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January – May 2013
BUUIC Proudly Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Laying of the Foundation Stone Ceremony of International HouseOn 10 th February 2013
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Contents PageJanuary •Signing(MOU)withChungnamNationalUniversity,SouthKorea...............2andGlobalBusinessLeadershipCamp2013(GBLC) •WelcomeExchangeStudentsfromUniversityBruneiDarussalam..............2 •WelcomeVice-PresidentUniversityofMontpellier2,France............3 •WelcomeVisitingProfessorsandExchangeStudentsfrom............3BrockUniversity,Canada •BUUICStudentsExchangetoUniversityBruneiDarussalam...............3 •WelcomeExchangeStudentsfromUniversitasInternasional............4Batam(UIB),Indonesia •WelcomeInstructorandStudentsfromPiboonbumpen..................4DemonstrationSchool •WelcomePresidentofKingMongkut’sUniversityofTechnology..........4NorthBangkok •PublicrelationsatSaintJohnMaryInternationalSchool,Saraburi..........5 •WelcomeProfessorandExchangeStudentsfromChungnam.......5NationalUniversity,(CNU),SouthKorea •BUUICinstructorsandstudentsvisitNationalKaohsiungFirst..........5UniversityofScienceandTechnology(NKFUST),Taiwan •WelcomeProfressorfromUniversityStrathclydeGlasgow.............6
February •LayingoftheFoundationStoneCeremonyofInternationalHouse.............6 •BUUICKoreanDay2013.................................................................6 •PresentCertificatestoExchangeStudentsfrom..............................7ChungnamNationalUniversity(CNU),SouthKorea •BUUICOPENHOUSE2013.............................................................7 •PublicRelationBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege................8 •WelcomeVisitorfromUniversitycentreInternationalHotel................8ManagementInstitute(IMI),Switzerland •MOAsigningCeremonyforDoubleDegreeProgramwith........................8UniversitasInternasionalBatam[UIB],Indonesia •MOUSigningWithSheltonCollegeInternational.............................9
March •WelcomeVice-Rector,UralFederalUniversity,Russia..................9 •2ndalumnicongratulatedvisitBUUIC................................................9 •WelcomegroupfromTRIDUCEducationServiceJ.S.Co.,Vietnam............10 •WelcomeVisitorfromMontpellier,France......................................10 •CorporationEducation.....................................................................10 •BUUICCAREERDEVELOPMENTFAIR2013...............................11 •WelcomeViceRector3fromBatamInternasionalUniversitas,Indonesia..............11 •WelcomeagroupfromTrisaktiInstituteofTourismJakarta,Indonesia.............11 •WelcomeProfessorsandExchangeStudentsfromSekolahTinggi........12PariwisataAmbarrukmo(STiPRAM),Yogyakarta,Indonesia •MOUwithUniversityofConnecticut,Storrs,USA..........................12
April •BUUICSportDay.............................................................................13 •WelcomedProfessorsfromStatePolytechnicofMalang..............13(POLINEMA),Indonesia •CriticalThinking................................................................................13 •BUUICSongkranDay......................................................................14 •MOUwithSEKOLAHTINGGIPARIWISATASAHIDSURAKARTA..............14(StpSahidSurakarta),Indonesia •WelcomedagroupofDeansfromRepublicofthePhilippines.............14 •BUUICvisitLingnanUniversity,HongKong...................................15•“BestPresentation”atCSI’sinternationalacademicresearchconference.......15•VisitVietnamtopresenttheBUUICcurriculum..............................16
May •“WelcomedagroupofvisitorsfromRajamangalaUniversity...........16ofTechnology,Thanyaburi •AwardCertificatetoStudentsExchangeProgram.........................17 •PresentingMedalstotheWinningChessPlayersy........................17 •VisittoRitsumeikanAsiaPacificUniversity(APU),Oita,Japan...........18 •TheFirstPoleCeremonyfortheBUUICInternationalHouse...........18 •SupportingActivitiesBUUIC.............................................................19 •ASEANTourismandHospitalityLeadershipCamp2013.............................19atSTIPRAMYogyakarta •InternationalConventionandExpoSummit2013...........................20 •WelcomeNewFull-TimeInstructorstoBUUIC..............................20 •WelcomedBacktheBUUICExchangeStudents............................21
•NewInstructor..............................................................................................................21 •MassagefromDean..................................................................................................24
SigningofaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withChungnamNationalUniversity,SouthKoreaandBUUICstudentsparticipateinaGlobalBusinessLeadershipCamp2013(GBLC)
Prof. Sompol Pongthai, President of BuraphaUniversity, andAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,Deanof theInternationalCollege, recently attended the signing of aMemorandum ofUnderstanding(MOU)withChungnamNationalUniversity,SouthKorea.Theywereaccompanyingagroupof15BUUICstudentsledbyBUUICinstructorMr.ParinyaNakpathomwhowereparticipatinginaGlobalBusinessLeadershipCampheldbetween2nd-15thJanuary2013.TheCampispartofanongoingcooperativeprogrambetweenBUUICandCNU.
