MOU signing ceremony with Stuttgart Media University, Germany (HdM)

UTCC Office of International Relations together with UTCC School of Engineering organized the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UTCC and Stuttgart Media University, Germany (HdM) on 13th March 2023 at the University Council Conference Hall, Building 24, with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchange in the field of academic research.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanavath Phonvichai, President of UTCC, and Prof. Alexander Roos, President of HdM, signed the MOU with Ms. Martina Schumacher, Director of the International Office and ERASMUS Coordinator, HdM, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sataporn Amornsawadwatana, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, UTCC, as witnesses.

Agreement Signing ceremony with Thai-China Education Group

On the 9th of February, 2023, the UTCC Office of International Relations held a signing ceremony for the enrolment agent agreement. Mr Apisit Ratanakaroonpong from Thai-China Education Group Co., Ltd. and his team came to the conference room on the 7th floor of Building 21 of the University of the Chamber of Commerce to sign the agreement and discuss the enrolment cooperation plan. Afterwards, Mr Apisit and his team visited the campus and took a group photo with Assoc. Prof. Dr Thanavath Phonvichai, President of UTCC.

UTCC welcomed the visit of Beijing Foreign Studies University

On the 8th of February, UTCC welcomed the visit of Dr. Lili Dong and Director Min Lin from the International Business School, Beijing Foreign Studies University (IBS.BFSU). During the meeting, cooperation programmes such as the International Student Exchange Programme and the Global Campus Programme of the IBS.BFSU were discussed. Students from UTCC International School of Management will have the opportunity to exchange and study in Beijing with international students from BFSU.

UTCC Chinese New Year Celebration

On January 27, 2023, UTCC Office of International Relations (OIR) together with Thai-Chinese International School of Management (TCISM), Graduate School (GS), International School of Management (ISM), and School of Humanities (HMN) jointly held the 2023 Chinese New Year Festivities. Associate Prof. Dr. Thanavath Phonvichai, President of UTCC, participated in the event and delivered the opening speech for the morning session, a global business talk. Mr. Shi Datuo, chairman of DTL LAW OFFIC, and Ms. Steffi Sun, Director of University Network Development, Model APEC, gave speeches to the students of UTCC in the Blissful Auditorium, 1st floor, Building 10.
In the afternoon session, Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, Vice President for International Relations, dressed an opening speech and played drums with the UTCC Board of Administration team to ignite the joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival celebration on the 1st floor, Building 3. Wonderful activities such as dragon and lion dances, Thai dances, and Chinese talent competitions, attracted hundreds of students to participate.
The Chinese New Year Festivities were also sponsored by many Chinese companies in Thailand, such as Model APEC, Elefly Thailand, Hanshow, SITC, and so on.

Keimyung University, Korea visits UTCC

Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, Vice President for International Relations, welcomed the representatives from Korea’s Keimyung University on January 18, 2023. Mr. Hyunwook Cho and Mr. Joonyong Yoon from the Office of International Affairs at Keimyung University are on an official visit to Thailand to discuss ways to expand on-going academic cooperation between the two organizations.
During the conversation, a number of alternatives for collaboration were covered, including;
1. Developing inbound and outbound short programs.
2. Increase events that encourage student connections between the two universities.
3. Internship opportunities for Korean students in Thailand.
Participants from UTCC:
1. Asst. Prof. Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School for Management (ISM)
2. Dr. Supatcha Indusobhana, Department Head of Korean Language
3. Dr. Wimonmart Meonhor, School of Humanities
4. Mr. Miroslav Kalniev, International School of Management
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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