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University Highlighted Activities

AU Participation in 42nd NONTRI GAMES

On January 8, 2015, Assumption UniversityStudent Affairs under the leadership of Dr. VindhaiCocracul, Vice Rector for Student Affairs , Mr. BanchaSkuldee, Deputy Vice Rector for Student Affairs andDr. Chirapa Srikalasin, Assistant to the Vice Rectorfor Student Affairs, motivated AU team leaders andAU athletes, and their coaches, to participate andcompete in 17 games & sports in “NONTRIGAMES”: the 42nd Thailand University Games 2015during January 14-24, 2015 held at KasetsartUniversity.

The athletes were warmly greeted with acongratulatory message from the AU President priorto their departure. A dinner reception was organizedwhen the Nontri Games concluded to honor theseathletes and presentations were awarded to winnersof the games on February 5, 2015 at John Paul IISports Center, Suvarnabhumi campus.

This year the AU athletes proudly came homewith 4 gold medals, 2 silvers, and 8 bronzes.

The golds are from crossword game (doublemales), and another board game called ‘Mak-lom’(mixed team) (Go). Two silvers are fromballroom dance, Standard Class E Single Dance (SlowFoxtrot), and swimming, 50 meter free style male.The 8 bronzes are from crossword male, individualgame; karate male team; karate not exceeding 60 kg.male individual; taekwondo male not exceeding 62kg. and 57-62 kg female individual; taekwondoPoomsae female individual; Standard Class E SingleDance (Quickstep); swimming 50 meter free stylemale.

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University Highlighted Activities

AU Residence Halls New Year Party 2015

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran, RectorMagnificus of Assumption University, presided overthe AU Residence Halls New Year Party on January20, 2015 at King’s Court AU Residence Halls,Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi campus.Attendants were Rev. Bro. Dr. Amnuay Yoonprayong,Vice Rector for Moral Development Education,Dr.Vindhai Cocracul,Vice Rector for Student AffairsDr. Soonthorn Pibulcharoensit, Chairman of theDormitory Management Committee, administratorsand all residential students.

AU GSB and UOB Open Cyber Learning Center

The Graduate School of Business, Assumption University, in cooperation with UOB Kay Hian Securities(Thailand) Public Company Limited, opened the UOB Kay Hian Cyber Learning Center located on the firstfloor, Assumption Hall, Hua Mak campus. The joint-venture Learning Center was initiated for three primaryreasons:(1) it is designed to promote experiential, authentic learning of our students rather than learning fromtextbooks; (2) the center serves new generations, e.g. young financial investors, with keen interest in makinguse of today’s technology to optimize their financial investment; and (3) the Center supports the learning-while-working attitude among students.The opening was jointly presided over by Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran,Rector Magnificus, Assumption University, and Mr. Chaipat Narkmontanakum, Chief Executive Officer, UOBKay Hian Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited. The UOB Kay Hian Cyber Learning Center isinaugurated on January 19, 2015.

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Glen Chatelier representing Thailand andAssumption University as Consultor at the Plenaryon Women’s Cultures organized by the PontificalCouncil for Culture, February 4-7, 2015 greeted HisHoliness Pope Francis at the Consistory Hall, TheVatican Palace on February 7, 2015.

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AU Games

AU Student Organization, AssumptionUniversity organized the annual AU Games, thisyear under the theme “The Return of Ten”participated by ten faculties. On the opening day,a Mini Marathon of 3 kilometer and 6 kilometerraces was conducted on February 9, 2015 at theThai Pavilion, Suvarnabhumi campus. The AUGames was presided over by Rev. Bro. Dr. BanchaSaenghiran, Rector Magnificus of AssumptionUniversity.

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University Highlighted Activities

National day of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran was invited tothe National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran Receptionon February 10, 2015 at Swiss Hotel Nai Lert Park.Brother President was pictured with one of theAssumption University Alumni who graduated frombachelor and master degrees.

