Published on Sep. 26, 2018
Updated on Feb. 27, 2020
Sept. 25, 2018
Dear Mizzou community,
This week, I’m in Thailand visiting with some of our exceptional partners in education. I’ll be traveling to different cities and speaking at Khon Kaen University on Mizzou’s success in innovation, all while getting to experience the tremendous community of people and ideas that help Mizzou fulfill its mission of global impact. Our College of Engineering’s partnership with King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) illustrate how cross-cultural collaborations can help solve the world’s grand challenges. And for nearly 40 years, Prince of Songkla University’s (PSU) Faculty of Education and our own College of Education have dedicated themselves to educating teachers worldwide who go on to prepare tomorrow’s leaders.
It’s truly amazing to see the reach of our great university and the excellence of the Tiger community so far away from home. From the cities of Thailand to the communities of Brazil, the University of Missouri’s extraordinary people, knowledge, research and creativity are changing the world.
Alexander N. Cartwright, PhD
Chancellor
University of Missouri
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