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June – August 2014

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Contents Page

June•BUUICWelcomesFreshmen...................................................2

•CongratulationsBUUICGraduates.....................................................3

July•BUUICNewStudentsSailstoSuccess..................................3•201420thAsiaPacificTourismAssociation(APTA)AnnualConference..................................................................4•FieldTripatKhaoYaiNationalPark,NakornRatchasima.................................................................4•BUUICProvidesTrainingforBhutaneseGovernmentOfficers...................................................................5•RussianCuisine.......................................................................5•FieldTripInternationalBusinessandEconomicChange............................................................6•MonitoringStudentsinCooperativeEducationforSummer2014.................................................................................6•WelcomeFulbrightScholarfromRichardStocktonCollegeofNewJersey,USA...............................................................7•StudentsReceiveTFLeaRNScholarships..............................7•LecturesandWorkshopsonHospitalityandTourismManagementbyFulbrightScholar...........................8•GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014..............................................................................8•WelcomeVisitorsfromBangnaCommercialCollege.............9•TheBigNewsoftheResultofBUUICInternalQualityAssurance(IQA)ofAcademicYear2013...............................9•BUUICPublicRelationsMissionatSarasasWitaedSuksaSchoolandSarasasNimitmaiSchool....................................................10•GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014,UralFederalUniversity(UrFU),Yekaterinburg,Russia......................................................................................10

August•BUUICFacultyattendThailandResearchExpo2014..........11•CelebrationofMother’sDay.............................................................11•WelcomeExchangeStudentsforFallSemester2014.........12•NewInstructors...............................................................................................12

•MassagefromDean..............................................................16

BUUICWelcomesFreshmen

The2014BUUICFreshmenStudentmadeupof532studentsreceivedawarmwelcomefromAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandtherestof theBUUIC faculty and staff as part oh their orientationprogram. The new students participated in several activitiesaimedatmakingtheiradjustmenttouniversitylifeeasier.

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CongratulationsBUUICGraduates

Congratulationstorecentgraduates,MissZhangXiaoYu,majoringinCommunicationSkillsforHumanResourcesDevelopmentandMr.LuYin,aLogisticsManagementmajor.

BUUICNewStudentsSailstoSuccess

Ms.KamonwanChanyim,BUUICFreshman,recentlyparticipatedintheprestigiousinternationalsailingevent,theYouthWorldSailingChampionships,heldinTavira,Portugal.

Moreover,thequalificationstookplaceinSantander,SpainfromJuly1–July8.ShewassponsoredbytheSpainSailors’association.Duetoherexcellentskills,sheperformedwell,andwasabletoqualifyforthemainevent,theYouthWorldSailingChampionships,whichhappenedbetweenJuly12-18.Thiswasthefourthtimeforthiscompetition.Remarkably,outofatotalofforty-sixparticipatingnations,shehadthehonorofrepresentingthekingdomofThailand,placedtwelfth.Notonlythat,butamongtheAsiannations,sheplacedfirst.ForthiscompetitionshewassponsoredbyKingdomProperty.

NextuponhersailingadventuresisqualificationsfortheOlympics,whichwillbeheldinSpain,andtheAsianGames,inSouthKorea.

Let’sallgiveheraverybigCONGRATULATIONS!Andlet’ssendhergoodwishes.

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FieldTripatKhaoYaiNationalPark,NakornRatchasima

Mr.ParinyaNakpathom,aBUUICinstructorinInternationalTourismManagement;Mr.TitiyootNuengchamnong,aninstructorinMarketingandanumberof2nd-4rdyearstudentsmajoringinInternationalTourismManagementvisitedKhaoYaiNationalPark,NakornRatchasimaprovincetostudyWildlifeandNature-basedTourismbetweenJuly5-6,2014.ThepurposeofthisvisitwastostudythehistoryofthisnationalparkalongwithactivitiesfortouristsandlookatsomeofthecurrentissuesfacingnationalparksinThailand.Moreover,thestudentshadagreatopportunitytolistentotheheadofentertainmentandrecreationatKhaoYaiNationalParkandstudytheforestenvironmental.

