AU Events in Academic Year 2019

January 29, 2020 AU Engineering Student Bound for Switzerland for Exclusive Internship at HEIG-VD Mr. Utchawin Namdee, a Mechatronics Engineering Major, Vincent Mary School of Engineering, was selected by the School committee as a representative for Academic Year 2019 to join an exclusive internship at the HEIG-VD (Hauted Ecole d’ Ingenierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud), Switzerland.







February 3, 2020 Joint Class between Assumption University and Kookmin University, South Korea Faculty of Biotechnology, Assumption University, conducted a joint class in Basic Microbial Physiology with the Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, South Korea. Initiated since 2015, such anexchange educational project was initiated by the AU School of Biotechnology’s lecturers in collaboration with Professors from Kookmin University.







February 7, 2020 Students’ Learning Development and Knowledge Management Seminar 2020 To equip the AU students with knowledge and research skills on digital literacy, the Students’ Learning Development and Knowledge Management Seminar 2020 on “Understanding and Conducting Research on Digital Literacy” was held. Actively participated by graduate, doctoral students, executives and faculty members, the seminar featured an experienced keynote speaker: Dr. Andrew Anthony Jocuns.







February 17, 2020 1st Career Guidance 2019 (School of Law) To provide the soon-to-graduate senior AU law students with appropriate directions or guidelines in regards to available work opportunities, the Career Guidance workshop was organized for their successful future legal endeavors. The session was presided over by Asst. Prof. Dr. Sthianrapab Naluang, Dean, Faculty of Law.











February 19, 2020 Run for Health! (AU Mini Marathon 2020) As good health is vitally essential, the 6- kilometer AU Mini Marathon 2020 encompassing the road networks inside Suvarnabhumi Campus was for the AU community members: administrators, faculty, staff, students and other health-conscious individuals. The mini marathon kicking off at the John Paul II Sports Center at 5.30 pm was refreshingly fun and health promoting group activity.











February 20, 2020 MOU Signing Ceremony between AU MSME and Thai Holding Group Public Co., Ltd. To continually upgrade and accelerate academic performance excellence in the various business disciplines, an ambitious academic collaboration (MOU) was signed between the AU Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics (MSME) and the Thai Holding Group Public Co. Ltd., the very large and powerful Business Insurance and Financial Management Corporation which entails a number of its existing business affiliates or subsidiary companies.











February 21, 2020 Nursing Capping Ceremony (Class 2021) Reaching their significant study milestone ready to embark on their internship or practical training programs in the hospital, a group of 14 AU Nursing Students was officially congratulated during the capping ceremony taking place at Hau Mak Campus.











February 24, 2020 The Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI)’s Road Show 2020 to disseminate knowledge and advertise the arbitration process to Faculty of Law Dr. Pornpat Tantikulananta, a judge from the Office of the President of the Supreme Court and the Executive Director of the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) together with the TAI's staff visited the Faculty of Law, Assumption University, to disseminate the knowledge about procedures and methods used in arbitral proceedings.



February 26, 2020 Junior Recital “Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3” Mr. Parikesit Tanudjaja, a student from Department of Music Performance, AU School of Music, excellently performed a Junior Recital “Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3” in C minor, Op.37 which was composed by the great composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Under the supervision or guidance of Dr. Paulo Zereu, Parikesit displayed his wonderful musical.



February 26, 2020 Lego Game-based Learning and Improving STEM Education among Children Three Danish postgraduate students from Aalborg University (www.aau.dk) completing a master program in ICT, Learning & Organizational Change are scheduled to interview Asst. Prof. Dr. Poonsri Vate-U-Lan, an AU scholar & expert in this field. These three master thesis students working collaboratively on how the FIRST® LEGO® League could be implemented in primary schools using gamed-based- learning to foster interest in STEM activities in children in Thai and Danish schools.



February 27-28, 2020 Training for Nursing Practicum A group of registered nurses from the public, private hospitals and business companies are undergoing the training organized by Assumption University’s Bernadette de Lourdes School of Nursing Sciences to be equipped as qualified nursing trainers or mentors for nursing trainees in their respective workplaces.



March 5, 2020 Seminar on Effective Techniques in Presenting Research Paper The AU Institute for Research and Academic Services organized the seminar on “Effective Techniques in Presenting Research Paper at an Academic Conference.” Actively participated by a number of administrators, researchers, faculty members, and interested individuals, the seminar featured a keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Budsaba Kanoksilapatham.



March 6, 2020 Research Workshop To brush up and enhance research knowledge and skills in the area of related English language skills, practice and communication among the AU English language lecturers, the research workshop was organized by the Institute for English Language Education (IELE), Theodore Maria School of Arts. Keynote speakers included Asst. Prof. Dr. Jirada Wudthayagorn, who lectured in the topic of “Assessing Language Skills” while Asst. Prof. Dr. Saksit Saengboon, presented topic on “Transforming ELT Practice into Research.”