Chula and USTC Expand Cooperation Through MOUs and Seminar  – Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), together with the opening ceremony for the Thai–Chinese Academic Seminar on Quantum Science and Technology, on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Room 111, Maha Chulalongkorn Building. The ceremony was presided over by Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University; Prof. Dr. Supachai Pathumnakul, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI); and Mr. Zhang Jianwei, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand. 

The ceremony started with Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, along with representatives from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Thailand, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, collectively presiding over the opening of the Thai–Chinese Academic Seminar on Quantum Science and Technology. Prof. Dr. Wilert delivered the welcoming remarks, adopted by congratulatory messages from Mr. Zhang Jianwei, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand, and Prof. Dr. Supachai Pathumnakul, Permanent Secretary of MHESI, celebrating the collaboration between the 2 educational establishments. 

The occasion then proceeded to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Chulalongkorn University and USTC. Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, signed the primary MOU with Prof. Dr. Congzhao Zhou, Vice Chairman of the University Council of USTC, marking an educational collaboration between Chulalongkorn University and USTC. The second MOU was signed by Prof. Dr. Pranut Potiyaraj, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, and Prof. Dr. Chuan-Feng Li, Director of the Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Network, to determine a Joint Laboratory on Quantum Science and Technology. 

Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat acknowledged that this Thai–Chinese Academic Seminar on Quantum Science and Technology was organized to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the People’s Republic of China. He emphasised that the seminar provides an necessary alternative for main scientists and researchers from each international locations to trade data, experiences, and visions within the area of quantum know-how—probably the most promising fields shaping the way forward for humanity. He additionally expressed his appreciation to all distinguished company in attendance. 

Prof. Dr. Congzhao Zhou, Vice Chairman of the University Council of USTC, mentioned the background, targets, and significance of the tutorial seminar and the MOUs, which can result in the institution of the Joint Laboratory on Quantum Science and Technology—formally launched on the identical day. 

Mr. Zhang Jianwei, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand, and Prof. Dr. Supachai Pathumnakul, Permanent Secretary of MHESI, expressed their congratulations on the collaboration between the 2 establishments. Prof. Dr. Supachai affirmed the ministry’s readiness and dedication to supporting the Thai–Chinese educational seminar on quantum science and driving ahead the cooperation formalized within the MOUs. This consists of educational initiatives, worldwide networking, expertise mobility for analysis personnel, and the interpretation of analysis outcomes into financial and social impression—all of that are central to Thailand’s Quick Win technique and its nationwide plan for growing superior human assets.