Registration Procedure for International Graduates at KKU Graduation Ceremony 2020

 
1. Register online and reserve a graduate’s gown at the website: http://reg.kku.ac.th. and make the payment at Siam Commercial Bank from now until November 10, 2020. 
2. Any graduate who has not registered within the said date is not authorized to participate in the Graduation ceremony.
3. Potential graduates may check their eligibility as a 2020 graduate from the website http://reg.kku.ac.th  (select: Graduates).
4. Itinerary of the Graduation Commencement:

 

DateTimeEvents
(1st Day Rehearsal)
December 10, 2020		8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.– Bachelor graduates report and rehearsal at their faculty.
– Postgraduate graduates report and rehearsal at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center.
– COLA and MBA graduates:
Morning: report and rehearsal at their faculty.
Afternoon: rehearsal at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center.
(2nd Day Rehearsal)
December 11, 2020		08.30 – 11.30 a.m.

 

– Graduates who participate in the morning session on 13 December 2020 rehearsal at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center.
11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.– Graduates for the morning session join the “Succession of the Mo Din Daeng Idealism” event.
1.30 – 2.30 p.m.– Graduates for the afternoon session join the “Succession of the Mo Din Daeng Idealism” event.
2.30 – 5.00 p.m.– Graduates who participate in the afternoon session on 13 December 2020  rehearsal at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center.
*Graduates who participate in the Graduation Commencement on 14 December 2020 take the group photo. The venue will be informed later.
(3rd Day Rehearsal)
December 12, 2020		8.30 – 11.30 a.m.– Graduates who participate in the Graduation Commencement on 14 December 2020 rehearsal at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center.
11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.– Graduates join the “Succession of the Mo Din Daeng Idealism” event.
*Graduates who participate in the Graduation Commencement on 13 December 2020 take the group photo. The venue will be informed later.
December 13, 2020
(Graduation Commencement Day 1)		Morning – AfternoonProcession for the Graduation Commencement to start in front of the Golden Jubilee Convention Center on Sithan Road
December 14, 2020
(Graduation Commencement Day 2)		Morning session

 

5. Any graduate who fails to report and rehearse according to the schedule is not entitled to attend the Graduation Commencement.

6. Requisite attire on rehearsal days:

  • Male graduates: formal attire, no T-shirt, no jeans, with the shoes to be used on the degree conferral day.
  • Female graduates: formal dress (no tight T-shirt), formal skirt with proper length (not short), and shoes to be used on the degree conferral day.

**All graduates must wear a mask while participating in the Graduation Commencement. On the conferral day, KKU will provide masks for graduates. On the rehearsal days, graduates must prepare a mask for themselves.**

7. Graduates’ attire for the Graduation Commencement: Your respective gown (according to the KKU Announcement on graduates’ attire).
8. For more information concerning the Graduation Commencement, please visit

http://www.kku.ac. or th or http://reg.kku.ac.th

 

 

The Graduate will have to dress accordingly to attend the graduation ceremony, following the Guide line showed below.

 

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

MDKKU Professor receives Distinguished Medical Woman Award

 

MDKKU Professor has been praised and recognized for her outstanding contribution to medical teaching, learning, and assessment.

Associate Professor Chompilas Chongsomchai, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, has been honored with a Distinguished Medical Woman Award 2020 from the Thai Medical Women’s Association Under The Royal Patronage of Her Majesty The Queen (TMWA).

Every year the TMWA presents this award to a Thai medical woman who makes a significant contribution to medical teaching and learning, medical services and health care, or administration.

Associate Professor Chompilas Chongsomchai has made outstanding contribution to the encouragement and improvement of medical teaching, learning, and assessment to produce highly-trained qualified obstetricians and gynecologists.

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

MDKKU Surgeon Awarded Outstanding Plastic Surgeon 2020

 

On October 7, 2020, Assistant Professor Palakorn Surakunprapha, Head of the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, was awarded Outstanding Plastic Surgeon 2020 Award at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand and the Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand “Plastic Surgery in Disruptive Era”, the Berkeley Hotel Pratunam, Bangkok.

