The Gazette of Chulalongkorn University # Vol.5 Issue2

Vol. 5 Issue 2 April - June 2014

THE GAZETTE OF CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY

Chula Clay

P.4-6 // Let’s Go Fabulously Green with CHULA CLAY!

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12 Subjects Taught at CU Listed in the World’s Top University Ranking

THE GAZETTE OF CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY VOLUME 5 ISSUE 2 APRIL - JUNE 2014

Vol. 5 Issue 2 April - June 2014

News Update

//ADVISORY BOARD// PRESIDENT Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul, M.D.

VICE PRESIDENT

12 Subjects Taught at CU Listed in the World’s Top University Ranking

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sittichai Tudsri, D.D.S., M.D. Assist. Prof. Dr. M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anongnat Thakoengwit Assist. Prof. Kriengkrai Boonlert-U-Thai, Ph.D.

//EDITORIAL BOARD// EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawan Ongkrutraksa News Editors Jutapan Siripan Robert Bruce Halliday Editorial Coordinator Cattleya Tanthmanatham News Writers Pimchanok Sirichatchaikul Supachai Thonghong Watanya Somphongs Graphic Designer Anakkhawee Srisombutphaibun The Gazette of Chulalongkorn University is produced by Chula International Communication Center (CICC).

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COVER

This is turning out to be another banner year for Chulalongkorn University as we continue to climb the list of the world’s most notable universities.

QS World University Rankings recently ranked 12 individual subjects taught at Chula on its 2014 World University Rankings by Subject list.

This year Chulalongkorn University cited ŚŗŌŊŐğźŊňœœŠź ōŖřź śŏŌź ŌşŊŌœœŌŕŊŌź Ŗōź ŐśŚź ŚŜʼnőŌŊśŚź Őŕ śŏŌźğźŌœŋźŖōźĪŏŌŔŐŊňœźĬŕŎŐŕŌŌřŐŕŎűźōŖřźŞŏŐŊŏźŐśźřňŕŒŌŋ in the 51-100 segment of the top 200 universities worldwide. Following close behind in the rankings are the university’s subjects in Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biological Science, Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmacology and Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, which ranked in the 101-150 segment. Modern Languages, Communication and

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Media Studies, Materials Science and Electrical Engineering are four additional subjects that are offered at Chulalongkorn University, and in those ğźŌœŋŚźŐśźŗœňŊŌŋźŐŕźśŏŌź`d`Ųa__źřňŕŎŌųźź Moreover, QS World University Ranking 2014 ranked Chulalongkorn University at number 48 in their list of the top 100 universities in Asia. Other universities in Thailand that have made it to the top 100 include Mahidol University, ranking at 40 and Chiang Mai University, which ranked at 92.

QS World University Ranking uses key indicators that include academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper and H-Index. Weighing is adaptive in relation to each individual subject, providing students and prospective students with a reliable way to compare and locate the universities that best ğźśź śŏŌŐřź ŐŕśŌřŌŚśŚź ňŕŋź ŋŌŚŐřŌŋź ğźŌœŋź Ŗōź ŚśŜŋŠųź ľŌ hope that next year Chulalongkorn University will climb even higher, with a broader range of subjects in the rankings!

Education 3.0

What is Education 3.0?

With technology constantly advancing and the number of college applicants burgeoning, Chulalongkorn University is aiming through the Education 3.0 learning system to equip students with the tools needed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by our rapidly growing and diversifying society.

Top universities around the world have continuously stressed the importance of producing high-quality graduates able to pursue successful careers in the new technological environment. Toward this end, Chulalongkorn University is endeavoring to push our students to acquire the proper skills, aligned and ready for the 21 st century, with its increasingly

borderless landscape of communication and interaction.

The system focuses on encouraging students to constantly educate themselves, and emphasizes the importance of independent thought, cultivating problem-solving skills and creativity, accessing technology, and communicating within a work force.

Professors will still retain an important role in guiding the students as they obtain these skills, but may have to shift their part from conventional teaching, focusing instead on advising and coaching students by applying a combination of new learning techniques that will hopefully be helpful in providing the students with the best hands-on education.

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Success Means New Challenges at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University In the rankings published in the QS University Rankings by Subject for 2014, the Department of Chemical Engineering of Chulalongkorn University is listed as one of the university’s top 12 subjects, placing in the 51-100 segment, the highest ranking among all the subjects that made it to the list. Recently Prof. Paisan Kittisupakorn, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, gave us some of the details that lie behind its success.

Established in 1975, the Department of Chemical Engineering is now Thailand’s largest education provider in this discipline. It offers courses that ŊŖŝŌřź śŏŌź ğŌœŋź Ŗōź ŊŏŌŔŐŊňœź ŌŕŎŐŕŌŌřŐŕŎź Őŕź ŎřŌňśź breadth and depth while keeping pace with ongoing developments, which in turn become the basis of new courses and research topics.

