Dr. Wongkot Phuphumirat, PSU Assistant President for International Affairs, and a PSU International Affairs officer participated in the kick-off meeting of the “Furthering International Relations Capacities and Intercultural Engagement to Nurture Campus Diversity and to Support Internationalisation at Home (FRIENDS) project”, which took place from March 4-9, 2019 at Berjaya University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“FRIENDS” is a new project under the Erasmus+ Program for Capacity Building in Higher Education with intercultural cooperation, in order to support internalization at home, being coordinated by Varna University of Management, Bulgaria. PSU is the leader of Work Package 4 “FRIENDS Teahouses: Setup and Piloting,” and during this meeting, the PSU team introduced to all FRIENDS partners the objectives of WP4, in order to facilitate the start of the activities in this work package.

The six-day event was an excellent opportunity for PSU to learn more about improving its internationalization capacities, expand its reputation on the global stage, and create meaningful cooperation with prominent partner higher education institutions.