On 25 September 2014, Mr. Medha Promthep, Thai Ambassador to Argentina, together with Mr. Ernesto Schargrodsky, Rector of the Torcuato Di Tella University, presided over the inauguration of “Thailand Corner” at the university’s hall. The inauguration was followed by the award handing ceremony to the winner of “Thailand Corner Essay Contest”.

               Rector Schargrodsky thanked the Royal Thai Embassy for launching the project with Di Tella University. The books provided would help widen vision of university’s students, academicians and young generation of Argentina to know more about Thailand, as well as opening up the Argentine society.   

               The Thai Ambassador gave an opening remark emphasizing the objective of the project which is to promote the people-to-people relations between Thailand and Argentina. He also wished that the Corner with more than 50 books about Thailand would become another source of information for students, academic personals, and general public in Buenos Aires, as well as would promote the better knowledge and understanding about Thailand and bring the two peoples even closer. 

               After the remarks, Ambassador Medha also handed the first prize of Thailand Corner Essay Contest to Mr. Juan Ignacio Ibanez, undergraduate student from Catholic University of Cordoba. The contest was initiated for the first time by the Royal Thai Embassy with objectives to encourage the Argentine young generation to research about Thailand, as well as to promote the good use of books and materials available at the Thailand Corners. Mr. Ibanez, the first winner of the contest, will receive a return air ticket from Buenos Aires to Bangkok. The ceremony was followed by the reception well attended by approximately 30 guests comprising of ASEAN Ambassadors, students, and academicians. 

              The Royal Thai Embassy in Buenos Aires has initiated the project “Thailand Corner” in Argentina and Uruguay since 2011. The project at Torcuato Di Tella University is the fifth corner after National University of La Plata in 2011, Catholic University of Cordoba in 2012, Catholic University of Uruguay and Catholic University of Salta in 2013.