On 9 September 2022, H.E. Ms. Vimolbajra Ruksakiati, Ambassador of Thailand to Norway, met with Mr. Tor Grande, Pro-Rector for Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The meeting was also attended by Mr. Patrick Reurink, Senior Advisor, Pro-Rector for Research and Ms. Potchamas Saengthien, Counsellor.

 

Ambassador Vimolbajra informed Mr. Grande of the existing academic cooperation between Thailand and many Norwegian institutions such as the cooperation on Arctic Research between Chulalongkorn University and University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and the cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Norway on seeds deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV). As there are currently about 10-15 Thai students studying at NTNU, in the fields of engineering, medical and health services, and economics, the Embassy wishes to promote the cooperation on education with NTNU, especially student exchange programme, which NTNU had with Burapha University.

 

On this occasion, Mr. Grande and Mr. Reurink informed Ambassador Vimolbajra of the existing cooperation on joint publication with many Thai academic institutions such as Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, and Suranaree University of Technology. NTNU also seeks the Embassy’s assistance in distributing information about NTNU’s English Language Master’s program among Thai students. More details can be found on the University’s website: https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/international/master.

 

NTNU was founded by the Norwegian Parliament in 1910 as Norway's national engineering university. NTNU also has expertise in research and technology from the close collaboration with the SINTEF (Institute for Industrial and Technical Research), established in 1950. The SINTEF is the largest research institute in Scandinavia and known for research in the fields of technology, natural sciences, medicine, and social sciences. NTNU is the largest university in Norway in terms of number of students, professors, and staffs with the main campus in Trondheim and the other two campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund. During 2014-2023, NTNU’s strategic research areas and enabling technologies are in energy, health, ocean, and sustainability. Mrs. May-Britt Moser and Mr. Edvard Moser, brain researchers at NTNU’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience received 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.