Rev. Bro. Dr. Amnuay Yoonprayong, Vice Rectorfor Moral Development Education presided over the openingof the Iranian Culture and Tradition on the Iranian NationalDay Anniversary co-organized by AU Faculty of Music andAU Student Affairs on February 12, 2015 at Martin Hall, theCathedral of Learning, Suvarnabhumi campus. Attendantswere Mr. Mostafa Najjarian Zadeh, Cultural Counselor, theEmbassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Thailand, hisaccompanying delegation, honored guests, AU administrators,faculty members, and students.

Christian Conference of Asia

Assumption University hosted ChristianConference of Asia (CCA) General CommitteeMeeting from February 9-13, 2015. There wereparticipants from different countries around Asiancommunity. On the opening ceremony Rev. Bro. Dr.Bancha Seanghiran was invited to address the CCAgroup at King David Residence Hall, Suvarnabhumicampus on February 11, 2015.

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New AUAA Office at Hua Mak Campus

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran Rector Magnificus,Assumption University, Rev. Bro. Dr. Prathip M. KomolmasRector Emeritus, Dr. Udom Hongchatikul President AssumptionUniversity Alumni Association jointly presided over the openingof Assumption University Alumni Association (AUAA) new office on February15, 2015 at St. Louis Hall, 2nd

floor, Hua Mak campus. Among attendants were Rev. Bro. Anupatt Petchara-Yuttachai, Professorship of theOrder of St.Gabriel, Rev. Bro. Dr. Amnuay Yoonprayong, Vice Rector for Moral Development Education,Rev. Bro. Siriroj Viriya - sirimongkol, AUAA administrative committee, AU alumni and honored guests.

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NEWS !!! ABACA Home Coming Day 2015

Assumption University Alumni Association (AUAA) will organize the 25th Anniversary “ABACA HomeComing Day 2015” at Assumption University, Hua Mak campus on March 15, 2015.

For more information please contact (AUAA)0-2719-1573-5, 0-2884-5557-9, 089-762-4984, 081-855-5423 and 086-776-8153Website www.abaca.au.edu

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University Advancement

Cash Donation for U-CampFrom Exxon Mobil Ltd Advancement

M.L. Acharapa Varavarn, RecruitingSupervisor, AP Recruiting CoE, Global HR Services,ExxonMobil Limited donated B 300,000 in cash forcreative young business leaders development camp(U-Camp) to Dr. Vindhai Cocracul, Vice Rector forStudent Affairs, and other Student Affairsadministrators on behalf of AU students. The donationwas given on February 5, 2015 at the Office of StudentAffairs, the Cathedral of Learning, Suvarnabhumicampus.

Charity T-Shirt

The Department of Marketing organized‘Fashion Runway’ which is the activity under the termproject of MKT3804 Fashion Marketing andMKT3838 Event Marketing. In preparation for theshow, the students needed to cooperate with thesupplier of apparel and planned for the concept andtheme of their fashion show, simultaneously discussedwith groups of students taking different subjects inEvent Marketing to arrange the stage and backdropdesign on July 24, 2014.

Students sold 1,550 pieces of Charity T-shirtsand made nearly 50,000 Baht in total, of which 21,800Baht was donated to Assumption University and21,800 Baht to a school in rural area. Students gainedfirsthand experience and developed creativity fromparticipation in the activity. The activity also gave theman opportunity to build strong relationships amongteams and lecturers as well as to get involvement insociety and community. The donation ceremony washeld on January 30, 2015 at the President Office, DeMontfort Hall, Hua Mak campus.

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THE 14th INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS &ECONOMY CONFERENCE (IBEC)

“The 14th International Bussiness and Economy Conference”organized by Martin de Tours School of Management andEconomics, Assumption University in collaboration with five otheruniversities: Hagan School of Business, IONA College, NewYork, USA; School of Business and Economics, UniversidadPanamericana. Mexico; College of, Tennessee State University,USA; College of Business and US-Korea Business Unit, SanFrancisco State University, USA; and CIBER, University ofConnecticut. Rev. Bro. Dr.Bancha Saenghiran, Rector

Magnificus of Assumption University, delivered an opening address at the international conference was held atJohn XXIII Conference Center, Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi campus on January 6, 2015. The keynotespeakers were H.E. Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, 39th Thai Foreign Minister, and H.E. Kasit Piromya, 41st

Thai Foreign Minister.