“We offer curricula at the Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, and Doctoral Degree levels, all well-acknowledged by both the public and private sectors. We have ten distinguished research laboratories which cover key areas of chemical engineering; for example, Biochemical Engineering, Catalysis and Catalytic Reacti on Engineering and Polymer Engineering. As we wish to give our students solid fundamental knowledge and applicable

Asst. Prof. M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh, Ph.D. Vice President of Chulalongkorn University

professional skills, it is vital to have effective management that responds to rapid academic and industrial change,” said Prof. Paisan.

The Department of Chemical Engineering has collaborated with a number of world-leading academic and business institutes in conducting řŌŚŌňřŊŏųź İśź řŌŊŌŐŝŌŚź ŎŌŕŌřŖŜŚź ğŕňŕŊŐňœź ŚŜŗŗŖřś of over 60 million baht annually from different sectors of society. Other achievements by the department can be seen in the numerous awards received by members of its academic staff - National Researchers Awards as well as Innovation Ambassador, Young Scientist Award and PTIT citations, to name just a few.

Finally, Prof. Paisan stressed the importance of producing engineers who excel in both professional

Asst. Prof. M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh, Ph.D., Vice President of Chulalongkorn University, has explained that the Interactive Learning project of the Education 3.0 system will help university students to acquire knowledge on their own through print media, digital media, or by working in groups. It is also important that an innovative approach be introduced into the Interactive Learning system, incorporating new ways of teaching like Flipped Learning, Problem-based Learning, and Project-based Learning, as a start.

The motto is to “Teach less, learn more” by employing a greater range of technology - driven learning methods. Instructors will be analyzing and adapting their teaching technique to conform śŖźśŏŌźŕŌŞźŚŠŚśŌŔźňŕŋźśŖźŗřŖŋŜŊŌźŏŐŎŏœŠŲŘŜňœŐğŌŋź graduates.

In order to prepare our professors and staff to fully understand the method and principles of Education 3.0, the university has set up training sessions that will allow CU staff to adapt their

Prof. Paisan Kittisupakorn Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering

knowledge and human relations in helping the department to constantly move forward through academic achievement and innovative research.

“Our graduates need to be able to cooperate well with others, which is the mainspring of Thailand’ s advancement in the industrial sector.

Our success is not the end result of our hard work but the beginning of a challenging new mission.”

teaching methods and become familiar with the system. They will be familiarized with it through discussions on three main topics. First will be, The Principles and Concepts in Approaching Education 3.0, with guest speakers from leading universities in the Asian region as Chiba University (Japan), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong). The second will concentrate on the techniques of interactive learning through ŊřŐśŐŊňœź śŏŐŕŒŐŕŎűź ĠŐŗŗŌŋź œŌňřŕŐŕŎűź ŌŝňœŜňśŐŖŕűź ŌśŊų Lastly, there will be an examination of methods of using E-Learning and Teaching technologies.

Chulalongkorn University hopes that moving forward into Education 3.0 will be the start of a big change for the better at the university, and will help it to attain a place among the world’s top universities, with standards that will be acceptable worldwide.

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Cover Story

Let’s Go Fabulously Green with CHULA CLAY!

Chula Clay wins gold medals at the 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.

Going green has become a mainstream trend and, with its newfound popularity has come a surge of interest to create ‘green art’ that is as eco-friendly as it is aesthetically charming.

At Chulalongkorn University, efforts have been put into the making of ‘Chula Clay,’ a green innovation that helps reduce waste from Thailand’s food industry and, at the same time, serves as a favorite new material for artists material because VM P[Z X\HSP[` ÅL_PIPSP[` HUK \UPX\LULZZ With careful observation and experiments carried out at the Sensor Research Unit, Faculty of Science, a team of scientists was able to extract aragonite plates, which are a crystal form of calcium carbonate found in nature, from discarded mussel shells, and found different ways of using the material, one of which was in sculpting.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanong Egkasit from Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, one of the members of the research team talked to the Gazette of Chulalongkorn University about the story of this innovation.

The team of researchers are delighted to bring the Thai innovation towards world’s recognition at ‘Salon International des Inventions’ in Geneva.

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Gazette: How much does it cost to implement this technology?

Mussel shell, the origin of Chula Clay

Gazette: What triggered the idea that the carbonate mineral in mussel shells could be transformed into clay?

Dr.Sanong: Initially, we were aware that over 50,000 tons of wasted mussel shells are being produced by the food industry in our country every year. And with our familiarity with mother of pearl, we noticed that mussel shells have a similar pearly surface. We analyzed their structure and found that the shells are composed of layers, of which 95% is calcium carbonate.

This was good news as it matched the structure of the pearls that we use in making jewelry, so we believed that we could make use of it to create some artful technologies.

Gazette: How do we extract calcium carbonate from shells?

Dr.Sanong: The method is simple and affordable.

