On May 31, 2023 – the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University (ICT Mahidol), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasaka Visoottiviseth, Program Chair of M.Sc. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Asst. Prof. Dr. Boonsit Yimwadsana, Head of M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science, Dr. Chaiyong Ragkhitwetsagul, Asst. Prof. Dr. Morakot Choetkiertikul, instructors of the Computer Science Academic Group and the Software Engineering and Business Analytics Research Clusters (SEBA), as well as Dr. Pisit Praiwattana, Assistant Dean for Organizational Communications and Media Technology, welcomed Professor Dr. Kenichi Matsumoto, and Professor Dr. Minoru Okada, along with their team from the Division of Information Science, NARA Institute of Science and Technology, Japan (NAIST), on the occasion of their visit.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss academic collaboration, including student recruitment plans, financial support, academic areas, graduation paths, and career opportunities in the IT field. They also discussed the preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration and future joint activities such as student internships, research cooperation, and Talk Series events.