Xiamen University Malaysia

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Xiamen University Malaysia
厦门大学马来西亚分校 (Chinese)
Xiamen University logo.svg
Seal of Xiamen University
Motto自强不息, 止于至善 [1]
Motto in English
Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection [2]
Type Research university
Established2016 (2016)
FounderMr. Tan Kah Kee
Accreditation
President Prof. Wang Ruifang
Location
Sunsuria City, Sepang
,
Selangor
,
43900
,
Malaysia

2°49′58″N101°42′10″E / 2.8329°N 101.7029°E / 2.8329; 101.7029
CampusUrban, 150 acres
Affiliations Project 985
Project 211
Double First-Class Construction
GU8
Website xmu.edu.my
Logo of Xiamen University Malaysia.png
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 厦门大学马来西亚分校
Traditional Chinese 廈門大學馬來西亞分校
Branch campus of the Xiamen University

Xiamen University Malaysia (abbreviated as XMUM) is a private university and an international branch campus of Xiamen University located in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. [3] It is the first overseas campus set up by a Chinese public university, as well as the first Chinese university branch campus in Malaysia.

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Xiamen University is a national public university located in Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Class Construction. Xiamen University accepted the invitation and offer from the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, and established its Malaysia Campus in 2016. Xiamen University Malaysia is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia and the Ministry of Education of China.

Xiamen University Malaysia ranked 5th in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output. [4]

History

2012

In April, Malaysian government welcomed the Chinese government for XMU to set up a campus in Malaysia.

2013

On January 21, the Malaysian Minister of Higher Education officially handed a letter to invite XMU to set up a campus in Malaysia.

On October 4, in the presence of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping and former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Najib Razak, the agreement on providing all-round support for the construction of XMUM was signed.

2014

In July, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Najib Razak attended the commencement ceremony of the campus.

2015

On November 13, registration was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia.

2015

On November 23, at the Malaysia-China High Level Economic Forum, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that the establishment of XMUM “not only demonstrates the depth of people-to-people exchange between China and Malaysia, but also the openness of the Malaysian government and its people”.

On December 3, XMUM officially opened for enquiries as well as for receiving applications after announcing the launch of the university's student recruitment.

2016

On February 22, the Malaysia Campus officially opened. [5]

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World [6] 151-200 (2022)
QS World [7] 422 (2022)
THE World [8] 401-500 (2022)
USNWR Global [9] 278 (2022)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia [7] 73 (2022)
THE Asia [8] 83 (2022)
USNWR Asia [9] 43 (2022)

Xiamen University Malaysia has been listed among China's leading universities on the national 211 Project since year 1995, 985 Project since year 2000, and selected into the national Double First-Class Construction since 2017, which have been launched by the Chinese government to support selected universities in achieving world-class standing. [10]

All undergraduate programmes in Xiamen University Malaysia are Honours degree approved by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education, [11] All the programmes offered by Xiamen University Malaysia are recognised internationally, with dual accreditation by both the Malaysian government and Chinese government. [12]

Xiamen University Malaysia also ranked 5th in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output [4]

Research

The construction of Malaysia's largest radio telescope is in progress in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan. University Malaya was currently in collaboration with the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xiamen University Malaysia to build the telescope. Malaysia has moved forward in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) and Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) for the acquisition and operation of a VGOS radio telescope which will be expected to start its construction in Jelebu in the near future. [13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Motto". Xiamen University. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Motto". Xiamen University. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "University: XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA CAMPUS" . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Institution research output table - Nature Index".
  5. ↑ "Milestones". www.xmu.edu.my. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking Universities".
  7. 1 2 "Xiamen University".
  8. 1 2 "Xiamen University". 30 April 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Xiamen University" . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Milestones". en.xmu.edu.cn. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  11. ↑ ":: Malaysian Qualifications Register ::". www2.mqa.gov.my. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". www.xmu.edu.my. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "'Eye' into space from Jelebu". The Star. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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