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In his eloquent English, H.E. Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkon, former Minister of Foreign Affairs took hisaudience on a comprehensive journey back into the past since colonized period where Thailand was the onlyindependent state. Interestingly, one main theme of his talk is diversity in Southeast Asia. ASEAN perhaps hasalways been the most diverse region on earth in terms of religions, types of political system, languages, distributionof wealth as well as varied degree of national development.

This multi-facet diversity of ASEAN has made the building of ASEAN Community “a formidable task”– far more difficult than the EU experience, he observes.

Moreover, external powers are interested in Southeast Asia. Essentially, these external forces havebeen driving Southeast Asian countries to play the game strategically. During the Cold War, for example, SoutheastAsia was divided into three camps: communist, pro-American, and the neutrals.

ASEAN was born in Bangkok in 1967 then consisting of 5 nation states-all non-communist countries.The end of Cold War enabled Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to join ASEAN. The presenter alsoshared some little known personal experience with ASEAN one of which was that he was the one who proposedto move up the ASEAN Community to 2015 instead of 2020 as originally agreed.

Of the three pillars of ASEAN, the Socio-Cultural Community was the weakest. To address this weakness,he proposed, the concept of “People Centered ASEAN” needs to be addressed. In his view, for ASEAN to bestrong and competitive, it is vital for its people in member states not to feel remote and independent but rather tohelp one another in concrete terms, for instance, the war in Lebanon, the Philippines should open its embassy inBeirut to Thai nationals in need of assistance.

In sum, ASEAN cohesiveness and competitiveness depends so much on the strengthening of socio-cultural pillar. He then went on talking about ASEAN + 1 and ASEAN + 3, ARF, and EAS.

ASEAN would decide which countries to invite to be members of different cooperation structures.ASEAN would set agendas and host the meetings.

Towards the end of his talk, he suggested numerous useful strategies for Thailand, just to cite a few,strengthen Thailand’s economy from within, encourage innovation and R&D, strengthen Thailand’s small andmedium sized enterprises, and encourage brand building for Thai products.

Keynote Speech of H.E. Prof. Dr. Kantathi SuphamongkonFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs at an International Conference

“The Emergence of AEC: ASEAN Competitiveness in the World Economy”Bangkok, January 6, 2015

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Vertical CompetitionRev. Bro. Dr.Bancha Saenghiran, Rector Magnificus presided over the opening of the

Vertical Competition under the theme: “Go Glow.” Attendants were Assoc. Prof. Dr. NitichanPleumarom, Dean of Montfort del Rosario School of Architecture and Design, Mr. PisitViriyavadhana, Advisor of Montfort del Rosario School of Architecture and Design, facultymembers and students on January 13, 2015. The event was held at the Montfort del RosarioSchool of Architecture and Design Building, Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi campus.

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The Capping Ceremonyfor the Class of 2016 was onJanuary 17, 2015 at theAuditorium, 2nd Floor, DeMontfort Hall, AssumptionUniversity, Hua Mak campus.Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran,Rector Magnificus presidedover the ceremony. Attendants inthe ceremony were Asst. Prof.Dr.Nanthaphan Chinlumprasert,Dean of Bernadette de LourdesSchool of Nursing Science,faculty members, Nursing Sciencestudents and parents.

CAPPING CEREMONY CLASS OF 2016

IELEMeeting

Rev. Bro. Dr.Bancha Saenghiran, Rector Magnificus ofAssumption University, delivered an address to the current andnew instructors at the Institute for English Language Educationmeeting on January 17, 2015 at the Auditorium, 2nd Floor, DeMontfort Hall, Assumption University, Hua Mak campus.

