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A I'F.RIODK I'UKI.IC ATION OF ASM MI' I ION UNIVERSITY OF THAILAND Vol. 26 No. 2 April-.lnne 2011

The Fifth Thailand-US Education Roundtable,Mareh 29-30,2011, John XXMI Conference Center,Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi Campus.Samut Prakan Province, Thailand

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. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn openedthe Fifth Thailand-US Education Roundtable with a verymotivating and inspiring speech on March 29,

2011 at

()9;()() Ins. In her speech, she shared her valuable expe-

riences while visiting the University of Pennsylvania in1998. She now sen es as the I lonorary C hairperson ofthe US-Thailand F.ducation Roundtahle Steering Com-mittee and has given full support for activities relatedto (his project. She emphasized the need for Thailandto emulate some promising teaching and learning inno-\ ations especially in the science and math courses thatcan be implemented in educational institutions in Thai-land. These innovations mean transforming the teach-ing and learning process from being informative to be-ing more transformative SO that these new approachesin teaching and learning could help solve global envi-ronmental problems. Students should be taught tosearch lor facts, analyze them and to think critically.

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Songkran Festival Celebrations at Assumption Uni-versity

Songkran Festival celebrations at Assumption Uni-versity on April II. 2011 were highlighted by theUniversity's top management, faculty, staffand studentscoming together as a family united andjubilant. An ex-quisite tustral water pouring ceremony at the Sala Thai,was the centerpiece of the occasion. The President ofAssumption Univ ersity spoke of his pride of the univ er-

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the Princess expressed optimismthat the Roundtablc Projects suchas the one in 2011 can establish col-

laboration between countries to

learn from each other.

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Sirindhorn attended the morningsession ofthe Roundtable and then

joined specially invited guestswhich included representativesfrom the Embassy of the U.S. inBangkok and renowned scholarsfrom overseas to a lunch hosted in

her honor by the President andPresident Hmcritus ofAssumptionUniversity, at the Grand Salon, St.Raphael's Hall. At the end of thelunch the participants joined the As-sumption University choir in sing-ing a Happy Birthday song toH

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Sirindhorn and cutting a cake inanticipation ofher birthday onApril2

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Overall the 2011 US-Thailand

Education Roundtable meeting atAssumption University was verysuccessful and all paper presentersand participants felt that the future

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ofeducation in both countries, U.S.

and Thailand would be boosted byfresh initiatives derived from the

Bangkok meeting to take forwardtransformation learning to solve is-sues such as environmental prob-lems and social disparities.

The photographs on the occa-sion ofthe 2011 US-Thailand Edu-

cation Roundtable meeting at As-sumption University are of souve-nir value and speak volumes be-yond the mere capacity of words,to highlight the Patronage ofThailand's most beloved Princess

for Interdisciplinary approaches toeducation, and the meaningfulncssof networked initiatives in aca-

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VVai Kru Ceremony at Assump-tion University, June 16, 2011

The Wai Kru Ceremony at As-sumption University for the year2011, celebrated on June 16. 2011

at the John Paul II GymnasiumSuvarnabhumi campus hosted bythe Assumption University StudentOrganization, took on a special sig-nificance as it was a part of theUniversity's celebration honoringHis Majesty King BhumibolAdulyadej, as a "(Ircat Teacher" inthis His Majesty's Birthday An-niversary Year.

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sity community, urging every one towork together to bring out the bestin themselves and in the Thai culture

itself. The Thai National DepartmentofFine Arts teamed up with the Di-rector and staft

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from the AssumptionUniversity Office ofThai Arts andCulture to perform a live likay seg-ment from the Ramakien, and other

lilting Thai traditional dances, lend-ing true sparkles ofculture in the sea-son ofthe year marking the solar tran-sition for which "

Songki an" the TliaiNew year is celebrated. Thai des-serts on the occasion added the rightspirit to celebrations in the pleasant-ness of smiles and ihc evening sunand breeze.

