https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/03/31/xiamen-lures-bumi-and-indian-students-xmum-offering-scholarships-for-new-intake-in-drive/
PETALING JAYA: Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) is wooing bumiputra and Indian students with scholarships for its coming intake.
This university based in Sepang is the first overseas campus for China’s Xiamen University. It is ranked ninth among more than 2,000 universities in China, 37th in Asia.
Scholarships will be offered for foundation and degree courses for the 2017 intake, said XMUM’s Assoc Prof Krishnamoorthy Muthaly.
“Those with 4As and above could get scholarships of up to 100% for tuition fees,” he said.
XMUM also offers additional financial aid to deserving students.
The next intake for foundation and degree courses is April 17. The following intake will be in August for foundation and September for degree.
“Parents and students are invited to attend its open day on Saturday and Sunday (April 1 and 2), at the campus located in Sepang,” he said.
The medium of instruction of all programmes is in English (except Chinese studies and traditional Chinese medicine).
He said XMUM’s campus hostel is at an affordable RM340 per month rental and comes with facilities such as free WiFi, attached bathroom and air conditioning.
There is also a common pantry on each floor equipped with a microwave oven, a refrigerator, a kettle and a water dispenser while laundry and car park facilities are also provided, he added.
XMUM also has a five-floor student activity centre with a canteen, a convenient shop, a gym, a table tennis room, a gymnastics room, an indoor stadium, a yoga room, a swimming pool, a lounge, ATMs and prayer rooms.
A one-year foundation programme in arts and social science costs RM12,000 while a foundation in science is RM13,000.
More than 80% of the lecturers and professors are PhD holders with working experience in their fields, said Krishnamoorthy.
For more information please visit http://www.xmu.edu.my or contact 03-7610 2079.
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