Archives November 2022

Mandalay Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry(MRCCI) Visits UTCC

On 24 November 2022, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanavath Phonvichai, President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, welcomed Mr. Win Htay, President of the ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† (๐— ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—–๐—œ), ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, and his team on their official visit to Thailand to discuss ways to expand on-going academic cooperation between the two organizations. Asst. Prof. Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School for Management (ISM), along with faculty members from ISM and Ms. Parichart Thammajinda, Head of the Office of International Relations, join to welcome the delegation.

UTCC and University of Newcastle, Australia signed a MOU

On 21 November 2022, UTCC Office of International Relations hosted Prof. Kent Anderson, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Global of University of Newcastle (UON), Australia for a MOU signing ceremony at UTCC. This MOU reinforces our commitment to further strengthen our ongoing relationship. Various options of collaboration were addressed during the discussion including;
1. Creating inbound and outbound short programs.
2. Increase student interaction activities between the two universities.
3. Internship opportunities for Australian students in Thailand.
Since 2019 UTCC and UON have been jointly running a Two-Degree program at the bachelor’s level, offering an opportunity for UTCC students to earn an accredited Australian degree while studying full-time in Thailand.
Participants from University of Newcastle, Australia:
1. Prof. Kent Anderson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global
Participants from UTCC:
1. Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, Vice President for International Relations
2. Asst. Prof. Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School of Management
3. Asst. Prof. Dr. Li Li, Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs, International School of Management
4. Ms. Parichart Thammajinda, Head, Office of International Relations

New Zealand student delegates visit UTCC

On 21 November 2022, UTCC Office of International Relations, in collaboration with the International School of Management, welcomed a student group from ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ญ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ. Various activities were organized for the visiting student group to learn Thai arts and culture, such as wearing the Loin cloth, Thai dancing, and playing the traditional Thai music instrument Angkalung.
Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, Vice President for International Relations, and Ms. Parichart Thammajinda, Head of Office of International Relations, along with Asst. Prof. Dr. Wasinee Thammasiri, Program Director, Bachelor of Accounting program at the International School of Management, discussed future collaborations on the Master of Professional Accounting program with Professor Christopher Gan from Lincoln University.

UTCC Ambassador Talk Series – Peru

The UTCC Office of International Relations welcomed ๐—›.๐—˜. ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ญ. ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ, Ambassador of Peru to Thailand, to give a lecture on “Peru: Gateway to South America” on November 4, 2022, as part of our ongoing on-campus engagement, the “๐—จ๐—ง๐—–๐—– ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€“. H.E. Ms. Cecilia Z. Galarreta discussed Peru’s economic potential and the development of bilateral trade between Peru and Thailand. There were about 80 student participants, and many of them expressed interest in participating in exchange programs with Peruvian universities.

Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, UTCC’s Vice President for International Relations, addressed a vote of thanks and presented the Ambassador with a souvenir after the lecture.

๐—จ๐—ง๐—–๐—– ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐— ๐—™๐—–๐—–๐—œ, ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ.

On 4 November 2022, UTCC Office of International Relations along with UTCC International School of Management – ISM hosted Dr. Myo Thet, Vice President of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), Yangon, Myanmar and his team for a MOU signing ceremony at UTCC.
The signing of the MOU between UTCC and UMFCCI is an important milestone in strengthening the 10 years of collaboration between the two organizations. We are certain that the relationship will keep raising the bar for educational excellence and enhancing Myanmar’s human resource potential.
UTCC and UMFCCI jointly runs โ€œOffshore Global MBAโ€ program in Yangon. This unique academic partnership offer Myanmar students access to UTCC Global MBA program, while living and working in Myanmar.
Participants from UMFCCI:
1. Dr. Myo Thet, Vice President
2. Ms. Khine Khine Nwe, Joint Secretary General
3. Ms. Kay Thwe Lin, Head of Department, Finance
4. Ms. Thi Thi Win, Deputy Executive Officer, Finance
Participants from UTCC:
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sataporn Amornsawadwatana, Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
2. Dr. Chitrath Changlaw, Asst. President for Financial Affairs
3. Asst. Prof. Dr.Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School of Management
4. Asst. Prof. Dr. Li Li, Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs, International School of Management
5. Ms. Ratirat Mahasup, Assoc. Dean for Administrative Affairs, International School of Management