Prof. Dr. Siriwan Suebnukan, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Thammasat University led the team of faculty members and researchers at Thammasat University to receive awards at the Inventors’ Day event for the year 2021 – 2022 (Thailand Inventors’ Day 2021 – 2022) organized by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI).
Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs was the Chairperson to present awards, with Adjunct Professor Dr. Anek Laothammathat, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and Professor Dr. Sirirek Songsiwilai, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, attending the award ceremony at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center, BITEC.
Assoc. Prof. Gasinee Witoonchart, Rector of Thammasat University, revealed that in the past 5 years, Thammasat University set goals for the implementation of the research excellence development plan to develop Thammasat University to become a world-leading research university.
In the past, Thammasat researchers were able to produce research and innovations that have continually fostered society and have received guaranteed awards from various forums both nationally and internationally from the aim of creating world-class research, building a global network of research collaborations, the university therefore has a larger number of research published in the international database. As a result, Thammasat University is world famous, internationalized and has been ranked higher in the world.
The researchers at Thammasat University received 37 national research awards reflects well the academic potential, creativity, innovations and new inventions with good cooperation from all sectors both knowledge and funding. By which all research are beneficial to society and the nation.