First, you need to digest protein between the carbonate layers. We heat the shells at 250 degree Celsius for a couple of hours, and leave them in hydrogen peroxide solution overnight.

Then we get these bleached white plates which are extremely flexible to be used in various ways. For Chula Clay, we mix the carbonate plates with glue to get this wonderful material for sculpting.

Dr.Sanong: The budget for this green innovation ŐŚź ŌŚśŐŔňśŌŋź ňśź ňʼnŖŜśź ğōśŠź śŏŖŜŚňŕŋź ʼnňŏśűź ŞŏŐŊŏź is a highly worthy investment when we think of the cost we save both in terms of economical and environmental perspectives. As we are able to develop our own pearl color from carbonate plates, we will rely less on the import of pearl gouache color. These imported products are costly and contain a lot of mica, which a harmful substance both for us and our surroundings.

Gazette: How is Chula Clay different from other materials?

Dr.Sanong: Our calcium carbonate plates are smooth and easy to shape. The finished product of this special material is very durable. Their beautiful, creamy color is radiant, which is very similar to pearl. We can adjust the size and the shape of the plates to suit different tasks. Moreover, as we own the technology used to develop the material, we can try adding more colors, scents and even glitters into the clay to make it more fanciful. Chula Clay is unique either because of the effective method by which it is created, or because of the quality of the material itself.

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recreated out of the waste from our food industry. It helps save the environment and the efforts to dispose of the leftover shells at the same time.

At this point, the clay is ready to be transformed into works of art. Scientists and chemists, however, realized they are better off with lab experiments than with sculptures, so they invited the skilled crew from the Department of Art, Music and Dance Education, Faculty of Education, to join the project. The team of artists and chemists went through a series of trials and improvements before they came up with the best, though not the finalized, formula of Chula Clay. The material is great for creating a variety of artworks from lovely paper weights to stunning sets of earrings and necklaces. The finished works are uniquely beautiful thanks to the pearly radiance of calcium carbonate from the shells. With the green trend staying in, Chula Clay will no doubt become another popular choice for artists and DIY lovers.

Gazette: Chula Clay has been presented under the ‘Art Go Green’ concept. How does this innovation help save our planet earth?

Dr.Sanong: Apart from helping recycle a huge amount of wasted mussel shells, the production of the clay is affordable and environmentally friendly. We need only a simple incinerator to heat the shells at about 250 degree Celsius.

The hydrogen peroxide we use to separate protein from calcium carbonate is harmless and easy to find. Chula Clay is a great product

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Cover Story To introduce this new material to the public, the Department of Art, Music and Dance Education held the Art Go Green exhibition from March bŲhűźa_`cűźśŖźŚŏŖŞŊňŚŌźśŏŌźğŕŐŚŏŌŋźňŊŊŌŚŚŖřŐŌŚ created from Chula Clay. At the event, interested visitors were invited to join the workshop and try creating their own works of arts, some of which turns out to be no less dazzling than those made by the professionals. The activity was so successful that the team actually decided to hold the second workshop at the Faculty of Education in less than two weeks!

The accomplishment of Chula Clay has also been recognized internationally at the 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva during April 2 – 6, 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Soamshine Boonyananta and Dr. Intira Phrompan, lecturers and researchers at the Department of Art, Music and Dance Education, received a gold medal in Teaching methods and materials – Musical Instruments – Art Materials (Class O), and another gold medal in Clothing – Textiles – Machines and Accessories (Class L) for their Chula Clay innovation.

Other awards of innovative technologies based on the extracted calcium carbonate from mussel shells went to Assoc. Prof. Poonarat Pichayapaiboon and the doctoral student Puchong Rojsangrat, who received not only a gold medal in the same Class–O award but also Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)’s Special Prize for their development and use of pearl gouache color to create artworks.

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A student from Chula Clay team invites visitors to learn more about the new material.

Chula Clay workshop is warmly attended by artists of all ages.

The innovation to develop pearl gouache color from green mussel shells for create art work CU President, Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul, M.D. (2nd from left), attends Art Go Green Exhibition at Chamchuri Square to congratulate the successful researchers.

Colorful accessories made of Chula Clay are showcased under the ‘Under the sea’ concept.

Dr. Soamshine Boonyananta explains about Chula Clay to exhibition visitors.

ź İŕź ŚŏŖřśűź śŏŌź ʼnŌŕŌğśŚź Ŗōź śŏŌź ÛŞňŚśŌŋÜź ŔŜŚŚŌœź ŚŏŌœœŚź ňřŌź śřŌŔŌŕŋŖŜŚųź ĪŏŜœňź ĪœňŠź ŐŚź ŖŕœŠź ňŕź ŌŝŐŋŌŕŊŌ showing how we can recycle what once appeared useless into valuable commercial products.