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The Office ofInternational Affairs

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The formal ceremony to pay respect to teachersand elders, featured student representatives present-ing floral decorations which the various student clubsand service organizations created artistically and whichalso were judged and awarded prizes in a contest oftraditional Thai floral arrangement.

Responding to the greetings and wishes expressedby the students, the President reminded them of theirroles as students to obey their teachers and to workhard in emulation ofHis Majesty the King. The Presi-dent Emeritus as well offered blessings for the stu-dents on behalfofthe faculty.

The observance of Wai Kru was marked by Aca-demic Merit Awards being handed out to academicallysuperior performances among the students. TheDummy Company Management presented a report ondie annual sales performance for the academic year2010-2011 and awarded high performing sales per-sonnel for the summer sales 2011 operations.

The occasion brought about closer bonding be-tween the faculty, staff and students thereby settingthe stage for the rest ofthe year for meaningful aca-demic and student activities.

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Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran. f.s.g., Ph.D.. Presi-dent of Assumption University and Mr. Christopher Axberg(right), Managing Director of Reader's Digest Asia Pvt. Ltd.1

Assumption University Won the "Trusted Brand Cold Award 2011"as a Kcputable and Most Trusted Private University from a SurveyConducted by Reader's Digest Magazine on May 31, 2011

This year's ceremony was the 13,h consecutive year ofthis very influ-ential consumer sur\'ey. It featured a total of8,000 respondents in 8 coun-tries. proving detailed information on over 40 product categories. 83% ofrespondents in Asia said that results ofthe Reader

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s Digest Trusted BrandsSurvey have helped them to make purchasing decisions, w ith 64% believ-ing they are more likely to select a brand that received a Reader's DigestTrusted Brand 2011 Award.

Survey respondents were asked to name their most trusted brands,

and then to give each brand they identified a rating, from 1 (poor) to 5(excellent), on six qualitative criteria: Trustworthiness & C redibility, Qual-ity. Value, Understanding ofCustomer Needs, Innovative and Social Re-sponsibility. Brands which scored clearly above competitors received aGold Trusted Brand Award and Most Trusted Brand Award. The winners

received Gold status.

Assumption University of Thailand or Au, is non-profit institutionadministered by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, a worldwide Catholic reli-gious order devoted to education and philanthropic activities, founded inFrance in 1705 by St. Louis Marie De Montfort. Assumption Universityis the first institution to olfer over 100 International courses from Bach-

elor degree to PH.D. levels. Students from more than 88 nations aroundthe world attend Au because w ith its comparatively low costs in tuition,the University's sustains its academic excellence, drawing value from its

English language medium of in-struction, its outstanding study andIT facilities, and more than all. the

faculty composition at Au is almost50% non-Thai. Its international in-

structors bring with them a wealthof multi-cultural experience andeducation from more than 40 dif-

ferent countries. A good many de-gree programs offered have beenrecognized and accredited byworld-class Universities.

Assumption University hasequipped over 70.000 graduateswith knowledge and virtue to serv ethe community and create positiveimpacts to the world. The univer-sity currently has a diverse studentpopulation ofover 20,000 studentsfrom SS countries.

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The President Rev. Bro. Dr.

Bancha Saenghiran, f.s.g., receivedthe Reader's Digest "Trusted BrandAward 2011" for Assumption Univer-sity, at JW Marriott Hotel SukhumvitSoi 2, on May 31. 2011.

. Student Roles in IVacc and C nm-

mnnitA Hnilding"

on January 26,2011 Organized by (he John PaulII ( enter for Catholic Social

Thought and The St. Martin Cen-ter for Professional Business Eth-

ics and Service Learning at TheJohn Will Conference Center.

Suvarnabhumi Campus. Assump-tion University, Thailand

Taking cognizance from recentevents domestically and interna-tionally wherein societies have beenfractionalized through discord andpeace itself put at great strain, theJohn Paul II Center for Catholic

Social Thought at Assumption Uni-versity organized a conference withthe follow ing objectives:

1) Promote the educational.cultural, and social well being ofallpeople

2) Develop a strong supportbase for student's academic, cul-tural, and social needs.

3) Serve students from clubson campus and community throughcollaborative efforts.

