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XMUM Journalism Students Venture ‘Beyond the Classroom’ to The Star Headquarters
by Bernice KokStudents from the Journalism programme of Xiamen University Malaysia ventured out of campus on December 6, 2017, visiting The Star headquarters as a part of the programme’s “Beyond the Classroom” initiative.The second-year students organised this trip together with their lecturer of the course –Advanced News Writing – Dr. Siti Suriani Othman in order to expand their horizons and take a behind-the-scenes look at what happens in the news industry in Malaysia.
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XMUM Humanities Forum #2 - Global Huayu and Malaysia
By Lim Sau Pui, Coreen Tan Chuan Shian, student reporters of XMUM Chinese Studies ProgrammeOn Nov 15, 2017, well-known linguist Prof. Chew Cheng Hai from Singapore, invited by XMUM, gave a public talk on “GlobalHuayuand Malaysia” in the second XMUM Humanities Forum, a forum series held by the Chinese Studies programme.In this talk, Prof. Chew focused on issues relating to Chinese teaching and testing, as well as the mobilization of education resources in the Chinese Language field.
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XMUM CSR PROJECT WITH SAW-Strive for Animals Welfare
A Live, Love, Woof! project was held on 25th November 2017. A total number of 34 students was having their project at Strive for Animals Welfare, Semenyih, Selangor under supervision of the project advisor of Community Service module, Ms. Norsafizar Mohd Noor.The objective of this project is to create awareness and spread the message of animal love and care. Since September, the students started to create the awareness and raise fund for their project. The students manage to collectedRM1675.65for this project.
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President visited Laos and Cambodia to Promote XMUM
The President of Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), Prof. Wang Ruifang, visited Laos and Cambodia from 4 September to 8 September 2017. The purpose of the visit is to promote the awareness of XMUM, to facilitate academic exchange and cooperation with institutions in both countries, to attract high quality students, and to explore employment opportunities for XMUM graduates.
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Second Phase of Campus Construction Kicks off
On 9th September 2017, the second-phase construction of Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) officially started, signaling a new stage in the development of the campus.With an investment of RM 284 million, the first section of the second phase spans approximately 111,503 square meters and includes four student hostels, one canteen, one center for international academic exchanges, and one performance pavilion on the lake.
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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.
