During 19^th to 21^st September 2022, Associate Professor Dr. Sanpetch Chuenithipaisal, Associate Dean for Student Affairs together with 2^nd year students of the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University joined the corporate social responsibility activity to build shelters and facilities for elderly people. The group also joined other activities with local habitants at Kok Nong-Na model located at Wat Nong Plab, Tambol Nongkop, Ampher Nong-saeng, Saraburi Province.

On September 9^th, 2022, the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University together with the Chulalongkorn University radio station organized the Final Pitching of the Environmental Initiative Contest under the Envi Mission project: the 3^rd year environmental protection mission under theme “Make It Balance : the stability among food water energy” at the Music Hall, Art and Culture Building, Chulalongkorn University. The goal of this activity was to install the concept of environmental conservation to high school students across the country and to encourage students to apply their knowledge and experiences gained from participating in the project to resolve problems in their own communities through the project work started since March 2022. This year, there were in total 201 teams from secondary schools across the country. Each team consisted of 3 students and 1-2 mentors. Thirty teams who passed the preliminary round attended a workshop at the Learning Network Center for the Region, remote campus of Chulalongkorn University, Saraburi Province for 3 days and 2 nights.  After that, 10 selected teams joined the activities in order to uplifting their important skills prior to the final round.

The semi-final 10 teams presented their own projects illustrating initiation in environment issues and answered questions from the committees within 10 minutes. The final results are as follows:

The winning prize was “Liquid” from Wisuttarangsee School, Kanchanaburi province. The team presented idea to convert remaining part of sugarcane after juice pressing into a clean energy, reducing pollution and increasing income for local habitants. The winning team received a prize of 30,000 baht.

The first runner-up was “Success” from Hat Yai Wittayalai 2^th School, Songkhla Province. The team presented project to create food for Snapper fish, using black solider fly to reduce occurrence of waste water in Songkhla Lake Basin. The first runner-up winning team received a prize of 20,000 baht.

The second runner-up was “The T.W. Energy” from Trakul Pratueng Wittayakom school, Yasothon province. The team presented idea of using resin as an alternative energy in agricultural engines. The second runner-up winning team received a prize of 10,000 baht.

Two consolation prizes were: “Wang Chula” from Uttaradit School, Uttaradit province and “Exynos Tiger” from Chulabhorn Rajawittayalai Science School, Pathum Thani Province. Wang Chula presented the idea to manage water resources to meet consumption standard and Exynos Tiger presented the innovation concept of rice growing applying SRI.  Both teams received a prize of 5,000 baht.

After the competition, Professor Dr. Pisut Pianmonkul , Secretary of the Minister of Energy congratulated to all winners  and concluded the project, with the following emphasis: “We have seen the ideas and potential of young people to drive forwardly the initiation in environmental management. In particular, natural resource issues are diversified and involve many stakeholders. Therefore, the management of natural resources is complicated and cannot be considered only from one single dimension. Once the use or management of one natural resource occurs, it will affect other natural resources in particular, food, water, and energy resources. This leads to the concept of linkage of these three things which is the main theme of this year’s project. Today, all 10 teams have demonstrated their best potential. However, solving environmental problems cannot be accomplished by just a person, but the responsibility must be from all of us. Therefore, the initiation project in environmental management of 10 teams and also other 191 teams that were not qualified in semi-final are all important. After the end of project, we hope that new younger generation joining this activity will continue to develop and realize the team’s ideas into the real implementation, being part of promoting and developing the national environment to jointly achieve inclusive growth in Thailand”.

Bachelor of Survey Engineering is accredited by Thailand Accreditation Board of Engineering Education (TABEE), Council of Engineers Thailand. This is the first survey engineering program qualifying for the TABEE in Thailand.