4) Raising the political, social.and cultural consciousness ofour-

selves and that ofall people.Attended by 300 Assumption

University students who emergedfrom listening to discussing, theconference was very productiveand rew arding for the rellections onpeace and the respondent stand-points and debates on peace. The

uniqueness of the conference de-rived from interv entions by seniorstudents from the Graduate School

ofBusiness to presentations by As-sumption University full time andInbound Hxchange students fromFinland and Poland. Rev. Bro. Dr.

Amnuay Yoonprayong. Vice Presi-dent for Moral Development Edu-cation and Director of the John PaulII Center for Catholic Social

Thought brought the conference toa close by celebrating a 1 loly Massin the Chapel ofSt. Louis Marie deMontfort. The Thai symbol ofpeace, the Lotus which was floatedon water in the morning, blossomedin fragrance to spread the messagethat peace is far more preferredover discord and disharmony.There is a peace that passes allother understandings. The programof the conference is provided forinformation and the pictures of theevent illustrate far more than w hat

words can portray.

08:50-09:10 hrs:

Registration09:10-09:20 hrs:

Introduction to the Conference

Theme by Rev. Bro. Dr. AmnuayYoonprayong, f.s.g.. Ph.D.. the Di-rector of John Paul II Center for

Catholic Social Thought09:20-09:50 hrs:

Resource Speaker Fr. Biju Jo-seph from the Graduate School ofBusiness

09:50-11:30 hrs:

Panel presentations from un-dergraduate students. Mr. ThananJaijongrak, Mr. Na-Pajra Wang-rungvichaisri, Mr. Thet Tun (< rre-gory), Ms. Susanna Ilypponen.Moderator: Ms. Slvwana Weronika11:30-12:00 hrs:

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Q & A Session on the Confer-ence Theme12:00-13:00 hrs:

Lunch at the Foyer ofJolin XX11IConference Center for Delegates13:00-14:30 hrs:

Student Group Discussions14:30-15:40 hrs:

Student Presentations15:40-15:50 hrs:

Closing remarks to the StudentParticipants by Rev. Bro. Dr.Amnuay Yoonprayong, f.s.g.,Ph.D., the Director ofJohn Paul II

Center for Catholic Social Thought

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The Eucharistic Celebration of

the Holy Mass to Commemoratethe Chapel of St. Louis Marie deMontfort

His Grace Silvio SiripongCharalsri, Bishop of Chantaburiwas the main celebrant at the HolyEucharist commemorating theChapel of St. Louis Marie deMontfort on April 28, 2011 at10:00 hrs. at the Suvarnabhumi

campus. In his homily on the oc-

casion His Grace Bishop Charatsripraised Assumption University andthe Foundation of the Brothers of

St. Gabriel in Thailand for sustain-

ing the duties of the MontfortianCommunity in serving and caringfor others. The Assumption Uni-versity Choir rendered very mean-ingful hymns to augment theprayerful atmosphere of the cel-ebration. Following the Holy Massthe President ofAssumption Uni-versity,

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha

Saenghiran hosted a lunch forBishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri,

the representatives from the Foun-dation ofthe Brothers ofSt. Gabriel

in Thailand, for special invitedguests and the university commu-nity at John XXIII Conference cen-ter.

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Catholic Social Thought and TheSt. Martin Center for Professional

Business Ethics and Service

Learning Organized a Half DayConference on the Topic "Infor-mation Technology and F.nviron-ment Protection" on June 30,2011

at the The John XXIII Conference

Center, Suvarnabhumi Campus,Assumption University, Thailand

Proceedings got underway w iththe Welcome Address by Rev. Bro.Dr. Amnuay Yoonprayong, f.s.g.,Ph.D., the Director ofJohn Paul II

Center for Catholic Social

Thought. Thereafter there was areflection paper. Impact of IT onthe Climate Change by DanaiJeanpinitnan, a lecturer in the Un-

The 20"' Anniversary of the As-sumption University - LoyolaUniversity, Maryland, USAStudy Abroad Program

