On 11 July 2024, the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Ubon Ratchathani in cooperation with The Mall Korat Department Store, held an opening ceremony of the newly established STOU Service Center at B floor of The Mall Korat, where Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of STOU, presided over.
The STOU Service Center at The Mall Korat provides services on enrollment, course registration, and providing information and answering questions about studying at STOU. The Center opens daily from 10.00 AM to 6.00 PM.
On 27 – 29 June 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Warangkana Chankong, Dean of the School of Health Science and Asst. Prof. Dr. Kultida Bunjongsiri, Deputy Dean of the School of Health Science, joined the 14th International Public Health Conference among Greater Mekong Sub-regional Countries (14th# ICPH-GMS) at the Pullman Hotel in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The conference aimed to develop the capability of faculty members and students, including the exchange of academic knowledge and research work, as well as developing network cooperation.
At the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Warangkana Chankong received an Award for Distance Education in Public Health Management Excellence. This award reflects STOU’s devotion and commitment to responding to the needs of both students and the faculty members. The award recognized the research work that studied the needs of students, lecturers, and relevant stakeholders and apply to teaching and learning design for both undergraduate and graduate programs.
On 29 – 30 June 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, and Mr. Wiruch Atiruttanapunya, Director of the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Kanchanaburi, conducted a volunteering activity at Ban Thung Kang Yang School.
The activity was initiated by the STOU Graduate Club and Student Club from Kanchanaburi. The volunteers delivered a variety of donated items, including clothing, hygiene products, medical supplies, toys, paper bags, shoes, and sports equipment, to the Director of Ban Thung Kang Yang School in Kanchanaburi. These items will be distributed to the teachers, students, and people in need.
The team also joined force with the Graduate Club and Student Club from Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Phuket, as well as private sector, including Hellmann Company, Irrigation Club for Society, Thai Lee Foods International Co.,Ltd., PSI Corporation Co,.Ltd. and Dr. Anusak Kongmalai, Member of the Senate of Thailand, for a volunteering activity at Ban Thung Kang Yang School. The volunteers renovated the toilets and toiletware at the school and also provided lunch for students and people in town.
Congratulations to two researchers of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University for receiving the 2023 New Generation Researcher Award from Prachachuen Research Network:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Phantipa Amornrit, Faculty Member of the Office of Educational Technology, awarded Good Prize.
Mr. Wutipark Poonbua, Faculty Member of the School of Management Science, Honorable Mention Prize.
From 3-5 July 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taweewat Watthanakuljaroen, Dean of the School of Educational Studies, participated in the 2024 International Conference on Open Innovative Education (ICOIE2024) at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan (left) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taweewat Watthanakuljaroen (right) attending ICOIE2024
The conference was held with the following objectives:
provide a platform for sharing quality research, effective practices and well-formulated views relevant to open and innovative education;
facilitate networking and cross-institutional collaboration among researchers and educators in fields of educational innovation and/or openness; and
promote studies and advancements in open and innovative education.
The main topics of the keynote speeches were:
AI in Education: Finding the Right Moments of Dependency, Scaffolding, and Competency
Internet Dividends and Human Resource Development in China
Debates, Experiences and Solutions of Using Generative AI for Learning and Teaching
Distance Education Universities in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Learning analytics in the age of generative artificial intelligence
These topics were presented by university administrators and professors who are experts in their respective fields. (More information is available at: https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/icoie/speakers/#keynote2
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan (left) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taweewat Watthanakuljaroen (right) attending ICOIE2024
In addition, there was a session for researchers to present their research under 13 different related topics:
AI/VR/AR/MR in education
Engaging students and learning design
Innovations in curriculum and pedagogy
Academic/learning analytics
Agile/blended/agile-blended learning
Gamification for learning
Social media and technology-mediated learning communities
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan presenting at ICOIE2024
At the ICOIE2024 Conference, STOU presented a research paper titled “The Results of the Training of Occupational Competency-Based with Blended Learning for Elders in Thailand” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kemmanat Mingsiritham, Office of Educational Technology. The research findings were presented under the topic of Agile/blended/agile-blended learning.