On7thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandMissThanyapornVichiengior,theAssistantDeanforInternational,waspleasedtowelcomefourexchangestudentsfromUniversityBruneiDarussalam,BruneiwhowillbeattendingBUUICforthe2013Springsemester(7thJanuary2013–3rdMay2013).
WelcomeExchangeStudentsfromUniversityBruneiDarussalam,Brunei
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On8thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,togetherwithotherBUUICfacultymembersofferedawarmwelcometoProf.FrancoisHenn,Vice-President:forInternationalRelations,andtherestofhisteamfromtheUniversityofMontpellier2,France.Thepurposeoftheirvisitwastodiscussfutureeducationalcooperationbetweenthetwoinstitutions.
WelcomeVice-PresidentUniversityofMontpellier2,France
Assoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandotherBUUICfacultymembersrecentlywelcomedtwovisitingprofessorsalongwithagroupofsevenstudentsfromBrockUniversity.BothProf.Dr.CharlesPaulSchaadtfromPennStateUniversityandDr.DavidTimothyBrownfromBrockUniversitywillbeservingasguestinstructorsatBUUICforthe2013Springsemester(8thJanuary2013–3rdMay2013).TheBrockUniversitystudentswillalsobeherefortheentirespringsemester.
WelcomeVisitingProfessorsandExchangeStudentsfromBrockUniversity,Canada
On8thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,andMissThanyapornVichiengior,theAssistantDeanforInternationalandPublicRelations,conductedaguidancesessionforthefourBUUICexchangestudentswhowillbelivingandstudyingatUniversityBruneiDarussalam,Brunei.Alsoduringthesession,visitingstudentsfromBruneisharedtheirexperiencesandprovidedsomeadditionaltipsfortheThaistudentsgettingreadytostartanewandexcitingexperienceinBrunei.BUUICExchangeStudentwillbeattendingUniversityBruneiDarussalam,Bruneiforthe2013Springsemester.
BUUICStudentsExchangetoUniversityBruneiDarussalam,Brunei
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On10thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,togetherwithotherBUUICfacultymembersoffered,waspleasedtowelcomeexchangestudentsfromUniversitasInternasionalBatam(UIB),IndonesiawhowillbeattendingBUUICforthe2013Springsemester(10thJanuary2013–3rdMay2013).
WelcomeExchangeStudentsfromUniversitasInternasionalBatam(UIB),Indonesia
On24thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,andotherBUUICfacultyandstaffwelcomedagroupofstudents fromthe InternationalProgramatPiboonbumpenDemonstrationSchool,BuraphaUniversity.ThepurposeofthevisitwastointroducethestudentstoBUUIC’steachers,teachingphilosophyandcurriculum.
WelcomeInstructorandStudentsfromPiboonbumpenDemonstrationSchool
Assoc. Prof. Rana Pongruengphant, Dean ofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandProf.Dr.SuchartUpatham,theDean’sConsultantprovidedawarmwelcomeforDr.TeravutiBoonyasopon,PresidentofKingMongkut’sUniversityofTechnologyNorthBangkokduringhisvisit toBUUICon24thJanuary2013.AmongthetopicsdiscussedwereBUUIC’scurriculumandteachingphilosophy.
WelcomePresidentofKingMongkut’sUniversityofTechnologyNorthBangkok
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On25thJanuary2013,MissTunyapornVichiengior,AssistantDeanofInternationalandPublicRelationstogetherwithotherBUUICadministrativestaffmadeapublicrelationsvisittotheSaintJohnMaryInternationalSchoolinSaraburi.DuringtheirvisittheypresentedguidelinesforthosehighschoolstudentswishingtofurthertheirstudiesatBUUIC.
PublicrelationsatSaintJohnMaryInternationalSchool,Saraburi
On26thJanuary2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegetogetherwithBUUICfacultymemberswelcomedDr.RhoJoon-Hwa,and17exchangestudentsfromChungnamNationalUniversity,CollegeofEconomicsandManagement(CNU),SouthKorea.ThevisitorswillbestayingatBUUICbetween26thJanuary–6thFebruary2013aspartoftheGlobalBusinessLeadershipCamp2013,DuringtheirvisitthestudentswillhaveopportunitiestoparticipateinBUUICclassesaswellaspartakeinaseriesofThaiartsandculturalactivities.
WelcomeProfessorandExchangeStudentsfromChungnamNationalUniversity,CollegeofEconomicsandManagement(CNU),SouthKorea
Assoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandProf.Dr.SuchartUpatham,theDean’sConsultant,ledagroupofBUUICinstructorsandstudentsonavisittoNationalKaohsiungFirstUniversityofScienceandTechnology(NKFUST),Taiwanbetween17th–20thJanuary2013.NKFUSTisanationalcoeducationaluniversity inKaohsiung,Taiwan.ThegroupalsovisitedtheMegaPortandtheNationalChiangKai-shekMemorialHallduringtheirvisit.
