On 2 June 2023 at 10.00 a.m., in the meeting room 9 on the 2nd floor of the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building at Kasetsart University Bangkhen Campus, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs presided over to deliver the welcoming remarks, along with administrators and faculty members, consisting of Associate Professor Dr. Wanwipa Vongsangnak, Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Kasetsart University International College (KUIC); Associate Professor Dr. Napasri Timyam, Deputy Dean for International Relations Administration, Faculty of Humanities; Mrs. Achiraya Nunes Galante, International Relations Officer Professional Level, Scholarships and Cooperation Supervisor Kasetsart University International College (KUIC), Ms. Wanida Kammani, Foreign Relations Officer, Faculty of Economics; Miss Prattana Thirakiettikun, Head of the International Collaboration and Networking Section; and personnel of the International Affairs Division welcomed a delegation from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), led by Ms. Nur Nazatul Huda Binti Ruhizar, Program Director, Institute of the Malay World & Civilization, together with Mr. Harfiz Rasul Bin Mohamad, Advisor, International Relations Centre; Ms. Aiyani Zulaikha. Mohd Zakaria, Committee, Faculty of Economics; Mr. Adeesak Sukcharean A/L Kim Chee, Committee, Faculty of Science & Technology; Ms. Reshigaashiny A/PA Baskaran, Committee, Faculty of Education; Mr. Muhammad Salman Bin Mohd Rushdan, Committee, Faculty of Science & Technology; Ms. Nur Atiqa Binti Halil, Committee, Faculty of Science & Technology; and Ms. Nurul Irdina Zahirah Binti Abd Rahim, Committee, Faculty of Science & Technology on the occasion of their official visit to Kasetsart University.

Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs welcomed and was delighted to support the opportunity to build an educational partnership between Kasetsart University and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). On this occasion, Ms. Nur Nazatul Huda Binti Ruhizar, Program Director, Institute of the Malay World & Civilization informed the objectives of the visit, the background of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and provided an introduction to UKM Global Buddies (UKMbassadors). UKMbassadors is a short mobility program that has the main purpose to bring together students of different nationalities, languages, and cultures from all corners of the world to learn the same knowledge together. UKMbassadors or a student club at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) supports and assists international students studying at the university. The club aims to help international students adapt to the new environment and culture in Malaysia and promote cross-cultural understanding and friendship between international and local students. By working with UKM Global, the office of the International Relations Centre in UKM, along with its officers, UKMbassadors organizes various programs and events throughout the semester, including social activities, cultural trips, and academic workshops, to enhance the international student experience at UKM. The club also operates a buddy program, where a member is assigned to assist and guide one or more international students throughout the semester. With a commitment to fostering a welcoming and inclusive community for all students, UKMbassadors play an important role in enhancing the university’s internationalization efforts and promoting a global mindset among its members.

Finally, the meeting discussed various issues that share common interests, such as promoting student exchanges between each other both in the form of International Programs and Short Term Exchange Programs, Summer Programs which are available to international students and likely to attract students from both universities who are interested can come to study or learn to exchange cultures between each other, including KU One Semester Scholarship Program for International Student (KUOSSPIs), Student Exchange Program of Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Economics, and other similar program such as KU Student Ambassador (KUSAm). The two sides were satisfied with today's meeting and could develop into technical cooperation shortly.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is a Malaysian public university established on May 18, 1970, initially operating at Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur. It then moved to its current location in Bandar Baru Bangi, in southeastern Selangor, Malaysia. UKM also has a medical campus in Kuala Lumpur which is the location of the Faculty of Medicine (Preclinical), Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, and Faculty of Pharmacy. There are 17,500 undergraduate students enrolled, and 5,105 postgraduate students of which 1,368 are foreign students from 35 countries.