201420thAsiaPacificTourismAssociation(APTA)AnnualConference

Mr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairs&Chairperson,InternationalTourismandHotelManagementProgram,recentlyparticipatedinthe201420thAsiaPacificTourismAssociation(APTA)AnnualConferenceonthethemeof"DevelopmentofRegionalTourismbyCollaborationbetweenPublicSectorandAcademicsintheAsiaPacificRegion".TheconferencewasheldatRexHotel,HoChiMinhCity,Vietnamduring1st-4thJuly2014.Mr.Plangpramoolpresentedaresearchpapertitled"AwarenessandPerceptionofHotelandTourismManagementStudentsinThailandandPhilippinestowardASEANEconomicIntegration2015".Onthisoccasion,BUUICbecameamemberofAsiaPacificTourismAssociation (APTA). InadditionMr.Plangpramool metAssociateProfessorDr.JosephLema,aFulbrightScholarwhowillbewithBUUICinJuly-August2014forlecturesandworkshopswithBUUICfacultymembersandstudents.

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BUUICProvidesTrainingforBhutaneseGovernmentOfficers

BUIICrecentlyconductedanAdministrationandFinancialManagementTrainingCourseforgovernmentofficersfromtheMinstryofEducation,theKingdomofBhutan.Thetraining,whichwasheldonJuly6-19,2014,wasattendedbyagroupofBhutanesegovernmentofficers:DashoKarchungTshering,CAO,Mr.ChimmiTshewang,Sr.P.O.,MinistryofEducation,andMr.ShyamKumarRai,FinanceOfficer,MinistryofEducation.Thetrainingconsistedofavarietyofinstructionalactivitiesincludinglectures,discussionsandastudyvisit.AlltheparticipantswerepresentedwithacertificateattheconclusionofthetrainingandinadditionreceivedawarmwelcomefromAssoc.Prof.RanaPongruengphant,DeanoftheInternationalCollege,alongwithBUUICinstructorsandstaff,

RussianCuisine

Thissemesterstudentsarebeing introducedtotheworldofauthenticRussiancuisine includingactualRussianrecipes.InourRussianrecipescookbookstudentsfindagreatnumberofpalatabledishes(hors-d’oeuvres,maincourses,desserts,beveragesetc.)fromancienttimestothepresent.WithourhelpnowinThailandeveryonecantasteandfindouttheoriginofmanypopularethnicdishessuchasRussian,Ukrainian,Byelorussian,Georgian,Armenianandothercuisines.Weinviteyoutojoinusandlistentoourstoriesoveracupoftea.

FromoldentimesbreadinRussiawasevidenceofhardwork,prosperityandfortune.GuestswerewelcomedwithRussianbread,holidaytablesweredecoratedwithdeliciousruddypies;pancakesweretheattributeofawinterseeing-off.Breadiseverything’shead,saysaRussianproverb.RussianbreadhasalwaysbeenconsideredasthewealthoftheRussianpeople.Giveusourdailybread.TheroleofbreadinthelifeoftheRussianpeoplewassogreatthatfaminesbeganinthecountryduringbadharvestyearsdespitethefactthatintheRussianwoodstherewasplentyofgameandtheriversteemedwithfish.Butasnumeroussourcesrecorded,meatcouldnotreplacebreadfortheRussians.

ImagineyouareatouristkeenonRussiancuisine.Whatwouldyoutastefirst?Borsch,ofcourse!Inmyexperience,borschistheuniquecombinationofbeets,vegetableandallkindsofmeats.Itsslightlysourtasteandrichmeatslices;thiskindofsoupissupposedtobecookedbyyourgrandmother,themostgenerousandprofessionalcookinthefamily.Ihavenevermetpeoplewhodaredtorefuseagoodportionofsteamingborschwithacaptivatingsmellofsweethometraditions.AtlaststudentshavelearnedtocookandservethesedeliciousRussianfoodsintheBUUICkitchenfacilitiesonthe6thfloor.Everyoneiswelcometocomeandenjoyandtastethesewonderfuldishes.

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MonitoringStudentsinCooperativeEducationforSummer2014

BetweenJuly13-15,2014,Mr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairsandChairpersonoftheInternationalTourism&HotelManagementProgramwithMr.ParinyaNakpathom,afull-timeBUUICinstructorandmajoradvisoroftheInternationalTourism&HotelManagementProgramvisitedKamalayaKohSamuiWellnessSanctuary&HolisticSpaResort,LeMeridianKohSamuiResort&Spa,andalsotheSheratonKrabiBeachResort.ThepurposeofthevisitwastomonitortheprogressofthoseBUUICstudentsparticipatingastraineesinacoop-erativeeducationprogram.ThestudentswerecomprisedofaThaiandfiveIndonesianstudentswhoareenrolledaspartofthedoubledegreesprogramwithSekolahTinggiPariwisata(STP)Trisakti,Jakarta.Allthestudentswerehandlingtheirjobsverywellandhadreceivedvariouscomplimentsfromsupervisors,otherhoteladministratorsandguests.