หลักสูตรวิศวกรรมศาสตรบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาวิศวกรรมสำรวจได้รับรองมาตรฐานคุณภาพการศึกษาของ TABEE จากสภาวิศวกร ทั้งนี้ นับเป็นหลักสูตรแรกทางด้านวิศวกรรมสำรวจที่ได้รับการรับรองคุณภาพมาตรฐาน TABEE ในประเทศไทย

23 August 2022: The Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University has partnered with AIS 5G since the initial trials of 5G in 2018 to the present. They have launched an R&D 5G centre, the first ever “AIS 5G PLAY GROUND & 5G GARAGE” in Thailand in Chula Engineering’s Centennial Memorial Building. Chula Engineering has installed a LIVE Private Network with 5G base stations on 2 frequencies: 2600 MHz and 26 GHz (mmWave), and other activities to support research into 5G innovation for both students and faculty. This support provided by the industry will strengthen the country as a whole.

Wasit Wattanasap, Head of Nationwide Operation and Support Department at Advanced Info Service Pcl. (AIS), said at the launch of AIS 5G PLAY GROUND & 5G GARAGE, a cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University. “We are extremely honoured and proud to be involved in supporting education, providing spaces to develop readiness for students, developers and everybody involved in Thailand’s digital tech industries to have the chance for hands-on experimentation and develop their ideas with new technologies such as AI, ML, VR, AR, MR, IoT, Metaverse and Robotics, all on 5G.

“Although Thailand has had commercial 5G services since 2020, with AIS the first provider to launch the service on 1420 MHz, it is still necessary to develop the benefits of 5G to upgrade industry and infrastructure for the people. Digital transformation in particular will transform the business models of every sector to be ready to deal with the changes wrought by digital disruption and the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, working with the education sector for the purposes of research and development, as well as trials and experimentation, has always been our top priority. This cooperation with Chula Engineering from 2018 to the present is still ongoing through the development of different use cases, both from the research of the faculty and student projects. All of them are focused on innovating for the nation.

“The first ever AIS 5G PLAY GROUND & 5G GARAGE in Thailand, at Chula Engineering’s Centennial Memorial Building, has the goal of being a space for experimentation and trials of 5G in a LIVE Private Network environment. Students, faculty members, and developers in the 5G ecosystem can use the space and the unlimited 5G installed to study and test different technologies such as AI, ML, VR, AR, MR, IoT, Metaverse and Robotics. 5G base stations operating on 2600 MHz and 26 GHz (mmWave) have been installed to support a diversity of use cases, including Industrial Solutions, Holograms Solutions, or Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). Spectral bands such as 26 GHz offer vast amounts of bandwidth with low latency. There is also support for transmitting equipment such as 5G CPE, providing know-how about 5G tech work structures. On top of this, there are seminars and workshops with guest speakers from many industries to develop technical skills in both hard skills and soft skills, and while inviting them to co-develop prototype services on 5G networks.”

Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, said, “Chula Engineering is a technically-focused educational institution working with every sector, including state organizations such as NBTC and DE, or the private sector, to test out use cases which could maximally benefit core sectors of the economy. Therefore, a developers’ environment for virtual reality such as AIS 5G Playground and 5G Garage provides 5G Spectra in a LIVE Network format to meet the needs of students and faculty as a space for research and exchanging ideas, and creating innovations in the Sandbox. Crucially, it is a combining of theoretical and practical knowledge gained from real-use experience from AIS, which will enhance skills for students and faculty in developing innovations for Thailand through 5G in the most appropriate manner.” Mr. Wasit concluded, “The educational sector prioritizes training and skills to support 5G technology, which is an admirable vision, because 5G is the technology to level up capabilities in all kinds of different industries to drive the country productively. This is from its 3 basic properties: improved speeds, better connectivity of IoT, and more responsive and stable networks. A lot of education yields a lot of expertise, which can be adapted without having to follow the lead from foreign countries all the time, and AIS will be on hand to offer its full support.”

