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Issue no. 4 | 2022

Mapping of the faculty’s academic programme
and its future sustainability with three Thai

universities

By Assoc Prof Dr. Md Azalanshah Md Syed
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences extended its
academic collaboration in the Southeast Asian region by
establishing strategic partnership with three prestigious
Thai universities – Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat
University and Srinakharinwirot University.

The primary goal of this collaboration is to ensure the
program’s sustainability, particularly at the postgraduate
level, through strategic mobility and the sharing of
expertise among students and academics. This academic FASS delegates in the Theatre Hall with the management of Faculty
of Journalism and Mass Communication Thammasat University
visit, led by Professor Dr Hanafi Hussin from October 3 to 5,
2022, successfully mapped the curriculum for the new Meanwhile, Associate Professor Dr. Kalyakorn
Master of Journalism and Strategic Communication Worakullattanee, Dean of Thammasat University's Faculty
programme. This new programme is unique in that it is of Journalism and Mass Communication, has promised to
oriented towards finance generation and is integrated provide places and resources for this postgraduate
with a blended curriculum to meet the needs of the programme which is set to begin in October 2023. She
industry and the job market. also stated her willingness to accept more undergraduate
students in the field of Media and Communication studies
In addition to internationalization through subject via the mobility programme.
equalization, the planned programme offers resource
sharing, teaching, and learning in the Faculty of Another highlight of this academic visit was the academic
Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University; Faculty of collaboration with Srinakharinwirot University’s Associate
Journalism and Mass Communication, Thammasat Professor Dr. Prit Supasetsiri and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noppadol
University; and College of Social Communication Inchan, Dean of the College of Social Communication
Innovation (COSCI), Srinakharinwirot University. Innovation (COSCI). They agreed to accept postgraduate
students from the Department of Media and
Communication Studies, UM, and to provide creative
Associate Professor Dr. Preeda Akarachantachote, Dean of
the Faculty of Communication Arts at Chulalongkorn industry training resources. Srinakharinwirot University's
University, expressed his willingness to collaborate in the strategic location next to the well-known Thai television
field of Media and Communication studies, particularly in station GMM Grammy would expose the future students of
terms of student exchange and academic expertise, this Masters programme to the Thai entertainment and
research and publication, and annual conferences. Due to journalism industry.
Chulalongkorn University’s status as Thailand’s premier
university, postgraduate students at FASS, UM will have
opportunities to explore wider collaborations in the field of
social science research.

FASS delegates with the Vice President of Srinakharinwirot
University (four from left)
Left: FASS delegates with the management team of Faculty of
Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University
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