Thammasat Holds Trilateral Meeting with MIT and Bangkok Bank on Water Quality Collaboration in Thailand
On 26 March 2026, at Thammasat’s Rangsit Center, Thammasat University – led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. M.L. Pinitbhand Paribatra, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation – hosted a trilateral assembly with Prof. Retsef Levi, J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Management, Operations Management on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Director and Senior Executive Vice President of Bangkok Bank.
Also in attendance have been the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, the Assistant to the Rector for International Affairs, and executives from the Faculties of Science and Technology, Public Health, and the Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology. Senior executives from Bangkok Bank have been additionally current.
The dialogue aimed to foster strategic three-way collaboration by integrating educational experience with industrial and monetary capabilities – notably water high quality points. The partnership seeks to bridge revolutionary analysis with sensible utility and scalable impression.
Key Discussion Points
Participants explored frameworks for strategic collaboration and contributions, together with danger administration methods, to assist organizations of various dimension – from startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to giant companies.
The assembly additionally lined mental property (IP) and collaborative mechanisms to make sure continuity of analysis actions. In addition, individuals mentioned adopting student-centered approaches, together with fellowships, Active Learning, and capstone tasks. These initiatives goal to boost studying outcomes, promote sensible expertise, and strengthen the expertise pipeline for Bangkok Bank and its companions.
Future Collaboration Plans
A multidisciplinary crew from Thammasat – comprising the Faculties of Science and Technology, Public Health, and the Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology – plans to submit a analysis proposal addressing Thailand’s urgent water high quality challenges.
The proposed challenge will combine superior sensing applied sciences, data and communication know-how (ICT), chemical and organic evaluation, and public well being impression assessments. The initiative goals to develop a pilot challenge via collaboration with MIT and Bangkok Bank, with the potential for broader nationwide impression.