BUUICinstructorsandstudentsvisitNationalKaohsiungFirstUniversityofScienceandTechnology(NKFUST),Taiwan
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WelcomeVisitingProfressorfromUniversityStrathclydeGlasgow,UnitedKingdom
Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegegaveawarmwelcometoDr.BrianJBWood,UniversityStrathclydeGlasgowandAssoc.Prof.Dr.DusaneeThanaboripatDeanofFacultyofScience,KingMongkut’sInstituteofTechnologyLadkrabang.HisvisittoBUUICon31stJanuary2013wastolearnBUUIC’steachingprogramsandtalkedabouttheeducationalcooperationinbusinessadministrationprogrambetweenBUUICandUniversityStrathclydeGlasgow.
Onthe10thofFebruary2013Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversitypresidedoveraceremonyforthelayingofthefoundationstonefortheupcomingconstructionofBUUIC’sInternationalHouse.TheInternationalHousewhichwillprovideaccommodationsforBUUICstudents.AlsoattendingtheceremonywereAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,Prof.Dr.SuchartUpatham,theDean’sConsultant,membersoftheBUUICcouncil,BUUICfacultymembersandotherhonoredguests.FollowingablessingforthenewbuildingbyagroupofBuddhistmonkslunchwasservedintheBUUICdininghall.
LayingoftheFoundationStoneCeremonyofInternationalHouse
“BUUICKoreanDay2013”washeldonFebruary4,2013intheBUUICdininghall.ThiseventprovidedanexcellentopportunityforthoseinattendancetolearnmoreaboutKoreancultureincludingKoreanfoodandtraditionalKoreanshowsanddance.Moreover,thereweremanyshowsperformedbyBUUICstudentsandvisitingstudentsfromdifferentcountries.
BUUICKoreanDay2013
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OnFebruary5,2013BUUICwaspleasedtohaveProf.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversitypresentcertificatestotheexchangestudentsfromChungnamNationalUniversity,SouthKorea,fortheirparticipationintheGlobalBusinessLeadershipCamp2013.InadditionthereweremanyculturalshowsfromKoreanandThaistudents.
PresentCertificatestoExchangeStudentsfromChungnamNationalUniversity(CNU),SouthKorea
Onthe15thofFebruary2013theDeanofBUUIC,Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphantandBUUIClecturersandstaffwelcomedabout300studentsfrom16highschoolsandInternationalSchoolsfromtheeasternregionofThailand.DuringtheOPENHOUSEthestudentstouredBUUICandattendeddemonstrationteachingclassestaught inEnglish.InadditionmanystudentsalsoparticipatedinactivitiesinthehotelandfoodandbeveragelaboratoryatBUUIC.
BUUICOPENHOUSE2013
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OnFebruary20thandFebruary22-242013,aBUUICteamvisitedtheInternationalEasternSeaboardSchool,PattayaandSiamParagonDepartmentStore,Bangkok,respectively,topresenttheBUUICcurriculumandguidelinesforhighschoolstudentspreparingtoattenduniversity.
PublicRelationBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege
InternationalEasternSeaboardSchool,Pattaya
SiamParagonDepartmentStore,Bangkok
On21stFebruary2103,Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeprovidedawarmwelcometoMr.LaurentJoliat,amemberoftheExecutiveBoardatUniversityCentreInternationalHotelManagementInstitute(IMI),Switzerland.
WelcomeVisitorfromUniversitycentreInternationalHotelManagementInstitute(IMI),Switzerland
February25,2013Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversity;Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,theDeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege;Prof.Dr.SuchartUpathamtheDean’sConsultant;andotherBUUICadministrators:Ms.TunyapornVichiengior,AssistantDeanforInternationalandPublicRelations;Ms.Kritta-OrnChewwasung,AssistantDeanforCooperativeEducation;Mrs.SirintornThepmongkorn,ChairofB.B.Aprogram;alongwithProf.Dr.HandokoKarjantoroPresidentofUniversitasInternasionalBatam[UIB]andhisadministrativeteamwereinattendanceforthesigningofaMemorandumofAgreement(MOA)betweenthetwoinstitutions.TheMOAfocusesmainlyonadoubledegreeprogramconcentrationonMarkrting.TheprogramwillaimatthoseIndonesianstudentswhowishtocontinuetheirstudyinThailandduringthelastyearoftheirstudiesinordertogaininternationalexperience.Studentswhoareintheprogramwillreceivetwodegreesfromthetworespectiveuniversitiesfollowingthecompletionoftheirstudies.Insupportoftheprogramapresentationonthetopicof“TheImportanceofOverseasEducationintheGlobalizationEra”wasconductedbyMs.TunyapornVichiengior,Ms.Kritta-OrnChewwasung,andMrs.SirintornThepmongkorn.TheobjectiveofthepresentationwastodiscusstheadvantagesofstudyingabroadandintroduceBUUICtoUIBstudentsandparents.
