3 July, 2025, Associate Professor Dr. Noppol Arunrat, Deputy Dean for Research and Academic Services, together with Associate Professor Dr. Kampanad Bhaktikul, Educational and International Relations Advisor, Lecturer Dr. Praewa Wongburi, Assistant to the Dean for Policy, Planning, and International Relations, Lecturer Dr. Jakrapon Phanthuwongpakdee, Dr. Shreema Rana, Foreign Expert, and staff from the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, extended a warm welcome to Tenured Associate Professor Ma Bin, Associate Professor Luo Yu, and Associate Professor Dai Zhongming, along with 28 undergraduate students from the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, People’s Republic of China, as well as Ms. Tang Sai, Program Officer, and Ms. Mutita Wattanasuk, Associate Researcher, Belt and Road Research Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The group visited the faculty to study development and sustainability-promoting activities at both the faculty and university levels, particularly in the areas of environmental and resource management education and academic operations. Dr. Wenchao Xue, Director of the AIT Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC), AIT Belt & Road Research Center, Academic Program Chair, Environmental Engineering and Management, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Assistant Professor Dr. Allan Sriratana Tabucanon, the faculty's Deputy Dean for Education and International Relations served as the main coordinator for this visit.
During this visit, the group was honored to have Associate Professor Dr. Kampanad Bhaktikul, Educational and International Relations Advisor and former Dean, deliver a special lecture on the topic "State of the Environment in Thailand and Southeast Asia" to the visiting delegation. The lecture took place at Satra Methee Dr. Pongpit Piyapong Conference Room, Badhanatala Environment Building, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University.
