On 12 November 2020, the Head of Regional Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Christoph Sutter and the delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Mae Fah Luang University to discuss mutual cooperation.
The ICRC cooperated with the School of Law, MFU to conduct the International Humanitarian Law Moot Court and Role Play Competition 2020 (Thai Language) during 13 -15 November 2020 at Mae Fah Luang University. This year marked the first time of holding the Competition outside Bangkok. The Competition was held to disseminate the international humanitarian law and its principles among students. The participants were able to take on various roles involved in simulated humanitarian situations.
Moreover, the delegation from ICRC and MFU explored more collaboration possibilities between the ICRC and other four Schools: the School of Health Science, the School of Social Innovation, the School of Medicine and the School of Information Technology. Both two institutions agreed to develop the MoU between MFU and ICRC in order to promote collaborative research on the Mekong River. Also, the ICRC proposes the School of Law, MFU takes on role of organising the 2022 Thai Competition.