MOAsigningCeremonyforDoubleDegreeProgramwithUniversitasInternasionalBatam[UIB],Indonesia
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February26,2013Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversity;Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,theDeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege;Prof.Dr.SuchartUpathamtheDean’sConsultant;andotherBUUICadministrators:Ms.TunyapornVichiengior,AssistantDeanforInternationalandPublicRelations;Ms.Kritta-OrnChewwasung,AssistantDeanforCooperativeEducation;Mrs.SirintornThepmongkorn,ChairofB.B.Aprogram;andMr.GeradLoo,theManagementRepresentativeandChiefTechnicalOfficerforSheltonCollegeInternationalalongwithhisadministrativeteamtookpartinthesigningofaMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenBUUICandSheltonCollegeInternational.TheMOUiscenteredoninternationalinternshipsandacooperativeeducationalprogram.ThisprogramisinsupportofBUUIC’svisionthatencouragesstudentstogaininternationalexperiencetosupplementtheirmoretraditionalclassroomlearning.BUUICagreestosendsomeofitsstudentstopursueaninternshipincombinationwithselectedsubjectsatSheltonCollegewiththeacademiccreditsbeingtransferredtoBUUIC.
MOUSigningWithSheltonCollegeInternational
Onthe1stofMarch2013,Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,togetherwithotherBUUICfacultymembersextendedawarmwelcometoDr.MaximKhomyakov,theVice-RectorofUralFederalUniversity,Russia.Dr.KhomyakovwasvisitinginordertolearnaboutthecurriculumandteachingmethodologyusedatBUUIC.
WelcomeVice-Rector,UralFederalUniversity,Russia
OnMarch5,2013Mr.ParinyaYupenkaew,aconsultantfortheThaiTraditionalMedicineSocietyandanalumniofBUUICmetwithAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruenphant, theDeanofBUUICtotalkaboutplansforcurrentandprospectivestudentsrelatingtoASEAN.Healsoattendedtheseminaron“currentissuesinglobalbusiness”thatBUUICprovidedforcurrentstudentsandalumni.
2ndalumnicongratulatedvisitBUUIC
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OnMarch6,2013BUUICandwaspleasedtowelcomeagroupfromTRIDUCEducationServiceJ.S.Co.,Vietnamcomprisedofmembersoftheboard,instructors,parents,andstudents.TheywereintroducedtothecurriculumandteachingmethodsofBUUIC.
WelcomegroupfromTRIDUCEducationServiceJ.S.Co.,Vietnam
Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandMs.TunyapornVichiengior,theAssistantDeanofInternationalandPublicRelations,werepleasedtowelcomeMr.OlivierGuyottot,DirecteuroftheProgrammeMasterGramdeEcole-ESCMontpellier,FranceonMarch8,2013.Duringhisvisit,Mr.GuyottothadanopportunitytotalkwithtenBUUICstudentsabouttheirparticipationinthe2+1tripledegreeexchangeprograminvolvingMontpellierBusinessSchoolculminatinginatwenty-onedayvisittoMontpeillierinMay2013.
WelcomeVisitorfromMontpellier,France
On12ndMarch2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegewelcomedMr.JohnKaethler,theDirectorofInternationalServices&ProgramsAbroadforBrockUniversity.Canada.ThetwoofthemalongwithDr.PaladornSuwannaphoPresidentofthePiboonbumpenDemonstrationSchoolandMs.KeotaJeroensuk,theAssistantDirectoroftheInternationalEducationProgramhadameetingtodiscussprojectcorporationteacherstoteachattheupcountryschools.
CorporationEducation
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On14thMarch2013BUUIChelda“CareerDevelopmentFair2013”withAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegepresidingoverthisevent.ServingasaguestlecturerfortheeventwasMs.YenLim,theSeniorManageroftheInternationalOfficeatSheltonCollegeInternational,Singapore.Ms.LimprovidedinformationandsharedexperiencesaboutworkinginSingaporeaspartofthetopic‘WorkinginaGlobalEnvironment’.Moreover,thereweremanycompanieswhosetupandoperatedboothsfortheFairwithafocusoncooperativeeducation.Theseincluded:St.RegisBangkok,LaemChabangInternationalTerminal,DusitPattaya,DonnawatDairyProducts,theSiamCommercialBank,CalsonicKansei,BahiaManpower(Thailand),andtheThaiTraditionalMedicineSociety.
BUUICCAREERDEVELOPMENTFAIR2013
OnMarch15,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege;Ms.TunyapornVichiengior,AssistantDeanforInternationalandPublicRelations;Mrs.SirintornThepmongkorn,ChairoftheB.B.A.programandMs.PassarinPhalitnonkiatgaveawarmwelcometoMr.HepyHefriAriyanto,theViceRector3,anddelegatesfromBatamInternasionalUniversitas,Indonesia.Togethertheyhadameetingwiththemaintopicofdiscussionbeingaprospectivedoubledegreeprogrambetweenthetwoinstitutions.DuringtheirstaythevisitorsalsometwiththoseexchangestudentsfromBatamInternasionalUniversitaswhoarecurrentlystudyingatBUUIC.
WelcomeViceRector3fromBatamInternasionalUniversitas,Indonesia
On15thMarch2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversity InternationalCollegeandotherBUUICfacultymemberswerepleasedtowelcomeagroupfromTrisaktiInstituteofTourismJakarta,IndonesialedbyDr.DjokoSudibyo,thePresidentoftheInstitute.TheywereheretotakepartinthemeetingforcooperationineducationaswellastotourthefacilitiesatBUUIC.
