A delegation led by Somrote Komolavanij, Vice President for Academic and Research Development of Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Thailand, visited HENU on March 26. Vice President Zhang Ligang welcomed the guests at Longzihu Campus in Zhengzhou, accompanied by heads of relevant departments such as the International Affairs Office and the School of International Education. The meeting was presided over by Li Qiuye, Executive Deputy Director of the International Affairs Office.

During the meeting, Zhang Ligang emphasized HENU’s commitment to becoming a world-class research-oriented comprehensive and international university. Focusing on the national opening-up strategy, HENU actively engages in the Belt and Road Initiative. The visit of the delegation marks the beginning of the cooperation between the two universities. He expressed his expectation that the two sides would carry out practical cooperation in areas such as talent cultivation and academic cooperation, thus injecting new vitality into the educational cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Somrote Komolavanij said that Panyapiwat Institute of Management is an application-oriented university founded by Charoen Pokphand Group in Thailand. It is committed to cultivating practical talents with an international perspective and attaches great importance to cooperation with Chinese universities. HENU’s profound cultural heritage and its rapidly developing internationalization process are remarkable. He expressed hope that the two sides could initiate cooperation in aspects such as student exchanges and think tank construction, making contributions to the educational cooperation between China and Thailand.

Subsequently, the two sides had a discussion and conducted in-depth exchanges on how to promote cooperation.

Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Thailand, established in 2007 and located in Bangkok, Thailand, is a private comprehensive university founded by Charoen Pokphand Group. It has a complete management system for Chinese language teaching.