On 16 October 2023 at 13:00 p.m. at the IAD meeting room, 10th floor, Kasetsart Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart University Bang Khen campus, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs along with Associate Professor Dr. Chamaipak Maiklad, Assistant to the President for International Affairs; Mrs. Hathaitus Semchuchot, Acting Director of International Affairs Division, Foreign Relations Officer, Senior Professional Level; Miss Prattana Thirakiettikun, Head of the International Collaboration and Networking Section; and personnel of the International Affairs Division welcomed the official visit to Kasetsart University of Dr. Helen O'Sullivan, Deputy Head of Department in Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom; Ms. Yeyen Sinarta, South East Asia, Taiwan, South Korea Marketing & Communications, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom; and Mr. Orkun Thonghong, Marketing Manager of Brit Education UK Company Limited.

On this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs at Kasetsart University, welcomed and mentioned that Kasetsart University is pleased to collaborate academically with Bournemouth University, United Kingdom to develop various activities that are mutually beneficial for students of both universities and thank you for visiting Kasetsart University today and hope to initiate to build on academic cooperation in many fields and activities.

Dr. Helen O’Sullivan, Deputy Head of Department in Sport and Event Management, and Ms. Yeyen Sinarta, South East Asia, Taiwan, South Korea Marketing & Communications, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom have jointly provided information about Bournemouth University, United Kingdom by Dr. Helen O'Sullivan, Deputy Head of Department in Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, has stated that the Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University wishes to create a collaborative curriculum development partnership between Bournemouth University and Kasetsart University to benefit students who wish to study in the Sport Management and Event Management program at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom. The meeting discussed cooperation in joint curriculum development focusing on faculties and fields of study with similar curricula, such as the Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Humanities at the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, etc.

In conclusion, the meeting discussed academic cooperation and joint activities such as student exchange programs, especially in 3+ 1 exchange programs for both inbound and outbound students with credit transfer, online learning, visiting scholars, research and publishing collaboration, cooperation in joint research laboratories, scholarships in various forms, such as research scholarship in economics and business administration, PhD scholarships and post-doctoral scholarships, co-host the annual International Joint Seminar & Symposium, etc. The meeting is pleased with today’s discussion. They see an opportunity to expand academic cooperation between the two universities to cover many fields of study and more diverse activities in the future as well as initiating the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation.

Bournemouth University (BU) is one of the UK's leading modern universities. The university was first founded as Bournemouth Municipal College. The BU community includes around 17,800 students; with approximately 2,600 international students from over 120 countries. Bournemouth University has well-known subjects including Sports Management, Hospitality and Tourism, and Business Administration. In the UK Higher Education Rankings 2013 and 2014, the university was ranked 6th and 11th respectively in the Tourism and Hospitality subject area and is ranked 62nd by the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2022.