UM representative visits Malaysia to expand international student recruitment

To encourage more international students to study at the University of Macau (UM), UM Rector Yonghua Song recently visited Malaysia as part of a delegation formed by representatives of seven higher education institutions in Macao and coordinated by the Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macao SAR. During the visit, the delegation held a briefing session to promote student recruitment in Malaysia. Rector Song also visited various top universities in Malaysia to facilitate cooperation between UM and Malaysian universities. According to him, expanding UM’s international student body is an important part of the university’s strategy for internationalisation and this visit aimed to help Malaysian students learn more about UM’s education model, key disciplines, residential college system, research resources, and development strategy. In the future, UM will continue to attract outstanding international students by providing more scholarships for them.

During the visit to the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong), the delegation was warmly received by its chairman Tan Tai Kim. Dong Zong and the seven Macao higher education institutions, including UM, later signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in student recruitment in Malaysia, as well as in teacher training and student exchange. To help the public in Malaysia gain a better understanding of Macao and its higher education institutions, the delegation later visited the headquarters of Sin Chew Daily. Both parties exchanged ideas on how to effectively spread the information about studying in Macao among Malaysian students and their parents. The delegation also visited Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR) and the University of Malaya (UM), and was warmly received by UTAR President Ewe Hong Tat and UM Associate Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) Yvonne Lim Ai Lian respectively. Rector Song later visited Xiamen University Malaysia and had a meeting with its president Wang Ruifang to discuss plans to strengthen research collaboration and talent training between the two universities.