Navigating Domestic Travel Amidst a Changing World during Covid-19
By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Walanchalee Wattanacharoensil Between 2020 and early 2022, during the global pandemic, domestic travel underwent a significant transformation due to a complex interplay of motivations and perceived risks. Recent research concentrating on Asian travellers’ behaviors has revealed crucial insights …
MUIC Alumni Enter Chula’s International Medical Program
Nine students from Mahidol University International College (MUIC) were recently accepted to the Chulalongkorn University International Medical Program (CU-MEDi) through the MUIC-Chula Graduate Entry Medicine Pathway. They have recently finished the Foundations in Medicine course and are currently on their first term in …
Rescued Animals Inspire Biophilia Animation Team
By Dr. Millicent Young Nine students from several academic programs of Mahidol University International College (MUIC) were selected to participate in a field trip in Petchaburi province organized by the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) with the aim of creating content for …
The Crypto-Metaverse and Digital Real Estate
By Dr. Aman Saggu What is the Crypto-Metaverse? Once a science fiction dream, the crypto-metaverse is now a reality. A decentralized online world, created through the fusion of virtual and physical reality, where users explore, interact, and trade virtual items such as …
How to Own the Stage, According to One of MUIC’s Best Debaters
A champion debater from Mahidol University International College (MUIC) recently shared a short video where he shares tips on how to become a better public speaker. Mr. Ibrahim Dawoodjee, who will be a 3rd Year student in the Biological Science program this …
MUIC TikTokers Win Awards in UNFPA Contest
Four students from Mahidol University International College (MUIC) won in the recently concluded “Clip Challenges with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Thailand” video clip competition. Ms. Pavanrat “Sanjana” Gambhir, a sophomore in the Media and Communication program, won 5th Place. Her team …
Bake a Cake, Be a Hotelier, Do Loads of Cool Things in the Travel and Service Business Entrepreneurship Program!
As the tourism and hospitality industry is slowly making a comeback after the pandemic, students enrolled in MUIC’s Travel and Service Business Entrepreneurship Program are confident that they’re on their way to reaching their future career goals. We were able to talk …
FAA and University of Arts London’s Joint AR Project
By Dr. Millicent Young A group of Animation and Film Minor students enrolled in the Storytelling by Design course were invited to work on a collaborative piece of augmented reality project with students from University of Arts London, London College of Communication’s …
“What’s Cooking?”
3 Qualities of a Successful Chef
3 Qualities of a Successful Chef What does it take to be a successful chef? We asked Dr. Rangson Chirakranont, a faculty member who teaches in the Travel and Service Business Entrepreneurship Program, about his thoughts on this topic. Ajarn Rangson holds …
ICIC Ambassadors—Key Players in Promoting HLD’s Program
The Intercultural Studies and Languages Program, also known for its acronym, ICIC, has recently organized its own group of Ambassadors in order to assist in promoting itself and its activities. Just this month, the ICIC and its parent division, the Humanities and …
Women Leaders on Women’s Rights in IRGA Roundtable
As part of its Gender Festival, the International Relations and Global Affairs (IRGA) Program of Mahidol University International College (MUIC) held a roundtable discussion entitled “Women’s Leadership in Politics, Diplomacy and Law” on June 13, 2023. The organizers invited six panelists representing …
Play These Games from Around the World!
