Overview
- A high-level Thai delegation led by H.E. Urasa Mongkolnavin visited universities in Northeast India on Wednesday, Sept 23, to discuss deeper higher-education and research cooperation.
- North-Eastern Hill University proposed a ‘Centre for Indo-Thai Collaboration’ while the Thai team shared a two-year action plan to set up a Thai Studies Centre covering Assam and Meghalaya.
- Delegates from Thai institutions including Thammasat, Prince of Songkla, Ubon Ratchathani and Chulalongkorn outlined specific programme ideas for student and faculty mobility, joint research and academic seminars.
- Prince of Songkla University representatives flagged graduate support such as tuition waivers and financial aid for eligible master’s and doctoral students as early incentives pending formal agreements.
- No formal memoranda of understanding have been signed yet; next steps include institutional negotiations, MoU drafting and planning to implement the proposed centres, exchanges and scholarships.