On 2 - 6 October 2023, Ms. Nichuda Ouioutai, an architect of the Building and Ground Division, and Ms. Thanyachanok Nhorwaen, an administrative officer of the Global Relations Division participated in the International Staff Mobility (ISM) 2023 (for non-academic staff) as the representatives of Mae Fah Luang University at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia.
The International Staff Mobility (ISM) is initiated by Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember to provide a platform for non-academic staff from ITS’ partner universities and ITS’ prospective partner universities to build networking and enhance their skills in pursuing internationalisation. The ISM programme provided participants with knowledge about human resources, student affairs, documents and archives management, as well as Indonesian cultural activities. The programme also consisted of many activities including the ITS campus tour, Surabaya tour, faculty and academic center visits, Bahasa Indonesia course, Poco dance, International Office meeting, Mount Bromo tour and, etc.
This year, there were 20 participants from 10 universities including
• University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
• Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysia
• Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Malaysia
• Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore
• University of Philippines Diliman (UPD), Philippines
• Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU), Philippines
• Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan
• Dong Nai Technology University (DNTU), Vietnam
• Mahidol University (MU), Thailand
• Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), Thailand
Furthermore, MFU representatives had an opportunity to explore the possibility of academic collaboration with universities in Indonesia in areas of MoU signing, student exchange programme, visiting scholar programme, and short courses. Altogether, this programme was a valuable opportunity for MFU representatives to gain knowledge and skills that can be applied to their job, build network and promote the university’s exchange programme to ITS students.
