As chairman of the Council, I thank you for coming this morning.

First on behalf of The councils –We are honored to welcome all of you as first year students of International Stamford University , soon you will be studying in Rama 9 campus.

1. Please pay attention to the role of our councils ,which is the main body of management of the university , we need to be closer to student although relative young,

2. But more than 1,200 Stamford graduates, they perform very well in their careers. My job is to make this group more successful in your career and in the future.

3. The University believes in international education, especially in foreign language efficiency because of globalization.

4. Our student body consists of so many nationalization, all of you should try to share experiences and diverse culture, to learn to deal with diversity of workforce and remain friends.

5. For Thai students, which your English is not perfect, you should take your time, I was a student like you at the age of 17 , study in New Zealand. It took time, but soon you will benefit both in for own confidence and speaking and writhing in English.

6. I would like to leave you with some concepts and ideas – so that when you are 40,50,60 years old, you will be successful.

7. First is HR Architecture.

- The importance of Investment in Human Capital.

- The idea is that study at Stamford will prepare you to be qualified human capital in your future.

8. But degree is not enough you need degree with equipped you with high kind of human capital 8K’s 5K’s

8K’s Concept: 8 K’s For Human Resource Development

• Human Capital

• Intellectual Capital

• Ethical Capital

• Happiness Capital

• Social Capital

• Sustainability Capital

• Digital Capital

• Talented Capital

Concept: 5 K’s (New)

For Human Resource Development in Globalization

• Creativity Capital

• Knowledge Capital

• Innovation Capital

• Emotional Capital

• Cultural Capital

9. But to reach 8K’s , 5 K’s you need a learning culture. A culture will make you strong and ability survive in risky but full of opportunities in the world.

10. Learning culture can be obtained by examine the following concept

- The King’s philosophy

- 4L’s 2R’s 2I’s

• L1 = Learning Methodology

• L2 = Learning Environment

• L3 = Learning Opportunities

• L4 = Learning Communities

- 2R’s

• R1 = Reality

• R2 = Relevance

- 2I’s

• I 1 = Imagination

• I 2 = Inspiration

- Peter Senge

• Personal Mastery

• Mental Models

• Shared Vision

• Team Learning

• System Thinking

- 7 Habits

• Be Proactive

• Begin with the End in Mind

• Put First Thing First

• Think Win-Win

• Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood.

• Synergize

• Sharpen the Saw

12. I wish you a good happy stay of 3-4 years in Stamford.