27-Jan-2020  UMAP International Conference 2019

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On Wednesday, November 13th 2019, UMAP International Conference 2019 was held at Hotel Nikko in Bangkok, Thailand.

It was attended by UMAP Board Members, university administrators, professionals, academia from private and public universities, and other relevant sections from both Thailand and overseas, and administrators and officers from Office of the Permanent Secretary for Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.

The theme of this conference is International Student Mobility for the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).

 

 

Introductory Remarks: Why UMAP?

Prof. Dr. Shingo Ashizawa
Deputy Secretary General, UMAP International Secretariat, Japan

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	Welcome Remarks Prof. Dr. Shingo Ashizawa Deputy Secretary General, UMAP International Secretariat, Japan on behalf of Dr. Makio Takemura Secretary General, UMAP International Secretariat, Japan
Opening Remarks Dr. Sumate Yamnoon UMAP Chairman, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand

 

Keynote: International Student Mobility in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bundit Thipakorn
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

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Panel Discussion: Intercontinental Student Mobility: What the Future Needs?

 

Moderator Asst. Prof. Dr. Issra Pramoolsook Assistant to the Rector for University Council Affairs, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand   Panelists Dr. Randall Martin Executive Director, British Columbia Council for International Education, Canada Dr. Deane Neubauer Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii, East-West Center, USA Prof. Dr. Akiyoshi Yonezawa Vice-Director, International Strategy Office, Tohoku University, Japan