University Summit in Kyushu 2007
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 27-28 October
Session 2 : The University as a Resource for Prosperous Local Communities

Prof. Dr. Khunying Suchada KIRANANDANA
President, Chulalongkorn University

 

University as a Resource for Prosperous Communities

 
   

Chulalongkorn Universityfs vision is to be the knowledge hub and reference center of the nation and to create wisdom for sustainable development. The mission of the university is to create new knowledge, and to educate new generation of graduates for the future world. With globalization, communities will have to be able to compete and at the same time to ally and share with other communities. University has to serve communities in providing relevant knowledge through research, relevant solutions to problems and to supply communities with quality graduates. The new generation of work force needs to have sound knowledge and the ability to create new knowledge. Other characteristics aside from basic skills are also required, namely, competency in communications skills, ability to work in cross cultural environment, good world citizenship, good corporate governance and others.