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Thailand-Taiwan
Academic
Cooperation
Conference
During the period of November
13-17, 2010, Kasetsart University hosted
the 6 th Conference on Thailand-Taiwan
Academic Cooperation with the theme
“Food and Agricultural Innovation: Going
Global”. This academic event is a biennial
activity under the academic linkage
between Kasetsart University and National
Pingtung University of Science and
Technology (NPUST) aiming to prepare
a forum for students and faculty members
to meet and share their academic experience
as well as to strengthen the academic ties
between the two universities.
As a host this year, Associate Professor
Vudtechai Kapilakanchana, President,
Kasetsart University, warmly welcomed
Professor Dr. Yuan-Kuang Mike Guu, President
of NPUST, faculty members, students, and
honorable participants. In his address,
President Vudtechai Kapilakanchana
clearly stated that NPUST is an active
partner of Kasetsart University while various
activities by both faculty members and
students have been conducted during the
decade of friendships and understanding.
He also believed that this collaboration will
assist the better understanding between
people of the two countries.
In the Opening Ceremony, President
Yuan-Kuang Mike Guu delivered his Plenary
Address on the topic “Higher Education:
Global Collaboration or Competition which
encouraged the audience to reconsider about
the essence of academic cooperation in this
rapid changing world. After that, Associate Professor
Dr. Sornprach Thanisawanyangkura, Vice President
for International Affairs, Kasetsart University,
addressed on the topic Food and Agricultural
Innovation: Going Global and the related issues.
The conference was also honored by Dr. Wichai
Taechawattananan, President, C.S.G. Company
Limited who was a Keynote Speaker on “Strategy
to Increase the competitiveness for Thai Agri-Food
Product Exporting”. There were altogether 215
participants in this event with 47 papers and
36 posters.
After the Opening Ceremony, the conference
was divided into four sessions including 1) Food
Sciences and Technology I, 2) Food Sciences and
Technology II, 3) Agribusiness and Others, and 4)
Agricultural and Natural Resources, and the Poster
Presentation. Besides, in this event, Kasetsart
University also organized the special
session on Business Meeting between both
presidents and other concerned members
such as Dean of Agro-Industry, Dean of
Fisheries, Dean of Economics which
focused on the future plan, particularly,
the Master’s Dual Degree Program.
On the second day of the event, faculty
members and students, were divided into
four groups to visit Faculty of Agriculture,
Faculty of Agro Industry, Faculty of
Engineering, Faculty of Economics, and
Faculty of Forestry.
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