Mekong Institute Young Scholars (MIYS) paid courtesy visits to senior leaders of China and development partners of MI on August 25-31, 2019. The visits aimed to enrich their understanding of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism and its contributions toward regional cooperation and integration as well as knowledge of China’s foreign affairs policies and development trends. …

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Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), is conducting a training program on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment: Sharing Good Practices and Experiences of Thailand at its residential training center in Khon Kaen. The training program, which runs from August 20 to September 2, 2019, is attended by government representatives …

FEMALE AT THE FOREFRONT: FOSTERING GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ACROSS NATIONS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG) / Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG), organized a professional training program on Power Market Construction and Development on July 29 to August 9, 2019. Held at YNPG Yixing Training Base in Kunming, China, the training brought together 30 technicians and middle …

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Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P.R. China, officially opened the Training on Communication Skill Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Integration in the Lancang-Mekong Region last July 15, 2019. Held at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand, the training program gathered 34 government officials from …

CAPITALIZING ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION Read More »

Seven professionals from the public sector and the academe in the region join MI this month as Mekong Institute Young Scholars (MIYS).   Supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the MIYS Program offers a six-month structured learning experience to junior and mid-level professionals from the Greater Mekong Subregion and an opportunity to …

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Deadline for application to the MIYS Program Round 2 for Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals is extended to April 5, 2019. The MIYS Program is a learning and capacity building opportunity for nationals of the Greater Mekong Subregion to receive hands-on experience in development cooperation work at Mekong Institute in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Selected scholars …

APPLICATION TO THE MI YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM EXTENDED FOR THAI, CAMBODIAN AND VIETNAMESE NATIONALS Read More »

MI formalizes today a new landmark cooperation agreement with the National Innovation Agency (NIA) for the further promotion of social innovation in the Mekong region countries. The NIA is a Thai public organization that takes the lead in the promotion and development of Thailand’s innovation ecosystem for national competitiveness.    The signing ceremony of the …

MI AND NIA JOIN HANDS FOR PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INNOVATION Read More »

On January 14-25, 2019, Mekong Institute hosted 24 participants from labor ministries, recruitment agencies, civil society organizations and the media from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam for a Capacity Development Program (CDP) as part of the project on “Strategic Management to Labour Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Addressing the Challenges …

MI DEMAND-DRIVEN PROGRAM SETS OUT TO IMPROVE MIGRATION GOVERNANCE Read More »

Mekong Institute, in collaboration with the Government of China, held a seminar on Promoting Innovation and Technology as Driven Tools for Economic Sustainability in the GMS last November 28, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.   The one-day seminar featured interactive sessions and dialogues among policymakers, innovators, technology experts and producers, academicians and representatives from civil society and …

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Mekong Institute taps into Israel’s expertise in entrepreneurship with the recently-concluded training program on “Innovative Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Starting a Business”, organized in cooperation with The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MASHAV-Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation. Held on October 29-November 9, 2018 at the MI Residential Training Center, the training was attended …

MI BRINGS ISRAEL’S EXPERTISE IN TRAINING ON INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR GMS Read More »