On Tuesday,
July 23rd, 2024, at 09.00 a.m., Meeting Room No.4,
2nd floor of the Kasetsart Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center
Building, Kasetsart University Bangkhen Campus, Dr. Chongrak
Wachrinrat, Acting President of Kasetsart University along
with administrators, namely Dr. Damrong Sripraram, Vice President for
Administration and Carbon Neutrality; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chamaipak Maiklad, Assistant to the
President for International Affairs; Asst. Prof. Dr.
Kritsadapan Palakit, Assistant Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of
Forestry; Asst. Prof. Dr. Nirundon Tapachai, Lecturer from
the Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration; Asst. Prof.
Dr. Laddawan Rianthakool, Vice Dean of the Department of
Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry; Mr. Detrit Sittibal, Lecturer from the
Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry; and representatives from
the International Affairs Division welcomed representatives from the Embassy of
the Czech Republic in Bangkok, namely H.E. Mr. Pavel PITEL, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Mr. Michal ŠVÉDA, Counsellor and Deputy Head
of Mission; and Mr. Vaclav HEITMANEK, Head of the Economic
and Trade section of the Embassy on the occasion of visiting Kasetsart
University to strengthen relationships and discuss collaboration between
Thailand and the Czech Republic.
On Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, KU
welcomed the executive from Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU), Czech
Republic, to discuss forestry collaboration. Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat welcomed
the delegation and provided an overview of the university. Following this, H.E.
Mr. Pavel PITEL outlined the mission of the Czech Embassy in Thailand and
shared a vision of how the partnership between the two countries could bring
significant benefits. Future plans include focusing on student exchanges in
biomedical science and engineering, aligning with the newly established Faculty
of Medicine at Kasetsart University.
Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat mentioned
plans to visit the Czech Republic with KU executives in November or December to
discuss further collaboration. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok
will assist in coordinating meetings with Czech universities and has invited
Thai alumni to a gathering in late October. In exchange, Dr. Chongrak invited
the Czech Embassy to participate in the Kaset Fair in 2025 as the exhibitor of Czech
innovation. After the discussions, Dr. Chongrak presented souvenirs to the
Czech Embassy delegation, and a group photo was taken.