General
2019 China Macroeconomic Roundtable Successfully Held at XMUM
On 25 October 2019, the “2019 China Macroeconomic Roundtable” was successfully held at Xiamen University Malaysia’s brand new Admin Center, which is located on the top floor of the university’s main library building, the People’s Great Hall.Co-organized by XMU and XMUM, the event attracted more than 100 academics and company executives, including representatives from University of Malaya, National University of Singapore, Fudan University, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), UCSI University, Yunan University, Deloitte, Edra, Huawei, Bank of China, etc.
Global Engagement
Cardiff University Signs Progression Agreements with XMUM
On 16 October 2019, Cardiff University (CU) signed the Progression Agreement with Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), which enables XMUM students from Arts & Social Sciences, Business, Information Communication Technology, Sciences as well as Engineering programmes to be admitted into Cardiff University’s Postgraduate programmes after completing their undergraduate studies at XMUM.
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Dr. Ong Wee Jun Attends 2019 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Research Management Center congratulates Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun from School of Energy and Chemical Engineering for participating in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany on behalf of Malaysia and Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). Dr. Ong was nominated and recommended by the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings (Germany) and Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), as one of the four representatives from Malaysia.
School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
XMUM Students Conduct Summer Research at XMU China
While the others were enjoying their time off university, eight XMUM students from Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Programme were busy working in laboratories at Xiamen University China (XMU). In the three-week Research Camp, the students conducted scientific research under the guidance of Prof. Chen Huanyang from XMU School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College) and gained a foretaste of postgraduate life. The results they obtained from their research will be presented in two papers.
General
Innovation Talk Series #13 A Sharing on Entrepreneurship and Postgraduate Application
Innovation Talk Series #13 was held by XMUM Innovation Center on 2 October 2019. Flora Liu Kexin and Gary Mao Yuan, both entrepreneurs with in-depth knowledge of various industries, shared their experiences on entrepreneurship and postgraduate application as guest speakers. A mini workshop centering entrepreneurship and innovation was then organized on 5 October to further enhance students’ understanding of this subject.
Department of Mathematics
In Mathematics Studies, Closer Ties Forged between XMU and XMUM
A delegation from School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS), Xiamen University (XMU) visited Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) in early October. Led by Prof. Tan Shaobin, Dean of SMS, the delegation included Prof. Wang Qing, Prof. Xiong Tao, Assoc. Prof. Yang Bo and Assistant Prof. Hu Jie, all of which are faculty members of SMS.