According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanong Ekkasit, the Sensor Research Unit is during progress to apply for a patent on the innovation, and also to proceed with other technologies based on the use of extracted calcium carbonate; for example, making security marker and developing oil absorber. These continuous researches, as emphasized by Dr. Sanong, are made possible because the technology is not an ŐŔŗŖřśŌŋź ŒŕŖŞŲŏŖŞűź ʼnŜśź ňŕź ŐŕŕŖŝňśŐŖŕź ŖŞŕŌŋź ʼnŠź śŏŌź ŐŕŝŌŕśŖřŚųź ÛľŌź ŞŐœœź śřŠź śŖź ŊŖŔŌź Ŝŗź ŞŐśŏź ŕŌŞ śŌŊŏŕŖœŖŎŐŌŚźōŖřźśŏŌźŎŖŖŋźŖōźśŏŌźŗŜʼnœŐŊűźőŜŚśźœŐŒŌźÛĪŏŜœňźĪœňŠÜźŞŏŐŊŏűźňŚźŐśźŐŚźŕňŔŌŋűźŞŐœœźřŌŔňŐŕźňźŗřŖŗŌřśŠźŖō ĪŏŜœňœŖŕŎŒŖřŕź ļŕŐŝŌřŚŐśŠź śŏňśź ŎŌŕŌřňśŌź ŏňŗŗŐŕŌŚŚź ňŕŋź ʼnŌŕŌğśŚź śŖź śŏŌź ŗŜʼnœŐŊź ňśź œňřŎŌÜź ŚňŐŋź īřųź ĺňŕŖŕŎų

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CU Highlight

IVF Technology Creates First Twin Kittens in Thailand Prof. Dr. Mongkol Techakumphu Vice President for Research and Innovation

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>> Dr. Ampika Thongpakdee Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences The twin kittens, “Bao-Wiw and Nuk-Eung”

It’s amazing how far technology has evolved in the 21st century as researchers in Thailand have recently discovered the proper procedure in reproducing twin kittens using In Vitro Fertilization, shortly known as IVF. For years the IVF process has been known to help human (women) who faces problems being naturally impregnated by injecting a single sperm directly into a mature egg.

Nonetheless, CU professors, Prof. Dr. Mongkol Techakumphu, Vice President for Research and Innovation, along with Dr. Ampika Thongpakdee from Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, have put technology to its full experimentation and successfully engineered the first pair of twin kittens in Thailand.

The twin kittens, “Bao-Wiw and Nuk-Eung” were announced to be in healthy conditions like any other kittens but are under special care for further research development.

The research is an important step in preserving the wildlife species, allowing scientists and researchers to breed cats and animals that

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Siamese cat is one of the most popular cat breeds which becomes rare and faces risk of extinction.

are rare and nearing extinction. The process of a cat IVF is similar to that of a human IVF, differing only in some steps. The process of surrogacy in cats is normal to inject the egg and sperm into a healthy cat that does not necessary need to be the owner of the egg itself.

The fertilization process of the twin cats include taking eggs that are not yet fertilized, placing them in an IVF tube, after leaving it for 24 hours the eggs will be ready for fertilization, thus adding the sperm inside for 18 hours and leaving it to fertilize the eggs. Once in stages 2-4, the embryo will be placed inside the chosen cat for the 2-month duration of the pregnancy.

Chulalongkorn University would like to congratulate our professors for one of their highest accomplishments; we are proud that our professors and staffs will continue to produce more outstanding řŌŚŌňřŊŏŌŚź śŏňśź ŐŚź řŌŔňřŒňʼnœŠź ʼnŌŕŌğŊŐňœź ōŖřź śŏŌź growing number of animal extinctions that come upon us as from the effect of animal hunting and environmental causes.

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Research & Technology

New Taxa of Carnivorous Snail Found in Thailand

The new species Carinartemis striatus found from isolated limestone hills in western Thailand.

Prof. Dr. Somsak Panha Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Some previously unknown carnivorous snails from the family Streptaxidae Gray, 1860 have been found in rock crevices at limestone locations in Thailand that include the Khao Yoi District in Phetchburi, at 100 meters above sea level. A total of three new species have been confirmed by the active malacologist leaded

by Prof. Dr. Somsak Panha, from Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University and his PhD student Thanit Siriboon from Biological Science Program, Carinartemis vesperus, Carinartemis striatus, and Indoartemon medius are three new species categorized as vicious predators on soil invertebrates, and are identifiable by their distinctive bodily features.

The two new species Carinartemis vesperus and *HYPUHY[LTPZ Z[YPH[\Z JVUĂ&#x201E;YT MLLKPUN on soil invertebrates.

The new species, Indoartemon medius Collected from central Thailand.

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Award & Honor

Dramatic Arts Professors Take Home National Level Award in Theatre Chulalongkorn Dramatic Arts Lecturer Bhanbhassa Dhubthien and Dr. Parida Manomaipibul distinguished themselves once again at the second annual IATC Thailand Awards 2013. The IATC, or International Association of Theatre Critics – Thailand Centre, is the country’s only association of dance and theatre critics, and the event was held collaboratively at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre by the IATC and the Ministry of Culture’s Office of Contemporary Art and Culture.

