On Friday, December 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in Reception Room 4, 2nd floor, the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart University, Dr. Damrong Sripraram, Vice President for Administration and Carbon Neutrality along with KU administrators, namely Asst. Prof. Dr.rer.soc Supapatpimol Simlee, Assistant to the President for International Affairs; Asst. Prof. Dr. Suriyan Tunkijjanukij, Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries; Asst. Prof. Dr. Noratat Prachom, Lecturer from the Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries; Mr. S.M. Refiul Hoq, Bangladesh Lecturer from the Faculty of Fisheries; Dr. Joefrey B. Geroche, Specialist from the Faculty of Business Administration; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nongluck Manowaluilou, Deputy Director for Academic and International Relations Office of Lifelong Learning Development; Asst. Prof. Dr. Korakit Choomgrant, Associate Dean for International Affairs and Educational Quality Development, Faculty of Social Sciences; Mr. Piyajit Pratipasen, Educator, Kasetsart University International College (KUIC); Mrs. Hathaitus Semchuchot, Acting Director of International Affairs Division; as well as IAD representatives welcomed H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Thailand and the Counsellor on the occasion of the Ambassador's first official visit to KU.

H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi expressed Bangladesh's interest in exchanging knowledge with KU in the fields of agriculture and forestry, recognizing KU as Thailand's leading university in these disciplines. Additionally, he highlighted the potential for collaboration in the field of medicine, as KU recently established its Faculty of Medicine and is preparing to construct the KU Hospital. He also noted that many Bangladeshi citizens travel to Thailand as medical tourists.

Additionally, H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi addressed the issue of climate change, which has adversely impacted agricultural yields in Bangladesh, leading to health problems among its citizens. He emphasized that Bangladesh could benefit from learning agricultural processes from KU to address these challenges. Furthermore, he praised KU for incorporating knowledge about the SDGs into its curriculum and for its application of artificial intelligence.

After the discussion, H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi presented books as a souvenir to Dr. Damrong Sripraram, who, in turn, presented a Benjarong ceramic gift to H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi as a token of appreciation. H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi also congratulated KU on being ranked as the number one green university in Thailand for the fourth consecutive year (as ranked by the UI Green Metric World University Ranking 2024). The meeting concluded with a group photo of all participants.