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Chula Engineering professors and students won the JDR Award for the Most Cited Paper 2024 . On December 20, 2024, the Editorial Office of the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR) hosted the JDR Award Ceremony at the Gakushi Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. During the ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng., Assistant Dean for International Affairs and Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, was honored with the JDR Award for the Most Cited Paper of 2024. The award recognized his team’s published article, “Twitter Sentiment Analysis on Bangkok Tourism During the COVID-19 Situation Using Support Vector Machine Algorithm.” . This article, published in 2021, is a work by Thanapat Sontayasara, Sirawit Jariyapongpaiboon, Arnon Promjun, Napat Seelpipat, Dr. Kumpol Saengtabtim (Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University), Dr. Jing Tang (Lecturer of the International School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Natt Leelawat (corresponding author). It was published in the Journal of Disaster Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 24-30. You can read the article here: https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2021.p0024

The signing ceremony of this Memorandum of Agreement was held at the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University on December 24, 2024. It was signed between the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University and KPMG Phoomchai Business Advisory Ltd. to demonstrate their commitment to collaborate in the exchange of knowledge and to promote the development of sustainable knowledge suitable for Thai society. This collaboration aims to drive businesses of all levels towards sustainability, thereby supporting Thailand’s efforts to achieve sustainable development goals. The cooperation covers aspects of environmental (Environment), social (Social), and governance (Governance) development. The objectives of this collaboration are to jointly manage appropriate sustainable knowledge for the Thai business and society, enhance capabilities, integrate cooperation to develop the readiness of personnel, and promote collaboration in raising awareness of sustainable development among businesses and society. This includes supporting government policies on sustainability. . Under this collaboration, both parties have outlined joint operational guidelines to support knowledge exchange activities on sustainability. These include exchanging lectures between the Faculty of Engineering and the company in sustainability area, accepting internships by the company, and jointly supporting the organization of seminars to disseminate research findings on thought leadership and sustainability knowledge (Thought Leadership and Publication)

On November 1-2, 2024, Chulalongkorn University, led by Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of the University, participated in the China Education Expo (CEE) 2024 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. The delegation included senior university officials and leaders from the Faculty of Engineering, including Associate Professor Dr. Wittaya Wannasuphoprasit, Dean of the Faculty; Associate Professor Dr. Natt Leelawat, Assistant Dean for International Affairs; and Dr. Chee Keong Ngaw, representative from the International School of Engineering. . At CEE 2024, the Faculty of Engineering hosted a booth to showcase its international programs, targeting prospective students interested in pursuing engineering degrees. The booth highlighted Chula Engineering’s commitment to high-quality education and innovation, reinforcing its reputation as a leading choice in the region. . Following the exhibition, Dean of Chula Engineering and the Chulalongkorn University delegation, led by Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, visited partner universities, including Tsinghua University and Peking University. These visits focused on discussions to enhance future collaboration, with a commitment to knowledge exchange and innovation through research, faculty and student exchange, and joint program development. . For more information on Chulalongkorn University’s international programs, please visit https://www.eng.chula.ac.th/en/ or contact the Faculty of Engineering.

On 22 August 2024, Dr. Aung Pyae, a lecturer in the ICE programs at the International School of Engineering, was honored with the Top Paper Award for the presentation titled “Design and Development of a User-Centric Mobile Application to Promote Sustainable Hydration and Reduce Single-Use Plastic Water Bottle Consumption: A Case Study of Chulalongkorn University.” at the 3rd NIC-NIDA Conference 2024. This research was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.