Monitoring the Implementation of the Project on Developing Mechanisms for Building and Sustaining High-Quality Research Personnel
- PMU-B Cluster
- Aug 26, 2023
- 2 min read
On August 23, 2023, Asst. Prof. Dr. Angkana Boonyued, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, warmly welcomed Assoc. Prof. Dr. Komkrit Leksakul, Director of the Human Resource and Knowledge Institution System Development Division, Office of the Science, Research and Innovation Promotion Council (TSRI), along with 11 officers from the STI System Development Group.
Also in attendance were Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirinan Kulchat, Deputy Director of the Program Management Unit for Human Resources and Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B), and four PMU-B analysts. The visit was held as part of the monitoring mission for projects funded under the Science, Research and Innovation Fund (SRIF), with support from both PMU-B and the Program Management Unit for Competitiveness (PMU-C). The monitoring activities took place in Khon Kaen Province between August 23–24, 2023.
During the visit, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rina Patramanon, a faculty member of the Faculty of Science and the principal investigator of the project titled “Development of Mechanisms for Building and Sustaining High-Quality Research Personnel” (a Strategic Fund (SF) project funded by PMU-B in fiscal year 2022), presented her work. The project team includes Ms. Jaturaporn Chokphukhaochiew, Asst. Prof. Dr. Pongsutti Peunsan, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Pawinee Klangthakai.
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The “Development of Mechanisms for Building and Sustaining High-Quality Research Personnel” Project (Thailand Postdoctoral/Postgraduate System of Thailand) is a national platform designed to advance the development of highly skilled human capital. It aims to meet the needs of both the industrial sector (Industrial Postgraduates/Postdocs) and the country’s frontier research and innovation agenda (Frontier Postgraduates/Postdocs).
The program includes a total of 30 sub-projects, led by mentor researchers and involving postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers in key strategic areas such as High Energy Physics and Plasma, Quantum Technology, Frontier BCG, S-Curves/New S-Curve Industries, and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (SHA).
Among these, 12 sub-projects are supervised by researchers from Khon Kaen University, primarily in the Frontier BCG and SHA domains. Khon Kaen University demonstrates strong leadership in these fields, with the potential to further translate academic excellence into economic value, particularly in the areas of bioeconomy, medical hub development, and the creative economy.
