Following the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH ), in Taipei on 3-6 December 2009, the representatives from the Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol Univerisity, led by Assoc. Prof. Phitaya Charupoonphol, Dean, Faculty of Public Health, including Deputy Deans, an Assistant Dean and supporting staffs, visited 3 universities in Taiwan, the Republic of China (ROC); National Taiwan University, China Medical University, and Taipei Medical University.

        The visiting program established stronger links with Taiwanese colleagues through the facilitative sharing of administrative and human resources. The objectives of the visit were to initially meet senior Taiwanese health staff and to see at first hand, both the Public Health facilities and the facilities of related fields. Secondly, opportunities for joint research collaboration were discussed, and thirdly, ongoing students exchange programs were proposed, including a reciprocation of students exchange program already established with both China Medical University and National Taiwan University.

        A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the faculties of Public Health of Mahidol University and the College of Public Health of Taipei Medical University and soon after returning to Bangkok, another MOU was signed between the faculty of Public Health of Mahidol and the College of Public Health of China Medical University.

Post Date : March 26, 2010