On September 10 and 11, 2024, NIDA delegates, led by Professor Tippawan Lorsuwannarat, Ph.D., the President of NIDA, together with Associate Professor Sombat Kusumavalee, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic and International Affairs, Assistant Professor Pattrawut Charoenroop, Ph.D., Assistant to the President for International Affairs, Associate Professor Chandranuj Mahakanjana, Ph.D., Assistant to the President for Student and Alumni Relations, Associate Professor Li Renliang, Ph.D., Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Social Development and Management Strategy, Associate Professor Tatchawan Kanitpong, Ph.D., Dean, Assistant Professor Kridsada Nimmanunta, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs, Graduate School of Business Administration, Assistant Professor Jaray Singhakowinta, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Social Development and Management Strategy, Associate Professor Peerapon Jaderojananont, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts Program in Law for Management, and Assistant Professor Suvicha Pouaree, Ph.D., Director of NIDA Poll visited prominent universities in the Special Administrative Region of Macau, Zhuhai, and Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. On the morning of September 10, the delegation traveled to the University of Macau, the only international university in Macau. They were warmly welcomed by Professor Yonghua Song, the President, along with other executives. In the afternoon of the same day, the group visited Beijing Normal University in Zhuhai, where they received a warm reception from Professor Kong Ying, Ph.D., and the executive team. NIDA has had a Memorandum of Understanding with BNU since last December. On September 11, the delegation visited Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, where they were received by Professor Chen Chunsheng, the Party Secretary, and senior executive members. In the evening, they met with Professor Li Shanming, the Dean of Lingnan College at Sun Yat-sen University. The purpose of visiting these three leading universities was to foster and establish a network for future international academic collaboration.
