PUBLISHED : 2 Sep 2023 at 05:00
Chiang Mai University (CMU) has launched “Builds”, an entrepreneurial platform co-designed by the Stock Exchange of Thailand to help its students turn their research subjects into viable businesses.
CMU rector Pongruk Sribanditmongkol said the university wants to be an entrepreneurial institution and increase its contribution to the economy to 60 billion baht in four years.
“The platform will allow CMU students to improve their research, using the university’s technology to turn studies into business models that could provide jobs, make money and mobilise the economy to improve growth across the northern region,” Dr Pongruk said.
He said more employment opportunities for high-skilled workers are needed…