WelcomeagroupfromTrisaktiInstituteofTourismJakarta,Indonesia
During25th-30thMarch2013Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversity,Asssoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofInternationalCollege,Prof.Dr.SuchartUpatham,Dean’sConsultantandMissTunyapornVichiengior,AssistantDeanforInternationalandPublicRelationswereinvitedtovisitUniversityofConnecticut,Storrs,USA.Inthisoccasion,theteamwasinvitedtovisitmanyfacultiesofUniversityofConnecticuttodiscussaboutthecollaborationinthefuture.SchoolofPharmacy,MarineSciencefaculty,GlobalAffairsandSchoolofBusinessandotherdepartmentswelcomedtheteamverywarmlyandtheadministrativeexecutivesfrombothuniversitieshadtheopportunitytodiscussontheexploringforfutureofthestudentsfrombothnations.Mostimportantly,on26thMarch,Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversitysignedMOU(MemorandumofUnderstanding)withDr.SusanHerbst,thepresidentofUniversityofConnecticut.ThiswillallowbothBuraphaUniversityanduniversityofConnecticuttowidentheopportunitiesforthefruitfulrelationshipandcollaborationinthenearfuture.
MOUwithUniversityofConnecticut,Storrs,USA
On23rdMarch2013,Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandheradministrativeteamwelcomedIr.AldiWisnumurti,M.Hum,H.Isdarmanto,SE.MM.,M.Par,andagroupofstudentsfromSekolahTinggiPariwisataAmbarrukmo(STiPRAM),Yogyakarta,Indonesia.Thevisit,whichtookplacebetweenduringMarch22-28,ispartofanongoingstudentexchangeprogramwhichallowsstudentstopartakeinexperiencesrelatingtothetourismandhoteland industry.BothThaiandIndonesianstudentsbenefit fromtheprogrambylearningaboutanotherculture.DuringthevisittheIndonesianexchangestudentswerepresentedwithcertificatesinaceremonyheldonMarch25th.
WelcomeProfessorsandExchangeStudentsfromSekolahTinggiPariwisataAmbarrukmo(STiPRAM),Yogyakarta,Indonesia
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OnApril1,2013theBUUICstudentclubhelda‘BUUICSportDay’.Mr.SamartPlangpramool,theAssistantDeanforStudentAffairs,presidedovertheopeningceremony.Thesportingactivitiesservedadualpurpose:toencouragestudentstoplaysportsandalsotocultivatecooperationandharmony.
BUUICSportDay
OnApril3,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandfacultymembers,welcomedagroupofprofessorsfromtheInternationalAffairsOffice,StatePolytechnicofMalang(POLINEMA).DuringtheirvisittheyreceivedatourofBUUICanddiscussedthetopicofeducationalcooperation.
WelcomedProfessorsfromStatePolytechnicofMalang(POLINEMA),Indonesia
OnApril4,2013BUUICheldaseminaron‘CriticalThinking’forallBUUICinstructors.Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegepresidedovertheseminarandDr.HermannGruenwald,aBUUICfacultymember,wastheprincipalspeaker.Theseminarfocusedonwaystointegratecriticalthinkingintothecurriculum.
CriticalThinking
OnApril5,2013theBUUICstudentclubhosteda“BUUICSongkranDay”.Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegetogetherwithBUUICfacultymembersandstudentsparticipatedinthisevent.ItpromotedasenseoftogethernessaswellasallowedforeignfacultyandstudentstolearnmoreabouttherichnessoftheThaiculture.
BUUICSongkranDay
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OnApril6-8,2013Prof.SompolPongthai,PresidentofBuraphaUniversity,Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanoftheInternationalCollege,andMr.ParinyaNakpathom,aFacultymemberinInternationalTourismManagementrecentlypartookinthesigningofaMemorandumofAgreement(MOA)(JointDegreeProgram)betweenBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandSEKOLAHTINGGIPARIWISATASAHIDSURAKARTA (Stp Sahid Surakarta), Republic ofIndonesia.Inadditionadiscussionwasheldregardingthe “ASEAN Tourism & Hotel Leadership Camp2013”.
MOUwithSEKOLAHTINGGIPARIWISATASAHIDSURAKARTA(StpSahidSurakarta),Indonesia
Onthe10thofApril2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversity International College and BUUIC facultymembers welcomed agroupofDeansfromRepublicofthePhilippines.ThegroupwascomprisedofDr.HelenaCabrera,Ph.D.,Dr.LucilaMagalong,Ph.D.,Prof.FranciaSantos,Dr.LorenzoLorenzo,Ph.D.,BernardoDelfin,Dr.LuzDasmarias,Ph.D.andStellaGalang.
WelcomedagroupofDeansfromRepublicofthePhilippines
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Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,andProf.Dr.SuchartUpatham,consultanttotheDean,ledagroupofBUUIClecturersonavisittoLingnanUniversity,HongKongonApril17,2013.Amongthetopicsdiscussedwereorganizationallearning,management,criticalthinkingandfuturecollaboration.
