On 11 March 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in the IAD Meeting Room, 10th Floor,
the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart
University, Asst. Prof. Dr.rer.Soc Supapatpimol Simlee, Assistant
to the President for International Affairs along with KU
administrators and lecturers, namely Assistant Professor
Dr. Korakit Choomgrant, Deputy Dean for International Affairs and Educational
Development, Faculty of Social Sciences; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anchasa
Pramuanjaroenkij, Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs, Kasetsart University
International College (KUIC); Mr. Somchoke Ruengittinun, Head of the Department
of Computer Science, Faculty of Science; and IAD representatives welcomed Prof. Dr. Werner Gamerith, Vice President
for Transfer and Sustainability,
University of Passau, Germany.
The University of Passau is a medium-sized
university with campuses in Munich, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic; and
Vienna, Austria, and has approximately 11,000 students. The
purpose of this visit to KU was to discuss sustainability and sustainable
development, including the exchange of sustainability experts, as KU has
received high rankings in sustainability assessments by UI GreenMetric. Additionally, discussions focused on potential collaboration
between KU and the University of Passau, particularly in the fields of
geography and social sciences.
Prof. Dr. Werner Gamerith stated that sustainability is not
only a crucial issue for college students but also for the general public.
Additionally, Asst. Prof. Dr.rer.Soc Supapatpimol Simlee expressed great
appreciation for UP's commitment to sustainability. She noted that UP could
initiate collaboration with KU at either the faculty or university level and
could coordinate through faculty coordinators or Kasetsart University
International College (KUIC).
The university’s
official website > www.uni-passau.de/en