On 24 November 2023 at 1.00 p.m. in the IAD meeting room, 10th floor, the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart University, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs along with Assistant Professor Dr. Pathamaporn Sripadungtham, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Engineering; Associate Professor Dr. Adichai Pornpromin, Head of Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and alumni of Nagoya University;  representatives of Kasetsart University Business Incubator Center (KU-BIC); 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 Professor Hiroshi Imaizumi, Director of Nagoya University Bangkok Office and Director of Nagoya University Global Campus in Singapore, Japan.

On this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Kampanat Pensupar, Vice President for International Affairs welcomed and provided broad information about Kasetsart University and mentioned that Kasetsart University has cooperation with many Japanese universities and is willing to have more academic activities with Nagoya University in the future. Both sides discussed the possibility of establishing joint academic activities together. Then Professor Hiroshi Imaizumi, Director of Nagoya University Bangkok Office and Director of Nagoya University Global Campus in Singapore, Japan, informed the main purpose of the meeting with Kasetsart University administrators was to 1. To discuss about the visit of Nagoya University’s President and executive members to Kasetsart University around October next year; 2. To discuss about future collaborations, especially in the fields of engineering and agriculture; 3. To explore about Kasetsart University’s innovation projects and business incubation; and 4. To meet with Nagoya University alumni at Kasetsart University.

The meeting exchanged the above information and explored more opportunities for cooperation by emphasizing engineering and agricultural fields, such as Business Incubation, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Innovation, and Technology Development for Agricultural Sustainability, Global Market, and Social Impact, for example, promotion of an agricultural innovation called ‘towing’ which is widespread in Japan by considering joint cooperation with Kasetsart University researchers on this innovation; supporting the exchange of students and researchers at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels between Nagoya University and Kasetsart University. In addition, there is mention of promoting the transfer of knowledge between them, such as promoting startups between KU-BIC by learning together with Nagoya University; exchange of faculty, researchers, exchange of students on Double Degree (3+1) in agriculture, life science, veterinary medicine, medicine, public health, education, and other fields in the future, including short-term student exchanges such as one semester with credit transfer, etc. In conclusion, both sides were satisfied with today's meeting and were able to develop further academic cooperation with each other.

Nagoya University was first founded in 1871 as a temporary hospital and medical school. After undergoing several transitions, Nagoya University was established as an imperial university in 1939 and became a national university in 1949. It has grown to be one of the top research-intensive universities in Japan. The University is comprised of 9 undergraduate schools, 14 graduate schools, 3 research institutes, and 18 research centers covering liberal arts, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, and applied sciences. All schools are passionately committed to in‐depth research and education. Nagoya University has a population of approximately 17,000 students. 10% of these are international students from 80 countries.

The Bangkok Office is a hub for academic activities in Thailand and other ASEAN countries. Examples include the Program to Foster a New Generation of Leaders for the Development of the ASEAN Region (Campus ASEAN); the Women Leaders Program to Promote Well‐being in Asia; the Program for Fostering Leaders in Asia (PhD Professional), and the Program for Bioenergy Research (NU Center for Innovation for Personalized and Diverse Society, Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center). Through such initiatives, the office seeks to deepen academic cooperation with Thai partner universities through student exchange; staff and faculty exchange; promoting joint research; and communicating information about Nagoya University. Partner institutions in Thailand are Kasetsart University, Chulalongkorn University, Chulabhorn Research Institute / Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, and Bangkok Hospital.