Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG)/Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG), organized a professional training on “GMS Power Equipment Operation & Maintenance and Safety Management” last September 11-22, 2017.  The training, held in YNPG Baiyun Training Centre, Kunming, China, brought together 31 technicians or middle management involved in …

PROMOTING REGIONAL ENERGY CONNECTIVITY: PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON GMS POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), is organizing the Training Program on Effective and Coordinated Information Management System to Facilitate Investment and Business in the GMS from August 21 to September 1, 2017, at the MI Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand.  Seventeen senior government officials and representatives from the …

MI, TICA ADDRESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Read More »

With support from China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG), Mekong Institute (MI) is going to organize the Professional Training Program on “GMS Power Equipment Operation & Maintenance and Safety Management’’ on September 11-22, 2017.  The training will be co-organized by MI and Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China with …

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON “GMS POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT’’ Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing the Regional Learning Program on “Energy Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion” on August 7-18, 2017. With the support from Energy Conservation Promotion Fund, Energy of Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG) and International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), the training will be organized …

CALL FOR TRAINING APPLICATION-ENERGY COOPERATION IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION Read More »

The Human Life Advancement Foundation (HLAF), an international non-governmental organization, organized the 7th Development Forum on May 17, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme focused on “Enhancing Global Food Security through Science, Technology and Innovation.”  The main objective of the development forum was to provide a platform for direct interaction and exchange of knowledge, experiences …

HLAF DEVELOPMENT FORUM: ENHANCING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) continuously addresses the need to strengthen economies, protect ecosystems, and achieve equity particularly through facilitating accessibility to basic energy services. These include access to electricity and efficient means of transportation, particularly in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin.  To tackle the said challenges and through the sponsorship extended by the People’s Government of Yunnan …

MI SUCCESSFULLY COMMENCED THE REGIONAL TRAINING ON AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENERGY FOR MOUNTAINOUS RURAL AREAS Read More »

Call for Applications for Regional Training Program on ‘Affordable, Sustainable and Innovative Technology Based Energy for Mountainous Rural Area’ on April 24-May 5, 2017.  With the support from the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, China, Mekong Institute (MI) is going to organize the Regional Training Program on ‘Affordable, Sustainable and Innovative Technology Based Energy for …

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – ‘TECHNOLOGY BASED ENERGY FOR MOUNTAINOUS RURAL AREA’ Read More »

With support of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Mekong Institute (MI) organized a training program on ‘Hydropower Project Construction and Power System Operation Management in the GMS’ at MI. The training takes place from February 6 to 8, 2017 at the MI facility in Khon Kaen, Thailand, bringing together ten government officials from the Ministry …

TRAINING ON HYDROPOWER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND POWER SYSTEM OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN THE GMS Read More »

MI’s Innovation and Technological Connectivity Department (ITC) is organizing a regional training course on “Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship” at the MI facility from December 6-16, 2016. The program is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel (Thailand), MASHAV Israel’s Agency for International Cooperation, The Golda Meir MASHAV Carmel International Training Center – MCTC Haifa and …

TRAINING COURSE ON PROMOTING INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP Read More »

The 5-day intensive training program on “Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, Women and Children in the GMS” is designed to expose Lao civil servants to factors that determine who is a migrant, how those moves take place, and the particular involvement of women and children in the migration pattern. The Program …

TRAINING ON PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE GMS Read More »