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Academic Cooperation Between

UMCP & Thai Universities

On 25 April 2001, President Mote visited Thailand to have a meeting with the alumnus and develop new opportunities of academic cooperation with Thai institutes.

In the morning, President Mote and his team, Professor Chuan Sheng Liu, Professor of Physics and Director of the Institute for Global Chinese Affairs, Mr.Mark Furuyama, Development Officer for the Office of International Affairs and Mr.Saul Sosnowski, Director of International Programs and of the Latin American Studies Center, Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Maryland paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Sutham Saengprathum at Ministry of University Affairs to discuss and exchange academic experiences. After that President Mote gave a lecture on the topic of “University Government, Industry Partnership: Lighting the Pathway to the Future.” Participants were deans and high-ranking academic representatives from national government and private universities.

In the evening, University of Maryland Alumni Club (Thailand Chapter) signed Memorandum of Understanding with University of Maryland. The MOU mainly aimed to encourage cooperation in education and research laboratories. The cooperation enhances the benefits of the alumni as a whole and serve the Club’s role in develop human resources in facilitating study in tertiary level.

The relationship does not only exist between the University of Maryland and its

Thai alumni but also with Thai universities. Educational collaboration has been firmly

established with Chulalongkorn University for the past recent years, and more such

programs are on the way. In 1997, Professor William Destler, Dean of the Faculty of

Engineering, and Professor Nariman Farvadin, Head of the Department of Electrical

Engineering from the University

of Maryland, were invited as

speakers in the twentieth confe-

rence on electrical engineering

( EECON - 20) organized by the

Department of Electrical Enginee-

ring, Faculty of Engineering,

Chulalongkorn University.

The conference is regarded as an interna tional forum to provide opportunities

for researchers and electrical engineers in Thailand and overseas to present their works,

and exchange ideas and experience in research and development.

In 1998, Chulalongkorn University

welcomed Professor Dr.Ernest J. Wilson

of the University of Maryland to give a

special lecture on the US telecommunica

tions and commerce policy on the

Development of Global Information.

In September of 1998, Chulalongkorn University and the University of Maryland jointly

organized a seminar on a cooperative Ph.D.program to exchange views on academic issues,

educational administration and research.This cooperative effort assists in allowing Thai Ph.D.

students to study and conduct research at leading international institutions like the

University of Maryland.

Later in August 1998, a team of delegates from the Electrical Engineering

Department of Chulalongkorn University visited the University of Maryland and met Professor

William Destler, Dean of A. James Clark School of Engineering, and Professor Nariman

Farvadin, Chairman of Department of Electrical Engineering. The mission of this visit was to

establish an international Ph.D program in collaboration with the University of Maryland.

Seminar on cooperative Ph.D. program

in electrical engineering between

Chulalongkorn University and University of Maryland

Between the 28^th and 29^th of September of 1998, the Department of Electrical Engineering
of Chulalongkorn University and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering of
University of Maryland organized a seminar on cooperative Ph.D. program to exchange their
views on academic issues, educational administration, and research. Three faculty members
from Maryland participated in this seminar : Prof. Nariman Farvardin (Chair of the Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering), Prof. John Melngailis, and Prof. Eyad H. Abed. Associate
Prof. Dr. Pichanee Bodharamik, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, was the
chair of the seminar.
This seminar was organized to establish
relationship and cooperation between the two
departments to partially support the Ph.D. program
in electrical engineering at Chulalongkorn
University. This cooperative effort assists the
production of domestic Ph.D. students by allowing
Ph.D. students to study and conduct research
at leading international academic institution for a
period of time. Furthermore, this cooperation strengthens academic relationships between
Chulalongkorn University and leading academic institution abroad.

On this occasion, Thailand Alumni Club, in

cooperation with Chulalongkorn University,

organized a special academic lecture on "The

International Face of the American Research

University" given by President Clayton Daniel

Mote, which received high interest from the

attendants, who were lecturers,students, alumni

and academics.Thereafter,President Mote and his

team met Professor Dr.Thienchai Kiranandana, by the signing of the Engineering, University

memorandum of agreement between A. James Clark President of Chulalongkorn University,

to discuss and exchange academic experiences, followed School of Maryland, and the

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University to encourage cooperation between the two

institutes in research development and academic exchange.

Jointly Organised Special Lecture

By Dr.Scott Angle

University of Maryland Alumni Club

(Thailand Chapter) and Kasetsart University

jointly organized special lecture given by

Professor Dr.Scott Angle on the topic of

“Phytoremediation – profitable of

contaminated soils” at Pendleton

Room, Kasetsart University.

Picture shows

Professor Dr.Scott Angle (center) posed in the

picture with Professor Dr.Supamard Panich-

sakpatana, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture,

Kasetsart University,officials from Department of

Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and

Cooperatives and alumni included Dr.Yodhin

Analvin,Dr.Wiboonkiet Moleeratanont,

M.L.Anong Nilubol.

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