Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University (CU) has realized the importance of student preparation for the ASEAN Economy Community (AEC) in 2015, especially in terms of academic strength and collaboration. Faculty of Science, CU would like to propose as the lead in organizing scientific lectures and workshops in the following ASEAN-distinctive science topics below to help facilitating the knowledge sharing, strengthening the scientific knowledge, and establishing the ASEAN science youth network among ASEAN students:
(1) Climate change and natural disaster management
(2) Food safety
(3) Biodiversity
Beside the preparation for the academic strength, the understanding of other ASEAN cultures, social values and languages are also another important factor for the success of AEC. Therefore, Center for International Cooperation Promotion, Faculty of Science together with ASEAN Youth Friendship Network (AYFN) decide to organize CU-AYFN ASEAN Science Camp 2014, allowing Thai and ASEAN students in various majors to interactively learn about science, and at the same time, to exchange cultures and languages and improve their English communication skills.
AYFN has successfully organized several cultural exchange events with several universities in ASEAN. Last year, Faculty of Science, CU also received the funding from Innovative Thai-ASEAN Academic Cooperation at Chulalongkorn University (ITAAC@CU) and ASEAN Studies Center to organize CU-AYFN ASEAN Science Camp 2013 with the participants from Faculty of Science, CU and AYFN Indonesian students. A great success in the establishment of science youth network among Thai and Indonesian students had been gratefully accomplished . It is, therefore, anticipated that the upcoming CU-AYFN ASEAN Science Camp 2014 would even furtherexpand such a network to cover all other ASEAN youth community.
Tentatively, 25 AYFN members and 25 CU students (with applicants from other univesities) will participate in CU-AYFN ASEAN Science Camp 2014 during June 16-22, 2014. The activities will include the lecture on ASEAN integration by Executive director of ASEAN University Network (AUN), the climate change, natural disaster management and food safety workshops from the distinguished faculty members invited from Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering, CU, the biodiversity tours in Center for Learning Network for the Region, Saraburi campus and Khaoyai National Park guided by faculty members in Biology Department, the cultural show and the charity activities in Nonthaburi.
For applicants, please fill the application form here.
Download the tentative program here.
