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The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi, in cooperation with the Young Ambassadors of Virtue Foundation, organized a Thai-India student exchange program. This program was established based on the MOU between the Royal Thai Embassy and the Indian Embassy regarding academic exchange program between Thailand and India.
Under this exchange program, a delegation of 10 Young Ambassadors of Virtue and 2 teachers from 12 schools in 12 provinces of Thailand visited India on 9 – 17 August 2015. The participating Young Ambassadors of Virtue were in grade 6 – 9, ranging from 11 to 14 years old. They were selected from schools in the network of the Young Ambassadors of Virtue Foundation.
Prior to traveling to India, the selected Young Ambassadors of Virtue paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the Ambassador of India to Thailand at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who briefed the students about Indian culture, ways of lives, as well as important historical sites with the understanding of India as a diverse society.
The Young Ambassadors of Virtue from Thailand paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Chalit Manityakul, the Ambassador of Thailand to India. Mr. Manityakul told the Young Ambassadors that the exchange of visits allow students from the two nations to get to know each other. Their friendship will encourage and allow for the citizens of two nations to understand one another in the future. The delegation also paid a courtesy call to H.E. Mr. Anil Wadhwa, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India, visited Sadar Patel Vidyalaya (SPV. School) and got to exchange knowledge and experiences with Indian students. The delegation also visit many important historical sites that reflect the evolution and civilization of Indian culture and history, such as Rashtraprati Bhavan Presidential Palace, museums, culture sites, Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, and several memorials including Taj Mahal, Pilliars of Ashoka, and Akra Fort. The students also learned about one of India’s most important historical figure, Mahatma Ghandi.
This trip is one good example of a cooperation project between the Royal Thai Embassy and the Young Ambassadors of Virtue Foundation, and was in fact an initiative of the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi. The goal of this project is to encourage and inspire the Thai youth to continue to improve themselves so that they can become a good and beneficial member of the society in the future.