BUUICvisitLingnanUniversity,HongKong
“BestPresentation”atCSI’sinternationalacademicresearchconference
At2013CenterForScholasticInquiryConference,atScottsdale,locatedinArizona’surbancenter,AjarnWuttipolKhirinpresentedtwopapers,“ErrorAnalysisinEnglishWrittenProductionofThaiUniversityStudentsatanInternationalCollege”,onWednesday,April17,2013,andsecondpaper,“TheProductionofFinal/s/inEnglishWordsbyThaiSpeakerswithDifferentEnglishLanguageExperiencesatanInternationalCollege”,onFriday,April19,2013,bothintheEducationTrack.
CSI’sinternationalacademicresearchconferenceinScottsdaleoffersthreetracks:Education,BusinessandBehavioralSciences.Eachtrackprovidesascholarlyopportunityforprofessionalstoenhancetheirpracticebyexploringcontemporaryadvancements, revolutionary methods, influential trends, best practice models and leadership techniques. TheEducationTrackprovidesacolloquiumforprofessionalsandpractitioners,pre-Kthoughhighereducation,tosharescholarlyresearchthatemphasizesinquiry,distinguishesevidence-basedpractice,fostersbestpracticeandvalidatespromisingmethods.
Afterpresentingbothpapers,AjarnWuttipolKhirinwasalsoawarded"BestPresentation"atCSI's internationalacademicresearchconference.
OnMay1,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandotherBUUICfacultymemberswelcomedagroupofvisitorsfromRajamangalaUniversityofTechnology,Thanyaburi.
“WelcomedagroupofvisitorsfromRajamangalaUniversityofTechnology,Thanyaburi
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DuringApril23-252013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,Mr.PrasitPongruengphantandMr.SamartPlangpramoolvisitedTRIDUCEducationServicesJ.SCo1and3,VietnamtopresenttheBUUICcurriculum,BUUIChadanopportunitytovisitCOFER(CollegeofForeignEconomicRelations)anddiscussontheeducationalcooporation.
VisitVietnamtopresenttheBUUICcurriculum
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Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegepresidedoveraceremonyduringwhichcertificateswerepresented to theexchangestudents fromUniversitiBruneiDarussalam(UDB),BruneiandUniversitasInternasionalBatam(UIB),Indonesiaonthe3rdofMay,2013.
AwardCertificatetoStudentsExchangeProgram
Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeisshownpresentingmedalstothewinningchessplayerswhoparticipatedintheBuraphaUniversitySportGamesheldduringthefirstweekofMayincommemorationofthe50thanniversaryofBuraphaUniversity.BUUICservedasthehostfortheBUUgames.
PresentingMedalstotheWinningChessPlayersy
TheFirstPoleCeremonyfortheBUUICInternationalHouse
On19thMay2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,Prof.Dr.SuchartUpatham,consultanttotheDean,andBUUICfacultymembersparticipatedinthefirstpoleceremonyforthebuildingofthenewInternationalHouseatBUUIC.SomeBuddhistmonkswerealsoinvitedtopresenttheirblessingsinareligiousceremonyforgoodfortune.
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DuringMay10-13,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,andProf.Dr.SuchartUpatham,consultanttotheDean,ledagroupofBUUIClecturersonavisittoRitsumeikanAsiaPacificUniversity(APU),Oita,Japan.Duringtheirvisitdiscussionswereheldregardinganumberoftopicsincludingcurriculumdevelopmentandeducationalcorporationbetweenthetwoinstitutions.
VisittoRitsumeikanAsiaPacificUniversity(APU),Oita,Japan
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BuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegewouldliketoextenditsappreciationtoMr.Nathawut,adoctoralcandidate in the DBA Program of the GraduateSchoolofCommerce,whokindlydonatedtwodisplayshelvestotheCollege.TheshelveswillbeusedtodisplayBUUIC newsletters and other up to dateinformation.AlsoinattendanceforthedonationwasDr. BanpotWiroonracth, Dean of the GraduateSchoolofCommerce.
SupportingActivitiesBUUIC
ASEANTourismandHospitalityLeadershipCamp2013atSTIPRAMYogyakarta
BUUICtogetherwithSekolahTinggiPariwisataAmbarrukmo(STiPRAM),Yogyakarta,Indonesiajointlyconductedthe“ASEANTourismandHospitalityLeadershipCamp2013atSTIPRAMYogyakarta”betweenMay19-25,2013.TheobjectivesoftheCampweretoallowtheparticipatingstudentstogainexperienceinthehotel,tourismandservicesindustryinASEAN,tolearnabouttherespectiveThaiandIndonesianculturesandtostrengthentherelationshipbetweenthesetwocountries.TheparticipantsfromBUUICwereMr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDean forStudentAffairs,Ms.ThaksaornSrisangkhajorn,BUUIC Instructor,and11BUUICstudentsmajoring inTourismandHotelManagement.
