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On 1 September 2026, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siwaret Arikit, Director of the Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, welcomed Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samak Kaewsukksaeng, Vice President for Research and Innovation, acting for the President of Thaksin University, together with Thaksin University executives, on the occasion of the Institute of Research and Innovation, Thaksin University, holding the project “TSU Research Talent Hub: Raising High-Potential Research Groups to International Research Centers”, and led the group on a study visit at the Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom Province.
The project aims to study and exchange learning on models for managing strong research centers, approaches to developing research teams and cooperation networks, managing research infrastructure, and putting research to use, to gather knowledge and good practices to apply in developing Thaksin University's research centers to be strong, competitive and able to rise to international research centers.
On this study visit, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siwaret Arikit, Director of the Rice Science Center, presented information on the direction of operations and research of the Rice Science Center at the international level, including approaches to managing a research center, building research teams, developing cooperation networks with agencies at home and abroad, and pushing rice research toward use and creating impact on the agricultural sector.
The Thaksin University executives then visited the scientific laboratories, rice research laboratories and rice research plots of the Rice Science Center and NSTDA, and exchanged learning on research support infrastructure systems, research management processes, and integrating cooperation between universities and research agencies to drive research to concrete results.
This study visit and exchange is an important forum for sharing experience and approaches to managing a strong research center, and also builds a cooperation network between Kasetsart University and Thaksin University to jointly raise researcher capability, develop the research ecosystem, and push the research of Thai universities toward international standards and cooperation.
Source: Facebook Rice Science Center
