On 6 – 11 June 2022, Asst. Prof. Dr.Chutamat Niwat, Assistant to the President and Ms. Wannapha Thippayasak, Acting Head of the Global Relations Division, as the representatives of Mae Fah Luang University, participated in the Inbound Staff Mobility (ISM) 2022 (for non-academic staff) at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia.
This annual Inbound Staff Mobility (ISM) aimed to provide platform for non-academic staff from ITS’ partner universities and ITS’ prospective partner universities to build networking and enhance their skills in pursuing internationalization. Also, the participants were equipped with knowledge about human resources, student affairs, archives and records management, global engagement through the campus visit and discussion about Journey Staff Mobility & ITS Improvement Sharing presented by Prof. Maria Anityasari. In addition, there were several interesting Indonesian cultural activities such as a basic conversation in Bahasa Indonesia, Saman and Poco Poco dance. Moreover, the programme covered all costs of an individual's participation.
This year, there were 23 participants from 10 universities in five countries including Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP); Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); Agusan Del Sur State College of Agriculture & Technology (ASSCAT), the Philippines; University of St. La Salle (USLS), the Philippines; University of Applied Sciences, Poland; University of Szczecin, Poland; Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), Thailand; Mahidol University, Thailand; King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thailand; King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand; and Istanbul Aydin University (IAU), Turkey.
Furthermore, participants had an opportunity to explore the possibility of academic collaboration with universities in Indonesia particularly in the exchange of students and short course. Altogether, this programme was a valuable opportunity for MFU representatives to gain knowledge, build network and promote the university’s exchange programme to ITS students.
