Bangkok--Aug 16--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Kasetsart University (KU) signed an MOU under the University Networking Project. The MOU will lead to more collaboration in finance and investment education. Activities will be targeted at KU’s students, lecturers’, staff as well as the general public. KU will set up a financial laboratory and a simulated trading room. The SET will also encourage the inclusion of a personal finance course in every faculty’s curriculum, as well as provide information through setting up a ‘SET Corner’ at KU.
SET President Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong said after the MOU signing ceremony between the SET and KU today (Aug.11) that the SET has been actively working with academic institutions under the University Networking Project to more widely educate the market.
“The SET and KU will collaborate to promote better financial discipline in Thai people that will eventually become an integral part of Thailand’s culture. KU will begin educational activities on personal finance and investing. Meanwhile, the SET will continue to encourage including a personal finance course in the curricula of all faculties. We’ll collaborate to make KU a center for the teaching and examination of financial professionals. We’ll also work together to set up a financial laboratoryand a simulated trading room to enable KU to provide practical lessons to students,” the SET President said.
KU President Assoc. Prof. Viroch Impithuksa said: “Activities that make investing more attractive to people will help create a good investment culture which will benefit the Thai economy overall. KU will therefore actively work with the SET in market education, through our campus network, in our classrooms and via the Internet.”
Mr. Kittiratt added that: “The SET established a SET Corner at KU in February 2005 which will provide numerous publications and an online information system.”
In addition to educating people in finance and investment fundamentals, the SET and KU will work together to further promote financial research. The SET’s role will be to provide information and financial support, as well as opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience.
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