The awards, for Best Direction of a Play/ Performance and Best Original Script of a Play Performance were presented for Democrazy’s Chuichai Saneha.

Dr. Parida Manomaipibul smilingly accepts the IATC awards for Best Original Script.

Hard work does pay off, as Lecturer Bhanbhassa Dhubthien takes home the prize for her distinguished play.

The play Chuichai Saneha is collective of love tragedies that is set during different time ŗŌřŐŖŋŚųź ĻŏŌź ğřŚśź œŖŝŌź ŚśŖřŠź śňŒŌŚź ŗœňŊŌź Őŕź śŏŌź 1960s, based on a profound compassion between the most beauteous transgender women in that era and a taxi driver. Unfortunately, their intricate love story ends in a tragic death of both characters.

The play is intertwined with another story of a love triangle between 2 men and a woman. ĺŌśźŐŕź`hhbűźśŏŌźŞŐōŌźŖōźśŏŌźŔňřřŐŌŋźŊŖŜŗœŌźğŕŋŚź a shocking secret that her perfect husband has been hiding a love interest in men all along in ŞŏŐŊŏźśŏŐŚźŊřŜŚŏźŖōźŏŐŚźŞŐœœźŚŖŖŕźğŕŋźŏŐŚźŞňŠźʼnňŊŒź into the lives of the happily married couple and intervene between the relationship of the husband, wife, and kid.

After the romance scandal that happened with his family, the child grows up alone and lonesome, thus searching for true love that will ğœœźŏŐŚźœŖŕŌœŠźŏŌňřśųźĻŏřŖŜŎŏźśŏŌźŗňŚŚňŎŌźŖōźśŐŔŌűź A scene from the play, Chuichai Saneha

the play is now set in the present and true love in this era is hard to find. The decision he has to make will determine whether he will continue to search for his desired love or give up his determination.

The three stories are shared through the musical melodies from each time period wherein love and affection will never melt away.

CU lecturers and her team worked on to prepare a new play for performance at the 7th ĨŚŐňŲķňŊŐğŊź ĩŜřŌňŜź Ŗōź ĻŏŌňśřŌź ĺŊŏŖŖœŚź ĭŌŚśŐŝňœ held at the Shanghai Theatre Academy May 13th, 2014. The theme this year is “Directing the Modern Classic” where lecturer Bhanbhassa Dhubthien – play director and Dr. Parida Manomaipibul – script adapter and Piyawa Thamkulangkool (producer) decided to take a new play called Shakespeare’s in Thailand.

The adaption speaks of modern struggles in Thai politics. The cast and costume designers were students from the Dramatic Arts Department, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

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Award & Honor

CESA President Round 2

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanita Rukspollmuang Dean of the Faculty of Education

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanita Rukspollmuang, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Chulalongkorn University, has once again been selected by the Board of Directors of Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) to continue in her post as the CESA President for the second consecutive year. ź įŌřź ğřŚśź ŠŌňřź ňŚź ŊŏňŐřŗŌřŚŖŕź ňŕŋź ŖřŎňŕŐšŌř of CESA reached a successful conclusion at the 9th Biennial Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) Conference on May 15th, 2014, hosted by Hangzhou Normal University. Now she will continue in the role for a second year. The theme of this year’s conference was “Education, Equality and Social Harmony – Asian Experiences in Comparative Perspective”.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanita Rukspollmuang’s ňŊŏŐŌŝŌŔŌŕśź ňŚź śŏŌź ğřŚśź ĻŏňŐź ŗŌřŚŖŕź ŕŖŔŐŕňśŌŋ

to be a part of the Board of Directors and, more importantly, serving as president for two years, is a gratifying honor for Chulalongkorn University.

It provides the university with the opportunity to continue academic research in comparative and international studies of Thailand, bringing it to an international level. The aim of CESA is to help create a strong bond between society members from various countries, enabling these countries to assist each other in performing academic research in comparative and international studies. Cooperation at this level helps to bring about improvement in international policy and in the development of education of each country. In the years ahead, CESA hopes to continue toward the attainment of this goal.

Congratulazioni CU Choir Congratulazioni to the Chulalongkorn University Concert Choir and their conductor, Dr. Pawasut Piriyapongrat, who trekked half way across the globe to Italy for the 12th annual Venezia in Musica 2014, which took place between 29th April and 4th May, 2014 and JHTL IHJR ^P[O H NVSK H^HYK PU [OL JH[LNVY` ¶ 4P_LK Chamber Choir.

CU Choir brings the joy of music to the Venezia in Musica 2014 in Italy.

Venezia in Musica 2014 was an international choir competition and festival held in the city of lagoons. Visiting this romantic city with the sound of music embedded deep in its history, CU’s choir was able to cast a golden spell on the judges, who rated participants on the basis of performances in three categories: one piece by a composer born before 1567, one piece by an Italian composer, and one piece of choice.