20 BUUICNewsletter•January-May2013
OnMay30,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege,welcomedthenewfull-timeinstructorstoBUUIC.TheywereMr.JamesVincentProvenzaleJr.,Mr.JohnGriffith,Mr.KeithProhaska,Ms.PekhanangYodmaneeandMr.SudipDebkumarChatterji.
WelcomeNewFull-TimeInstructorstoBUUIC
InternationalConventionandExpoSummit2013
Mr,SamartPlangpramool,Assoc.DeanofStudentAffairsandChairofTourismManagementandHotelManagementProgram,togetherwithtwootherBUUICinstructors,MissPassarinPhalitnonkiatandMr.WuttipolKhirin,presentedresearchpapersrelatedtotourismandmarketingaspartoftheInternationalConventiononHospitality,TourismandEventResearchandExpoSummit2013.TheConventionwasheldattheMilleniumHiltonBangkokbetween25-28May2013.
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Mr.SudipChatterji joinedBUUICFacultythisyearstartingwithsummercourses.SudipholdsdegreesinLawandCommerce,aMaster’sinBusinessAdministrationandNET.BesidesthisheisaqualifiedAccountantholdingmembershipsofICAI,andCPAAustralia.HishometownisPerth,WesternAustraliaalthoughoriginallyfromIndia.Sudiphasapassionforteachingandsharinghisknowledgeandexperiencetohelpstudentsdevelopandexcelandhasalwaysbeenintouchwithacademicsevenwhileintheindustry.SudiphastaughtinvariousprestigiousInstitutesinIndiaandThailandatBBA,MBA Programs as Visiting Faculty as well as other professionalcourseslikeCFA,ICAI,hasactedasexaminer,papersetterandaguidefordissertationsanddelivered lecturesatmanyprestigiousvenues.HissubjectsinteachingincludeCorporateFinance,BusinessFinance,FinancialAccounting,Economics,MoneyBankingandFinance,InternationalBusiness
WelcomedBacktheBUUICExchangeStudents
NewInstructors
OnMay31,2013Assoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandMrs.SirintornThepmongkorn,AssociateDeanforGlobalAffairs,welcomedbacktheBUUICexchangestudentsfromUniversitiBruneiDarussalam,BruneiandAppalachianStateUniversity,USAwheretheyhavebeenstudyingforonesemester.
Mr.SudipChatterji
Management,InternationalBusinessLaw,MarketingManagement,StrategicManagement,Principles&practiceofManagement,ServicesMarketing,EthicsandLawrelatedtotourismandhospitality,HotelBusinessplanninganddevelopmentamongothers.Sudiphasover20yearsofindustryexperiencehavingworkedformanymajorcorporationsinThailandandoverseassuchasPSLgroup,Marriott,TuneHotels(bothastheirCFO),SiamCementGroup(paperunit)asAdvisorAccounts,LloydsMetals&EngineersLtdasInternalAuditor.HestartedhiscareerasapracticingCharteredAccountant.Heisawell-knownconsultantspecializinginprojectfinance,mediaandadvertisingandbusinesssetups,acrossAsia,AustraliaandEurope.Hishobbiesincludefishing,shooting,tennis,chessandphotography,westernclassicalmusicandreading.
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JimmyProvenzaleisacitizenoftheUSA.HefirststartedworkingatBurapha in2009-2010,hehas returnedeverysummer to teachESLsincethattime.CurrentlyJimmyhasacceptedafulltimeyearroundpositionatBurapha.HehasretiredfromhisjobintheUSAasasocialworkerinthepublicschoolwhereheworkedsince1979.JimmyholdsaMSWdegreefromIndianaUniversitywhichheearnedin1975.HehasworkedinMentalHealthHospitals,PublicSchools,andcorrectionalfacilities. Hewasanadministrator for8yearsas thedirectorof theTwentyfirstCenturyScholarsprogramwhichhelpsfirstgenerationuniversitystudentsucceedincollege.
JimmyservedasavolunteerwiththeRedCrossduringtheaftermathofthe9-11disasterinNewYorkCity.AndagainhelpedtheRedCrosswiththeKatrinaHurricanedisaster.
“I’mKeithProhaska fromWashington,DC.My education includes abachelor’sdegreeineconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA),amaster’sdegreeinbusinessfromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC),andpost-graduatecertificatesfromtheNewYorkUniversity(NYU)SchoolofLaw.IalsoholdprofessionallicensesasaCertifiedPublicAccountant(C.P.A.)andaCertifiedFinancialPlanner(C.F.P.).DuringmyprofessionalcareerI’veworkedfortwoBigFouraccountingfirms,severalmultinationalcorporations,andtheU.S.DepartmentofTreasury.I’mverypleasedandhonoredtobejoiningthetalentedfacultyandstaffoftheInternationalCollegeatBuraphaUniversity.Ihopetomakeasubstantialcontributiontothesuccessofourstudentsformanyyearstocome.”Mr.KeithProhaska
Mr.JimmyProvenzale
Jimmyhasawife,3adultchildrenand2grandchildren.Jimmy’dmiddlesonisaclassicalvoiceteacheratMahidolUniversityinSalayaInhissparetimeJimmyliketodrawandmakewoodcutandlino-cutprints
DuringhisteachingtimeatBUUICJimmyhastaughtElementaryStatistics,Psychology,Economics,andGlobalCommunication.JimmyhasalsopresentedalecturetomembersoftheBhutaneseGovernmentwhentheyvisitedBUUIC.HespokeaboutssocialservicedeliverysystemsandrelatedsomestoriesfromhisexperiencesworkingwiththeRedCrossduring9-11.
