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XMUM Inks MOA with Leo Burnett Malaysia
Advertising students at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) can look forward to a more enhanced and collaborative learning experience following a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Leo Burnett (LB Malaysia) and the university.The MOA signatories were Leo Burnett Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tan Kien Eng and Dr. Wang Changsong, Assistant Professor and Programme Coordinator of XMUM Advertising Programme.
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Dr. Ong Wee Jun Receives Young Researcher Award from IChemE Malaysia
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Assistant Professor Dr. Ong Wee Jun on receiving the Young Researcher Award from the Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChemE), Malaysia. The IChemE, headquartered in United Kingdom, established the annual awards since year 1994 to celebrate excellence and achievement in chemical, biochemical, and process industries. Her Royal Highness Queen of Perak Darul Ridzuan, Tuanku Zara Salim, a chemical engineer herself, presented Dr. Ong with a trophy and a certificate on 15 October 2018.
School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Ir. Dr. Wong Shen Yuong Wins Best Presenter Award at IEEE Conference
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Assistant Professor Ir. Dr. Wong Shen Yuong, from Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme, on winning the “Best Presenter Award” at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference on Systems, Process and Control (Malaysia Section). Ir. Dr. Wong impressed the Judging Committee made up of 8 panels from the Organizing Committees when she presented her research paper entitled “Hybrid Genetic Algorithm Based Fuzzy Inference System for Data Regression” on 15 December 2018.
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Journalism Students Win Top Prizes at Short Film Festival
Young and aspiring filmmaker from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) won the Best Documentary Award at the inaugural China-ASEAN International Students Short Film Festival (CAISSFF) in December 2018, for having documented the nomadic lifestyle of the Bajau people.
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Innovation Talk Series #1 | How Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking Solve Social Issues
XMUM held the first session of Innovation Talk Series, an event organized by the Office of Research and Innovation, on 27 November 2018. The series aims to invite local and international experts to give public talks that will:
School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
XMUM Undergraduate Student Co-Authors Research Publication
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Prof. Dr. Ong Chong Kim and Assistant Professor Dr. Kelvin Ooi Jian Aun of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) programme for their success in mentoring second year XMUM undergraduate student, Zhai Qingwei, to contribute positively to their invited research paper entitled “Nonlinear Plasmonics of Three-Dimensional Dirac Semimetals” which was published in journal APL Photonics on 11 December 2018. This paper was co-authored by 5 scientists and one XMUM undergraduate student.