Assistant Professor Palakorn Surakunprapha is a well-known specialist plastic surgeon. He has been working as doctor at Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University since 1990. He has been appointed as Head, Department of Surgery since 2014. He has a focus on improving the quality of patients’ lives and medical services in the field of plastic surgery through academic and clinical research. He is a dedicated medical educator and is recognized with many national and international awards for his contribution in producing qualified medical students and doctors with plastic surgery skills.

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

MDKKU Professor Named Visiting Professor at Kumamoto University


Assistant Professor Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, has been named a visiting professor at Kumamoto University, one of the top universities in Japan.

The designation of visiting professor has been approved by Professor Shinji Harada, President of Kumamoto University and is effective from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2022. Assistant Professor Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn is also invited to present her research in the Graduate School of Medical Sciences Seminar Series, Kumamoto University. This appointment is an honor for Assistant Professor Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn and the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University.

 

 

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Receives 2020 Outstanding Young Scientist Award

 

Assistant Professor Atit Silsirivanit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, is named this year’s winner of the 2020 Professor M.R. Jisnuson Svasti Young Protein Scientist of Thailand Award for his outstanding research and contributions to development of protein science in Thailand.

Assistant Professor Atit Silsirivanit is a distinguished scientist who has pioneered work on glycosylation, including O-GlcNAc modification, of proteins in Cholangiocarcinoma which lead to improvement of the accuracy of CCA diagnosis and treatment.

The Young Protein Scientist of Thailand Award is presented to the young scientists who have published excellent research and contributed to protein science in their institutions and in Thailand. This year, the awards and honorary lectures by the awardees will be presented at the 15th International Symposium of the Protein Society of Thailand which will be held on 4th – 6th of November at the Chulabhorn Research Institute Convention Center in Bangkok.

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

MDKKU Professor awarded for Outstanding Technologist of the Year 2020

 

On October 5, 2020, Professor Pewpan Maleewong, Assistant to the President for Research and Higher Education and Professor of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, was awarded “Outstanding Technologist Award 2020: Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King” by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the 46th International Congress on Science, Technology and Technology-based Innovation in Bangkok.

Professor Pewpan Maleewong is named the winner of this award due to her great contribution to develop the rapid ICT Kit for tropical parasitic infectious diseases which will improve the efficiency of parasite detection and reduce the time and cost of laboratory test as well as increase the income and stimulate Thai industry to compete in international markets of medical equipment manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna

The MDKKU has driven the strategy for Medical Hub of Southeast Asia

 

On September 15, 2020, the signing ceremony for the construction of Medical Hub between Khon Kaen University and Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Public Company Limited was held. The delegates from each side include Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, President of Khon Kaen University and Mr. Khushroo Kali Wadia, Managing Director and Executive Director of Christiani & Nielsen Thailand Public Co., Ltd. Khon Kaen University also signed contact with Arun Chaiseri Consulting Engineers Company Limited from which Dr. Piyawat Chaisayree is the representative to supervise the construction.  In this occasion, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University (MDKKU) and Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee, President of the Khon Kaen University Council also presented themselves as the witnesses.

 

 

The construction of Medical Hub contains budget over 4,000 Million Bath. The completion of Medical Hub will increase the service area of Srinagarind Hospital by 120,000 square meters. With these large areas, there will be 600 beds, 25 operation rooms, and 117 ICU rooms as well as 400 units of patient’s relative housing and a parking building for 1,000 cars. The construction of Medical Hub does not only expand the service area for Srinagarind hospital but also it serves as the training facility for medical staff, meaning that it will also be increasing the training capacity for extra 150 clinicians per year. This also includes the enhancement of research and innovation sector to become even more effective. The construction of Medical Hub will benefit not only northeastern of Thailand where it’s located, but it will benefit the surrounding regions as well.

The Medical Hub will bring the MDKKU, another great steps closer to being world class medical school and an important milestone for the MDKKU prior to the commencement of their 5th Decade in 2022.