JimmylikestocomebacktoBUUICbecausetheleadershipisexperiencedandprovidesteacherswithsufficientacademicautonomytomaketeachingatruejoy.Jimmylikestoencouragehisstudentstogrowtheirintellectualcuriositythroughtheirownefforts.Hebelievesinthiswaylearningwillbecomeapersonaljoytothestudent.
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JohnAGriffith,M.Agr.Sc.,B.A.BornandrearedinIreland,hegraduatedfromUniversityCollegeDublinin1970withaFirstClassHonorsdegreeinAgriculturalScience.HecompletedaMastersdegreebyresearchatthesameuniversityin1972.After10monthsasatutoratUniversityCollegeCorkhejoinedthestaffofthenewlycreatedWaterfordRegionalTechnicalCollegein1973,asalec-turerinscience.AsthiscollegeexpandedrapidlyhewasattheforefrontofthedevelopmentofarangeofScienceprogramsandhewasappointedHeadofDepartmentofChemicalandLifeSciencesin1980. ThecollegecontinuedtoexpandandeventuallyitwasdesignatedasanInstitute of Technology with degree awarding powers. The EuropeanUnion(EU)playedasignificantroleinfundingeducationalnetworksandco-operativeeducationalinitiativesinitsmemberstatesinthe1990s.JohnMr.JohnAGriffith
Ms.PekhanangYodmanee(jub)hasbeenteachingatBUUICsinceJune2013.SheisteachingInvestigationofResearchinCommunicationSkills.She isaPh.D. (Candidate) inOrganizationalLeadership.JubholdsaMasterofPublicandPrivateManagementfromNationalInstituteofDevelopmentAdministration andBachelor ofScience inPublicHealthfromMahidolUniversity.
BeforeattendingBUUIC.Sheworkedasapart-timeinstructoratMahachulalongkornrajavidyalayaUniversityandRajabhatRajanagarindraUniversity.
Inhersparetime.Shelikesreading.
playedtheleadrolewithpartneruniversitiesinFrance,Belgium,Spain,DenmarkandGreece,inestablishing,obtainingfundingandmanaginganetwork,whichprovidedtrainingprogramsintherapidlyexpandingareasofHighPerformanceLiquidChromatographyandCapillaryElectrophoresis.In2001hisdepartmentwasgranteddevolvedpowersforMastersandPhDawards.
In2008,hetookearlyretirementfromhispostandreturnedtofull-timestudyatUniversityCollegeCorkwherehewasawardedajointhonorsB.Adegreein2011,inGeographyandArchaeology.In2012aftercompletingaTEFLprogrammehemovedtoThailand.AfterasemesterteachingenglishandmathematicsatSrirachaHighSchoolhejoinedthestaffofBUUICon1stJune2013.
Johnhasawiderangeof interestsoutsidehisacademicwork.Theseincludereading,history,photography,travel,conservation,globalpoliticalandenvironmentalissuesandsport.Heisverykeenonmaintainingahighlevelofpersonalfitnessandformanyyearsplayedtennisandtookpartintrekking,mountainwalkingandclimbing.HewasamemberofamountainrescueteamandagroupleaderinaconservationorganizationcalledGroundworkwhichworkedinKillarneyNationalParkinSouth-westIreland.
InadditiontoEnglish,Johnisfluentinhisnativelanguage,Gaelic,aswellashavingsomefluencyinFrench,SpanishandDutch.AtpresentheisreadingtheworksofJohnSteinbeck,andhasaparticularinterestintheworksofJamesJoyce.
HebelievesthatthereisconsiderablescopetodevelopresearchcapabilitiesinarelevantaspectofGlobalClimateChangeasitimpactsontheregioninwhichBUUICissituated.
Ms.PekhanangYodmanee
24 BUUICNewsletter•January-May2013
Although we are certainly proud of our accomplishments to date we still have a long way to go in the development of BUUIC. I would like to share with you a special New Year’s vision that I have. Far in the future I see another special day occurring on March 28, 2023, when BUUIC will celebrate its 20th anniversary. At this time Burapha University will be ranked among the top universities in the world. BUUIC will be overflowing with students, faculty, and researchers from all over the world. Many different cultures and languages will be represented in addition
to Thai and the term “international student” will have become so common as to seem almost obsolete. The International College will be a leader in the academic world based on excellence in both teaching and research and our graduates will be highly sought after by the best international companies and organizations.
So in order to make this vision come true we wholeheartedly commit ourselves to the continuing development of BUUIC, our University, our community, our country, and our world.
Finally may I offer you my warmest wishes for your continuing good health and success.