PM Srettha encourages Thai students in Stanford to return and work in Thailand
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met with Thai students at Stanford University, encouraging them to return and work in Thailand.
The Thai PM believes that the future will see leading companies investing in the nation, and providing employment opportunities.
PM Srettha, who also serves as the Finance Minister, held discussions with the administration of Stanford University and interacted with Thai students studying there. The 61 year old Thai prime minister expressed to the students that the government’s role is to make them realise that Thailand has a promising future.
It is crucial to understand and persuade students studying abroad to consider continuing their careers in Thailand. On his trip to San Francisco to attend the APEC meeting, he invited several foreign investors for discussions and is prepared to sign an MOU.
“In the near future, if good companies open and expand their operations in Thailand, it would support the return of students residing abroad, which would be advantageous. The visit to Stanford University, one of the best universities globally, was to demonstrate the government’s serious intention to stimulate significant investments.
“This will create job opportunities for Thai students abroad to return and become an essential force for the nation, ensuring a better future in Thailand.
“The role of the government is to make students realise that Thailand has a promising future. We must strive to understand and persuade students studying abroad to try to come back and work in Thailand. If several good companies open and expand their operations in Thailand in the near future, it would support the return of students residing abroad. This would be beneficial.”
The prime minister’s visit to Stanford University aimed to highlight the government’s serious intention to stimulate significant investments, thereby creating job opportunities for Thai students abroad, reported Sanook.
“We want to show that this government has a genuine intention to stimulate significant investments that will create job opportunities for Thai students abroad, enabling them to return and become an important force for the nation, ensuring a better future in Thailand.”
