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Visit of Research Institute for Languages and

Cultures of Asia (RILCA), Mahidol University

A delegation from the Research Institute for Languages
and Cultures of Asia (RILCA), Mahidol University, visited
the Faculty on 8 February 2023. The delegation was led by
the Institute’s Director, Associate Professor Dr Morakot
Meyer, Deputy Director Assoc Prof Dr Watcharapol
Wiboolyasarin and Asst Prof Dr Sumittra Suraratdecha.

The delegation was received by the Dean, Professor Wong
and the team of Faculty leadership. A wide range of items
were discussed including the idea of promoting joint-
research, exchange of students, and collaboration for
workshops and seminars. Among topics discussed are
diaspora and transnational migration, ageing society and
intergenerational gap, gender equality, and media.

Dean’s List Award Semester II 2021/2022

On the 16th of March 2023, the Faculty of Arts and Social By Tessa Humbising Eric
Sciences conducted the highly anticipated semestrial Director, Dean’s List Award
Dean’s List Award Ceremony to celebrate esteemed act as a motivator for each and every student of the Faculty
students who exemplified the spirit of academic of Arts and Social Sciences to strive harder in their future
excellency. The award ceremony is conducted twice every endeavours to achieve the Dean's List Award.
year as organised and handled by the members of the
Global Network Club in cooperation with the
administration of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The ceremony served as a platform to commemorate and
congratulate students under the faculty who were able to
achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.70 and above
with a minimum of 15 credit hours from the past semester.

This time around, the faculty recognized the exceptional
academic accomplishments of 587 outstanding students.
Out of these students, 295 recipients attended the
ceremony held at Dewan Kuliah F to receive their award in
person. As the students received certificates and honours
in recognition of their exceptional academic
accomplishments, the atmosphere was brimming with The Department of International and Strategic Studies’ Thaha Albana
Turmuzi with a GPA of 4.00 receiving his award from the Dean
happiness and celebration.

For this edition of the Dean’s List Award ceremony, the
theme chosen was ‘Diamonds of the Season’. A diamond is
a piece of coal under pressure, thus if you are feeling
pressured today, you are about to shine. The theme
signifies the hardships and sacrifices students endure
throughout their duration of study in order to secure
various academic achievements. In conjunction with
International Women’s Day on the 8th of March 2023, the
ceremony also celebrated the special day. As such, the
Dean's List Award ceremony committee members proudly
wore a purple ribbon to signify their support for inclusivity
and equality. To conclude, it is hoped that the event would Dean’s List recipients from the Department of English

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