Universiti Malaya (UM) was honoured to attend the Fulbright 80th Anniversary Celebration and MoU Signing Ceremony with Strategic University Partners on 1 September 2026 at Le Méridien Putrajaya. The UM delegation was led by Professor Dr. Hasniza Zaman Huri, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), together with Professor Dr. Yvonne Lim Ai Lian, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International).
The celebration marked eight decades of the Fulbright Program and reaffirmed UM’s longstanding partnership with the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE), also known as Fulbright Malaysia. For more than six decades, UM has welcomed over 100 American Fulbrighters and supported the participation of over 100 UM staff members in Fulbright programmes in the United States.
Through the MoU signed between UM and MACEE, both institutions are committed to strengthening academic and research cooperation through mobility and strategic matchmaking, educational exchange and capacity building, as well as collaborative networks linking UM and US universities.
During the celebration, Ms. Aeti Abdullah, Executive Director of Fulbright Malaysia, also shared that Fulbright Malaysia and UM are working towards the development of a Fulbright Research Network. The proposed initiative aims to connect past and present Fulbright scholars from Malaysia and the United States based on shared research interests, fostering collaborative projects that can continue beyond the grant period.
This initiative reflects UM’s commitment to translating institutional partnerships into meaningful and sustained opportunities for researchers, students, academics and alumni. UM looks forward to working closely with Fulbright Malaysia to deepen educational and research ties between Malaysia and the United States and advance collaborations with lasting impact.
