The Mekong Institute was invited to attend the International Symposium on Preservation and Development of the Greater Mekong Sub-region and International Support organized by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) and the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC). Ms. Sanda Thant, MI Core Program Manager and Ms. Pornwilai Pumira, MI Executive Assistant & Marketing …

2 MI STAFF REPRESENTED THE MI AS GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN TOKYO Read More »

The Opening Ceremony for the Learning Program on Business Leadership in Competitive Enterprises was held at the Mekong Institute on April 27, 2009.Mr. John Barker, Managing Director, Barker Metrology Consultants and Metrology Consultant for the Mekong Metrology Capacity Building Project opened the session and welcomed the participants to the course. Dr. Suchat Katima, Director of …

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE APRIL 27, 2009 Read More »

Songkran is a traditional festival celebrated once a year in Thailand. Laos and Burma (Thingyan) during April 13 to 15 to mark the new lunisolar year. They celebrate it by paying respect to the elders by sprinkling water to their hands and wishing them health and fortune. But the most common practice in Songkran is …

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In collaboration with the Asia Development Bank, the Mekong Institute has co-organized the Project Management Learning Program for Junior Officials. The learning course commenced on 23 March, 2009, and will close on 3 April.  The program aims to strengthen competencies of junior civil servants from the GMS in areas of project management. Participants are junior …

PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEARNING PROGRAM FOR JUNIOR OFFICIALS, 23 MARCH-3 APRIL 2009 Read More »

On Thursday, 5 March, Ms. Li Khang, Vice Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region welcomed the delegation to Guangxi. She gave a presentation on the background of Guangxi region, and told the delegation that Guangxi is looking forward to work with MI in the future.   MI’s objectives of the visit to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region …

ACTIVITIES OF THE MI DIRECTOR IN CHINA FROM 5 – 6 MARCH 2009 GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA Read More »

The MI Director, Dr. Suchat Katima; MI Research Manager, Ms. Maria Theresa Medialda; and MI Executive Assistant/ Marketing Officer, Ms. Pornwilai Pumira arrived in Kunming City, Yunnan Province of China, on Monday, 2 March. This marked the first official visit of the MI Director and MI delegates to China.  One of the objectives of the …

ACTIVITIES OF THE MI DIRECTOR IN CHINA FROM 2- 4 MARCH 2009, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA Read More »

Mr. Voravud Tomon, the Director of Human Resource Development Bureau of Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) visited Mekong Institute on Monday 16 March 2009 to officially open the Annual International Training Course on Income Generation and Poverty Reduction for Development. It is a four-week training course offered by the Mekong Institute.  Twenty six participants …

OPENING CEREMONY OF INCOME GENERATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE 16 MAR 09 Read More »

On February 23, Dr Ibtisam Abu-Duhou, UNESCO Senior Advisor (Bangkok) graciously presided over the opening ceremony of the learning course at MI, while Dr Suchat Katima, the MI Director, delivered the welcome remarks. Twenty participants from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations attended the two-week training course, which was co-organized by the United Nations …

DECENTRALIZED EDUCATION PLANNING IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORM:COURSE OPENS AT THE MEKONG INSTITUTE Read More »

Dr Suchat Katima, MI Director, and all MI staff would like to congratulate all Khon Kaen University students on the completion of their internship at MI. The five student trainees, are fourth year students majoring in Public Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University. They have recently completed their winter internship training …

A VISIT TO MI BY A FRENCH UNIVERSITY 13 FEB 09 Read More »

On 13 February 2009, Five masters degree students from French university Sciences Po visited MI to discuss about enhanced regional cooperation in research and development projects. The group was led by Professor Dr.Francois Bafoil, Senior Research Fellow from the Paris-based Centre for International Studies and Research, and accompanied by the ADBs Rattanatay Luanglatbandith.  Welcomed by …

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