Name: Worldwide & World-Class Series of Seminars: Thai-UK education partnership towards world-class university standards
Start: 2023-10-16T12:00:00+07:00
End: 2023-10-16T16:00:00+07:00

Speakers:

Assistant Professor Dr. Nithinan Wisaweisuan, Dean of Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University.

Professor Ray Priest, International Director: Asia Pacific - University of the West of England

Professor Steven Edwards, The University of Liverpool

The discussion will be moderated by Steve Woodfield, British Council UK

Don't miss this unique opportunity for one-on-one discussions about Transnational Education collaboration and course development with university executives and staff from the United Kingdom. Representatives from the following UK universities will be present:

Anglia Ruskin University

Arden University

Aston University

Coventry University

University of Dundee

University of Exeter

NCUK

University of Nottingham

University of Portsmouth

University of Salford

University of Southampton

Ulster University

The "Worldwide & World-Class Series of Seminars" is a collaborative initiative between the British Council and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation. It aims to provide a platform for knowledge exchange among Thai academics, researchers, and UK experts, aligning with the government's commitment to fostering excellence in Thai higher education institutions.

Join us for the "Worldwide & World-Class Series of Seminars," which will be held monthly from October 2023 to March 2024. You can participate either in person or online.

Speakers

Assistant Professor Dr. Nitinant Wisaweisuan

Dean, Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University

Dr. Nitinant has extensive experience in international education. Her involvement spans faculty exchanges and the development of courses within the International College. Nitinant has also been a key player in Transnational Education and played a pivotal role in initiating and shaping new curricula at Thammasat University, including the establishment of the double degree program between Thai Studies at Thammasat University and Southeast Asia Studies at SOAS, University of London (2019).

Professor Ray Priest

University of the West of England

Professor Priest has extensive experience in educational leadership and has actively participated in various international educational initiatives across the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. He is deeply committed to global education and school management. Currently, he has been involved in several Transnational Education programs with higher education institutions in East Asia.

Ph.D Steven Edwards

Professor, University of Liverpool

Professor Steven Edwards is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Before joining Liverpool he spent periods of research in Cardiff, Manchester, Brussels and the USA. He has been involved in several transnational education projects, having set up joint and dual PhD and Masters programmes in Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Steve Woodfield

Head of Government Relations in Education, British Council UK

Steve Woodfield leads on the British Council’s engagement with the UK International Education Strategy and its work to support the UK International Education Champion, Sir Steve Smith. Before joining the British Council, he was an Associate Professor at Kingston University and worked for seventeen years as an academic researcher in the university sector and policy consultant with specialist expertise in international higher education and higher education management and policy.

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Worldwide & World-Class Series of Seminars: Thai-UK education partnership towards world-class university standards