Bangkok Bank supports Chulalongkorn University and MIT to launch the “Chula-LGO” program, to create hybrid leaders who excel at both innovation and management to change businesses for the future, while reinforcing the Bank’s role of “a leading regional bank” that helps elevate Thai education to the international level
March 26, 2025
Creating Business Leaders in the Digital Era – Bangkok Bank Executive Vice President Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, joined Chulalongkorn University President Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, Director of the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Yanchong Karen Zheng, and Senior Lecturer in Operations Management and Executive Director of the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Program Mr. Thomas Roemer, to launch the “Chula-LGO” program. This program aims to develop future leaders with comprehensive expertise who can integrate knowledge in engineering, business operations, and industrial systems management as well as precisely analyze and make decisions in complex situations in order to drive organizational success in the digital era. Bangkok Bank, as a “leading regional bank” and “trusted partner and reliable close friend,” focuses on developing technological innovations to create and enhance products that meet the needs of customers and businesses, providing excellent experiences and strengthening and leveraging the digital financial ecosystem. The Bank also offers students internship opportunities with its expert teams and builds bridges between the academic and business sectors to produce well-rounded, and highly capable, next-generation leaders who will play a crucial role in driving Thailand’s economy towards a sustainable future.
The “Chula-LGO” program is a two-year master’s degree designed to provide interdisciplinary learning experiences. Students will earn a master’s degree from the Faculty of Engineering and an MBA from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy at Chulalongkorn University. The curriculum is deeply integrated with both theoretical and practical learning, including a two-week study program at MIT LGO and a six-month research and internship project in the industry, ensuring students are well-prepared for the real world.
Bangkok Bank, as a “leading regional bank” is committed to creating value and sustainably elevating Thai education to an international level. The Bank supports the Chula-LGO as a Founder of the program, in collaboration with other private companies. This aligns with our ongoing partnership with MIT since 2014, through initiatives in research and innovation development, such as the Action Learning project, which allows MIT students to develop projects with local companies, and joint training/seminar programs to exchange perspectives with executives from leading private companies on technological and environmental impacts. Similarly, our continuous collaboration with Chulalongkorn University covers supporting training/seminar events, scholarships, special lectures by the Bank’s executives and experts and this new partnership program. The Bank aims to build not only a network of next-generation leaders who can adapt and lead organizations toward global success but also to contribute to Thailand’s human resource development plans, where Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Industry 4.0 technologies are transforming the world.
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