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Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess
presided over the opening ceremony of Kaset Fair 2016
at Chakrabandhu Pensiri Building on February 1, 2016.
Chu labhornVOLUME 22 ISSUE 02 FEBRUARY 2016
KASETSARTUNIVERSITY Nonseenewsletter
ContentsMore than Trash, Dr. Singh Intrachooto IAD Moving Towards an Inclusive International Society: KU CAST Exploring International Cooperative & Work - Integrated Education: International Modalities & Models by Dr. Sampan Silapanad
Newton Fund Workshop on Internationalisation of Higher EducationOur friends from Syiah Kuala University, IndonesiaExplore Kaset Fair 2016
The Courtesy Visit of Ambassador of Pakistan to ThailandThe launching ceremony of InterRisk Master’s DegreeDr. Mike Y.K Guu, President of National Pingtung University visited KU
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On January 15, 2016, Associate Professor Dr. Poonpipope Kasemsap, Acting Vice President for International Relations, along with the university representatives, warmly welcomed H.E. Dr. Sohail Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand, during his official visit to Kasetsart University. During the visit they discussed possibilities of academic cooperation between Kasetsart University and educational institutions in Pakistan, particularly in fields of agriculture, fisheries and agro-Industry.
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The Courtesy Visit of Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand
The Launching Ceremony of InterRisk Master’s Degree On January 12, 2016. Associate Professor Dr. Bancha Kwanyuen, Acting President, Kasetsart University, together with administrators, faculty members and researchers including those from CIRAD expressed his warm welcome and hospitality to H.E. Mr. Gilles GARACHON, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, the French Embassy to Thailand, and his associates who officially visited Kasetsart University, During this visit they had an academic discussion participated in the launching ceremony of InterRisk Master’s Degree. This auspicious moment was also presented by Mr. Patrick Deboyser, the Minister Counsellor for Health and Food Safety of the Delegation of the European Union in Thailand and Mr. Gil Sanguiguit, Director of SEARCA . The InterRisk Master’s program, provides an advanced academic training in evaluation and management of health risks based on the One Health approach. It is a double degree from Kasetsart University (Thailand) and Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (France) coordinated by CIRAD.
Dr. Mike Y.K Guu, President of National Pingtung University visited KU On January 20, 2016, Dr. Mike Y.K Guu, President of National Pingtung University and Dr. Ted Yu-Chung Liu, Dean, Office of International Affairs, paid a visit to Kasetsart University and had an academic discussion with administrators to increase various forms of collaboration between Kasetsart University and National Pingtung University. On this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Siree Chaiseri, Vice President for Research together with other administrators extended her warm welcome and led the discussion with special emphasis on the field of education, special education, the Thai language for foreigners, followed by a visit to the Kasetsart University Laboratory School Center for Educational Research and Development.
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Kasetsart University, together with Newcastle University, organized the Newton Fund Workshop on the Internationalization of Higher Education at Dusit Thani Bangkok from 6-9 January 2016. The Workshop addressed the challenge of promoting values-based, intercultural internationalization by convening a multidisciplinary group of established and emerging researchers from the UK and Thailand to explore how the internationalization of HE can become more inclusive, sustainable and academically and culturally beneficial. There was a keynote speech on Internationalization at Kasetsart University, given by Associate Professor Dr. Mangkorn Rodprapakorn, Head of International Studies Centre, Dr. Parichart Phootirat, Head of Department of Foreign Languages, and Assistant Professor Dr. Navaporn Snodin, Head of Research & International Affairs of the Department of Foreign Languages, Kasetsart University. There were delegates from the Thailand Research Fund, British Council Thailand, and the British Embassy to provide briefing on research and funding opportunities in the UK and Thailand. The participants prepared collaborative research proposals and developed an agenda and timeframe for follow-up activities and future grant bidding. The workshop was funded under the British Council Researcher Links initiative, in partnership with the Thailand Research Fund. The UK country coordinator is Professor Sue Robson, with Professor Steve Walsh and Dr. Tony Young as the Workshop mentors. The Thailand country coordinator is Associate Professor Dr. Mangkorn Rodprapakorn, with Dr. Parichart Phootirat and Dr. Navaporn Snodin as the Workshop mentors and organizers.
