Thammasat Institute of Area Studies, Thammasat University Signs MOUs with 6 Institutions from the Philippines and Indonesia
On 21 June 2025, the Thammasat Institute of Area Studies, Thammasat University, held a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Sunset Room, 11th Floor, Prince Palace Hotel, Bangkok, with six academic institutions and associations from the Philippines and Indonesia:
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) – National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG)
Association of Schools in Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP)
The Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA)
Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA)
National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) – School of Administration Campus Bandung (Politeknik STIA LAN Bandung), Indonesia
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia
This MOU aims to promote academic collaboration between partner institutions through the following areas of cooperation:
Joint research projects
Co-authorship and academic publications
Organization of academic lectures and seminars
Exchange of academic data and resources
The signing ceremony was honored by Asst. Prof. Thanyaporn Soontornthum, Ph.D Director of TIARA and Assoc. Prof. Sida Sonsri, Honorary Advisors of TIARA, who represented Thammasat University in this important initiative.
This marks a major step forward in expanding regional academic networks and strengthening Thailand’s role on the international academic stage.