Use cases showcased at “AIS 5G PLAY GROUND & 5G GARAGE” @CHULAENGINEERING

1. WALKIE: A domestic service robot to do household chores and carry things which knows where everything is kept and walks around the rooms autonomously, giving real-time responses, which relies on 5G capabilities. This project was submitted by EIC Chula and already won second place in the world at the RoboCup@Home Open Platform League.
2. Khai Muk: A home healthcare robot with many uses in TeleHealth. The model on demonstration display is to train physiotherapy for Parkinson’s patients under medical supervision, enabling them to avoid hospital visits with accurate data tracking of the patient’s progress for doctors and physiotherapists through 5G capabilities.
3. Rehab: Universal Controller is a mechanical arm assisting stroke patients with muscular problems with efficient physiotherapy and comprehensive data tracking on 5G networks to ensure correct procedures. The mechanical arm can also offload burdens for physiotherapists who then have the time to treat more patients.
4. Autonomous Shuttle Bus: An Autonomous Shuttle pod supported by the NBTC and the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund (BTFP), powered by 5G driverless systems, and expected to be operational on real roads by the end of the year.
5. IntaniaVerse: Chula Engineering’s pioneering attempts to build a Metaverse for education, such as the power station at Thung Na Dam, and therapy for the elderly with virtual reality applications. Now the AIS 5G PLAY GROUND & 5G GARAGE has been added. The program has now delivered a training course in building the Metaverse. Chula Engineering supports lifelong learning for all citizens, students, and all interested parties with the AIS part of this program.

During 27^th to 31^st May 2022, students of Visiwapat camp, the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University went to join activity with local habitants. In this activity, students tested the solar-cell pumps for draining water to the agricultural areas and acquired information from habitants who are members of Nam-Pia models in both demonstration and extended areas for further activities in the future.

On 30^th May 2022, the handover ceremony of the 5^th Visawapat Damn at Huai Tang Ho, Nan Province was carried out. The previously mentioned dam was built in the month of January 2022. Assistant Prof. Dr. Chaiyaporn Phuprasert, the assistant to president, Chulalongkorn University, Associate Prof. Dr. Dr. Sanpetch Chuenithipaisal, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering, students from the Visawapat student camp, the board of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), representatives from The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG), Mr. Nopporn Ruengsawang, the mayor of Ampher Nanoi, Mr. Rittha Thajai, the mayor of Tambol Santia, local offices and habitants of the previously mentioned area witnessed the ceremony and the altogether joined to plant durian trees.

The habitants of Baan Chetawaan, Tambon Santiam, Ampher Nanoi, Nan Province used to be farmers for long period. However, due to the change of climate causing long draught period which is unfavorable condition for agriculture in the area, the habitants can only grow corn plants to feed livestock. From this reason, the habitants had to invade more the forest area, to use herbicide and insecticide causing soil damage, and to burn the residual corn cob.

From the mentioned problems, the origin of all was lacking of water resources and this problem can be resolved by constructing the dam to store water for multi-purposes during the drought period.

From 2018 to 2021, the Visawapat student camp has continuously been in the areas with water shortage problem to construct the dam, sediment-trap dam, and water pipe to link agricultural area (total length is 1.4 km). By constructing these dams and water systems, the plantation of corn was reduced from 100 percent to alternative plants such as durian, cacao, and dates.

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and the Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Engineering (Chula Engineering) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further Thailand’s railway industry development and collaboration over the next five years.

The partnership between Alstom and Chula Engineering seeks to foster greater collaboration in local industry research and development, as well as educational and training programmes in this highly-specialised field of railway engineering. As the country becomes more urbanised, many public transport projects are increasingly being built within and beyond the capital city of Bangkok, and local railway expertise will continue to be in strong demand.

Alstom is no stranger to the Chulalongkorn University, with over 20 alumni across varied disciplines joining the Group’s Bangkok hub in recent years, driving not only local, but also international mobility projects. Today, the Bangkok hub has grown to become one of the three global engineering centres for Asia Pacific since 1997, comprising over 450 skilled engineers of whom 85% are made up of locals. Leveraging the synergies between industry and academia, the agreement will therefore serve as a practical platform for the Faculty’s engineering undergraduates to hone their railway skills while pursuing a degree. Readying the students to shape Thailand’s future of transport, areas of collaboration include internship and practical training programmes, amongst other academic activities.

