Xiamen University breaks ground overseas

Campus in Malaysia seen as breakthrough in internationalization of higher education

Construction of Xiamen University's Malaysia branch campus began on Friday, marking the first overseas outreach by Chinese higher education institutions.

The university's publicity department said on Monday that the Malaysia campus is located on about 60 hectares in Salak Tinggi, a 15-minute drive from Putrajaya, the federal administrative center of Malaysia. Construction will be finished in about two years.