Newton Fund Workshop on Internationalisation of Higher Education
On January 19, 2016. Dr. Yunardi, Education and Culture Attaché, the Embassy of Republic of Indonesia in Thailand together with a team of lecturers and students from the Department of Agriculture Production Technology, Syiah Kuala University officially visited the Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart Unversity to broaden students’ knowledge in packaging technology and development, to share knowledge and to develop academic collaboration. They received a warm welcome and hospitality from administrator of Faculty of Agro-Industry led by Dr. Kittipong Rattanaporn, Associate Dean for International Relations with Assistant Professor Dr. Tunyarut Jinkarn, Head of Department of Packaging & Materials Technology and Associate Professor Dr. Nantawan Therdthai, Department of Product Development.
Our friends from Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia
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Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somchai JansawangDepartment of Animal Science,
Faculty of Agriculture Tel. +66(8)1867-0907
Email: [email protected]
Author: Miss Chusana MekhoraInstitute of Food Research and Product
Development, Kasetsart University Tel. +662-942-8629-35 ext 607
Email: [email protected]
Author: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Decha Wiwatwittaya Department of Forest Biology,
Faculty of Forestry Tel. +66(9)1881-2050
Email: [email protected]
Author: Mrs. Netschanok Kietsnontapat and Development Team Central Laboratory
and Greenhouse Complex, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaend Sean
Tel. +66(0)3435-1399#441 Email: [email protected]
Author: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Jindawan Siruntawinati and Development Team
Department of zoology, Faculty of science Tel. +66(8)1376-2006
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Author: Dr. Sopa Visitsak, Miss Passorn Klinrod, Prof.Dr. Jjoseph khedari, Assoc.Prof. Songklod Jarusombuti
Master of Building Innovation & Technology (MBIT), Faculty of Architecture Tel. +66(0)2942-8960-3#308
Email: [email protected]
Explore Kaset Fair 2016 Kasetsart University kicked off the Kaset Fair 2016 event at Bang Khen campus for people who love community and agricultural products. It was only largest fair in the nation you could find everything in one place with each zone having various products from different places. The 9-day fair (January 29 - February 6, 2016) covered a wide variety of subjects and activities for each visitor’s interest. Apart from shopping, there are also exhibitions on agricultural technology and career training. One major highlight of Kaset Fair 2016 was the exhibitions at Chakrabandhu Pensiri Building on the theme of “the drought in Thailand”, to raise the audience; awareness of the drought problem and impacts. The exhibition suggested the audience options on how to prepare themselves for the coming dry season, and pointed out such issues as low water-use or drought-resistant plants, and raising livestock farming for extra income. The following are examples of outstanding research publications by KU pro-fessors and researchers exhibited at the fair to reach out to the public with new sources of innovation and knowledge applicable in real life.
Blue worms, Miracle worms of
ThailandHerbal seasoning for
low sodium diet
Purple yard long bean : Chanok 1
“Gummy-amino”
Weaver ant eggs
Teak leaves panel
Author: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Rungsinee SothornvitDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering at Kamphaeng Saen Tel. +66(0)3428-1098
Email: [email protected]
Biodegradable plastics from banana-based
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The Symposium No. 54 “Innovation in agriculture to the global value chain.”
Kasetsart University Foundation Day Anniversary of 73 years On February 2, 2015, Kasetsart University organized a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate its 73rd anniversary at the monument to pay tribute to the three founding fathers on the main campus. Other activities included religious ceremonies and ritual water-pouring ceremony to salute senior teachers. In the afternoon, Kasetsart University Alumni Association held a seminar on “Kasetsart leads Thailand to fight drought” and an annual general meeting. Other ceremonies that took place later on that day were the scholarship granting ceremony, KU Smart Bus award ceremony, and the distinguished alumni awards ceremony and homecoming party.
On February 2, 2016, Associate Professor Dr. Viroch Impithuksa, Chairman of Kasetsart University Council presided over the opening ceremony of the 54th Annual Symposium of 2016 on “Agricultural Innovation for Global Value Chain.” The program started with the opening speech from Associate Professor Dr. Buncha Kwanyeun, Acting President of Kasetsart University, followed by a discussion under the theme “Innovation in agriculture to the global value chain” from well-known experts, e.g. Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, Director of the National Innovation Agency (NIA), Associate Professor Dr. Somporn Isvilanonda, Senior Scholar from the Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand, and Professor
Dr. Kongkiti Phusavat, from the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Kasetsart University. This event was moderated by Mr. Kitti Singhapat, a famous news anchor and reporter. Another highlight of the symposium was the awarding of the 53rd Research Paper Presentation Contest at Chulabhorn-Pisarnsilp Building, the Faculty of Humanities, 32 papers in total were awarded, categorized into three outstanding research papers nine good papers, and 20 consolation research papers. The Chairman of Kasetsart University Council also presided over the opening ceremony of the 54th poster presentation symposium at Lecture Hall 3, Kasetsart University, and gave awards to six best poster presentations.
