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On August 23, 2023, Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, D.Eng. (Dean of Faculty of Engineering), Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng. (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs), and Assoc. Prof. Naebboon Hoonchareon, Ph.D. (Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering) welcomed Mr. David Sun (Chairman of Board), Prof. Ru-Jen Lin (Vice-President of office of Administrative Affairs),  Dr. Chung-Lin Huang (Dean, Office of International and strait cooperation), and Dr. Xi-Rui Chu (Office of International and Cross-strait cooperation) from Lunghwa University of Science and Technology at Meeting Room 116/3, Engineering Building 3, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. In addition to the introduction of each organization, there was a discussion on the occasion in the grace period of student exchange with the Department of Electrical Engineering and the possibility of collaboration in joint double degree between Lunghwa University of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Engineering of Chulalongkorn University.

On August 24, 2023, Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, D.Eng. (Dean of Faculty of Engineering),  Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng. (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), and Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng. (Assistant Dean for Communications and International Affairs) of Chula Engineering, welcomed Asst. Prof. Mag Yao (Director Division of Overseas Recruitment and Admission Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs Director Chinese Language Education Center (CLEC)) and Novianty (Senior Student from the Dept. of Applied Foreign Languages) from Tatung University, Taiwan, at Suan Ruam Jai Meeting Room 2, Engineering Building 3, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. In addition to the introduction of each organization, there was a discussion on student exchange opportunities, double degree programs, and future collaboration between Tatung University and Chula Engineering.

On July 6, 2023, Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, D.Eng. (Dean of Chula Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng. (Assistant Dean for Communications and International Affairs), Assoc. Prof. Boonchai Sangpetngam, Ph.D. (Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering) and Asst. Prof. Chayut Ngamkhanong, Ph.D. (Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering) welcomed the representatives from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), including Prof. MA Lei (Director, Office of International Cooperation and Exchanges) and Assoc. Prof. XIN Ling (Director, Tianyou Railway Institute) at Suan Ruam Jai Meeting Room 2, Engineering Building 3, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. In addition to the introduction of each organization, there was a discussion on the possibility of collaboration in student group exchange and collaborative research between Southwest Jiaotong University and the Faculty of Engineering of Chulalongkorn University.    

On July 20, 2023, Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, D.Eng. (Dean of Faculty of Engineering),  Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng. (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng. (Assistant Dean for Communications and International Affairs), Assoc. Prof. Juthamas Ratanavaraporn, Ph.D. (Director of Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Engineering), Asst. Prof. Suvanchai Pongsugitwat (Head of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Vachara Peansupap, Ph.D. (Deputy Head of the Department of Civil Engineering), Pavisorn Chuenchum, Ph.D. (Deputy Head of the Department of Water Resource Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Tawan Limpiyakorn, Ph.D. (Deputy Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering), Win Trivitayanurak, Ph.D. (Lecturer of the Department of Environmental Engineering), and Assoc. Prof. Pattaraporn Kim, Ph.D. (Deputy Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering) of Chula Engineering, welcomed Prof. Chyan-Deng Jan (Dean of the College of Engineering, Distinguished Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering), Prof. Fong-Chin Su (President, NCKU Research Foundation, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering), Prof. Wen-Tai Chiu (Chair & Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering), Prof. Dong-Hwang Chen (Chair & Distinguished Professor of Department of Chemical Engineering), Prof. Yun-Che Wang (Chair & Professor of Department of Civil  Engineering), Prof. Kuan-Zong Fung (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering/HIGEM Research Center), Assoc.

On 21st July 2023, Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. This MoU formalized the partnership between the two parties to support students, researchers and startups coming out from the university. The MoU was signed by Mr. Shohei Michael Maekawa (Director, Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd.) and Prof. Supot Teachavorasinskun, D.Eng. (Dean of Chula Engineering). The signing was witnessed by Mr. Yukihiro Maru, Ph.D. (Founder/Group CEO, Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.) and Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng. (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chula Engineering). With the ongoing progress of the innovation ecosystem in Thailand, it becomes essential to establish a platform that fosters the growth of students, researchers, and startups to facilitate continued development. Moreover, helping them to get out of their “comfort zone” and be able to further explore ways in how they can bring innovative solutions to society. Under this MoU framework, part of the understanding is including co-creation of programmes and activities to nurture students, researchers and spin off startups from science and technology point of view. MoU Signing Ceremony, (from left to right) Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng. (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), Prof Supot

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, as a co-organizer, joined the press conference leaded by HE Ambassador of Netherlands and co-organized water related associations (Thai Hydrologist Association, Thai Water Works Association, Engineering Institute of Thailand and The Federation of Thai Industries) for the 5th Water Forum “Strengthening Water and Environment Management in Asia Pacific through Green Technologies and Partnerships” to be organized during Thursday 31st August – Friday 1st September 2023 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) to disseminate research outputs and create sustainable water management partnership).  

On July 20, 2023, Associate Professor Natt Leelawat, D.Eng., Assistant Dean for Communications and International Affairs and Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, has been invited as a Keynote Speaker at the 2nd National Sustainability Summits of the Philippines by the Regional Consortium of Futures Thinking of State Universities and the Colleges of Central Visayas. The summits were organized at Cebu Technological University, the Philippines, under the theme “Sustainability for the Futures.” Associate Professor Natt Leelawat gave a talk as the Keynote Speaker on “Engineering and Technology towards Disaster Risk Management” in the Engineering and Technology session.  

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! We would like to invite abstracts for the upcoming IWA Sustainable natural and engineered water systems management conference scheduled on December 13-16, 2023 at Patumwan Princess hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Deadline for Abstract submission: August 1, 2023 For more information, please visit https://swsm2023.com or email us at swsm2023@chula.ac.th  

Call for application! Short-term study exchange program (1 semester) at National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in September 2023 – January 2024 To encourage outstanding students from the Indo-Pacific to study in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) initiated the New Southbound Policy Short-term Study Program. Through this program, students will take semiconductor along with Chinese language courses at National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), and received the funding from MOFA. Students will receive a support which includes : – Air ticket – Living expenses – Housing – Tuition fees Courses period : September 11, 2023 to January 15, 2024 For more information : https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NiZgNz5Lx8-JS_RoaunPMX9O2rwH_Qw/view?usp=sharing Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelv42jkSIf_XE5aXnFW7F5E343hhHKOYVRS_cHu2zKNfvfog/viewform Registration Deadline: * July 10, 2023 *