Collaboration

The joint meeting emphasized several shared interests and potential areas of collaboration between the two institutions. The discussions focused on the exchange of knowledge in Thai and Chinese traditional medicine, as well as on broader issues related to climate change, particulate matter, and environmental pollution. Planned activities include an invited speaker session at the international conference hosted by the faculty in July 2025, followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in September 2025 in Australia at the faculty level, with the prospect of expanding cooperation into additional areas of mutual interest. The collaboration will encompass joint research, academic curriculum development, project implementation, and grant applications. Within the faculty, five colleges are engaged in Thai traditional medicine, and it was noted that TUA has extensive experience in advancing sustainability-related initiatives. Both universities agreed to pursue specific activities, including applying for external or government funding while carefully considering grant conditions, co-developing systematic reviews or meta-analyses as a cost-effective scholarly output (with expenses largely limited to publication fees), organizing joint seminars on teaching and learning as well as manuscript preparation for publication, and serving as co-supervisors for students.