The 4th Joint Symposium CU-NUT GIGAKU TECHNO PARK Office

Place:     Room 1119 MHMK Building and Room
             1208/9 Maha Vajirunbis Building,
             Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn
             University

Date:      21st - 22nd October, 2015
Time:     09.00 a.m.- 04.00 p.m.
              The collaboration between Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University (CU) and Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT) was first established by Department of Materials Science on the individual basis. After that, on 2006, Faculty of Science, CU and Faculty of Engineering, NUT has first signed the official agreement of academic and educational collaboration. Since then, the collaboration with NUT has been expanded to other departments, such as Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Until now, more than 20 students of Faculty of Science, CU have participated in the short-term and long-term student exchange programs with NUT. The double doctoral degree program agreement between Faculty of Science, CU and Faculty of Engineering, NUT has been established since 2013 to confirm our strong and on-growing relation between the two universities.
              The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Joint symposium CU-NUT (supported by Chula Global Network) was successfully organized by Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials Science, CU and Faculty of Engineering, NUT and in 2010, 2012 and beginning of 2015, respectively, with the purposes to exchange the research results and discussion among the experts in various fields and to accelerate the collaborations between Thai and Japanese scientists in both institutions. Thus, on October 21st, 2015, together with the Opening of CU-NUT Gigaku Office on October 22nd, 2015, Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Engineering, Center of International Corporation Promotion, Faculty of Science, CU hosted the 4th Joint Symposium CU-NUT and Opening of CU-NUT Gigaku Office at Chulalongkorn University to present, exchange and discuss the scientific results and further strengthen the collaborations among CU and NUT professors through the double doctoral degree program between CU and NUT. Furthermore, CU-NUT Gigaku Office is now open as a coordination center to establish and expand the CU-NUT research collaborations to industrial sectors in Thailand, Japan and ASEAN countries.