MACROMEDIA APPOINTS RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY AS THAILAND’S FIRST & LARGEST PREMIER EDUCATION PARTNER

18 Aug 2005

Bangkok--Aug 18--PC& Associates Consulting

All PCs will be installed with Macromedia Studio 8, enhancing educational competency and competitiveness for students and staff

Macromedia South Asia today announced the appointment of Ramkhamhaeng University as its first and largest Premier Academic Partner in Thailand. With this appointment, Ramkhamhaeng University is set to become a leader in the educational sector in providing multimedia rich curriculum, training and application development courses which will benefit the students, academic staff and the education community.

The partnership also highlights the importance of intellectual property protection in Thailand as all PCs in the university will be installed with genuine Macromedia Studio 8 licenses.

Professor Rangsan Sangsuk, President of Ramkhamhaeng University said: “Our University recognizes the importance of peopleware in the IT industry, especially with the proliferation of the Internet today. The effectiveness of the design and application of a corporate website has a lot of impact on the competitiveness of one’s business today.”

In addition, the partnership with Macromedia is in line with the University’s goal of making Ramkhamhaeng University the knowledge center for all. “All our resources, from infrastructure to hardware to peopleware, are ready for this new shift to academic excellence which will enhance Ramkhamhaeng’s core competency as a knowledge center for all,” he added.

Ramkhamhaeng University intends to insert a series of multimedia-based subjects into its curriculum for its students and will also add training courses on Macromedia Studio 8 that will supplement its existing training courses of its academic staff.

“We also provide consultation, training and assistance to a number of government agencies. With Macromedia Studio 8, we will be able to better value add to our consultation services as well as assist customers in creating multimedia rich applications. In summary, this partnership does not only bring fruitful benefits to our university alone but also to the general public as well,” Professor Rangsan Sangsuk said.

Mr. Ng Yew Hwee, Director, Macromedia South Asia said: “Ramkhamhaeng University is Macromedia’s first and biggest academic partner in Thailand. We are very excited that Ramkhamhaeng University has decided to implement our solutions not only in their academic curriculum but also in their training courses and operations.”

Macromedia also greatly appreciates the fact that the management of the University seriously views intellectual property protection as an important factor in this partnership and shares this emphasis with their students and academic staff.

Macromedia will provide curriculum materials and course training via its preferred education partner, Ebiznet while the value added services will be provided by its sole distributor ECS Value.

ABOUT RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY

Ramkhamhaeng University was established in 1971. The University roles are to be a higher education and research institute as well as knowledge center for public without entrance examination and unlimitedly. There are 8 faculties offering 60 bachelor degree programs plus certificate, diploma, postgraduate and doctorate degrees in Ramkhamhaeng University. Today, Ramkhamhaeng University conduct academic courses via different channels from classic classroom to remote learning tools i.e. e-learning, satellite which computers play significant roles in every scheme. The University’s next step is to be a total e-University in the near future. For more information about Ramkhamhaeng University please visit www.ru.ac.th

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