Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, and her distinguished team from the Naresuan University visited the EdUHK on 24th April.
During the visit, Dr Fox Hu, Acting Head of the Department, with his team, discussed around three key areas: the exchange of staff and students, enhanced collaboration on cross-boundary research, and the expansion of joint student activities.
The visit was a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to deepen academic collaboration and foster meaningful partnerships with the Naresuan University.
The distinguished team from the Naresuan University visited EdUHK includes:
i. Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat, Assistant Professor, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences
ii. Dr. Puttithada Dejpitak, Deputy Dean for Administration
iii. Dr Atit Pongpanit, Deputy Dean for Research and International Affairs
iv. Dr Phitsanu Aphisamacharayothin, Associate Professor, Deputy Dean for Strategic Planning for Social Impact
v. Mr Pongsira Kongthaewtong, Assistant Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences; and
vi. Mrs Sakaorat Chotrattanasak, Head of Secretarial Office
Professor Peter Cheung’s co-authored article titled “Influence of external authorities on collaborative friction” (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/puar.13616), published in Public Administration Review, has just received the article of the year 2023 award from the Section on Chinese Public Administration (SCPA) of American Society for Public Administration. As commented by SCPA, this article stood out among hundreds of publications in 2023 for “its significant contribution to public and nonprofit administration literature, its relevance to the Chinese context, and its exceptional research quality including theoretical, methodological, and analytical rigor”.