Department of Chinese Studies
Media experts praise XMUM students for insightful thoughts on journalism
10 students from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) earned high praises from international media professionals for their insightful thoughts on media practices at Malaysia-Singapore Media Forum held in Singapore earlier this month.The students, from Programme of Journalism and Programme of Chinese Studies, were commended for their critical perspectives on the current media consumption trends, especially among the younger generation.
School of Economics and Management
Associate Professor Dr Ricardo Baba is the Second Recipient of Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng’s Research Grant
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Associate Professor Dr Ricardo Baba of the School of Economics and Business, Xiamen University Malaysia, for the second recipient of Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng’s research grant. A mock cheque for RM30,000.00 was presented to Associate Professor Dr Baba by Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr Fng Ah Seng JP, Chairman of the Foundation, on 8.12.2017.
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Professor Dr Huang Nay Ming Received the 2016 Malaysia’s Rising Star Award
The Office of Research and Innovation congratulates Professor Dr Huang Nay Ming of the New Energy Science and Engineering Programme, Xiamen University Malaysia, on receiving the 2016 Malaysia’s Rising Star Award (MRSA), presented by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), in partnership with Clarivate Analytics. MRSA is awarded to a select group of influential Malaysian researchers for their significant contributions to global science.
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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.
