From 1 September 2018 to 8 September 2018, 44 students and 3 lecturers from Chemical Engineering Programme, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) participated in a student exchange programme in Siming Campus, Xiamen University China (XMU).

The student exchange programme was organized by Chemical Engineering Programme, XMUM and hosted by College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of XMU, consisting a series of dedicated lectures, laboratory tours, industrial visits and campus tours, as well as a selected sharing session by given master and PhD students in various research areas. 

It was sponsored by Solution Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Sunsuria Berhad, Supreme Didactic Sdn. Bhd., and Interscience Sdn. Bhd. (ITS).

A campus tour was among the many agendas planned for the program. With the guidance ofseveral XMU students, they not only walked around the heart of campus to learn about the built environment, history, culture, facilities and development in the campus, but also visited the Experimental Chemical Engineering Technology Centre, the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, high-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Centre as well as other major laboratories.

The lectures were delivered by Prof. Chen Binghui, Prof. Zhang Hongliang, Assoc. Prof. Wu Xue’e and Assoc. Prof. Wan Shaolong from Department of Chemical Engineering, XMU, followed by an interactive Q&A session. The students were then split into small groups and given an in-depth explanation of the research topics by the graduate students. 

In addition, the students and lecturers visited laboratories of the National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters of the College of Energy and the library in Xiang’an campus, as well as 2 enterprises, namely Xiamen Sinopeg Biotech and Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company. During the industrial visits, the students were given a detailed explanation on the process flow and took a look at their production lines.

Prof. Chen Binghui, Dean of School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, XMUM, stated that the student exchange programme was successfulbecause of the dedication and joint coordination of Chemical Engineering Programme, XMUM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of XMU China. It has also initiated a direct and effective platform for collaborations between the two campuses. He hopes that the collaborations and interactions between the two campuses will be enhanced to facilitate the second phase construction of XMUM as well as promote the “Double First Class” University Plan.

In conclusion, Assistant Professor Dr. Yong Wai Fen, also the chief advisor of the student exchange programme, expressed her sincere gratitude to College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, XMU for their support and professionalism in hosting the student exchange programme. She hopes that these synergies will strengthen the scientific collaboration between the two campuses in promoting this discipline across campuses.

Below is a documentation video made by the students: