CP Group Launches Global University Collaboration Model with Tsinghua University
CP Group launches its first PhD internship program with China's Tsinghua University, bringing 11 doctoral students to Thailand for real-world research and business training alongside senior executives.
CP Group (Charoen Pokphand Group) has launched the Tsinghua University × CP Group Ph.D. Internship Program 2026, a pioneering collaboration model between the private sector and world-leading universities aimed at developing future researchers, leaders, and innovations through real-world business learning. The program marks the company's first partnership with Tsinghua University, China's top science and technology institution and one of the world's leading universities, as part of CP Group's broader strategy to build a global network of collaborations with premier academic institutions.
Under this initiative, CP Group seeks to provide students, researchers, and next-generation professionals with opportunities to learn through actual business engagement while co-developing knowledge, technology, and innovations that create positive economic, social, and national impact. The group plans to expand such collaborations with leading universities worldwide to establish an international ecosystem for talent development and innovation.
Eleven selected doctoral candidates from Tsinghua University have arrived in Thailand to begin the program. Their first activity included a meeting with Senior Chairman Thanin Chearavanont, where he shared insights on integrating knowledge, technology, and human potential to build sustainable organizations. He emphasized that "developing people is developing the future" and highlighted how engaging young researchers with real business challenges accelerates practical innovation creation and long-term societal benefits.
The meeting included senior executives from CP Group, including Prasit Boondwangsarit (Chairman of CP Foods), Thanisorn Chearavanont (Chairman of CP Extra), Dr. Theeraphol Thananomsakdit (Chairman of Corporate Sustainability and Strategy Development), and Pimlratana Reepattanawijit (Chief Human Resources Officer). Before meeting the Senior Chairman, the students attended an orientation at True Tower Ratchadamri, where Pimlratana presented on "HR Strategies and Employee Experience," sharing approaches to employee experience development and talent cultivation in global organizations. Dr. Theeraphol then delivered an overview of CP Group's global vision, business direction, and its operations spanning agriculture, food, retail, telecommunications, digital technology, and sustainability, along with the company's six core values.
