First USM–PSU Leadership Exchange Program 2013

First USM–PSU Leadership Exchange ProgramFor the first time Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Hat Yai Campus, Thailand, and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia, organized a joint student leadership exchange program, namely the USM- PSU Leadership Exchange Program (UPLEx) 2013. A group of 30 students from each university and around 20 staff from both institutions made this first joint leadership project a success.

The six-day program was organized from June 27–July 2, 2013, in Penang and Hat Yai respectively. Therefore, participants spent three days at USM, where they were welcomed by Prof. Dato Dr. Omar Osman, Vice Chancellor, and Prof. Dato Dr. Ahmad Shukri Mustapa Kamal, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic and International Affairs, and three days at PSU, where Prof. Dr. Amornrat Phongdara, Vice President for International Affairs, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ram Yamsaengsung, Assistant President for International Affairs, warmly welcomed all participants. Various event sessions, discussion forums, activities on leadership, entrepreneurship, and cross-cultural activities were included in this program. Moreover, on July 1, Mr. Mohd Faizal Razali, Consul General of Malaysia in Songkhla, hosted the dinner for all participants and gave a lecture on the importance of the ASEAN Economic Community.

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This first endeavor in bringing the best talented minds from both universities under one program in order to enrich them with leadership skills, also intended to create a networking platform for participants to share ideas and knowledge in critical issues related to higher education, leadership, and student participation, as well as to support the policy-making to create a sustainable tomorrow for younger generations.

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