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morning, President Mote and his team, Professor Chuan
Sheng Liu, Professor of Physics and Director of Institute for Global Chinese
Affairs, Mr.Mark Furuyama, Development Officer for
the Office of International Affairs and Mr.Saul
Sosnowski, Director of International Programs and of
the Latin American Studies Center, Professor,
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of
Maryland paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr.
Sutham Saengprathum at Ministry of University Affairs
to discuss and exchange academic experiences. After that
President Mote gave a lecture on the topic of
“University Government, Industry Partnership: Lighting
the Pathway to the Future.” Participants were deans and
high-ranking academic representatives from national
government and private universities. |
In the evening, University of Maryland Alumni Club (Thailand
Chapter) signed Memorandum of Understanding with University of
Maryland. The MOU mainly aimed to encourage cooperation in
education and research laboratories. The cooperation enhances the
benefits of the alumni as a whole and serve the Club’s role in
develop human resources in facilitating study in tertiary level.
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After that, the welcome reception dinner for President
Mote, his wife and delegates from UM hosted by the club was held
at the Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel. The party was full of joy with
many alumnus participated marking a forwarding step in building a
stronger relationship between the club and UM.
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