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State of the World Forum Competition Winner

// 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…

Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, Bangkok, 9-12 June

// 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:

• Review the present status and trends in aquaculture development.
• Evaluate the progress made in the implementation of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration and Strategy.
• Address emerging issues in aquaculture development.
• Assess opportunities and challenges for future aquaculture development.
• Build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector.

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.

DPUIC Corporate Social Responsibility Camp 2010

// January 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // Campus Life, Friends of DPUIC, Going Green, News

CSR Camp 2009 Group Picture

On Wednesday 13th January, 2010, over 40 DPUIC students and staff travelled to the Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School for the first DPUIC Corporate Social Responsibility Camp. The Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School is based in a rural area of the Kanchanaburi province and their students are in both Anubarn 1-3 and Pratom 1-6 year groups.

I think I am too old for this class

During the day we performed a number of social responsible activities, including: preparing and cooking lunch for the students, planting trees within the schools grounds and giving the school a gift of sports equipment.

CSR Camp 2009 Spaghetti for lunch

DPUIC would like to offer it’s thanks to the Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School for allowing us the opportunity of visiting and contributing to the ongoing success of their students.

Final Round: Student Ambassador to State of the World Forum Competition

// 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:

“What new things are you going to discover?”

// August 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Going Green

With the long-term health of the planet at risk and the history of alternative energies in the making, Steve Westly, former CFO for the state of California and founder of VC firm The Westly Group, challenges students and entrepreneurs to leave their hand print on the changing shape of the world. He cites the example of great explorers like Magellan and Columbus who broadly reached beyond boundaries never thought capable of being broken. Dependance on oil has these same challenges.  He asks the audience, “What new things are you going to discover?”

Watch the video

Mapping Green Thailand

// August 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // Going Green

The Green Map platform http://www.greenmap.org enables local communities to map assets and resource flows in order to make economies and countries more aware of their ecologies, and hence more sustainable. A new book features fascinating illustrated narratives by local green map makers in ten countries.

Read about green Map impacts

The chapter is written by Nongpal Chancharoen of the Thailand Environment Institute http://www.tei.or.th (TEI)
For more information, contact the author at nongpal@tei.or.th

The Eleventh National English Speech Competition

// July 17th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Events and Competitions, Going Green

The Australian Studies Centre, in Bangkok, is inviting full-time students from DPU to participate in the 11th National English Language Speech Competition. 

If you would like to participate in this great opportunity then please follow this link…

Climate: The clock is ticking…

// July 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Going Green

The G8, meeting in Rome this week, is weighing a pledge to limit global warming below 2 degrees centigrade, the level at which scientists say a deadly climate chain reaction becomes dangerously likely. Canada, Japan, and Russia are trying to veto the 2-degree limit — and an immediate global outcry is needed to rescue it.

Add your name to the petition, and Avaaz will deliver it with stunts and meetings in Rome this Wednesday and Thursday!

The way of the green thing!

// June 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Going Green

‘State of the World Forum’ Competition

// June 20th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Events and Competitions, Going Green, News