Written by: Natakon Naowarojna
Edited by: Dr. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin

MDKKU Lecturers took 1st place for Innovative start up business


On September 2, 2020, Professor Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, was present as chairman in the Demo Data and Awarding Ceremony of Life Sci. Level Up Challenge 2020 Project. The project was held by Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Science, and Srinakharinwirot University to support and nurture new start up life science business. In this occasion Associate Professor Supinda Koonmee affiliated at Department of Pathology, the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, had led a team, namely, “Save Earth, Save Us” to show off a new personal protective equipment (PPE) suit that was invented amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly invented PPE suit costs around 700 bath and can be washable and reusable up to 20 times compared to other single-disposal PPE suits that cost around 500 – 700 bath. This newly synthesized fiber can also be converted in other medical equipment i.e. bed sheet, surgery suit and other industrial equipment. With aforementioned product and a well-thought business plan, the team Save Earth, Save Us finally took home 1st place from the competition. Professor Anek also praised them that “This type of innovation is important for the stability of a country”. He added “If a country cannot come up with new invention of their own, they can face various challenge and affect the country growth as well”.

Life Sci. Level Up Challenge 2020 Project is a project to prepare new entrepreneur of life science business to enter the industrial following 20-year national strategic plan. This also doubles as preparation for them to enter international market with readiness.

 

CASCAP Joins Faculty of Education, KKU to train teacher on increasing immunity against liver fluke

 

August 6, 2020, at Phupan Room, Khon Kaen Hotel, Khon Kaen – Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute of Khon Kaen University led by Assoc. Prof. Watcharin Loilom, Ph.D., a member and secretary of the institute joining Faculty of Education to carry out a project on teaching school students about liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma. The team from Faculty of Education was led by Assoc. Prof. Ladda Silanoi. The training was in the form of a workshop under the title, “Applying the curriculum of immunity building against liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma in the Northeast in classrooms at Ban Hat District and Banphai District, Khon Kaen”. The workshop is under the challenging research project: Liver Fluke-Free Thailand. The workshop was organized with cooperation of Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, National Research Council, Office of Primary Education Service Area 2 Khon Kaen, Office of Secondary Education Service Area 25. Over 171 teachers attended divided into 118 primary school teachers, 43 secondary school teachers, and 10 high school teachers. Dr. Anusart Sonsilapapong, Director of Office of Primary Education Service Area 2 Khon Kaen chaired the opening ceremony.

 

 

Dr. Anusart Sonsilapapong said, “It is known that cholangiocarcinoma is a problem that has existed in Thailand for a long time. The incidence and mortality rates are very high among the working-age people, especially in the Northeast and the North. This means socio-economic losses. The government has continuously attempted to solve this problem; however, the public health sector alone cannot achieve the goal. Collaboration of network is a necessity for integration of implementation in problem solving.

 

The collaboration has to begin from upstream down to downstream, i.e., eradicating the flukes and reducing the spread in water sources. Liver flukes have to be dispelled in the reservoir host animals. Food and nutrition should be safe while the youths are more intellectually protected. Health information must be systematically managed and can be tracked. Disease screening and treatment should start from the beginning so that the chance for recovery will be higher and at the same time, the quality of life of patients will be increased. As such, social and economic losses will sustainably be reduced. This can be achieved by building awareness among children and youths in order to stop the problem from liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma. Children’s behaviors in consuming raw food should be changed while safe food consumption behaviors enhanced. The behaviors will hopefully be adopted in the children’s families and hence the problem from liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma shall be eliminated.”

 

 

Assoc. Prof. Watcharin Loilom said, “Liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma have been one of the health problems of Thai people, and the government has always tried to solve the problem. On June 21, 2016, the cabinet at that time had a resolution to carry out a one-decade strategy to eliminate the problem from the diseases. The Liver Fluke-Free and cholangiocarcinoma-free Thailand project was set up with an aim to do away with the problem from 2016 to 2025, or totally remove the diseases from Thailand within 10 years.

 

Campaign will be carried out to change people ‘s behaviors, manage the environment and reservoir animals. Food manufacturing will be disease-free. The public should be screened for the diseases so that those at the initial stage can be treated. The health care team will be developed. These are the issues that KKU’s Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute will put into effect. The National Research Council provides monetary support through the challenging research project: Liver Fluke-Free Thailand. The work has been continuously carried out, while resources including knowledge, techniques, specialists, budget have been provided. The work has also been collaborated by the network and the Public Health Committee Area 7, that acts as the key organization to drive forward the policy in sustainably mitigate the people’s health problems. The following 6 important issues have been under the implementation:

Building perception and awareness of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma

Building cognizance of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma among children and youths

Safe foods: fluke-free fish

Fluke-free reservoir animals

Screening and treatment of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma

Development of sustainable waste management system

Building cognizance of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma among children and youths is an important issue that will cut the cycle of the diseases from the origin. With children and youths receiving accurate knowledge, awareness of the diseases will be instilled in them. On June 26, 2020, an MOU signing ceremony was held for propulsion of the curriculum of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma in Ban Hat and Banphai Districts in Khon Kaen, with an aim to make children and youths become aware of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma. The two districts were to become a model area.

