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Innovation Talk Series #5 | Learn the Formula of Success from Disney and Discover the Traits of Entrepreneurs
Dream. Believe. Dare. Do. These are Walt Disney’s four pillars of success, and the formula shared by guest speaker Dr. Liu Zhaoping to XMUM students during Innovation Talk Series #5 on 21 March 2019. Anatomizing his favourite Disney’s animated classics and quoting examples of Disney’s best practices in customer experience, Dr. Liu, a winner of Teaching Excellence Award from Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), explained to the audience the time-tested methodology that empowered organizations to thrive on creativity, innovation, and brand loyalty.
Global Engagement
University of Missouri-Kansas City Shares Postgraduate Information
On 5 April 2019, Prof. Kevin Z. Truman, Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), visited Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) to meet with President Prof. Wang Ruifang. During the meeting, Prof. Truman mentioned some special privileges that XMUM students can enjoy when applying for UMKC postgraduate program, which include:
School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
AI+ Talk Series#1 Artificial Intelligence and Applications in Computer Vision
Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) held the very first session of “AI+” Talk Series, an event organized by XMUM Institute of Artificial Intelligence, on 7 March 2019. The Institute will invite local and international experts to visit XMUM with the aims of:Promoting cutting edge thinking and practices in AI among faculty members and students of different areas;Exploring research and innovation topics through academic endeavours;Facilitating ideas exchange on AI concept and its application (hence “AI+”).
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Dr. Kim Yun Jin Co-Authors Two Publications in The Lancet Neurology
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kim Yun Jin on his publications in The Lancet Neurology, an authoritative journal of original research, review, opinion, and news covering international issues relevant to neurologists worldwide.Dr. Kim co-authored two articles with more than 80 collaborators from across the world. The papers were published online on 11 and 14 March 2019 respectively. The titles of the papers are:
Global Engagement
XMUM Signs MOA with Victoria University of Wellington
Prof. Grant Guilford, Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), New Zealand, and Prof. Wang Ruifang, President of Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between VUW and XMUM on 1 April 2019.
Global Engagement
University of Cincinnati Shares Postgraduate Opportunities with XMUM Students
Ms. Oxana Prokhorova from College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), University of Cincinnati (UC) met XMUM Engineering students on 28 March 2019 to share information on Master programmes at CEAS. UC will grant XMUM students special privileges, which include:
