// February 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, News
DPUIC recently won the national gold medal in Thailand’s Basketball University League, 2009/2010.
The final round of 16-teams was hosted by Thammasat Univresity between the 22-30 January, 2010. The competition started with teams from no less than 67 Thai universities.
An outstanding achievemnt for our students and our university.
// February 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Staff
Professor Mikael Lundgren of Linnaeus University, Kalmar Sweden, is participating in an academic exchange program with DPUIC.
During his stay Mikael has contributed to our both our Hospitality and Tourism, and Business Administration programs by offering a series of special lectures; in topics ranging from ethical marketing, to leadership and strategic thinking.
We would like to offer our appreciation and thanks for Mikael’s contribution to the ongoing success of our international college.
// January 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Going Green
The time has come to announce the DPUIC ‘Student Ambassador to State of the World Forum 2009′ competition winner. The judges had some tough decisions to make as the quality of all our final five entrants was very high, and as a result of the overall quality we are also able to offer a runner-up prize…
In 1st place we have Supat Kuanpradit (IHOST):
And, our 2nd prize goes to Pattraporn Sooksopee (Art and Sciences):
Overall may SOWF, the AFI and DPUIC offer its congratulations to both the winners and commiserations to all the other entrants. Keep your eyes on the blog for further updates relating to how DPU students are progressing with SOWF…
// January 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Going Green, News
In 1976, FAO held the first ever global conference on aquaculture, the Kyoto Conference, which triggered the recognition of aquaculture as a significant food production sector and explored opportunities for aquaculture development. With aquaculture now providing nearly 50% of global food fish supplies, FAO in partnership with NACA and the Thai Department of Fisheries, are organising the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, 9-12 June, Bangkok, Thailand, to evaluate where the sector stands today and prepare for the challenges ahead. The objectives of the conference are to:
The conference will provide a global forum to build consensus to advance sustainable aquaculture development and contribute to the Millennium Development Goals. Please see the conference website for the full programme. Online registration is available via the NACA website. Have your say on the future of aquaculture development, join us in Bangkok.
// January 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Interesting articles, Staff
DPUIC Xmas Party
Merry Xmas and Happy New year to all from DPUIC. Please see below some wonderful pictures from the DPUIC Staff Xmas Party!!!
DPUIC Xmas Party - Aj Supara and Aj Michel
DPUIC Xmas Party - Aj Kom
DPUIC Xmas Party - Aj David and Par Dok
DPUIC Xmas Party - Tarn, Chompoo and Mon
DPUIC Xmas Party - Chompoo, Ahon and Ban
// December 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Friends of DPUIC, Going Green
The time has come for our five lucky contenders to present their essays to our panel of esteemed judges. One exceptional winner will have the opportunity to fly to Washington D.C. next February to attend State of the World Forum. Our judging panel includes: Prof. Dr. Richard Hames, Founding Director of the Asian Foresight Institute; Sunit Shrestha, Managing Director of ChangeFushion; and, Steve Pearmain, Managing Director of SLP Environmental.
To remind you of the essay question we have included it below:
The following section contains our five contender’s presentations, which our judges will be reviewing as we speak. And, I am sure that you will enjoy watching the presentations as both the judges and faculty has at DPUIC…
The first to present is Nunnapuzz Lucksanavisist (IBEC):
The second to present is Supat Kuanpradit (IHOST):
The third to present is Sunanta Luengsaad (IBEC):
The fourth to present is Pongsatorn Pankong (Art and Sciences):
The last to present is Pattraporn Sooksopee (Art and Sciences):
Who will be the lucky winner? What do you and our judges think? Watch this space to find out…
Meet the partnership organisations:
// November 2nd, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Campus Life, Events and Competitions
We like to offer our international students the opportunity to become immersed in Thai Culture. So, our Swedish cohort have been participating in a DPU special class teaching students how to create a kratong.
We shall have some more Loy Kratong stories and pictures very soon…
// July 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Uncategorized
Don’t miss it! DPUIC Study Abroad Programs 2009 Seminar will be held on Friday, August 21, 2009 from 4.30-5.30pm in Sajja 1 Room, President’s Building. Recommended for all first to third year students who want to find out what options are available to them for studying a semester abroad.
// July 22nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions
The Youth Writers Awards Asia 2010 is jointly organized by the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore and Reader’s Digest ASIA (RDA) in celebration of Singapore hosting the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The competition is designed to aid youths around Asia in developing a spirit of sportsmanship, to encourage reading, as well as to create a common topic of discussion and encourage the exchange of ideas. The theme of the competition is “Dare to Dream: Stories of Imagination, Passion and Sporting Excellence”. Participants can write a short story (fictional or non-fictional) in English describing the nature of individual love and passion for sport(s) including values such as friendship, the will to go the extra mile, honesty, fair play, hard work, respect for everyone regardless of differences etc. They can share their dreams, true feelings, joys, frustrations or special memories they may have about sports through the medium of the short story.
// July 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Campus Life, Events and Competitions
Mr. Charrie Rakwongskaseam (Lee) and Ms. Thananyarat Auttathanasarn (Ae), two new, first-year students in DPUIC, recently competed in the University’s Star and Moon Contest 2009, showing off their good-looks and outstanding talent to a roaring crowd.
(Pictures courtesy of Boy (IBIT))
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