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XMUM Academics Secure RM1.047 Million in GET 2026 Research Grants
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.
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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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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.
