A courtesy visit of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Thailand

          On 23^rd July 2024, Meeting Room No.4, 2^nd floor of the Kasetsart Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building, Kasetsart University Bangkhen Campus, Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat, Acting President of Kasetsart University along with administrators, namely Dr. Damrong Sripraram, Vice President for Administration and Carbon Neutrality; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chamaipak Maiklad, Assistant to the President for International Affairs; Asst. Prof. Dr. Kritsadapan Palakit, Assistant Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Forestry; Asst. Prof. Dr. Nirundon Tapachai, Lecturer from the Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration; Asst. Prof. Dr. Laddawan Rianthakool, Vice Dean of the Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry; Mr. Detrit Sittibal, Lecturer from the Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry; and representatives from the International Affairs Division welcomed representatives from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok, namely H.E. Mr. Pavel PITEL, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Mr. Michal SVEDA, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission; and Mr. Vaclav HEITMANEK, Head of the Economic and Trade section of the Embassy on the occasion of visiting Kasetsart University to strengthen relationships and discuss collaboration between Thailand and the Czech Republic.

          On 30^th January 2024, KU welcomed the executive from Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU), Czech Republic, to discuss forestry collaboration. Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat welcomed the delegation and provided an overview of the university. Following this, H.E. Mr. Pavel PITEL outlined the mission of the Czech Embassy in Thailand and shared a vision of how the partnership between the two countries could bring significant benefits. Future plans include focusing on student exchanges in biomedical science and engineering, aligning with the newly established Faculty of Medicine at Kasetsart University.

          Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat mentioned plans to visit the Czech Republic with KU executives in November or December to discuss further collaboration. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok will assist in coordinating meetings with Czech universities and has invited Thai alumni to a gathering in late October. In exchange, Dr. Chongrak invited the Czech Embassy to participate in the Kaset Fair in 2025 as the exhibitor of Czech innovation. After the discussions, Dr. Chongrak presented souvenirs to the Czech Embassy delegation, and a group photo was taken.