President of National Institute of Development Administration in Thailand leads delegation to visit UM

Tippawan Lorsuwannarat, president of the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) in Thailand, led a delegation to visit the University of Macau (UM). The delegation was warmly received by UM Rector Yonghua Song. The two parties had in-depth discussions about collaboration initiatives.

Song gave the delegation an overview of the history and developments of UM, and highlighted the university’s commitment to nurturing talent with an international perspective and producing high-impact research results. Lorsuwannarat expressed hope for NIDA’s collaboration with UM on research projects and faculty and student exchanges in the areas of high-level administrative management and policy research.

Founded in 1966, NIDA is a public higher education institution in Thailand that offers programmes exclusively at the master’s and doctoral levels. It is one of the most influential research institutes in Thailand and has educated many political and business leaders in the country.