Not only the outdoors or athletic types but also those who still enjoy the games of their childhood days had a great time during the “World Traditional Games” held on June 20, 2023 at Charinyarasami Hall in Aditayathorn Building. What’s more fun …
ChatGPT Ignites Revolution in AI Crypto Markets, Says MUIC Lecturer
By Dr. Aman Saggu In the bustling corridors of financial academia, Dr. Aman Saggu, a lecturer in crypto-economics, banking, and finance at Mahidol University International College, published a paper in the Finance Research Letters journal dissecting the monumental impact of ChatGPT on …
MUIC’s Pathways to Higher Education
Mahidol University International College (MUIC) offers its students with more opportunities to widen their university education by tapping into its network of partners abroad. Whether taking a dual degree program or continuing on to graduate school or medical school, here are the …
“How MUIC Empowered Me”
Ms. Duang-ramon Paaptanti has been in the business of empowering people for more than 10 years, usually from the disadvantaged sector—children, migrants, refugees and others. Currently the Project Manager at United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) Thailand country office, she has been working …
Behind-the-Scenes: Ajinomoto Young Chef’s Winning Recipes
Team “RaakYaKaMaiTai” (รากหญ้าฆ่าไม่ตาย) will go down in Mahidol University International College (MUIC) history as the team from the Food Science and Technology major program that won—not just in one but three (!)—categories in “The Ajinomoto Young Chef Thailand Project” in March 2023. …
Thai Film Archive and MUIC Film Club: Making Friends at 24fps
By Dr. Bryan Ott On Saturday May 20th, the Film Club organized a day trip to visit the Thai Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom province, and watch a rare screening of Thai filmmaker, Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s Last Life in The Universe (2003). With a 90% …
MUIC Film Club – “It’s Alive, it’s ALIVE!”
By Dr. Bryan Ott On Friday May 12, 2023, the MUIC Film Club energized the FAA Student Lounge with its first official event – Screening FAA Film Alumni and Film Factory Commercial Director, Mr. Poj Pitakjamnong’s latest short film followed by a Q+A …
Excellent IT Facilities for Better Learning Experience
Excellent program, advanced technology. Must visit MUIC today to see how amazing the labs are. What services are available and how useful they are. Let’s find out. At MUIC, there are computer labs (Free lab) available for all students in 2 buildings: …
3 Best Things About MUIC According to Exchange Students
Mahidol University International College (MUIC) is well-known for its vibrant student exchange program. Every year, hundreds of students from the college’s more than 100 partner universities come for their exchange studies. Two such students have been doing their exchange studies in MUIC …
Non-Science Students Welcome in MUIC’s Newest Minor
Whether you are enrolled in a science major or another discipline like business, arts, language or social science, you would want, no doubt, to take a second look at Mahidol University International College’s (MUIC) newest minor program that brings together science, business, …
Bangkok Governor Lists Qualities You Need to Become a Global Citizen
What does it take to become a global citizen? Dr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, was the guest speaker in Mahidol University International College’s (MUIC) 37th Anniversary on March 23, 2023. In his speech about “Creating Global Citizens,” the governor enumerated what …
THM Ambassadors are Trained for a Successful Career
If you are a high school student who is considering a career in the tourism and hospitality management industry, you now have an additional opportunity to learn more and acquire skills by joining the THM Ambassadors of Mahidol University International College (MUIC). …
Biophilia in the Park
By Dr. Millicent Young On Saturday, March 11, 2023, a team of volunteers: Pepper, Swan, Amber, Myra, Jinju, Debbie, Pichamon and Ajarn Laird Allan joined Dr. Millicent Young in Lumphini Park to record data – sounds, photographs, 360°video and drawings of the …
Screening Room
MUIC’s newest facility is the Screening Room, located on room nos. A556 and A558 on the 5th Floor (stage and seating area) and room no. A640 (control room) on the 6th Floor of Aditayathorn Building. It boasts of 250 seats and a …
Starting a Business? 5 Tips from an Alumna Entrepreneur
Thinking of starting your own business? It might help if you consider some tips from an MUIC alumna who started her own enterprise while still a student. For Ms. Aimboon Wiratsin (Class of 2021, Physics), her first business attempt unfortunately closed down …
Do You Want to be an Exchange Student? Read This First!
