Category: Internaitonal Collaboration

On January 29, 2020, the agreement signing ceremony of the collaborative research project between Chulabhorn Royal Academy and Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University was held at Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University in order to research cancer treatment with heavy-particle and create treatment center. The agreement was signed by Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Director, Srinagarind Hospital and Professor Bowornsilp Chowchuen, Vice Principal HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy.

On this occasion, Mr. Somsak Jangtrakul, Khon Kaen Province Governor; Associate Professor Songsak Kiatchoosakun, Acting Dean for the Faculty of Medicine; and Mrs. Duangporn Srijorn, Senior Honorary Consultant for Protocol, Culture, and International Relations were presented as the witness for the ceremony.  The collaborative research project was aimed to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost for treatment as well as to increase the human resource quality.

Reported by: Natakon Naowarojna, International Relations Officer

On Tuesday, 10 December 2019, Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, Acting President of Khon Kaen University and Associate Professor Patorn Piromchai, Assistant Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University visited Aichi Medical University, Japan.

They met Professor Keiji SATO, President of Aichi Medical University, Prof. Akihiko WAKATSUKI, Dean of School of Medicine, Prof. Hiroyuki ISHIBASHI, Head, Academic Affairs Department and Prof. Hideto WATANABE, Director, Center for International Affairs to discuss the student exchange program with credit transfer system between Aichi Medical University and Khon Kaen University.

During the meeting at Aichi Medical University, Associate Professor Patorn Piromchai presented the information of exchange program at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University and discussed with the students who were interested to visit Khon Kaen University.

Aichi Medical University and Khon Kaen University agreed to sign an MOU and have been working together as an academic partnership since 2011. The development of a student exchange program between the two institutions has been reciprocal and highly successful. Since 2011, there were over 80 students from two universities attending the student exchange program.

In March 2020, Aichi Medical University will send the first group of 10 medical students to be the credit transfer students for one month at Khon Kaen University.

To focus on the development of human resources for global health in Japan, Mie University together with Japan Association for International Health, WHO Association of Japan, Mie International Exchange Foundation and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development co-organized the 34th Congress of Japan Association for International Health at Mie University, Japan. The theme of this congress was “Fostering human resources for global health; from a local community to the world”. The congress was held on 7-8 December 2019, about 400 people attended, including students, doctors and professors.

Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD, Acting President of Khon Kaen University, was one of the four invited speakers who shared their experiences in the “Global Health Education” at the symposium entitled “Education on global health in universities; the views of foreign faculties”.

At the symposium, Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul presented the implementation of global health education in medical curriculum at Khon Kaen University and mentioned the student exchange program in overseas university as a key stepping stone that allows the medical students to learn how clinical learning practices, environmental factors affecting community health, and healthcare management systems differ from their home country and all together they can build a picture of the key issues the at heart of global health. He also shared his experiences on the current situation, problems, challenges and direction of global health education at medical universities.

Reported by Pawinee KHAMLAR