Rev. Fr. James Kelly S.J., Di-

rector of the Assumption Univer-sity - Loyola University, Maryland,USA Study Abroad Program ar-rived on May 25,2011 with a groupof24 Loyola University - Marylandundergraduate students who en-rolled in Assumption UniversityJune semester courses in some of

the faculties. The AU - LU pro-gram was initiated by Rev. Bro. Dr.Prathip Martin Komolmas and Rev.Fr. Ron Anton, S.J. in 1991. The

study abroad program has been at-tractive to American students in

that they are greater exposed to theThai and South East Asia cultures

through studies,travel and service

learning projects in Bangkok,Chaingmai and Hong Kong.

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dergraduate degree program inBusiness Information Systems.Following the paper, there werepanel presentations from under-graduate students: Mr. SahibAnandsongvit: Birds eyes view onimportance of IT on Society, Ms.Vindhi Dwivcdi: Roles ofstudents

in using IT for environment protec-tion; Mr. Yuan-Tung On: GreenComputing Solutions; Ms.Ployrungo on Individual Contribu-tion to Environment Protection and

Mr. Vebhav Jain,

Ethical Issues.

The panel presentation was mod-erated by Dr. Vilasinee a full timelecturer in the Undergraduate de-gree program in Business Informa-tion Systems. The engaging con-ference came to an end after a vi-

brant Question and Answer sessionand the Closing remarks to the stu-dent participants by Mr. GlenChatelier, the Director of the Of-

fice of International Affairs.

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The Director of the AssumptionUniversity - Loyola University,

Maryland, USA Study Abroad Pro-gram and the students were hostedto a Suvarnabhumi campus tour bythe President Emeritus Rev. Bro.

Dr. Prathip Martin Komolmas,as-

sisted by the International StudentCenter Director, Dr. Samusa

Nakasingh and the Director of theOffice of International Affairs, Mr.

Glen Chatelier, on Sunday, May 29,2011.

The Id"1 IAUPTiiennial Confer-

ence at New York

Rev. Bro. Bancha Saenghiran,f.s.g., Ph.D. the President of As-

sumption University participated in

the 16"' IAUP Triennial Conference

between June 17 and 20, 2011 at

New York City, New York, U.S.A.The theme of the conference was

Building Bridges through Educa-tion and attracted participants fromall parts of the world. The Assump-tion University President net-worked with his peers from all con-tinents and spared a few momentsto pose for a photograph with hisThai counterparts.

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The Assumption University An-nual Faculty Seminar "AU in (heNext Decade (2009-2019) FromCommitment to Siislaiiial)ilil\"

The academic component ofthe Annual Faulty Seminar on thetheme "AU in the Next Decade

(2009-2019) From Commitment to

Sustainability" was held on May 25,2011 at the Assumption UniversitySuvamabhumi Campus between08:30 and 17:00 hrs.

In his brief Opening Addressthe encouraged all faculty membersto extend "spirit dc corps" whichw as the theme of the very success-ful 40th Anniversary CelebrationsforAssumption University,

with en-

thusiasm into the next phase of theuniversity's operations so that ex-cellence in academics and services

could be further strengthened.Following the Opening Ad-

dress, the University's Quality As-surance Executive Committee

Chairman and concurrent Dean of

the Faculty ofReligion and Philoso-phy, Asst. Prof. Dr. WarayuthSriwarakuel presented the Assump-tion University's platform forOual-ity Assurance in the context of re-cent changes by both the RoyalThai Ministry olTducation's Officeof the Higher Fducalion Commis-sion and the Ofllce of the National

Education Standards and QualityAssessment. The targets for bothInternal and external Quality As-sessments were also discussed with

the Chairman encouraging all Aca-demic Units to be proactive andvigilant in sustaining the quality

standards demanded by the profes-sion of teaching.