FieldTripInternationalBusinessandEconomicChange

Summer2014sawthefirsteditionofBUUIC’snewsubject“InternationalBusinessandEconomicChange”.DedicatedtoourBachelorofArtsstudents,thecourseaimstoprovideourstudentswithabetterunderstandingoftheeffectsofinternationaltradeonThailand’seconomyandgrowth. Fordecades,theKingdomhasbeendevelopingastrongstrategyofExportPromotionandForeignDirectInvestmentsSupport(FDI).ThesuccessoftheFDIprogramhasleadthousandsofforeigncompaniestoinvestinThailand,bringingcapital,expertiseandtechnologiestothecountry. Onthe10thofJuly2014,Prof.LaurentDevosandagroupofBUUICstudentshadthehonortobereceivedbyK.ChutimaPhumsrisawat,ExecutiveDirectoroftheOfficeoftheBoardofInvestment(BOI).K.ChutimaPhumsrisawatgavethemaveryinterestingpresentationregardingBOIpoliciesandThailand’sstrategytostaycompetitivebyattractingFDItocoincidewiththeopeningofASEAN. StudentswerealsoshowntheservicesoftheOSOS:“OneStartOneStop!”.TheOSOSisaonestopserviceofficelocatedintheheartofBangkok,helpingentrepreneurswiththeopeningoftheirbusinessandtheirregistrationwithallgovernmentagenciesfromCustomstotheRevenueDepartment-thisserviceisalsoavailabletoourThaistudentsshouldtheysomedaydecidetocreatetheirowncompanyandmakethebigjumpintoentrepreneurship! BUUICwillcontinuetobringrealworldbusinessexperiencetoitsstudents,thebestwaytomakethemreadyfortheirfuture!

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WelcomeFulbrightScholarfromRichardStocktonCollegeofNewJersey,USA.

Between15thJuly-13thAug2014,AssociateProfessorDr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeandMr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairsandChairpersonoftheInternationalTourismandHotelManagementProgramwerepleasedtowelcomeAssociateProfessorDr.JosephLemafromRichardStocktonCollegeofNewJersey,USA.AFulbrightScholar,Dr.Lema’sexpertiseisinthefieldofHospitalityandTourismManagement.Dr.LemawillbewithBUUICasavisitingprofessorandwillconductlecturesandworkshopsforBUUICstudentsintheInternationalHotelandTourismManagementProgram.Dr.Lemaisalsoco-authoringfiveresearchpaperswithBUUICfacultymembersandpartnersfromSTPTrisaktiJakarta,Indonesia.

StudentsReceiveTFLeaRNScholarships

OnJuly18,2014,Assoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanoftheInternationalCollegeofBuraphaUniversity,Ms.SirintornThepmongkorn,AssociateDeanforGlobalAffairsofBUUICofferedawarmwelcometotheparentsandthe7BUUICstudentswhoareplanningtostudyabroadasexchangestudents.SixofthestudentshavereceivedaTFLeaRNScholarshiptostudyattheNationalUniversityofSingaporefor1semesterbetween30th July–15thDecember2014.EachstudentwillreceiveanawardofS$6,500duringtheystayatNUS.Anotherstudentwillgotostudyfor2yearsatAppalachianStateUniversityatUSAundertheDoubleDegreeProgrambetweenBUUICandAppalachianStateUniversity.

NameofAwardeeswhoreceivedTFLEaRNScholarshipProgram2014 1.MissThapaneeDuangjern2ndyearMajorinCommunicationSkillsforHumanResourceDevelopment 2.MissSutapatTheeraananchai2ndyearMajorinInternationalBusinessManagement 3.MissPoonikaSrirat2ndyearMajorinInternationalBusinessManagement 4.MissGessirinSirikhant3rdyearMajorinLogisticManagement 5.Mr.ChatchawanTanhenghuad3rdyearMajorinLogisticManagement 6.MissChayisaraSaengpratheep3rdyearMajorinMarketingManagement

NameofAwardeewhoundertheDoubleDegreeProgram 1.MissTanyalakKanwiboon2ndyearMajorinManagement

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LecturesandWorkshopsonHospitalityandTourismManagementbyFulbrightScholar

On19thand26thJuly2014,AssociateProfessorDr.JosephLema,avisitingFulbrightScholarconductedlecturesandworkshopsonthetopicsof"TourismandHospitalityPlanningandDevelopment:ThelinkagesbetweenHospitalityIndustryandASEAN2015"and“ManagingOrganizationsandHumanResourcesinTourismandHospitalityIndustryforASEAN2015"forBUUICstudentsintheInternationalTourismandHotelManagementProgram.HislecturesandworkshopswereusefulandapplicableforstudentswhoarestudyinginhospitalityandtourismprogramandpreparingforthenearfuturewhenThailandjoinsASEANin2015.

GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014

Between21st-29thJuly2014,Mr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairsandanadministrativeteamwerepleasedtowelcomeagroupofstudentsandinstructorsfromUralFederalUniversity(UrFU),Yekaterinburg,Russiaaspartofareciprocalprogram"GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014".TheprogramallowedRussianstudentstogainsocial,economic,andculturalexperiencesinThailand,learnsomebasicThaiaswellasservingtopromoteclosereducationalcollaborationbetweenBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege(BUUIC),ThailandandUralFederalUniversity(UrFU),Yekaterinburg,Russia.

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WelcomeVisitorsfromBangnaCommercialCollege

BUUICwelcomed75studentsand5teachersfromBangnaCommercialCollegefortheirstudyvisitonjuly24,2014.Onthisoccasion,Ms.ThaksaornSrisangkhajornwasakeynotespeakerfor“Knowhow”,theRole&OpportunityChallengesofAEC,asanacademicservice.

TheBigNewsoftheResultofBUUICInternalQualityAssurance(IQA)ofAcademicYear2013

OnJuly29,2014BUUICgotabignewswiththeresultofexcellentscore4.64outofa5.00ontheassessmentbasedon23indicatorsoftheCommissiononHigherEducationQualityAssessment(CHEQA)and11indicatorsoftheOfficeforNationalEducationStandardsandQualityAssessment(ONESQA).Ourhighlightswasundercriteriasofcompletingthemissions,teachingandlearning,studentscenterandresearches.BUUICwillkeepmovingforwardtomakeanotherprogressforall.

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BUUICPublicRelationsMissionatSarasasWitaedSuksaSchoolandSarasasNimitmaiSchool

DuringJuly-August2014,aBUUICgroupledbyDr.KumutineeWorasuwan,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs;Ms.ThaksaornSrisangkhajorn,AssistantDeanforPublicRelations;andalsoincludingMr.ChayanonChootanon,afull-timelecturer;Mr.SudthijittRodpunn,aLRCsupportofficerandthreeBUUICstudentsfromtheB.A.ProgramprovidededucationalguidancetoprospectiveSarasasstudentsregardingthevariousstudyprogramsatBUUICinordertofosterbetterpublicrelations.

1August2014atSarasasWitaedSuksaSchool

15July2014atSarasasNimitmaiSchool

GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014,UralFederalUniversity(UrFU),Yekaterinburg,Russia

Mr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairs,ledagroupfromBUUICcomprisedofMs.PekanangYodmanee,afull-timefacultymemberandtwelvestudentsonavisittoUralFederalUniversity(UrFU),Yekaterinburg,Russiaduring30thJuly-10thAugust2014.Bothinstructorsandstudentswereparticipatinginaculturalandcommunicationexchangeprogramthatincludedvisitstoculturalandtouristattractions.InadditiontheyreceivedinstructionintheRussianlanguageandaboutRussianhistory&society.Thevisitwaspartofaprojectentitled"GlobalCulturalandCommunicationLeadership(GCCL)Camp2014".

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BUUICFacultyattendThailandResearchExpo2014

AgroupofBUUICinstructorsrecentlyattendedtheThailandResearchExpo2014heldbytheNationalResearchCouncilofThailand(NRCT)attheCentaraGrandBangkokHotelbetweenAugust7-11,2014.ThegroupwascomprisedofMissThaksaornSrisangkhajorn,aninstructorfromtheInternationalBusinessManagementDepartment;MissKrita-ornJewwasangandMr.ParinyaNakpathomrepresentingtheInternationalTourismManagementDepartment;andMissPassarinPalitnonkietfromtheMarketingDepartment.ThepurposeoftheExpoentitled“ResearchforQualityofLife,SustainableEconomyandSociety”,wastoexplorepotentialsourcesofresearchideasaswellasidentifywaystoapplythoseideastowardone’steaching

CelebrationofMother’sDay

On August 12, 2014 Assoc .Prof. RanaPongruengphant,DeanofBuraphaUniversityInternational College and staff membersattendedaceremonyincelebrationofMother’sDayatthemainauditoriumofBuraphaUniversity.TheceremonywasopenedbyProf.SompolPongthai,ActingPresidentofBuraphaUniversity.

