On July 28, 2023, Mr. Suraphon Petchwara, Vice President of Khon Kaen University Council, Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University along with council members, executives, and deans visited Yunnan University, the People’s Republic of China To discuss cooperation and drive academic activities, research, and innovation development between the two institutions.
Khon Kaen University and Yunnan University have a good relationship. And conducting foreign affairs together since 2006 (2006), such as the exchange of faculty and students and in these meetings. Executives of both institutions wish to renew the Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Cooperation between the two institutions There are also cooperation negotiations. to develop further academic knowledge and innovation to the community Including the preparation of courses that respond to the needs of the global labor market. and exchange students and teachers In the research part Khon Kaen University is interested in long-lived rice varieties. can grow in all seasons without sowing new seeds This is a research work by a team of researchers from Yunnan University. which has been selected as a variety used in national rice production in Yunnan province this year
Yunnan University is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in China. The main campus is located in the provincial capital of Kunming. Developed as the only “National Key University” in Yunnan Province, it has specialists in various fields. Yunnan University has been ranked among the top universities in China in the national “211 projects” and “Double First-class” programs launched by the Chinese government to support selected universities on a global scale. Yunnan University currently has 26 faculties, 9 research institutes, and a general curriculum teaching department. affiliated hospitals and graduate schools There are 16,682 full-time undergraduate students and 13,537 full-time graduate students.
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