Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA)
Orientation for Students of September 2017 Intake
On the 23rd and 24th of September, about 800 local and international students attended an orientation organized by the staff, faculty, and students of Xiamen University Malaysia. This orientation, which was aptly themed “Second Home”, was co-sponsored by two multinational conglomerates, namely AirAsia and China Construction Bank Malaysia (CCBM).
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A visit from University of Malaya High Impact Research
On the 20th of July, 2017, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) welcomed five researchers from University of Malaya High Impact Research (UM HIR) to the campus grounds. The delegation was led by Prof. Dr. Rauzah Hashim, the director of UM HIR. Her entourage included Professor Dr. Mohammad Rais Mustafa and Professor Dr. Umah Rani Kuppusamy, both representing UM’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Visit of Consul General of Malaysia in Guangzhou to Xiamen University Malaysia
Mr. Muzambli Markam, Consul General of Malaysia in Guangzhou, and Datuk T.S.Yong, Director of International Affairs of VISA Malaysia, visited Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) on 11th July, 2017. The guests were warmly welcomed by Dr. Zhang Ying, Assistant President of XMUM. Dr. Zhang briefed the guests on the milestones and latest development of XMUM and led them on a tour of the campus.
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XMUM Research Publication in Tier-1 SCI Journal in Engineering
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhang Ying as one of the corresponding authors of a paper entitled “Reduced graphene oxide coated porous carbon–sulfur nanofiber as a flexible paper electrode for lithium–sulfur batteries” in Nanoscale, a tier-1 SCI journal in Engineering. This paper is authored by nine scientists from Xiamen University and Xiamen University Malaysia.The authors stated the significance of their study:
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XMUM Research Publication Announcement
Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Prof. Dr. ZHENG Jin-Cheng for co-authoring a paper entitled “Reversible structure manipulation by tuning carrier concentration in metastable Cu2S” in the 12 September 2017 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS, Vol 114, No 37, 9832-9837), which is one of the world’s most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals.
China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences
XMUM Delegation Visited Universiti Malaysia Terengganu to Explore Academic Cooperation
Upon the invitation of the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Prof. Dato’ Dr. Nor Aieni, XMUM President Prof. Wang Ruifang led a delegation to visit UMT on 15 August 2017.Other members of the XMUM delegation consist of Dr Zhang Ying, Assistant President of XMUM, Prof. Ni I-Hsun, Chairman of Marine Biotechnology Programme, and Ms Li Xiaowen, PA to President.