The ICOIE2025 will be organized from 9-11 July 2025. Visit https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/icoie/ for more information on the ICOIE Conference.
On 25 June 2024, Ajarn Ajjana Kampanatsanyakorn, Director of Kumutmas School led over 20 Grade 2 students and teachers to visit Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), where we are delighted that the university can serve as a learning resources for a wider range of people in the community.
In this occasion, Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of STOU, welcomed the visitors. The students participated in various awareness-raising activities, including:
Making fertilizer from earthworm castings and propagating various plant species at the Urban Agriculture Learning Center of the School of Agriculture and Cooperatives, STOU;
2. Preparing herbal medicines and learning Thai massage techniques at the STOU Thai Traditional Medicine Clinic, School of Health Sciences;
3. Learning about the history of King Rama VII’s reign by visiting the King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambhai Barni Documentation Center at STOU Library;
4. Participating in radio and television program production activities at the Educational Broadcasting Production Center (EBPC) of the Office of Educational Technology, STOU.
” Lifelong learning starts here! ” Explore our campus and ignite your curiosity at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, making donation at Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center
On Thursday, 20 June 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, delivered the donated cosmetics, paper bags and medical supplies to the concerned organizations.
Mrs. Tidarat Tedsana, Deputy Director for Nursing, represented Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center in receiving the donated items. The cosmetics would be used for mortuary makeup and paper bags would be handed out to the patients to carry medicines home.
STOU also delivered old calendars to Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak, Director of the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen. These old calendars will be made into Braille desk calendars and passed on to visually impaired people to use in the following year. Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak took this opportunity to encourage administrators, staff, students, and alumni of STOU to donate funds to support the Braille books project including the production and distribution of “Easy Happiness at the Tip of Your Nose” (in Braille) and bilingual Aesop’s fables such as “The Tortoise and the Hare” (in Braille). These books will be distributed to schools for the blind students in the project across several provinces nationwide. Additionally, the funds will support the purchase of continuous paper for producing Braille textbooks and novels.
Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak, Director of the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen.
These donation projects operate under the Green University and sustainability awareness-raising scheme.
On 15 – 18 June 2024, The administrative board of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of STOU, along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanasak Saijampa, Acting Vice-President for Strategy, Planning, Digital Technology, and Human Resources, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Warangkana Chankong, Dean of School of Health Science, attended the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL), which was organized in Tokyo, Japan. STOU had joined in the topic of Advances in Information and Communication Technology in Education and joined in 3 sub-topics, which were Technology and the future of healthcare, Technological innovations for education and Data science and informatics.
Mr. Surachai Chotparinyanon, Producer of “Dohiru” on Thai PBS television channel, a graduate of the Bachelor of Communication Arts Program (Film), received the Excellence Award in Variety Shows at the 38th TV Gold Awards.
Since 1986, the prestigious TV Gold Awards, organized by the Thai TV Promotion Club, have annually celebrated excellence in Thai television dramas, honoring both actors and actresses and other key figures in the industry.
faculty members from the School of Agricultural and Cooperatives, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), undertook a study tour on agriculture in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, for the fiscal year 2024. The project was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Monticha Putsakum.
The study tour aimed to exchange knowledge on agricultural education systems, research, and cutting-edge technologies. The participants visited two institutions:
On 17 June 2024, the delegates visited Guangdong Open University. They exchanged knowledge with the Vice President and faculty members on the university’s teaching and credit bank system and toured the university’s museum showcasing its history and teaching methods.
STOU School of Agriculture and Cooperative visits Guangdong Open University in 2024.
On 18 June 2024, the delegates visited South China Agricultural University. They engaged in discussions with the Dean of the College of Agriculture and faculty members about the university’s teaching and research systems, especially in the fields of Agriculture, Animal Science, and Food Science, and explored opportunities for faculty and student exchange programs for joint research and studies. They also visited laboratories and the university’s museum related to agriculture in South China and toured the Yogurt Cafe, which featured the renowned dairy product of the university.
STOU School of Agriculture and Cooperative visits South China Agricultural University in 2024.
This study tour provided participants with valuable knowledge and experience on contemporary agricultural systems, technologies, and innovations. This will contribute to the development of teaching, research, and academic services in the School of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
