On 15 November 2023 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. (Thailand time) in the IAD meeting room, 10th floor, the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart University, the International Affairs Division organized the Virtual University Student Ambassador Seminar 2023 under the topic “What skills are needed to be a Student Ambassador?” by inviting Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs presided over the opening ceremony and delivered the opening speech of the seminar.

The students who participated in the Virtual University Student Ambassador Seminar 2023 were representatives of Student Ambassadors from 3 universities, consisting of 12 Student Ambassadors or KUSAm from Kasetsart University; 4 Student Ambassadors from Konkuk University, South Korea, and 16 Student Ambassadors from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. Also, each university has international affairs personnel participating in this activity, including Mr. Harfiz Rasul Mohamad from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Ms. Stephanie from Konkuk University, Mrs. Neeracha Kalantakasuwan, Foreign Relations Officer, Professional Level (Head of Section); Miss Suthinee Sutthisri, Foreign Relations Officer, Professional Level, International Scholarships and Opportunities Section; Miss Nithikarn Pongsathidporn, Foreign Relations Officer, Professional Level; Mrs. Montana Boonpooh Wudjindakul, Foreign Relations Officer, Professional Level; and Mr. Wisit Thammasri, Audio-Visual Technical Officer, Professional Level, Information and International Communication Section Kasetsart University.

On this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs, Kasetsart University mentioned that it is a great pleasure and honor that the International Affairs Division is hosting the 1^st Virtual University Student Ambassador Seminar and received a very good response in participating from Konkuk University, Korea and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. The objective of this online seminar is to create opportunities to exchange knowledge and experiences together including increasing opportunities for joint activities both domestically and abroad in the future between Student Ambassadors of Kasetsart University, Konkuk University, South Korea, and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. Hopefully, our three universities will have the opportunity to join in activities together and Kasetsart University would like to welcome Student Ambassadors from both universities soon.

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The keynote speaker and moderator of this seminar is Dr. Narudol Samchuchot, Faculty of Education at Kasetsart University. Then there was a 15-minute presentation from each university starting with a presentation of Konkuk University International Student Volunteers (ISVs), South Korea led by Mr. Seokje Hyun, Staff International Programs, Office of International Affairs; Ms. Jenna Choi, Student, Chemical Engineering and Ms. Lynn Park, Student, Biomedical Science and Engineering,  followed by a presentation of Miss Kuroshini Sathurugnan Saravanan, Student, Social Sciences and Humanities representative of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Student Ambassador (UKMbassadors) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The last sequence was a presentation from Miss Thachakorn Srisomwong, Department of Zoology. Faculty of Science, 4th year, and a KU Student Ambassador or KUSAm#4 as a representative of KU to share experiences about ideas and work of KUSAm including the role and contribution of student ambassadors of Kasetsart University and spoke about the program of KU Student Ambassador or KUSAm which develops student potential to support Kasetsart University's international work both domestically and abroad.