Bangkok--Mar 3--Webster University Thailand
Webster University Thailand (WUT), the only residential American University in the country, cordially invites members of the print and broadcast media to participate in a Media Tour scheduled 14-15 March 2006 to visit WUT’s Cha-Am/Hua Hin campus.
The purpose of the media tour is to introduce members of the media to the university’s unique academic environment in which all courses are taught in English; and where students from over 30 countries are enrolled, (with over 80% from Asia), making WUT quite possibly the most multicultural campus per capita in the country.
The one and a half day event combines professional and social functions providing visiting media with the unique opportunity to:
Learn more about WUT’s aggressive new enrolment program to attract more students from Thailand and the region;
Meet and interview members of WUT’s administration, faculty and students;
Learn more about the university’s academic programs, which offer degrees in Business, Media Communications, International Relations, Psychology, Buddhist Studies, Thai Studies/Language and Computer Science; and
Be introduced to WUT’s unique Site Transfer program which allows students the opportunity to transfer to other campuses around the world in the Webster University system including Austria, China, England, Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.S.A..
The media will also be provided with opportunities to visit various classes that will be in session during the visit, as well as participate in break out sessions where specific media interviews (upon request) will be arranged with members of the administration, faculty and various student groups.
The WUT Media Tour is scheduled:
DATE: Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 March 2006
VENUE: Webster University Thailand’s Cha-Am/Hua Hin Campus
AGENDA: WUT Media Tour — 14 — 15 March 2006
Date: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
8:45 a.m. Media Registration
518/5 Maneeya Center Building 12th Floor
Ploenchit Road, Bangkok 10330
Tel: 02 652 0705-7
Fax: 02 652 0708
BTS - Chidlom Skytrain Exit 2
9:00 a.m. Depart Maneeya Center Building for WUT, Cha-Am/Hua Hin
11:30 a.m. Check-in to Hotel in Hua Hin (Veranda Lodge Hotel, 113 Soi Hua Hin 67, Petchkasem Rd, Hua Hin, Prachubkirikhan 77110)
12:15 p.m. Leave for WUT Cha-Am/Hua Hin campus
Brief Introduction by Prof. Katherine Jenkins, Rector Lunch with faculty and students
13:30 p.m. Campus tour
14:30 p.m. Coffee-break
14:45 p.m. Meeting with student panel & interview sessions
Meeting with student panel
Interviews will be arranged with various members of the administration, faculty and national student groups
17:00 p.m. Visit to student housing: VIP Condominium
Return to hotel
19:30 p.m. Meet at Verandah Lodge to go for Group dinner
20:00pm Dinner on the Pier
Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2006
7:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel
8:20am Meet in lobby
9:00 a.m. Return to Bangkok*
12:00 Arrival at Maneeya Center Building
* If visiting media have additional requests for interviews, arrangements will be made and later transport back to Bangkok will be made available.
On behalf of Webster University Thailand, we hope you will accept this unique invitation to visit WUT’s Cha-Am/Hua Hin campus to learn more about Thailand’s American university.
For more information regarding the WUT Media Tour, please contact Mr. Pichakorn Pimonsathian or Mr. G.E. Mead at: +66 9 926 1100/+66 1 850 7979 respectively or via email at
[email protected] or [email protected]. If you know now that you can join the Media tour, please RSVP immediately at the numbers listed above.
For more information regarding Webster University Thailand, please access the university’s website at (www.webster.ac.th)
For Hotel Information
Hua Hin: Veranda Lodge Hotel, 113 Soi Hua Hin 67, Petchkasem Rd, Hua Hin, Prachubkirikhan 77110. Tel: (6632) 533-678. Fax: (6632) 533-679. Website: www.verandalodge.com (click on hotel name, takes time to load).
About Webster University Thailand
Webster University Thailand (WUT) is the Asian campus of Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, which was founded in 1917. Located 185 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, Thailand in the beautiful beachside resort region of Cha-Am/Hua Hin, WUT is the only residential American university in Thailand that offers U.S.-accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the fields of Business, Media Communications, Psychology, International Relations and Computer Science.
Webster’s campus network allows students the unique opportunity of studying one semester a year or more at WUT, and then transferring to another Webster University campus in Europe or the US. Students may also complete their entire program in Thailand. Graduates of WUT earn a recognized American degree that is also fully accredited by the Thailand Commission of Higher Education
Since only English is spoken in the classroom, language skills soar as students master problem solving, presentation techniques and critical thinking - skills that will help them succeed in a multinational work environment.
Getting ahead means getting a good education - and getting it right here in Asia at - Webster University Thailand!
For Media Enquiries:
Pichakorn Pimonsathian/G.E. Mead
+66 9 926 1100/+66 1 850 7979
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[email protected]/
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