On 7 July 2022, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Chayaporn Wattanasiri, President of Mae Fah Luang University; Assoc. Prof. Dr.Nantana Gajaseni, Vice President; Asst. Prof. Dr.Chompunut Sopajaree, Acting Dean of the School of Nursing; and Mr. Wangchuk Rabtan, Bhutanese lecturer of the School of Management paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Mr. Kinzang Dorji, Ambassador of Bhutan to Thailand and Mr. Kinley Dorji, Second Secretary at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok. The purposes of this visit were strengthening relations and discussing possibilities to initiate projects to enhance cooperation with Bhutan.
During a discussion, the Ambassador expressed deep appreciation to the University for its continued support and generous scholarships and training programs extended to Bhutan. Moreover, the Embassy and MFU explored possibility of further collaboration through scholarship programmes, short-term trainings, internship programmes and visits in the fields of nursing, health science, and traditional medicine. Also, they also discussed the possibilities of exchange programme of faculty members and student between Mae Luang University and private colleges in Bhutan.