Alumni

Deputy Chief, International and Regional Cooperation Office
Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P.R. China

Activity : Advanced Communication Skill Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Integration in Lancang-Mekong Region

This training helped me to gain more information about international and regional cooperation of the GMS countries. I think to further promote international and regional integration, we need more communication and cooperation with other countries. This kind of training course is a good platform for improving our communication skills as well as building our connections for future collaborations.

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Senior Staff, Division of Consular Affairs Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P.R. China

Activity : Advanced Communication Skill Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Integration in Lancang-Mekong Region

I benefitted a lot from this course. Many of us come from the foreign affairs office of the government and our work is related to international communication. This course has improved our ability to communicate in English clearly, concisely and effectively in professional situations. It also enhanced my understanding of regional integration concepts and approaches in the GMS.

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General Director, TAN TAO FORWARDING & WAREHOUSING CORP. (ITATRANS CORP.), Vietnam

Activity : Sustainable Transport and Logistics Planning and Management Phase 2

The training is very interesting, and we learned many information – from the general concepts to the more detailed ones. I especially liked the discussions on warehouse management and technology applied in logistics. There were also case studies that required us to apply our knowledge for more practice. I hope MI will continue to offer trainings like this.

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Cambodia Branch Manager, ASI Logistics Cambodia, Cambodia

Activity : Sustainable Transport and Logistics Planning and Management Phase 2

I really like this training because many subjects can be applied in my country. I’m from the logistics field so the topics that really interested me in this training were on storage and KPI. When I come back I will apply the lessons I learned on KPI , not just in the logistics field but also in other areas like human resource. The discussion on dangerous goods was also very relevant because in my country, this subject has not been fully explored yet so we need to bring this knowledge and apply in our context.

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Assistant Director, ASEAN Economic Integration Division
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Activity : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness for Regional Integration

This training is extremely useful as it actually provides the knowledge and better understanding of all the fundamental elements under the subject of trade facilitation as part of regional integration, and in fact, moving towards global economic integration. The training course provided an overall coverage of all the economic factors that drive the economic growth of the region. I think the excellent presentation provided by the resource persons and other presentors guided us through on how we can apply the knowledge in our daily work life.

I also enjoy my companionship with my fellow ASEAN members. I think this is a very good platform to keep all of us on board. I would like to congratulate Mekong Institute and the sponsors of this program for giving us the opportunity to get to know all the members of the various ASEAN countries and giving us the chance to sit together, to share our goals and come to a similar understanding about economic integration in the region.

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Trainer/Consultant, Industrial Promotion Center, Region 5, Ministry of Industry, Thailand

Activity : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness for Regional Integration

I find this training very interesting because it’s important to know about the environment outside the country that affects entrepreneurship in Thailand. This is a good opportunity to learn about free trade agreements or the new customs model of other countries. I especially like the discussions on green logistics and special economic zones.

The environment in MI is also very different. Once you step inside, it does not feel like you’re in Thailand. There is an international feel, and it is great to be a part of this. You don’t have to go abroad to experience this kind of atmosphere.

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Assistant Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 

Activity : Enhancing Utilization of Free Trade Agreements by SMEs 

I like this training because it meets my expectations. The things we learned about the overview of SME in the GMS, free trade agreement and tariff negotiation are relevant to me as a government official and especially in my organization. The facilitators of the training are well-trained, and the resource persons explain with examples so the discussions are very clear.

I would like to express my gratitude to MI and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) because we learned a lot of things useful in our work.

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Specialist, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ho Chi Minh City Branch) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

Activity : Enhancing Utilization of Free Trade Agreements by SMEs 

I really appreciate the knowledge that I gained from this course. Before joining the course, I just had general information on the subject, but now I have a deeper understanding of FTAs and how they can help SMEs to develop their business. I also feel comfortable studying here in MI. The people are very friendly and helpful, and I enjoy the food, the atmosphere.

I hope that in the future I will have the opportunity to come back and join more useful training courses like this. I hope after the course that I can use the knowledge that I gained in my work and help the businesses in my country. 

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Svay Rieng Department of Commerce, Svay Rieng Town, Cambodia

Activity : Trade Events Promotion

The important thing I learned from this training that I can apply in my work is the topic on business matching. After this training (as part of action plan implementation), we organized a business matching in my province, and we gained a lot of results and insights from that.

We received a lot of new information from the experts and skilled trainors of the training program, and we are happy and very satisfied with the lessons. If there are more training courses in the future, we would like a chance to participate again.

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Managing Director, Golden Yem Co., Ltd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia 

Activity : Promoting Women Entrepreneurship for Export Business 

This training is really helpful. I learned how to make a business plan and a market plan for exporting my product. Second, I learned more about production – when I produce my product, I know now how to do a production plan. I also learned about e-commerce, how to sell my product on Alibaba, for example.

The speakers were all very good because they are well-experienced. As for the facilitators, they were very organized and provided us with materials we can use. Everything is well-prepared.

I really want for MI to have another training, to continue this training because this is a very good opportunity. 

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