Volume 15 Number 2 - Mahidol University

• 13/5 A staff and student delegation from the School ofScience and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia,visited the Faculty of Science.• 20/5 Clin. Prof. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, President,Mahidol University, welcomed representatives from the ManuelS. Enverga University Foundation, Philippines, at the Officeof the President.• 22/5 Clin. Prof. Piyasakol and Prof. Napatawn Banchuin,Vice President, welcomed Prof. Dato Dr. Khairul Anuar B.Abdullah, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Jalan University, and Prof.Dato Dr. C.P. Ramachandran, Committee of the ScienceInstitute, Malaysia, to discuss cooperation in the field ofacademic research, science and technology development.• 6/5 Prof. Napatawn Banchuin, Vice President of MahidolUniversity welcomed Prof. Dominic Houlihan, Vice Principal(Research and Commercialisation) of the University ofAberdeen, Scotland, at the Office of the President.• 27/5 Clin. Prof. Piyasakol and Prof. Napatawn welcomedProf. Prakash Shelty and Prof. Benjamin Caballero,representatives from the Ellison Medical Foundation-International Nutrition Foundation at the Office of the President.• 17/6 Deputy Dean,Dr. Vimut Prasertpuntalong with the DeputyDean for AcademicAffairs, Dr. RaywadeeRoachanakanan, andthe Deputy Dean forPublic Relations andInternational Relations,Dr. Kulvadee Kansantisukmongkol, welcomed visitors from theFaculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, and theInternational Institute of Public Policy and Management,University of Malaya in Malaysia, paid a visit to the Faculty ofEnvironment and Resource Studies. The main purpose of thisvisit was to discuss and exchange ideas about currentenvironmental issues as well as environmental policy, especiallyin Thailand.• 9/6 Mr. Shunichi Shibuya, President of Thai KokokuRubber Co.,Ltd, Japan, met the President to discuss futurecollaboration.• 3/6 Clin. Prof. Piyasakol welcomed a representative fromthe SEARO Mission for Dengue Vaccine Development,Thailand, at the Office of the President.• 6/6 A delegation from the School of Chemical and LifeScience, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore, visited the Facultyof Medicine Siriraj Hospital and Faculty of Science.• 30/6 Dr. Tangjie Ward, Head of Corporate Development,External System, University of London, United Kingdom, metProf. Napatawn and administrators to introduce the ExternalSystem of the University of London and seek possibilities ofcollaboration.• 21/7 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), Japan,Visitors to Mahidol UniversityChief Editor: Ms. Boonyarat Suwanchinda Editorial Staff: Ms. Suchada Phruthonkul,Ms. Khanittha Nimon, Ms. Eszayre Pichaibanjasukaincluding Dr. Toyoo Sakurayama, Deputy Director General forTechnical Affairs, Ms. Nagako Nohara, Director for AIDS andEmerging Infectious Diseases Division, Bureau of SocialWelfare and Public Health, and Dr. Hideo Maeda, ChiefDirector, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health visitedthe Faculty of Tropical Medicine to discuss the organizing ofa training course on tropical diseases for TMG’s officials inNovember 2008, since an increasing number of tropical diseaseinfections are occurring in Japan.• 22/7 Dr. John Barrie, President & CEO from iParadigmsCompany, US , presented a Seminar on ‘Turn it in’ at the Institutefor Science and Technology Research and Development.• 28/7 A delegation from Research, Training and ManagementInternational (RTM International), Bangladesh, visited Facultyof Medicine Siriraj Hospital.• 28/7 Mr. Masahiro Watanabe, Program Offices, SumitomoFoundation, Japan, visited.• 11/8 Executives from Balkh University, Afghanistan, visitedMU’s office of the President and Faculty of Engineering. Thepurpose of their visit was to discuss management andadministration of the university.• 22/8 Mr. Yves Charpak, Director of International Affairsof the Pasteur Institute, France, accompanied by Dr. PaulHantzberg met the President together with Assoc.Prof. Sansanee Chaiyaroj, Vice President for Researchand Academic Affairs, Dean of the Faculty of Science, andDr. Pattamaporn Kittayapong to discuss joint research onVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases and future collaborationbetween the two institutions.•26/8 Dr. TisatoKajiyama(left photo),President of KyushuUniversity, Japan,visited MahidolUniversity to discussfuture collaboration.•26/8 Rector andDean of ComputerStudies from BinaNusantara University, Indonesia, visited Mahidol Universityto discuss collaboration possibilitiesMahidol UniversityWeb Site-www.mahidol.ac.thPublished by:International Relations Division, Office of the PresidentMahidol University999 Phutthamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, PhuttamonthonNakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandTel: (66) (0) 2849-6230 (Director), (66) (0) 2849-6231-3, 2849-6235-6Fex: (66) (0) 2849-6237Email: orbsw@mahidol.ac.thWebsite: http://www2.mahidol.ac.th/spectrum/choose.htm(Background: Flower of Afgekia mahidoliae B.L.Burtt&Chermsir)12SPECTRUMMAHIDOL UNIVERSITY