Volume 19 Number 3 (September - December 2012) - Mahidol ...
Volume 19 Number 3 (September - December 2012) - Mahidol ...
Volume 19 Number 3 (September - December 2012) - Mahidol ...
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New Scholarships<br />
for Cambodian<br />
Students Announced<br />
On 31 st August, Asst. Prof. Surakit Nathisuwan, Vice<br />
President for International Relations visited the Royal<br />
Aide-de-Camp Department to present six scholarships<br />
open to Cambodian students to H.R.H Princess Maha Chakri<br />
Sirindhorn (pictured). Each year, Thai Universities are invited<br />
to provide scholarships to support the Royal Projects open to<br />
disadvantaged Cambodian students. This year, four <strong>Mahidol</strong><br />
University faculties (the Faculties of Public Health, Information<br />
and Communication Technology, Medicine Siriraj Hospital and<br />
Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital) responded by providing the<br />
following seven scholarships for the academic year 2013 – a<br />
Master of Public Health in Occupational Health and Safety,<br />
two Masters of Science in Computer Science, two Bachelors<br />
of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine and two Bachelors of<br />
Nursing.<br />
Kyushu University-Short<br />
-Term Student Exchange<br />
Program<br />
Thanks to the short-term student exchange program between<br />
<strong>Mahidol</strong> University and Kyushu University, Japan, from <strong>19</strong> th August<br />
to 1 st Sept <strong>2012</strong>, 15 Japanese undergraduates were given first hand<br />
experience of student life at <strong>Mahidol</strong> University. During their<br />
two-week stay, the students took part in various activities organized<br />
by the Faculty of Liberal Arts, <strong>Mahidol</strong> University International<br />
College, and the International Relations Division, Office of the<br />
President, with the kind support of <strong>Mahidol</strong> University students.<br />
A range of activities provided the students with insights into<br />
many aspects of Thai language and culture. Highlights included, Thai<br />
language classes, participatory Thai music and dance demonstrations,<br />
cooking classes, and numerous cultural trips and excursions.<br />
The short-term student exchange program is a two-way, annual<br />
event, organized between Kyushu and <strong>Mahidol</strong> Universities in support<br />
of strengthening the links between Japanese and Thai students<br />
interested in the studying languages and culture.<br />
8 • <strong>September</strong> - <strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong>, Vol. <strong>19</strong>, No. 3