPM Trials? Your next chapter could start at XMUM! ✨SPM 2026 students, why wait for your official results to start planning your future?
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XMUM 10th Anniversary Special Feature | Everything Starts with A Dream
Living in a small town in southern Russia, surrounded by high mountains, I used to imagine what life was like out there, beyond those peaks. Back then, of course, these thoughts felt like something out of reach, and my parents’ encouraging words seemed merely indulgent. But deep down, I kept believing it would all happen—that a city I had only seen in photos was waiting for me. I had no idea what city it was, but that it was waiting was as clear as a bright, sunny day.
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Beyond XMUM | After Two Years in Singapore, She Decides to Return Home
Choosing where to live, what work to pursue, how to build a career, and what kind of family life to create—after leaving university, life no longer follows a single predetermined path. Everyone also has a different answer to the question of what makes a "good life".In the Beyond XMUM series, we invite XMUM alumni to share their real-life career experiences and stories after graduation, documenting their journeys, growth, and reflections at different stages of life.
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Tan Ann Ngee: Bridging Worlds Through Languages
In this era of booming AI technologies, many have begun to question the value of language degrees. To explore this question, we sat down with Tan Ann Ngee, a 2026 English graduate from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), to hear how language has shaped the way she understands people, work, and the world.
