Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Visited ACSDSD

On September 3, 2020, H.E. Mr Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, along with high-level administrators from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visits the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (AC2SD) at the College of Management, Mahidol University, on Viphavadee Rangsit road, Bangkok.

H.E. Mr Don Pramudwinai is welcomed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Duangporn Arbhasil, Dean of the College of Management, Mahidol University, and Mahidol University administrators. The AC2SD team has presented a progress report on the establishment and activities of the centre during the past year. These activities include fundamental and applied research projects, an ASEAN Doctoral Fellowship scheme, dissemination of the centre’s sustainable development research via different channels and acting as a platform for policy dialogue among ASEAN nations and those interested in contributing to ASEAN.

In line with Mahidol University’s strategic direction, AC2SD aims to be an excellent research center on sustainable development in ASEAN through research, education and policy dialogue.

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