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The 9th Pre-Bio Olympic Quiz 2015

D r . C h u r d c h a iCheowtirakul, Dean, Faculty ofBiotechnology presided over theopening ceremony of the 9th Pre-Bio Olympic Quiz 2015 whichfeatured a special talk titled“Development of Future ScientistsUnder the Royal Initiative of HisMajesty the King” by Assoc. Prof. Penjit Srinophakun, Department ofChemical Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering, Kasetsart University onJanuary 23, 2015 at the Auditorium,De Montfort Hall and CoronationHall, Hua Mak campus.

The opening of FacultyOrientation for Semester 2/2014. Rev. Bro. Dr.BanchaS a e n g h i r a n , R e c t o rMagnificus of AssumptionUniversity presided.Present at the event wereR e v . B r o . D r . A m n u a yYoonprayong, Vice Rector forMoral Development Education andnewly recruited faculty members. Theorientation was held on January 24,2015 at Salle D’Expo, Assumption Hall,Assumption University, Hua Makcampus.

Faculty Orientation for Semester 2/2014

SILVER JUBILEE VIDVAABAC HOME COMING DAY

Vincent Mary School of Engineering,Assumption University organized SILVERJUBILEE VIDVA ABAC HOME COMINGDAY on the occasion of the 25thAnniversary ofVincent Mary School of Engineering, on February7, 2015 at Vincent Mary School of EngineeringBuilding, Suvarnabhumi campus.

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Prizes, Awards, Honors and Scholarship

Three AU GraduatesWon Master Degree Scholarshipsto Study at NIDAand Osaka University in Japan

Dr.Chayada Thanavisuth, Dean of Faculty ofArts, lecturers and three scholarship students weregranted a meeting with Bro. President at the presidentoffice, De Montfort Hall, Huamak campus on January15, 2015, on the occasion of “Teachers’ Day”:

1) Miss Saranya Kalayanapan graduated in2013 (Summa Cum Laude), Faculty of Artsmajoring in Business Japanese and minoringin Hospitality Management, received fullscholarship from National Institute ofDevelopment Administration (NIDA),Master of Arts Program in JapaneseCommunication and Culture, recommendedby Asst. Prof. Dr. Sureepong Phothongsunan,Director of Arts Research & AcademicService Center.

2) Miss Thanaporn Wongsamran graduated in2014, Faculty of Arts majoring in BusinessJapanese and minoring in Marketing, receivedfull scholarship from National Institute ofDevelopment Administration (NIDA),Master of Arts Program in JapaneseCommunication and Culture, recommendedby Asst. Prof. Dr. Sureepong Phothongsunan,Director of Arts Research & AcademicService Center.

3) Miss Sathida Kanjamapornkul graduated in2014 (Summa Cum Laude), Faculty of Artsmajoring in Business Japanese and minoringin Business Chinese received a JapaneseGovernment Scholarship,Monbukagakusho,to study for a Master’s Degree in theGraduate School of Language and Culture,Master of Japanese Linguistics and JapaneseCulture at Osaka University, Japan (Startingfrom April, 2015).

MEA Building Energy Saving Awards

Mr. Sompol Na-Songkhla, Acting Vice Rectorfor Administrative Affairs, represented AssumptionUniversity to receive an MEA Energy Saving BuildingAward from Mr. Somsak Srithongwat, DeputyGovernor of Metropolitan Electricity Authority, onJanuary 28, 2015 for the Cathedral of LearningBuilding, Suvarnabhumi campus. The Award is partof the project designed to promote the inside-buildingenergy saving and energy efficient usage supportedby Metropolitan Electricity Authority. Attendants wereteam members from the Operation and MaintenanceDepartment. The event was held at Aksra TheatreKing Power, Bangkok. Rev. Bro. Dr. BanchaSaenghiran, Rector Magnificus, Assumption Universitycongratulated the team and posed for photo sessionat the President Office, De Montfort, Hua Makcampus.