During 16-19 July 2023, Assistant Professor Dr. Tanin Kongsila, Vice President for the University Council Affairs and Human Resource Development, together with Assistant Professor Dr. Suphasit Sitthaphanit, Dean of Faculty of Natural Resource and Agro-Industry, Assistant Professor Dr. Puvadol Doydee, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agro-Industry; and Dr. Weerasin Sonjaroon, lecturer, College of Integrative Sciences attended the Inauguration Ceremony of the CIAERA & 2023 Asia Hub Annual meeting in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China.

The event was organized to mark the first launch of the Consortium for Innovations in Agricultural Education and Research in Asia (CIAERA) network, with Nanjing Agricultural University as the main coordinator and founder of the network and is hosting the 2023 Asia Hub Annual Meeting as a forum for exchanging knowledge in agricultural science and educational innovation. This will lead to the continuous development of new talents in the development of Asian agriculture. Participants from more than 60 universities, institutes, and organizations both in Thailand and abroad in Asia. In this regard, Assistant Professor Dr. Tanin Kongsila, Vice President for the University Council Affairs and Human Resource Development represented Kasetsart University to receive a plaque for being a member of the CIAERA Association and being a keynote speaker on the topic of Post-pandemic international collaborations in research and education in the new era.

Moreover, the KU delegation joined Asia Hub for bilateral talks with Mr. Hu Feng, Vice President of Nanjing Agricultural University, one of China's well-known universities, in order to continue good cooperation between KU and NAU, including student exchanges, scholarships, research, and others, especially in the agricultural field. The delegation also visited the Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, NAU's agricultural research station in Sanya City, Hainan Province (Hainan Island), a research site used as a student internship station.