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.

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.

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.

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

The University of Newcastle, Australia visited UTCC

A great start of the 2022 Academic Year with the first onsite meeting with ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ (๐—จ๐—ข๐—ก), ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ our two-degree program partner. Prof. Caroline Chan, Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Partnerships and Mr. Bret Sutcliffe, Manager, Transnational Education from UON visited UTCC on 19 August, 2022 to review the two-degree program and to discuss new areas of collaboration between the two universities.

From UTCC, Dr. Piraphong Foosiri, Vice President for International Relations, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School of Management, Asst. Prof. Dr. Li Li, Assoc. Dean, International School of Management, Ms. Parichart Thammajinda, Head Office of International Relations joined the meeting.

Ambassador of Peru visited UTCC

Newly appointed Ambassador of Peru to Thailand, H.E. Ms. Cecilia Z. Galarreta Bazan along with her team members Mrs. Carmen Azurin, Minister/Deputy Head of Mission and Mr. Erick Aponte, Counsellor visited UTCC on 7 July 2022.

Peru Embassy and UTCC discussed various areas of collaborations such as:

  1. Develop short programs in tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality industry.
  2. Develop more meaningful partnerships between UTCC and Peru Universities.
  3. Joint research in the area of business and commerce.
  4. H.E. Ms. Cecilia showed keen interest to participate in activities focusing on cultural exchange to showcase Peruvian language, art and cuisine.

UTCC welcomed the delegation of the Embassy of t๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

On 30 March 2022, H.E. Dr. Ramadhani K.Dau, The High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to Malaysia visited UTCC on his official visit to Thailand. UTCC management team and the delegation from Tanzania discuss and exchange ideas on promoting cooperation in education and human resources development, in various fields related to the overall growth of the country, focusing on tourism & services businesses.

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ, H.E. Dr. Ramadhani K.Dau – The High Commissioner, Mr. Kajia Vendelin Mshana โ€“ Head of Chancery at the High Commission, Mr. Florean Laurean – Trustee Chairman of Association of Tanzanians Diaspora in Thailand, Ms. Supitchaya Sarakong โ€“ business Development Manager, attended the meeting.

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—จ๐—ง๐—–๐—–, Ms. Wongduean Simachokedee โ€“ Acting Vice President of International Relations, Asst. Prof. Dr. Muanmai Apintanapong โ€“ Vice President for Academic Affairs, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn โ€“ Dean of International School of Management, Asst. Prof. Dr. Niorn Srisomyong โ€“ Assoc. Dean of School of Tourism and Services, Ms.Parichart Thammajinda โ€“ Head, Office of International Relations, attended the meeting.

Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce visited UTCC

On 25 January 2022, UTCC welcomed the delegates from the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce and discussed various areas of collaboration between Danish companies and UTCC.
During the meeting, the following topics were discussed:

  • The Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce team offered their support to participate in the future activities organized by UTCC.
  • Organize field trips and company visit for UTCC students.
  • UTCC will invite Danish professionals to be guest speaker.
  • Internship opportunities for UTCC students at Danish companies in Thailand.

From the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Michael Andersen – Director, Ms. Pimtheera Sanglam โ€“ Accounting Administrative Officer, and Ms. Nguyen Dang Thu Huong โ€“ Media and Communication Officer (the first UTCC intern) joined the meeting.
From UTCC, Ms. Wongduean Simachokedee โ€“ Acting Vice President for International Relations, Ms. Parichart Thammajinda โ€“ Head, Office of International Relations, Dr. Li Li – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Angsuthon Srisuthisa-ard โ€“ Program Director (BBA International) attended the meeting.

Embassy of Finland Visits UTCC

On 4 March 2021, UTCC welcomed the delegates from the Embassy of Finland and discussed various areas of collaboration between Finnish and Thai universities.

During the meeting, the following topics were discussed:

  • The Embassy shared the Talent Boost Program, Finlandโ€™s startup culture focusing on sustainability
  • Student and faculty exchange opportunities between Finnish universities and UTCC- Connection and development of Double-degree options in the field of Engineering
  • Organization of Finnish Ambassadorโ€™s talk session for UTCC students.
  • International internship opportunities for UTCC students

From the Embassy of Finland, Mr. Kimmo Pekari, Special Advisor Trade and Economic Affairs, Ms. Gitta Hagg-Lundvall, Coordinator Talent Boost Program, Ms. Teeranuch Richiravanich, Office Administrator, Team Finland, joined the meeting.

From UTCC, Dr. Jakarin Srimoon, Vice President for International Relations, Ms.Parichart Thammajinda, Head, Office of International Relations, Dr. Nattapan Buavaraporn, Dean, International School of Management, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suwannee Adsavakulchai, Program Director, School of Engineering, Dr. Jaratchwahn Jantarat, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Business attended the meeting.