On February 3, 2016. Kasetsart University organized its annual “Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony (Batch 15)” congratulate and honor distinguished alumni on their achievements and contributions to the university at Vibhavadi Ballroom C, the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok Hotel (Ladprao), Bangkok.
On February 5, 2016. Associate Professor Dr. Siree Chaiseri, Acting Vice President for Research, presided over the awards ceremony for the winners of the competition from Kaset Fair 2016 in the five main categories of ornamental plants, orchids, agro-Industrial products, food and non-food items, and the student innovation contest of agro-industrial products at the Kamphol Adulavidhaya conference room, Kasetsart Golden Jubilee Administrative and Information Center.
Alumni Achievement Award “Kasetsart of Fame” Batch 15
Awards ceremony, the winners of the competition from Kaset Fair 2016
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All Eyes on KU
More than
Trash
More than
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Kasetsart University (KU) is considered a green university. KU promotes energy-efficiency and social sustainability towards healthy environment by integrating knowledge, innovation, design and insight into teaching curriculum and research programs throughout the university in order to achieve a safe and eco-friendly working and learning environment. Kasetsart University encourages its faculty, staff and students to choose green products and eco-friendly services available. Associate Professor Dr. Singh Intrachooto is one of KU’s superstars who takes the initiative to lead an environmentally responsible practices, i.e., upcycling through creative design. He is behind the tremendous success of creative green innovation and eco-friendly products. His quality and marketable designs are manufactured from reclaimed materials and wastes, the things most people view as trash. By applying his knowledge and background in Architecture, he develops an upcycling process that is practical and effective in turning wastes into valuable and visible products. These creations provide ideas, inspi- ration and information to the general public. He inspires students, government agencies, private and industrial sectors to look closer at the available resources before wasting them prematurely.
Contact : Assoc.Prof. Dr. Singh IntrachootoDepartment : Building Innovation,
Faculty of Architecture Kasetsart UniversityTel : (662)-942-8960 # 305 E-mail : [email protected]
Scrap Lap : 1st floor at Faculty of ArchitectureKasetsart University 50 Ngamwongwan Road,
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900Tel : (662) 942-8960 Ext.193 Fax : (662) 940-5413
E-mail : [email protected] website : www.arch.ku.ac.th
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Singh Intrachooto
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Singh Intrachooto is Founder and Head of Scrap Lab, a design & research center focusing on upcycled material- and product development at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University. He received his doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Dr. Singh founded OSISU, an eco-design manufacturer of furniture from scraps and the predecessor of Scrap Lab. He is considered a pioneer of ecological design in Thailand. Dr. Singh Intra-chooto teaches innovation process and management, sustainable architecture and research methodology. He also gives lectures in Denmark, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Austria. He received Thailand’s Emergent Designer of the Year Award 2007, Elle Décor’s Designer of the Year 2007 as well as Top Environmentalist 2008 Award from Thailand’s Department of Environment and Design Excellence Award from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce in 2009-2010. Singh’s works also won Good Design Award (G-mark) from Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO), Design for Asia Bronze Award 2014 from Hong Kong Design Center. In 2009 CNN chose him as one of 20 Thais to watch out for. In 2015, his work on upcycling process has earned him the prestigious KU’s highest research impact award. Dr.Singh and Architectkidd together won for the first time in Thailand two Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction (Asia Pacific) Silver prize in 2011 and Gold prize in 2014 from Holcim Foundation in Switzerland.
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KUQ: What is eco-design in your view?Dr. Singh: Eco- stands for ecology. But to be sustainable, eco needs to refer to both ecology and economy. This is something I did not recognize at the beginning. My initial works focused on reclamation with little concern for production process and labor. That was not wise. My initial products were very expensive, not affordable by most people. For me, mar-keting is still important to be considered because I sell products. People buy my products to use and In order to be effective in environ-mental protection and to sustain OSISU, manu- facturing process need not always be exten-sive. Now, I adjust manufacturing process to optimize cost, functionality and eco-friendli-ness of my materials and products.