With the lifting of travel restrictions as the pandemic started to ebb, university students again have the opportunity to spend a semester or two in another university abroad as an exchange student. Time is short and opportunities to learn much abound, so …
Biological Sciences: Pathway to a Medical Career
Are you dreaming of becoming a medical doctor someday? You’re not the only one. Most of the students enrolled in Mahidol University International College’s (MUIC) Biological Sciences Program are aiming to enter medical school after graduation. We asked three seniors why they …
3 Reasons Why It’s Cool to Study Food Science
What ingredients go into your favorite meal? How can you preserve food? Do you like healthy meals? If you’re inclined to ask these questions, then the Food Science and Technology program of Mahidol University International College (MUIC) could be the best choice …
University Skills Students Learn in PC
Here at the Preparation Center for Languages and Mathematics (PC), our students learn not only from diligently reading books and listening to lectures. We also offer our students a wide variety of project- based activities in each level so that they can put …
Food Fest Contest Fuels 3 MUIC Students’ Dreams
Three students and a chef, comprising a team from Mahidol University International College (MUIC), were selected as one of the Top 60 teams in the recently held “APEC 2022 Future Food for Sustainability: Plate to Planet.” For Ms. Panyawaree “Patty” Saringkarnpoonperm, Mr. …
A Rare Honor: IRGA Student Gives a Speech at UN General Assembly
A Rare Honor: IRGA Student Gives a Speech at UN General Assembly It’s one thing for you to stand before your teacher and classmates to give a Powerpoint presentation, but it’s an entirely different thing to stand before a (rather huge) roomful …
A Tour Through the Bangkok Memory Palace with Shane Bunnag
The Knowledge Commons welcomed Mr. Shane Bunnag, author of the book Chariot of the Sun, to Mahidol University International College (MUIC) on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Held at the newly designed FAA student lounge, it was a uniquely intimate event joined by …
PC: Your Pathway to MUIC!
Looking for the right path to Mahidol University International College (MUIC)? MUIC’s Preparation Center for Languages and Mathematics (PC) is your perfect launching pad to enter MUIC. How is this done? When you successfully finish PC’s level 4, you can gain acceptance …
Trick or Treat Film Talk: MUIC Ajarn’s Halloween List & Becoming a Movie Director
During this Halloween season, as ghosts and ghouls make their presence felt, are you brave enough for a good scary movie? We ask our resident film lecturer and horror movie aficionado, Dr. Bryan Ott, who is himself an award-winning filmmaker, for …
No Waste is Wasted: Composting Project in MUIC
By Mr. Laird Allan MUIC composting is hot! Initiated in 2018, MUIC staff and students are putting on the sustainability heat in a powerful post-Covid 19 resurgence of grassroots action for nature. The MUIC Grounds and Operations Section (under their Chief, Khun …
“How MUIC Prepared Me for My Career”
After four years of university studies, are you prepared for a job? Mahidol University International College (MUIC) ensures that its students are well-equipped for the challenges of the 21st Century workplace by helping them acquire both subject area knowledge and useful skills. …
MUIC’s Graduate Studies: Raising Tomorrow’s Business Leaders
A graduate studies program takes its students to the next level—updating their industry knowledge with the latest trends and inputs from service professionals and business leaders at the same time imbuing them with leadership qualities and managerial skills. The program directors of …
Museum Visit Teaches MUIC Students about ASEAN Cultures
What better way to get a clearer idea about the cultures of ASEAN countries than visiting the ASEAN Cultural Center? Twenty-eight students from ICIC 251 Contemporary Southeast Asia: Cultural Studies under the Intercultural Studies and Languages major precisely did that. They went …
What Students Learn in MUIC
Mahidol University International College (MUIC) offers an international, inclusive and holistic approach in education, enabling the students to learn both in the classroom and outside settings, providing them not only with fundamental theories but the latest developments in their chosen fields of …
FAA Division Chair Walks the “Bridge of Colors: Indonesian Painting Exhibition”
By Dr. Bryan Ott On behalf of the Fine and Applied Arts Division, recently I attended the opening ceremony of “Bridge of Colors: Indonesia Painting Exhibition” at the National Gallery of Thailand in Bangkok. The exhibition features 51 paintings from 11 national …
MUIC Students Win Prizes in German Contest
Two students from Mahidol University International College’s (MUIC) German minor program won prizes at the annual TDG German Competition on September 23, 2022 at Goethe Institute Bangkok. Ms. Pinda Viriyapongsri from the International Relations and Global Affairs major and Ms. Sathida Sethapram from …