The MUIC Alumni Association—under its President, Mr. Visut Kittichotiwong—together with the Alumni Affairs & Career Development Group, held “MUIC Alumni Golf Championship 2022” on April 8, 2022 at Lakewood Country Club, Samut Prakarn.

There were 57 participants out of whom five emerged as the winners:

1. Pro Winner – Mr. Wanphadej  Phanayangkul

2. Winner Group A  – Mr. Warakrit Watcharasakundet

3. First Runner-up Group A – Mr. Soratat Rojanasoonthon

4. Winner Group B – Mr. Phatwit Phayakcso

5. First Runner-up Group B – Mr. Natthasit Chulinrak

Mr. Duke Intraprasert, a THM alumnus from the Class of 2004, received the Best School Executive Awards 2022 from the Office of the Private Education Commission (Thailand) and Non-Formal Private Education Association (Thailand), in a ceremony held at the Teachers Council Auditorium, Ministry of Education, on February 13, 2022. Mr. Duke is the Managing Director at Duke & Royce Co. Ltd.

An alumnus of Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Mr. Phuwarat Norchoovech (Computer Science, Class of 2008) won with his team UpPass the 1st Place in MEiD Hackathon: Digital ID Solution for All in their innovation “No-Code Verification Onboarding Platform” at the Auditorium, KX – Knowledge Exchange for Innovation, on February 7, 2022.

Mr. Phuwarat and his team received a cash prize of 250,000 Baht with plaque and certificate.

His team’s entry and platform will be built on Digital Service Sandbox by Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA ).

Mr. Phuwarat is a Co-founder and Chief Product and Data Officer of Credit OK, a fintech startup that extends capital to micro-entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.

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Mahidol University International College (MUIC) recently received a donation of cash and kind worth a total value of 97,560 Baht from one of its alumni. Asst. Prof. Dr. Chayanant Hongfa, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, received from Mr. Mark Limsiripahn (Biological Science alumni), representing Higher Digital Ventures Co. Ltd., a donation of energy drinks and cash for use in two Student Association events, namely, IC E-Sport and “The Most of It Live Show.”

Mr. Athikhun Suwannakhan was a 1st Class Honors Biological Science alumnus from the Class of 2016. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Anatomy at the Faculty of Science of Mahidol University. He was granted a “Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Scholarship” which offers a five-year scholarship with a one-year study abroad component from Thailand’s Research Fund. Also, he received the “Prof. Sud Saengwichian Award,” an annual award given to the best oral presentation in gross anatomy and histology from the Anatomy Association of Thailand (AAT) in the same year.

As he is very keen on biomedical science research, he is a strong advocate of Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization, which supports the creation and distribution of license-free educational content. Its well-known project is Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, the entries of which are created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. He has been sponsored to join Wikimania, the annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation in different countries since 2018. He is also a founding member of Wikimedia Thailand. He has been selected as a lead organizer and a chairperson of Wikimania 2020, the largest Wikimedia gathering in the world, which will take place in Bangkok in August 2020.

Asst. Prof. Phuvadol Thanakiatkrai graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science degree with 1st Class Honors. He obtained his Doctorate Degree in Forensic Science Program at the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry of the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. He currently works at the Forensic Science Program, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University. He has authored and co-authored over 30 international peer-reviewed research articles (see attached CV), of which the majority are indexed in Web of Science. He has also applied for four patents/petty patents and managed over 10 million THB in research grant. He was awarded the 2019 Young Scientist Award by the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King, which is one of the most prestigious national awards for a scientist under 35 years old with excellent research record. His invention – PSU-VisDNA Kit – was also recognized by the National Research Council of Thailand as the 2019 Silver-Level Invention. It has the potential to revolutionize the way forensic DNA analysts collect “touch DNA” samples from evidence with possible savings of up to millions of Thai Baht annually. As one of the leading forensic DNA researchers in Thailand, he has been invited to train both Thai and international forensic scientists.