The Closing Remarks by thePresident encapsulated scanningthe University's general externalenvironment and the issues con-

fronting the teaching and learningcommunities, to examining theuniversity

's internal environment

and the need to streamline opera-tions in line with redefining utiliza-tion of resources involving the en-vironment. the market and learningresources. The President counseled

all faculty members to be updatedin teaching and research methodswhile retaining and entrenching theUniversity's core competencies asan international academic commu-

nity.The afternoon session follow-

ing a sumptuous Chinese lunchconsisted ol

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break away sessions inwhich the faculties and supportingoffices deliberated in caucus groups

on key issues such as responsibili-ties assigned, activities set for dif-ferent periods, and participativecommunication channels for all

Deans, Chairpersons and Directorsunder the rubric 'From Commit-

ment to Sustainability, From Un-derstanding to Acton'.

On May 26 and 27, 2011 theOrganizers of the Annual FacultySeminar, the Albert Laurence

School ofCommunication Arts and

the University's Ofllce of HumanResources Management hostedFaculty members to a memorableouting to Pattaya vvhich involved aGala Barbeque dinner, camarade-

rie and relaxation at a beach-cityresort. The faculty body felt reju-venated and spirited to take on anew academic year which began onMay 31,2011.

Reported by Mr. Glen Chatelier,Director, Office of International Af-

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tion. This interesting activity imple-mented from the agreement and de-cision at the Assumption University,Bangkok2010NIBS Meeting fea-tured the Rotterdam Business

School and the Leuven Business

School teams competing againsteach other with innovative ap-proaches. Later in the day. Prof.(iideon Maas from the CoventryBusiness School presented on theNIBS Start Up Cafe activity. Dayone ended with the NIBS Welcome

Dinner at the Amrath Grand Em-

peror Hotel.The one-day conference held

on the campus of Zuyd Universitywas opened by the NIBS PresidentDavid Gillingham. ThereafterMirjam Broersma delivered an ad-dress on Communicating in a sec-ond language: The hidden difficul-ties. Jurgen Moors, MarielleGermis, Mirjam Ubachs andManon Niesten then shared with

the delegates their insights on Glo-bal Challenges for SME's in theEuregion Meuse-Rhine. The NIBSVice President for Conferences

Memo Diriker enthused the partici-pants with his presentation on In-ternational Virtual Team Projectand Multinational Facultv Re-

search. The afternoon sessions"

presenters mostly addressed theconference theme on Multi-linguis-tic education. The day came to aclose after a delectable and sump-tuous Annual Banquet: Maastrichtby night cruise, on the river Maas.Assumption University's GraduateSchool of Business, the only mem-ber from Asia receiv ed its NIBS In-

ternational Accreditation Certifi-

cate at the dinner.

The third day ofthe conferencebegan with a business meetingwhich addressed the NIBS Busi-

ness matters. Following the meet-ing the delegates were hosted to a

Pilgrimage to Entrench the Montfortian Spirit

Rev. Bro. Dr. Prathip Martin Komolmas and Rev. Bro. Dr. AmnuayYoonprayong led thirty five Assumption University Faculty and Staft on apilgrimage to Rome, Italy and to the birthplace at Nantes, France of St.Louis Marie dc Montfort, the founding Saint of the Montfortian BrothersofGabriel. The pilgrimage also incorporating a visit to the holy shrine ofLourdes, included a brief sojourn to the Alps re-gion ofSwitzerland and was organized betweenMay 1 and 14,2011. The overarching objectiveof the pilgrimage was to further entrench theMontfortian spirit in the Faculty and Stal l so thatcould more fully understanding the raison d

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of the Brothers of St. Gabriel while entrenchingtheir loyalty for Assumption University throughgenuine and caring attitudes toward their fellowworkers and more especially among the students.This brief report includes some of the highlightsof the locations visited.

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visit and lunch at The Teaching Hotel: Chateau Bethlehem. The Mayor ofMaastricht City, Onno 1 Iocs delivered a closing address. Glen Chatelierfrom Assumption University, NIBS poet in residence, closed the confer-ence with a poem about NIBS and Maastricht.

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Conference. The Conference in-

cluded the National Part on 31 May2011 and the International Part on

1 June 2011.

Tor the National Conference on

Research and Development on 31May 2011. there were about 200participants from 20 organizationswith papers from Prof. Dr. Med.Yongyudh Vajaradul. Prof. Dr.Srisakdi Charmonman. and Assoc.