Dr. Katrin Luger, Alstom’s Managing Director for Thailand, said: “As a strong local player for urban and mainline railway systems in Thailand with over 40 years of track record, we have the best know-how and experience within the mobility sector. We are very thrilled to be embarking on this MOU with the Chula Engineering, a leading railway engineering institution, to exchange and share knowledge with Chula Engineering and young engineering talents. We look forward to continue nurturing and developing a pipeline of local talents with deep technical rail expertise and cross-functional capabilities, to transform transport in and beyond Thailand.”

Prof. Dr. Supot Teachavorasinskun, Dean of Chula Engineering, said: “The increasing demand for professional human resources following the transportation development in many areas in Thailand has attracted students’ interest in railway engineering. The expertise of Chula Engineering, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and others, can help build the foundation and theories. When students can engage in practice with market-leading players like Alstom and learn the real applications in the industry, they will be able to enhance their skills and sharpen their knowledge.”

The MOU was inked at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Rail 2022, which was being held in Thailand for the first time and Alstom’s first in-person regional exhibition in more than two years. As part of its efforts to build up an industry-ready engineering pipeline for Thailand’s rail sector and the optimism for the Thai market, Alstom is looking to add 20% additional workforce to its talent pool by the end of 2022. With continued focus on hiring across the value chain – from production to methods, supplies, and functions, the recruitment drive, being promoted at the exhibition, will be a mix of engineers, technicians, and data science specialists.

The scholarship program students together with the student committees, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University have created the service project with objectives to develop the area and to provide helps for local communities by organizing co-activities, leading to sustainable development and cultivation of public mind in society. The activities were carried out by making a survey at Tambol Ko, Ampher Li, Lampoon Province during 20th to 21st November 2021. The student group discovered major problem regarding lacking of portable water that at that time local habitants have to purchase clean water from private sector outside the area and water for agriculture was not adequate. The only source of water of the area was from waterfall and underground water contains high quantity of calcium, making underground water un-consumable.

Therefore, on 27th December 2021, Professor Dr. Supot Teachavorasinskun, the dean of Engineering together with Associate Professor Dr. Professor Dr. Sanpetch Chuenithipaisal, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering together Mr. Vorayuth Naovarat, the provincial governor of Lampoon Province and Mr. Boonsong Chaimanee, the office head of Lampoon Province signed the agreement to carry out activities to develop the areas in Tambol Ko, Ampher Li, Lampoon Province for sustainable development to uplift living quality of local habitants, to manage water resources, to prevent wildfire in the area, and to create welfare and sustainable agricultural career for local habitants.

After acquiring survey information, the Visawapat student camp, Faculty of Engineering and the Chulalongkorn dormitory volunteer camp went to construct the dam and the sediment trap dams with local habitants at Tambol Ko, Ampher Li, Lampoon Province. One dam was built with the width of 11 meter with an objective to store water for consumption and for agricultural purpose. Student group also created 8 sediment trap dams with the width of 3 meters to slow down speed of water current and to precipitate sediments in water prior to arrival to the main dam. In the area of Mae-ping national park, student group also built the 11 dams from natural based materials to increase moisture and restore ecological system to the forest.

On 28th December 2021, the handover ceremony of constructed dams to local habitants from Moo 1, Tambol Ko, Ampher Li, Lampoon Province was carried out. Associate Professor Dr. Sanpetch Chuenithipaisal, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering, administrative officers from several departments, engineering students, Mr. Wiwat Chan-o-wat, the mayor of Ampher Li, Mr. Udom Chiangyos, the mayor of Tambol Ko, other administrative officers and local habitants witnessed this handover ceremony.

Online Seminar on Digital Technology in Process Industries (Utilization of Al/loT)
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