On November 5, 2024, Mr. Songpan Vatsarasu, principal of Phuket High School in Thailand, and Ms. Tashanakamon Nichano, vice - principal, visited the CICE. This visit was intended to deepen the educational exchanges and cooperation between the two schools and explore the potential for cooperation in international student training. Dean Ding Xuezhong of CICE received the delegation from Phuket High School.

During the meeting, both sides had in - depth exchanges and discussions on their educational characteristics, talent development projects, and future cooperation. Dean Ding Xuezhong elaborated on the cooperation between Phuket High School and other Thai high schools, as well as the plans for establishing overseas preparatory education centers, overseas student bases, admission selection and examination standards, and mechanism construction. CICE is looking forward to establishing a long - term and stable cooperative relationship with Phuket High School, jointly cultivating high - quality talents with international perspectives and professional skills, and contributing to the educational cooperation between China and Thailand.

The delegation of Phuket High School highly appreciates the International Preparatory Program for Artificial Intelligence at Harbin Engineering University and anticipates providing students with broader learning opportunities through future cooperation. This will promote the expansion of Thai students' global vision and cross - cultural communication ability and cultivate more professionals in the field of artificial intelligence.

During the visit, the delegation from Phuket High School visited the Memorial Hall of Harbin Military & Engineering University, the library, the gymnasium, the international student apartments of HEU, and the Intelligent Engineering Experimental Teaching Center of the College of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering. They spoke highly of the school's facilities and teaching environment.

The visit of the Phuket High School delegation marks a solid step forward in the cooperation between the two sides.

Phuket Wittayalai School, founded by Mongkolnimith Temple in 1897 and renamed Phuket High School in 1917, is the first modern school in southwestern Thailand. It has a middle and high school department, with over 3000 students and more than 150 teachers. After more than a hundred years of inheritance, construction, and development, Phuket High School has become the most famous high school in southwestern Thailand. Phuket High School attaches great importance to cultivating and educating students' multiple language abilities. The foreign language department of the school offers elective courses in English, Chinese, French, Japanese, and other languages. In 2004, Phuket High School was selected as one of the 32 “Thai Ministry of Education Basic Education Committee Promoting Chinese Language Teaching Network Centers” by the Thai Ministry of Education, responsible for promoting Chinese language teaching in the provinces of Lalang, Pangga, and Phuket. In 2009, it jointly established the only Confucius Classroom in southwestern Thailand with Huaqiao University, becoming a demonstration center for Chinese language teaching in southwestern Thailand and an important platform for promoting Chinese language and culture. It has played an important and positive role in promoting Chinese education and cultural dissemination and has made significant contributions to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between China and Thailand.