Ms. Alissara “Belle” Kulchaipanich graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree major in Marketing from MUIC in 2012. After graduating, she joined the Management Trainee Program at L’Oreal Co. in Thailand for one year and was promoted as an Assistant Product Manager. She then went to New York University (NYU) where she graduated with a Master of Science Degree major in Integrated Marketing (Analytics Concentration). During her second year at NYU, she worked as an intern in multiple companies in New York City to learn more about the working culture in the US and hone her skill sets. After finishing her Master’s degree, she received a job offer from the New York Times, the world’s largest publishing company, in its New York headquarters as the manager for its marketing and campaign operations. Later, she won the Company Publisher’s Award in 2018 for introducing a complex pricing strategy of home delivery subscriptions. She currently works at Estee Lauder Co.’s headquarters as a Senior Manager, North America E-Commerce, M•A•C Cosmetics, leading its direct marketing channels strategy for e-commerce business in the American and Canadian markets. Her recent professional achievement was the successful launching and delivery with her team of give-back marketing campaigns to drive COVID-19 relief efforts. The campaign was able to donate 100% of sales of the company’s Glam lipsticks to local communities which have been affected by Covid-19. She led the communication strategy through direct marketing channels in the North American market to create awareness, drive purchases, and more importantly, encourage donations.

Ms. Aniqa Islam Marshall graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree major in Biological Sciences with First Class Honors in 2016. After graduating from MUIC, she worked in the public health sector. In 2017, she was awarded the Program in Applied Vaccine Experiences Scholarship, having been chosen by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and selected to be placed at UNICEF to participate in the development of its action plan for immunization programs and conduct policy research on vaccines. She was later offered a masters tuition scholarship at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. After she returned to Thailand, she worked at the National Vaccine Institute as a public health diplomat to push Thailand’s issues in the global arena and make the country the focal point for the ASEAN Vaccine Security and Self-Reliance Initiative leading to the endorsement of the ASEAN Leaders Declaration on Vaccine Security and Self-Reliance at the 35th ASEAN Summit. Currently, she is working at the Ministry of Public Health Thailand as a researcher conducting health policy and systems research to address priority health problems and inform policy decisions. She has had quite a number of international and domestic publications on public health issues in Thailand, including in the World Health Organization Bulletin and most recently on COVID-19 response (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6575-731X). Aniqa recently received a grant worth £147,166 under the Doctoral Studentship in Social Science & Bioethics from the Wellcome Trust to conduct research on health policy in Asia as a Ph.D. student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Ms. Samornpun “Tarn” Somnam obtained a bachelor’s degree major in Travel Industry Management in 2010. She then pursued a Master’s degree in Marketing at Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Switzerland. She is part of her family’s business, serving as Executive Director of Keemala, a luxury five-star hotel located in Phuket. Under her management, Keemala was recognized globally for being a small but luxurious romantic hotel with distinctive designs “inspired by four ancient lifestyles.” Keemala received several World Luxury Hotel Awards. This award, whose recipients are voted by over 300,000 international travelers, guests, and industry players alike each year, is considered as the pinnacle of achievement in the luxury hotel industry. In 2017, Keemala won both the Luxury Romantic Villa Global Award and Luxury Design Hotel Region Award at the 11th Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards held in Switzerland. Two years later, Keemala was selected as the Regional Winner for Luxury Eco Resort by the same award-giving body. In 2020, the hotel was the Global Winner for Luxury Eco Resort in the World Luxury Hotel Awards. She is also Executive Director of The KEE Resort & Spa, one of Patong’s most popular and unique accommodations, which is also part of her family business.

Assoc. Prof. Chulathida Chomchai, M.D., Dean of MUIC, presented to Dr. Suniti Barua the plaque for being one of the MUIC Outstanding Alumni Awardees 2017 on January 15, 2019 at the Co-working Space, Aditayathorn Building. Dr. Barua, who is already based in the US, is in Thailand for a visit.

A member of the Class of 2000, Dr. Barua graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2000.  She finished her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology degree at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California (APA Accredited) in 2010.

Afterwards, she received the Fellowship Award and Brian Phillip Keith Research Assistantship Award from Palo Alto University. As a licensed psychologist who had been based in Thailand and now in the US and also a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), she has conducted many professional trainings and workshops.