PSU launched the 4th PSU Network in Trang Campus to showcase the community-driven research and innovation, and to strengthen communication with the media representatives.
This year's event was held from 11-13 October 2023, at PSU, Trang Campus. The opening ceremony was presided over Asst. Prof. Dr. Niwat Keawpradub, the PSU President, Asst. Prof. Dr. Pongthep Sutheravut, Vice President for Administration and Strategy, and Acting Vice President for Trang Campus at that time, along with the university's executives, faculty members, staff, and students, warmly welcomed the media from the Central, North and the local media from South, as well as the public relations networks from all five campuses who participated in the event.
The PSU President stated that over the past few years, PSU has been carrying out our missions of academic excellence, student production, human resource development for all ages, driving society towards sustainable development, research and innovation that create economic value and national development, having a health care system that is confident in quality, morality, and excellent medical care, as well as improving the efficiency of the management system. PSU has developed courses to meet the needs of the industrial sector and promote lifelong learning. It has also brought innovative products and academic services to commercial and national development use. As a result, PSU has been ranked as a high-quality university at both the national and global levels.
In the 4-year planning period up to 2037, the university has set a new vision to be a university of value to drive sustainable development at the forefront of the world. To create the potential to carry out important matters and result in real development for both the southern community, Thailand and the global society, The university will adapt working methods to collaborate with all sectors, both internal and external, to drive key societal issues using the potential of the institution, which is trusted and relied upon as the country's intellectual hub. The focus will be on driving strategic objectives in five areas: agriculture and food, health, natural resources and the environment, multicultural society, and innovation and tourism. These areas represent the strengths of Thailand and the readiness of PSU.
In addition to giving media representatives the opportunity to visit the Trang Campus, the 4th PSU Network also helped to strengthen relationships and build networks between media representatives and university public relations staff for future collaboration.
The Vice president, Asst. Prof. Dr. Pongthep, mentioned that PSU comprises five campuses, each with its own unique strengths. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the university's image by using information and event locations that rotate among all campuses each year. This showcases the unity and fosters relationships among internal university staff and with the media networks both centrally and locally.
The participants in the project visited interesting academic programs such as architecture, and outstanding achievements by PSU for the community, such as research on tourism routes in the old town of Kantang, the Yan Ta Khao community or the Yan Ta Khao model, and experiencing the lifestyle of the sea people at the Nam Rap community. These activities were organized to promote the Trang Campus and PSU to a wider audience.
After the opening ceremony, media representatives visited the exhibition and outstanding works of various units at the university, including Nakhon Trang Innovation City (TRM+ICM+PART+PA), U2T Project, Rakkaew Foundation, Digital Marketing for Businesses (IDTM+DBIZ), MikroTik, Equity, BE Hall of Frame, Internship Cooperative Awards for Digital Accounting– ACC Microneed, Microneedle patch, Bio-Calcium Production, Ready-to-Drink Jellies from cider vinegar, products from Research and Innovation Exhibition Center: RIEC, Cooperative Education and Integrated Education with Work, Corporate Social Responsibility, Academic Services for Sustainable Development, Educational Development to Reduce Disparities in the Southern Region, Value-Added Oleochemical Products, Community and Entrepreneurial Development Project to Increase Income from Community Tourism Activities in Raet, Suratthani, The Pattani Heritage City Project, Research Project to Address Poverty in an Integrated Manner in Pattani Province, PSU’s Confucius Institute