A total of 39 participants from the CU Choir were chosen to represent Chulalongkorn University at the event, in which the choir group comprised of Chula students from diverse fields of study and faculties including the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Psychology, and the Faculty of

Dr. Pawasut Piriyapongrat, the young conductor of the Mixed Chamber Choir, full of ambition and a passion for music.

Science. Even though their career paths may take them in different directions in life, one thing that will surely keep them intact is the sound of their harmonic and melodious voices that once combined to bring a gold award all the way back from Italy.

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CU Debaters Make It to

Grand Finalists

CU Debaters from Chula 1 and Chula 2 back on their home turf at the Chulalongkorn Campus, proudly presents their new prize from the ICU Tournament in Japan.

A round of applause for the CU Debaters from the Chulalongkorn University Debating Society, who took on the 23rd ICU Tournament 2014, made it to the Grand Finalist round against the local Japanese team, and came home with a runner-up prize. Hosted by Japan’s International Christian University, the ICU Tournament is an annual debate competition in which more than 80 teams from Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, and Thailand take part.

Representatives from Thailand include two teams from Chulalongkorn University – Chula 1 and Chula 2, and another team from Mahidol University. Debate topics range over various issues from politics and economics to social matters.

The motions were split into six rounds with only thirty minutes to prepare, but the Chula 1 team did an amazing job and came through to the last round with an outcome of only a one point difference from its competitor.

Chula 1’s team members consist of

Mr. Chayapatra Thongcharoen, a junior at the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Economics Sophomore Ms. Rawiporn Rangponsumrit, and Mr. Motoki Luxmiwattana, a junior at the Faculty of Political Science. Mr. Chayapatra Thongcharoen also received an award as the 10th Best Speaker, with a score of 461.33 out of a possible 470.00.

Although our other representative from the Chulalongkorn University Debating Society – Chula 2 team – did not come home with any prize, they appreciated the experience as encouragement to keep working and improving. The team consists of Economics Senior Mr. Kasif Ahsan, Economics Sophomore Mr. Aruth Phraerungrueang, and Ms. Tunchanok Chutumstid, a freshman from the Faculty of Medicine. All of them welcomed the opportunity to hone their speech and debate skills in an international environment to enable them to excel in future debates.

So, congratulations once again our CU Debaters on their new achievement, adding to

over 15 years of tournament experience for the Chulalongkorn University Debating Society.

Drum rolls please – and the 10th Best Speaker Award goes to Mr. Chayapatra Thongcharoen, a junior from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy.

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Campus

CU’s Volunteer Veterinary Project to Celebrate 60th Birthday Anniversary of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon

& Community

The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University works in conjunction with the Department of Livestock under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on a volunteer veterinary project to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 2015.

A Bangkok pet owner gets her dog vaccinated by the team.

The volunteer veterinary team performs a general health check-up for a little cat.

A pug dog gets a careful diagnosis.

In sending out CU veterinary lecturers, students, staff and alumni and in setting mobile booths in Bangkok once a month from April to December 2014, the team provides a great ʼnŌŕŌğśź śŖź śŏŌź ŗŜʼnœŐŊűź ňŚź ŗŌśź ŖŞŕŌřŚź Ŋňŕź ŜŚŌź śŏŌŐřź ŌōğŊŐŌŕśź ňŕŋź ŌşŗŌřśź ŚŌřŝŐŊŌŚź ŞŐśŏŖŜśź ŗňŠŐŕŎ a single baht. Bangkokians who are worried by questions like, “If my dog, who loves to bark, bites ŚŖŔŌŖŕŌźŚŖŔŌźŋňŠűźŞŏňśźŞŐœœźİźŋŖĦßźğŕŋźňźŚŖœŜśŐŖŕ at the mobile veterinary booth in their vicinity, which can provide them not only with vaccinations for their pets, but also with a general health check-up and advice on animal care. In addition, the team will sterilize and vaccinate both stray dogs and cats and those with homes in order to help keep control their population.

The booths are equipped with equipment that enables the team to make prompt diagnoses and to carry out a tentative disease investigation.

Dogs and cats in need of special care and medical treatment, for instance, those developing diabetes or cancer, will be transferred to local veterinarians or to the Small Animal Hospital at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University.

Professor Dr. Chollada Buranakarl of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, hopes that the project will succeed

completely in achieving its aims, and will run smoothly for its duration. She warns pet owners that in the current hot weather their pets risk experiencing heat stroke, resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and this is an extremely dangerous condition that can be fatal.

It is therefore advisable that pets be kept indoors or in a well-ventilated space.

Thanks to this program, jointly sponsored by two national institutions, problems faced by animals in Bangkok, both those with owners and śŏŖŚŌźŖŕźśŏŌźŚśřŌŌśűźňřŌźğŕŋŐŕŎźňŕźŌňŚŠźŚŖœŜśŐŖŕų

Volunteers give their expert attention to an ailing cat.