The training will be for 2 days on August 6-7, 2020. It featured lectures on the importance of liver fluke disease and cholangiocarcinoma and solution of the problem; the process that helps development of cholangiocarcinoma from liver fluke; Protection against liver fluke, and innovation in screening cholangiocarcinoma and treatment in the 4.0 era. There was a session on making learning management plans, teaching demonstration (in groups), demonstration of media producing, and practicing session on media production for different levels. Trainers were from Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University.

 

 

News / Photos: Panithan Sribunruang

KKU presents the 7 selected innovations at Thailand Research Expo 2020 – with Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., KKU President giving a talk on “Solving COVID-19 crisis with medical innovations”

 

August 2-6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. at Centara Grand Hotel and Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok – National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, joining research network all over the country held the 15th “Thailand Research Expo 2020” under the theme, “Research for national development towards stability, wealth and sustainability”. This year, the event was honored to have Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to preside over the opening ceremony.

The 15th Thailand Research Expo 2020 featured meetings on various subjects key to national problem solutions based on research and innovation, exhibitions, presentation of quality research works all over the country, competition of innovations at higher education level, the last of which promotes students who have incubated their knowledge and inspiration to create innovation to have a chance to present their work and to compete with their counterparts. There was also prize awarding session in the event.

August 2, 2020, 13:30-16:30 p.m., at World Ballroom, 23rd Floor, Centara Grand Hotel and Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok – Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University gave a special talk on, “Solving COVID-19 crisis with medical innovations” (Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence). Another interesting session was a forum by Prof. Bundhit Eua-arporn, Ph.D., President of Chulalongkorn University and Prof. Banchong Mahaisaviriya, M.D., President of Mahidol University, which was moderated by Prof. Somkiat Watanasirikul, M.D., President of Thailand Biomedical Engineering. A lot of audience attended.

From Khon Kaen University, 7 research works of 2020 of KKU researchers and students had been selected for the competition and presentation, namely: 1) The Clinical and Anti-microbial Effect of Curcuma Longa Extract Gel with Blue Light in Photodynamic Therapy Adjunct to Conventional Periodontal Treatment 2) Effects of silicon dioxide on stability and texture of sunscreen in the form of emulsion 3) Natural Oleamide 4) Light-sensitive additive in photodynamic for treatment of targeted molds  5) Serum for hair-root cells 6) Natural shampoo and 7) Amarin treatment for acne and inflammatory wound. Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University and Prof. Thidarat Bunmars, Ph.D., Vice President for Innovation and Enterprise visited the exhibition and appreciated the works from KKU. The competition results will be announced on August 5, 2020.

The 15th Thailand Research Expo 2020 is a national stage where researchers and students present their quality research works, technologies and innovations. The event lies behind propulsion of supporting mechanisms and building of inspiration for new research works and innovations of the country. It is the knowledge bases for utilizers at the national and international level. It drives forward innovations in medicine and public health that lead to prevention, mitigation, and treatment of the new coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as well as getting prepared for any newly emerging diseases through research and innovations. This event has continuously been organized since 2006 with good cooperation from the research network all over the country and all sectors concerned, including National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT). This is the 15th time it has been organized. The presentations at the expo cover 6 groups, namely, medicine and public health, energy, social, environment, education, art and culture, architecture and creative tourism, agriculture, promotion of small and medium enterprises and community enterprises.

If interested in the works and on-line seminars of all subjects, visit: www.researchexpo.nrct.go.th และ www.nrct.go.th

Or for more information, visit: https://www.thailandexhibition.com/talk/detail/?id=5f0d7a4593bb4

News: Benjamaporn Mamuk, Udomchai Supannawong

Photos: KKU Innovation and Enterprise Section