Prof. Dr. Sangsit Phiriyarangsan,

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.Air Chief Marshal Kamthon

Sindhvanada, Privy Councilor,opened the Conference.

Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman

presented his paper "Success Stories

of Interdisciplinary Research and De-velopment Worldwide

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Top Executives of the Network of nstitute of

Thailand Underthe Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sihndhorn

The main conference room of INRIT 2011.

followed by progress reports from7 regional groups of INRIT, andbusiness meeting of INRIT.

In the International Conference

on 1 June 2011, there were 148

papers submitted and 100 papersfrom 23 countries were acceptedfor presentation. The countriesrepresented are.Australia. Bahrain,Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, In-donesia, Iran, Korea, Malaysia,

AU President Leads a Special Ceremony on the Ocasssion of theBeatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011

Mis Holiness Pope Benedict XVI beatifiedthe late John Paul II on May 1,2011, based onthe proven miracle on Sister Marie. John PaulII was declared "Mlessed" in the presence of alarge community of faithful at St. Peter's Square.

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran, f.s.g..Prcsidenl ofAssumption I iniversity led 201) AuStudent Leaders in venerating of the statue ofPope John Paul II, to commemorate the Rite ofthe late Pope's Beatification, at SuvamabhumiC ampus on May I, 2011.

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Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar,Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines.Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UnitedArab Emirates, UK. USA

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Vietnam. Twenty selected full pa-pers and 80 abstracts are publishedin the Proceedings of the First In-ternational Conference on Interdis-

ciplinary Research and Develop-ment. Seven selected full papers arcpublished in the International Jour-nal of the Computer, the Internetand Management (IJCIM) Volume19, Number 2, May - August 2011.An example of the papers is "Per-ceptions ofAssumption Uni\ ersityUndergraduate Business Studentstowards the King

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s Tenfold Moral

Code: Lthics in Sustainable Action"

by Glen Vivian (ierard Chalelier.In September 2011,

Prof. Dr.

Srisakdi Charmonman was ap-pointed Chairman of the Organiz-ing Committee of INRIT2012 to beheld 31 May and 1 June 2012.

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The First International Confer-

ence on Interdisciplinary Re-search and Development

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Sindhvananda, Privy Councilor,naccepted a taken of appreciationfrom Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman.

On 31 May 2007,H.R.H. Prin-

cess Malta Chakri Sirindhorn gra-ciously accepted the Inlerdiscipli-narv Network of the Royal Insti-mte ofThailand (www.INRIT.net)to be under her Royal Patronage.

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. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Graciously poses for a group pho-tograph with members of the Interdisciplinary Network of the Royal Institute ofThailand. Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman is seen of H.R.H. the Princess.

In September 2007, Prof Dr.

Srisakdi Charmonman ofAssump-tion University raised 300,000 bahtto register the interdisciplinary

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Report on the Network of Intei national Business Schools (NIBS) 2011Conference at Zuyd University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, May18-20, 201!

Mr. Glen Chatelier attended the Conference as Assump-tion University's (iraduate School ofBusiness representative.

Pre-Conference Activities included a workshop on Case IStudy Writing for the members followed by a Start up Business Competi-

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Network Foundation for Research

and Dev elopment with himself asthe Senior Chainnan.

The Interdisciplinary Networkof tfie Royal Institute of ThailandUnder the Royal Patronage oil IK11Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

and the Interdisciplinary NetworkFoundation for Research and De-

velopment appointed Prof Srisakdi( harmoninan to be the Chairman

of the Organizing Committee for"the First International Conference

on Interdisciplinarv lU caich andDevelopment (www.lNRIT20l 1.oora)" with the theme of"IiUerdiciplinar> Approach to Research and! K \ i l.'pnu iii"heldon3l May andI June 2011, at Impact Exhibitionand Convention Center, MuangThong Thani, Bangkok Metro,Thailand.

Assumption University ofThai-land and several learned societies

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