On March 21st, the Qingdao University of Science and Technology Sino-Thai International Rubber College Honorary Dean Recruitment and Strategic Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony was held in Qingdao. Phinij Jarusombat, the chairman of Sino-Thai Culture Promotion Association was recruited as the honorary dean of Sino-Thai International Rubber College, Qingdao University of Science and Technology.

    The Sino-Thai International Rubber College, jointly founded by the Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University and Qingdao Rubber Valley Group, is the first overseas education institution of Shandong universities. The college was formally unveiled on November 13th, 2015. Its establishment is the initiator in the Sino-Thai rubber technology education field with the purpose of outputting outstanding rubber industry education teaching resources for Thailand. The college will launch four years undergraduate education, full-time two years postgraduate education and vocational education in three faculties namely polymer material and engineering, mechanical engineering, and automation and gradually expand to other majors. Currently the student recruitment work has begun and will welcome the first batch of freshmen in the major of international education. Guo Jingli (The site of singing the cooperation agreement.)