Walailak Research Convention (WRC2025) – Walailak Research Convention (WRC2025)

The Walailak Research Convention 2025 is excited to return this year as the national conference of Walailak University. The theme for this year is “The Roles of Higher Education in Driving Sustainability and Blue Carbon.” For more information, please visit our website.

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Openning Ceremony

09:00 AM |27^th March 2025

Programme

Event schedule for
26^th – 28^th March 2025

A Conference for
general participants

The conference will be held on March 26^th-28^th, 2025. On the 27^th, there will be an opening ceremony with special sessions and parallel sessions. On the 28^th, there will be only parallel sessions. If you are interested, you can read more details on the website.

27
March

Opening Ceremony & Special session

28
March

Parallel sessions by COE

26
March

Sessions by COE/RC

Watch the WRC2025 On-Demand

Coming soon

Emblem

Emblem of Walailak Research Convention 2025 (WRC 2025)

Color theme

The color theme is sustainability and blue carbon

Blue
HEX #01033c
RGB(1,3,60)
HSL(238, 97%, 12%)

Teal Green
HEX #68d1a9
RGB(104,209,169)
HSL(157, 53%, 61%)

Opening Ceremony and
Keynote Speech

“The Roles of Higher Education in Driving Sustainability and Blue Carbon”

Surachai Sathitkunarat, Ph.D.

President of the Office of the National Higher Education,
Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council, Thailand

Panel discussion
"Blue carbon and sustainability"

Prof.Ir.U.Johnson Alengaram, Ph.D.

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prof.Vikas Kumar

Faculty of Business, Law, and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University

Prof.Ikuo Hirono, Ph.D.

Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan

Assoc.Prof.Mullica Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of School of Science, Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Moderator

Assoc.Prof.Surin Maisrikrod, Ph.D.

Vice-President of the Walailak University, Thailand

Special session I

Reinventing University

Section I: Roundtable discussion

Roundtable

“Roundtable discussion for driving the collaboration of sustainability and blue carbon research”

Annette Jaya-Ram, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

MD.Shahariar Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Research Fellow Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Malaysia

Section II: Research Project

Theme I

“Driving Sustainability through Blue Carbon in the Andaman and Ao Thai Coastal areas”

Assoc.Prof.Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Head of Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Assoc.Prof.Mullica Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of School of Science, Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Theme II

“Blue Carbon and Sustainable Tourism”

Prof. Vikas Kumar

Faculty of Business, Laws and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, UK

Asst.Prof.Pimlapas Pongskornrungsilp, Ph.D.

Dean of School of Management, Center of Excellence for Tourism Business Management and Creative Economy, School of Management, Walailak University, Thailand

Special session II

Special session of

Walailak Investor Day 2025

Organized by Walailak University Science and Technology Park

Key topics for WRC2025

26^th
March
2025

Conference

“The 4^th SAH Innovations and Integrations: Shaping the Future of Global Allied Health Sciences”
By School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University

08:30 AM – 04.30 PM

27^th
March
2025

Seminars

“Advancing Biomaterials and Polymer Performance for a More Sustainable World”
By Center of Excellence on Wood and Biomaterials

01:00 PM – 04.00 PM

Seminars

“Innovative Materials for Sustainable Energy and Sensor 2025: IMSE-2025″
By Research Center for Theoretical Simulation and Applied Research in Bioscience and Sensing

01:00 PM – 05.00 PM

Seminars

“The New Era of Technology and Innovation for Laboratory, Life Sciences and Future Chemical Analysis”
ByThe Center for Scientific and Technological Equipment

09:00 AM – 05.30 PM

28^th
March
2025

Conference

“Graduate Student Research Conference”
By College of Graduate Studies, Walailak University

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Webinar

“Webinar: Green and Blue Innovation for a Healthier Future”
By Food Technology and Innovation Center of Excellence

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Seminars

“2^nd International Symposium on Sustainable Pathways: Green Synthesis for Functional Materials and Eco-Friendly Applications (SMA2025)”
By Functional Materials & Nanotechnology Center of Excellence

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Conference

“Language Education for a Sustainable Future: Language teachers, learners, and classrooms”
By Research Center for Language Teaching and Learning

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Seminars

“Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Disaster Management Amid Climate Change Challenges”
By Center of Excellence in Sustainable Disaster Management (CESDM)

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Seminars

“Sustainable Public Health: Collaborating for a Healthier Tomorrow”
By Excellence Center for Public Health Research: EC-PHR

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Seminars

“Sacred Relics, Life, and Stories on the Malay Peninsula” Theme: Language and Translation, Linguistic Aspects, Diversity, Gender Roles, Folklore”
By Research Center for Woman and Social Security

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Seminars

“The 4^th International Conference on Smart Aging: Innovations in Technology for Sustainable Elderly Care“
By Excellence Center of Community Health Promotion

08:00 AM – 04.30 PM

Join our event

Openning Ceremony

Programme

A Conference for general participants

Watch the WRC2025 On-Demand

Coming soon

Emblem

Emblem of Walailak Research Convention 2025 (WRC 2025)

Color theme

The color theme is sustainability and blue carbon

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speech

“The Roles of Higher Education in Driving Sustainability and Blue Carbon”

Surachai Sathitkunarat, Ph.D.

President of the Office of the National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council, Thailand

Panel discussion"Blue carbon and sustainability"

Prof.Ir.U.Johnson Alengaram, Ph.D.

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prof.Vikas Kumar

Faculty of Business, Law, and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University

Prof.Ikuo Hirono, Ph.D.

Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan

Assoc.Prof.Mullica Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of School of Science, Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Moderator

Assoc.Prof.Surin Maisrikrod, Ph.D.

Vice-President of the Walailak University, Thailand

Special session I

Section I: Roundtable discussion

Roundtable

Annette Jaya-Ram, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

MD.Shahariar Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Research Fellow Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Malaysia

Section II: Research Project

Theme I

Assoc.Prof.Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Head of Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Assoc.Prof.Mullica Jaroensutasinee, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of School of Science, Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University, Thailand

Theme II

Prof. Vikas Kumar

Faculty of Business, Laws and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, UK

Asst.Prof.Pimlapas Pongskornrungsilp, Ph.D.

Dean of School of Management, Center of Excellence for Tourism Business Management and Creative Economy, School of Management, Walailak University, Thailand

Special session II

Key topics for WRC2025

26th March 2025

27th March 2025

28th March 2025

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A Conference for
general participants

Opening Ceremony and
Keynote Speech

President of the Office of the National Higher Education,
Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council, Thailand

Panel discussion
"Blue carbon and sustainability"

26^th
March
2025

27^th
March
2025

28^th
March
2025