Chula President Offers Support to Surin

On August 12, 2025, Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, along with the university’s executive team, traveled to Surin Province to offer moral support to Chula alumni, military personnel, and civilians who were injured in recent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border. They were welcomed by the management team of Surin Hospital and visited the emergency room to observe the work of medical staff. The delegation also paid respects at a sacred site in the Buddhist Park. 

The Chula President and executives visited four injured military and civilian patients receiving care in Ward 9/6. Afterwards, they proceeded to the Sra Boran Conference Room, where they were welcomed by Dr. Chawamai Suebnukarn, Director of Surin Hospital. Presentations on the current conflict situation and refugee care were given by Dr. Wiwat Kittiweerawong and Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirirat Sangkarak, with participation from the Chula Alumni Club of Surin Province.

On this occasion, the Chula President and his team provided a scholarship to support the wife of a military officer who had died defending the nation. They also donated an anti-drone net to the Suranaree Task Force, received by Colonel Jirat Chuancham, Deputy Commander of the Task Force. Additionally, medical masks were delivered to Weerawat Yothin Military Hospital, with Colonel Dr. Pornpichet Kesphan, Director of the hospital, accepting on its behalf. 

In the afternoon, the Chula delegation visited a war refugee shelter located at Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Surin Campus, to offer encouragement and check on the well-being of displaced civilians. 

The university leadership also extended words of support to medical residents and intern doctors at Surin Hospital to boost morale for frontline workers caring for patients during this crisis. 

Read more at: https://www.chula.ac.th/en/news/254992/