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Life @CU

A Chat with ‘Toey’ : The Meaning of Being Veterinary Student Volunteer Nirachorn Srisamai, or “Toey,” a junior at the Faculty of Veterinary Science and volunteer who has joined in several volunteer veterinary teams to help not only animals with homes and owners, but also those who live on the street.

Why did you choose the Faculty of Veterinary Science here at Chula?

How does it feel to be part of the volunteer veterinary project?

First of all, I have always been an animal lover. Personally, I am a cat lover. I like having them near me all the time. When I was in high school I always kept my cat with me as company at coffee shops. Then one day it was hit by a car and its leg was broken. No one brought it to a veterinarian, so it lay there in pain for a long time. Back to those days I couldn’t do anything except allow the vet to treat my cat.

It would have meant so much to me to be able to help it myself, to know what to do and to be able to do it. This is the reason why I chose the Faculty of Veterinary Science.

I feel so proud of the small part I have in this project because it gives me a chance to do something for the community. I have done a lot of things, such as offering check-ups, vaccinations, sterilization, and so on. I would never have been able to do these things now if I hadn’t joined this program, as there would be no opportunities given the way my daily life is right now.

Nirachorn ‘Toey’ Srisamai

Why did you decide to take part in the program?

Actually, there are many programs but I chose this one because its name is “Volunteer Veterinary Team”, which suggests that I have a chance to do something “voluntary”. I can pitch in on my own to do something for the community.

What are other activities you have joined in?

I participated in the “Rabies Prevention” project, in which vet students can give vaccinations to both owned and strayed dogs in the community. ĻŏŐŚź ŗřŖőŌŊśź ŐŚź ŏŐŎŏœŠź ʼnŌŕŌğŊŐňœź ňŚź ŔŖŚśź Ŗō people in rural areas don’t usually bring their dogs to get vaccinated, so it helps reduce the risk of the disease occurring and being spread.

Toey carries out her duty as a volunteer vet.

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Event

CU ASEAN Performing Arts and English Camp 2014

Everybody joins together for a group photo as the camp sessions reach a conclusion.

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The Department of Thai Music at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts helped organize and conduct the CU ASEAN Performing Arts and English Camp 2014 at the Center of Learning Network for the Region in Saraburi Province this past 13 to 16 February. The event was a collaborative effort by the Center of Learning Network for the Region, Pridi Banomyong International College; Thammasat University;

Kamphaengphet Rajabhat University; Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Pitsanulok; Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University as well as other universities from six countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Participants included 45 foreign lecturers and students from 11 educational institutes, which included Institut Teknologi Bandung, the LASALLE College of the Arts, Maranatha Christian University, the National University of Singapore, Republic Polytechnic, Shynz Production College, SMK Nasional Bandung, Universiti Putra Malaysia, the University of the Philippines, the University of Brunei and Universitas Padjadjaran.

The success of the camp showed Chulalongkorn University’s great potential as the leading pioneer in academic Southeast Asian music in the ASEAN community, and helped promote academic cooperation while strengthening the network of music institutions for CU students in Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts. The camp also enhanced friendship between young people from ASEAN nations through activities involving active collaboration among lecturers and students

from 15 music institutions. There were a total 110 participants at the camp.

Sessions conducted by foreign lecturers on music, dance, language, apparel, and food not only opened a gateway to new cultures for the participating students, it also made them proud of their own cultural traditions as they shared them

A group of students from different countries pose midway through a traditional dance.

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with the others. They left the camp with a deeper knowledge of the way the cultures of nearby countries colors life there, and eager to learn more.

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, as the host of this activity, aimed at bringing a wealth of experience to students, especially by giving them a chance to exchange ideas on ways to preserve their own culture while interacting with others from their own and from different countries.

Activities of this kind help establish a network of arts students that embraces all of the ASEAN countries.

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Students from ASEAN countries learn how to do a Thai dance.

CU ASEAN Performing Arts and English Camp 2014 was a constructive activity that ŏŌœŗŌŋź śŖź ʼnŖœŚśŌřź ŊŖŕğŋŌŕŊŌź Őŕź ŜŚŐŕŎź ĬŕŎœŐŚŏź language skills through activities held for both students and lecturers. The Faculty had been developing the project for 12 years (since 2002).

Associate Professor Dr. Bussakorn Binson Sumrongthong is the person who initiated the project, developed the activities, organized the panel of experts taking part in the event and planned the curriculum of the seminar with staff and alumni in the department.

Standard Chartered’s CEO Speaks at Sasin

Sasin’s Director Professor Toemsakdi Krishnamra (second from left) and Sasin representatives are delighted to have Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC (center) as the honoured guest speaker.

Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, recently had an opportunity to welcome another honoured guest. Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC, spoke at Sasin as part of the business school’s ongoing Global Leader Talk series. In a wide-ranging, hour-long conversation in front of an audience of Sasin students, alumni and guests, Mr. Sands discussed the global economy, the future of the banking industry, and his own professional career.