KUQ: We’ve heard that you want to turn Thailand into a hub of green products; what is your strategy?Dr. Singh: Right now we have developed a new eco certification Label called UPCYCLE Carbon Footprint to guarantee consumers that our products are genuinely made of scraps (at least 20% by weight), eco-friendly in terms of production, fit for use and have low carbon footprint when compared with equivalent products. This certification scheme is the world’s first. To get certified, each product must be audited and passed the evaluation criteria. The certification system UPCYCLE Carbon Footprint was co-developed by the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP), Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO), the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Kasetsart University. The label UPCYCLE Carbon Footprint has been promoted in five countries: Australia, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. UPCYCLE Carbon Footprint products have already been used by a prominent fashion entrepreneur like Eileen Fisher in her SoHo store in New York and will be used in all 60 branches globally.
KUQ: How do you plan to develop Kasetsart University’s Scrap Lab in the future in order to spread the knowledge?Dr. Singh: I have recruited some new junior lecturers to join the team and their approaches are insightful and refreshing. For example, we are adding lectures about business strategy planning and managing waste materials as well as life cycle assessment for designers. We are collaborating with the industry to find new solutions of using waste materials in manu-facturing. We currently are developing an upcycling network with nearly 40 hospitals, clinics, or healthcare facilities from all regions of Thailand to upcycle the medical wastes (mostly are clean packaging) at the sources.
KUQ: Last question, what is your suggestion for our youth or new generation for living GREEN?Dr. Singh: Environment is important to us all. We hear and read so much about protecting and saving the planet earth. The easiest practice like waste separation and sorting can really help recycling process but we haven’t really done it well in Thailand. There are many things you can also do in your daily life such as avoid long shower or releasing waste water into river or water sources or purchase eco-friendly products or even reduce consumption. Stop lavish spending can save a lot of energy and reduce waste already. If you can change yourself you can change the world.
KUQ: How do you start when designing from wastes?Dr. Singh: I like to reclaim materials, which have the least value, heading for landfills or incinerators because these materials will very soon become environmental burdens. I must explore possibilities through experimenta-tion. A lot of experimentation! We use all sorts of physical manipulations using familiar tools and processes such as sewing, pressing, chop-ping, weaving, any available technique to help us see potentials in the scraps. We do not jump into design right away. Exploration and ex-perimentation will offer novel techniques and innovation, something beyond our initial thoughts.
KUQ: What is the relationship between design and the environment?Dr. Singh: They are so closely related. Design decision has impact on the environmental im-pact. We use energy, raw materials, water and chemicals for manufacturing. We use, repair and replace the products. I am an architect and designer, I teach sustainable architecture but discovered that we trash monumental amount of debris from our supposedly green buildings. Clearly, in practice, architects are destroying the environment. That was why I started reclaiming these off-cut materials in my architectural works in 2005. It was not easy. My upcycled materials were not appreciated. So I started to turning those materials into other things such as lighting and furniture and it worked! They become very popular and I was able to export my work abroad right away. I think people like my products because they are unique and eco-friendly at the same time. I became known as an industrial designer even though all my trainings are in architecture. I think it is because people see my furniture more frequently than my buildings. Archi-tecture takes time.
The International Affairs Division (IAD), Kasetsart University organized a training program called KU CAST on January 7-8, 2016 at Meeting Room No. 303, the Vajiranusorn Building, the Faculty of Agriculture, Bangkhen Campus. The program concentrated on knowledge and skills required for carries in international offices. Nine distinguished speakers were invited to share their professional expertise with the participants, most of whom had had some background in international affairs work at both the management and operational levels. There were totally 80 participants from 33 faculties and offices.
On January 15, 2016 at 9.30 am.-12.00 pm., the International Affairs Division (IAD), Kasetsart University organized its first of annual committee board meeting, where Dr. Sampan Silapanad, Co-Chairman of the World Association for Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education and Vice-Chairman of the Thai Association Cooperative Education (TACE) was invited to give a talk on “Exploring International Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education: International Modalities & Models” at the Thira Sutabutra Conference Room, Kasetsart Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center.
Exploring International Cooperative & Work - Integrated Education:
International Modalities & Models by Dr. Sampan Silapanad
IAD Moving Towards an Inclusive International
Society: KU CAST
122 international and Thai students who participated in the program discussed their expe-rience on exploring international cooperative and work-integrated education. This type of education is a structured method of combin-ing classroom-based education with practical work experience or work-based learning. This integrating method is considered to help students to make the school-to-work transition, and is recognized as an educational best practice for the university either at the international level or domestic
level. It helps producing qualified graduates for the workplace as well as helping student to apply their learning experiences to their future work.
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