On 17 May 2022, Prof. Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Vice President of Mae Fah Luang University and Prof. CHENG Yunyan, Vice President of Guangxi Vocational and Technical College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mae Fah Luang University and Guangxi Vocational and Technical College, the People's Republic of China. After signing the MoU, the representatives of MFU and GVTC unveiled a plaque of the Silk Road Tea Institute at MFU which was established under the framework of this MoU. This signing ceremony was organised by the Tea and Coffee Institute, MFU and Food Innopolis both onsite at Kham Mok Luang room and online.
The MoU between Mae Fah Luang University and Guangxi Vocational and Technical College aimed to promote and enhance academic cooperation covering academic activities, tea workshop, exchange of students and staff, international tea center and other related activities. It is expected to help students and staff, who will be the driving force for the advancement of tea industry in the international level, develop skills and reach their full potential.
Moreover, there was the hybrid tea sensory evaluation workshop in various interesting topics such as Basic knowledge and China standard grading of tea tasting, Tea tasting workshop (Green Tea, Black Tea, Oolong Tea), How to brew a perfect cup of tea, and Different degrees of oxidation held during 17 -18 May 2022.
