SIX GOLD FOR MSU AT 30TH COWBOY GAMES IN CHIANG MAI

MSU President Dr. Supachai Samappito and Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Sujin Butdisuwan were invited guests at the opening ceremony of the 30^th Annual Commission for Higher Education Staff Cowboy Games held at Cowboy Stadium, Inthanin in Chiang Mai Province.

Afterwards  Dr. Supachai and Vice President for Special Affairs Dr. Suracha Amornpan showed their support by attending one the MSU football teams first round games.

The games, an initiative of the Ministry of University Affairs and hosted this year by Maejo University from May 1 to 8,  attracted over five thousand competitors representing higher education staff from one hundred and thirty four universities across Thailand. 

The motto of the games was Healthiness, Harmony and Creativity through exercise and sport.

A delegation of one hundred and fifty athletes and sports managerial staff represented MSU at the games with MSU finishing fourteenth overall in the medal tally with three gold, six silver and six bronze medals. ...more pics

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 2010 AWARD TO DR. PATHOM HONGSUWAN

Congratulations to Dr. Pathom Hongsuwan from MSU’S Faculty of         Humanities and Social Science being awarded the National Research Council Annual Research Award 2010.

Hongsuwan’s work, entitled ‘The Buddha Images Myths of Lanna: Intellectual Power of the Beliefs and Relationship with Local Communities’ is a research work aiming to collect legends of Buddha first appearing in Lanna. Lanna refers to eight provinces around Chiang Mai in Upper North Thailand. (For a little background on the Kingdom of Lanna go to Wikipedia: search term Lanna)

Hongsuwan’s research includes analysis of four sets of ideas of values determining behaviour from meanings gathered from symbols of the Buddha.

The research also analyses the value and power of the Buddha legend on the local Lanna community in order to gain an understanding of the nature and social life of the Lanna which continues to this day. ...more pics