In response to questions on banking strategies to welcome the upcoming launch of the AEC, Mr. Sands called particular attention śŖźśŏŌźŚŐŎŕŐğŊňŕśźřŖœŌźŖōźŊŖŜŕśřŐŌŚźŐŕźĺŖŜśŏŌňŚśź Asia on the global scale. “Southeast Asia is actually a very big part of Standard Chartered,

and we are developing even more of a focus on it in the future - just the sheer scale of the population and the scale of opportunity across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar- I don’t think is fully understood,” said the CEO. Mr. Sands stated that banking, like many other industries in this digital era, has to undergo the ŗřŖŊŌŚŚźŖōźŐŕŕŖŝňśŐŖŕűźŕňŔŌœŠźÛŋŐŎŐśŐšňśŐŖŕÜųź “I see this as absolutely critical to our strategy, because it’s the way we’re going to deliver differentiation,” he said, “It’s also how we’re going to make sure that we’re ever more productive.”

In conclusion, the Standard Chartered CEO gave a thoughtful reminder to all business bodies and future entrepreneurs. “One of the things which is very satisfying in a career, is when you can not so much create opportunities for other people as

ŏŌœŗźśŏŌŔźğŕŋźŞňŠŚźŖōźŋŐŚŊŖŝŌřŐŕŎźśŏŌŐřźŖŞŕ opportunities. When I think about what I’ve achieved, some of the things I would point to ňřŌźŕŖśźÛśŏŐŕŎŚÜűźʼnŜśźÛŗŌŖŗœŌÜűßźŊŖŕŊœŜŋŌŋźķŌśŌřź Sands.

Prior to the discussion, Sasin’s Director Professor Toemsakdi Krishnamra welcomed Mr. Sands and the teams from Standard ĪŏňřśŌřŌŋÜŚźřŌŎŐŖŕňœźňŕŋźĻŏňŐœňŕŋźŖōğŊŌŚźňŕŋź noted, with much delight, that this was the second time in less than a year that Sasin has welcomed a distinguished guest speaker from the world’s leading bank. In July 2013, Standard Chartered Chairman Sir John Peace ŞňŚź śŏŌź ğřŚśź ŎŜŌŚśź ōřŖŔź ĺśňŕŋňřŋź ĪŏňřśŌřŌŋ to speak at Sasin.

Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC , engages in an hour-long and fruitful discussion at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration.

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Snapshots

CU’s Songkran Festival 2014

The tradition includes the presenting offerings to monks, initiating a fresh start for the New Year.

A CU student pours scented water over the hands of Assist. Prof. M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh, the CU Vice President, as a gesture of respect.

The student makes a wish when pouring water over a Buddha image.

Songkran Festival , the event marking traditional Thai lunar New Year, occurred this year from 13 to 15 April. Thai people celebrate Songkran exuberantly by throwing water at each other, symbolically washing all bad things away. Below are some pictures of happy people making the most of the festival at the activities organized ʼnŠź ĪļÜŚź ķřŖŗŌřśŠź ĴňŕňŎŌŔŌŕśź ĶōğŊŌź ňśź ĺŐňŔź Square area.

Besides all the fun, Songkran gives CU students a chance to show respect to revered elders and university executives.

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Smiles are as much of a part of the festival as the water.

Water guns are always primed and ready for action.

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Southeast Asian Studies Symposium “Southeast Asian Studies in ASEAN and Global Context”

Calendar

Date: 2 June 1014 Host : Master of Arts Program in Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University Tel : (66) 2218 9848 Contact : seachula@gmail.com

of Events

Thailand-Japan Collaboration Symposium on Microbial Resources for Environmental and Industrial Applications Date : 3 June 2014 Host : Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Tel: 2218 5081 and (66) 2218 5078 Contact : onruthai.p@chula.ac.th

Recent Dynamics in US Land Property Rights: Implications for Asia and Thailand Date: 5 June 2014 įŖŚśźġźĪŏŜœňźĮœŖʼnňœźĵŌśŞŖřŒźŭĪĮĵŮźňŕŋźśŏŌźĭřŐŌŋřŐŊŏźĵňŜŔňŕŕźĭŖŜŕŋňśŐŖŕźōŖřźĭřŌŌŋŖŔűźĹŌŎŐŖŕňœźĶōğŊŌźōŖřźĺŖŜśŏŌňŚśźňŕŋźĬňŚśźĨŚŐň Tel: (66) 2218 3932 3 Contact : www.chula.ac.th/chulaglobal

Language and Culture Training Program: “Opening the Gate to ASEAN” Date : 9-30 June 2014 Host : ASEAN Studies Center, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University Tel : (66) 2218 4739 and (66) 2218 4678 Contact : www.arts.chula.ac.th, Email: cusealang@hotmail.com