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Welcome Exchange Students for Fall Semester 2014

On18thAugust2014,Assoc.Prof.Dr.RanaPongruengphant,DeanoftheInternationalCollegeofBuraphaUniversity,Ms.SirintornThepmongkorn,AssociateDeanforGlobalAffairs,andfacultymembersofBUUICowarmlywelcomed15exchangestudentsforthefallsemester.TheyconsistedofthreestudentsfromBruneiDarussaram;onestudentfromTrentoUniversity,Italy;twostudentsfromNatioanalKhaosuingFirstUniversityScienceandTechnology,Taiwan;andelevenstudentsfromIndonesia(9Trisakti1Satipram1Gadjamada).AllthestudentswerepresentedwithsouvenirsbytheDeanfollowedbyanorientationprogram.

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BUUICrepresentedatInternationalConferenceonTourismandDevelopment:GrowthandDiversity

Mr.SamartPlangpramool,AssociateDeanforStudentAffairsandChairpersonof InternationalTourism&HotelManagementProgram,andDr.KumutineeWorasuwan,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsandChairpersonofB.A.&B.F.A.Programsrecentlyattendedandpresentedresearchpapersataconferencetitled“InternationalConferenceonTourismandDevelopment:GrowthandDiversity”.TheconferencewasheldinChiangMaiduring29th-31st August2014.

Dr.SafaTharibisafulltimelectureratBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege(BUUIC).HehasaPhDin3DComputerAnimation fromBournemouthUniversity in theUK. Safaalso has anMSc in 3DComputer Animation from TheUniversityofKentUKandaBAinFilmandVideo,whichhereceivedfromtheUniversityofEastLondonUK.Safa’sbackground and academic interests relate to film,animation,artandcreativewriting.

NewInstructors

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Programs offeredBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) • Management • Marketing • Finance • International Business Management • International Tourism Management • International Hotel Management • Business Information System • Logistics Management Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) • Communication skills for Human Resource Development • Global Business Communication

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Assoc. Prof. Rana Pongruengphant, Ph.D.Dean, International College,

Burapha University

BUUICoffersavarietyofEnglish-languageundergraduateprograms,including:

BachelorofFineandAppliedArts(B.F.A.)inCommunicationArtsandDesign-ArtandDesignManagement(Minor)-TextileDesign(Minor)

BechelorofBusinessAdministration(B.B.A.)inthefollowingareas:-LogisticsManagement-BusinessInformationSystem-Management-Marketing-Finance-InternationalBusinessManagement-InternationalHotelManagement-InternationalTourismManagement

BachelorofArts(B.A.)-CommunicationSkillsforHumanResourcesDevelopment-GlobalBusinessCommunication

Excellentacademics,cross-culturalfriendships,vibrantcampuslife

BuraphaUniversityInternationalCollegeTheProfessorDr.SuchartUpathamBuilding169Long-HaadBangsaenRoadSaensook,Chonburi20131,Thailand

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Welcome toBuraphaUniversity InternationalCollege.Fromthefirstdayofyourfreshmanyear through your graduation the BUUICfamily is here to provide the necessarysupportforyoutoachieveyouracademicandcareergoals.Thissupportincludestheappropriateacademicadvisingandmonitoringrelated to your studies. Depending uponyourdesiredcareeroutcomeswewillassistyouwithyourcourseselectionandwhenappropriate,thebestinternshipopportunities.Eachofyouwillbeassignedanacademicadvisortoguideyoutowardyourdestination–graduation!Wealsocontinuetosupportcross-culturalexperienceseverywhereat

BUUIC:inourclassrooms,inthehallways,andinouroffices.DuringthesummersemesterallyoufreshmenhadtheopportunitytoimproveyourEnglishcompetencywhilemeetingeachother for the first-time.Forthoseofyouwhoaretransferstudents,thiswillbeyouracademichomeawayfromhomeforonesemestertooneyear.Inadditiontoournormalacademicsupportwealsoprovideotherservicestoallofyouinternationalstudents includingorientation, immigrationquestions,andwillassistthoseofyouneedingtoextendyourvisas.However, for all our students, please remember one very importantthing.Althoughwewantyoutobesuccessfulandwewilldoallthatwecantoensurethatyouaresuccessful–youmustdoyourpartaswell.Listentoyourinstructorsandstudyhard.OnbehalfoftheentireBUUICcommunitywelookforwardtohelpingyouwith youracademicandpersonal successatBuraphaUniversityInternationalCollege!

RanaPongruengphant,Ph.D.Dean