News & Activities 2012
October – December 2012
College of Innovation: A consultant to the ADB Project ‘TA 8136 – MYA: Myanmar Tourism Master Plan’
October 1, 2012, the College of Innovation won bidding on the ADB Project ‘TA 8136 – MYA: Myanmar Tourism Master Plan’. This project is led by Prof. Dr. Walter Jamieson, Director of Service Innovation Program. This technical assistance aims to assist the Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MOHT) undertake the preparation of the master plan and related activities over a period of 6 months.
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Welcome new MSI faculty
Service Innovation Program welcomed Dr. Kannapa Pongponrat to join the MSI faculty in October 2012. Dr. Kannapa Pongponrat received her Ph.D. in Regional and Rural Development Planning from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. She has worked on a number of issues related to community participation in tourism planning, training for tourism strategic planning, waste management in tourist destination and participatory approach for sustainable development. She served as social expert for projects of EU, CIDA-AIT development projects in Southeast Asia, British Council, Thai government agencies and SCG PAPER. Her extensive experience would be valuable to the program and MSI students.
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Thammasat University joins hands with NSTDA on Service Innovation: Getting ready for the ASEAN Economic Community
Globally the service industries are growing rapidly both in terms of the nature of the experiences they are delivering as well as their reach into all areas of national and global economies. Given the importance of the service sector, Thailand needs to enhance the efficiency & productivity of the service industry in order to be able to compete in the global and regional environment.
Read moreJanuary – June 2012
Public Presentation “Innovation in Travel and Tourism”, January 16, 2012
On January 16, 2012, the Master of Science Program in Service Innovation (MSI), College of Innovation, Thammasat University organized a public presentation on “Innovation in Travel and Tourism” at Hotel de’ Moc, Bangkok.
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