November 3, 2021 from 13:00 to 15:00 p.m. – The Division of Student Development and Alumni Relation of Khon Kaen University held the 2021 Undergraduate Scholarship Orientation Ceremony. Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University gave the opening and commencement address to the KKU scholarship recipients. The event was arranged on line by Zoom meeting, from Sirikunakorn Room 3, Office of the President. The onsite ceremony was joined by Assoc. Prof. Piansak Pakdee, Vice President for Student Development and Alumni Relation; Ajarn Boonyarit Sombatlai, a Member of Khon Kaen University Council; Khun Dusit Khotwongsa, a KKU Promotion Committee Member; Khun Phakphum Thitha, Director of the Division of Student Development and Alumni Relation; and Khun Jetsadaporn Sriratanapraphan, Head of the Student Welfare and Service Section.
Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University gave the commencement address to the KKU scholarship recipients.
Assoc. Prof. Piansak Pakdee, Vice President for Student Development and Alumni Relation made a report on the event that the Student Development and Alumni Relation Section has a mission to assist the students who are in trouble. The Section has allocated an amount of budget as scholarships for these students until they graduate. The University has also been helped by private organizations, foundations, banks, companies, associations and donors to add to the scholarship budget each year so that the students under the said condition will be able to study towards their degree. It is expected that the students who receive the scholarship will develop their life skills and social awareness, have dignity towards themselves, good feelings towards the others, see their own values and believe they will be able to work for the benefits of the country and be a good role model for their juniors as well as develop good approaches for their future lives.
Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University gave the commencement address to the KKU scholarship recipients as follows: “The students who come to study at KKU are from different backgrounds. But once you are here, you receive equal chance to train to take part in the country development in the future. In Thailand, education is very important in upgrading the social and economic status, or even changing the class levels. I myself would not have become a doctor in Khon Kaen University without education. Students who are granted the scholarship should be proud of yourselves and should not feel inferior to others. The scholarships many sectors have mobilized for the students should be thought of as something valuable in the society, where we should be generous to one another. Those who are well off can share to those who are not in order to lessen their troublesome. With the spread of Covid-19, many have been confronted with hardship, so the University believes we should help the students who are in trouble as much as we could. When you graduate, please remember the time you were students here and received the assistance.”
“Do not feel inferior to be a scholarship recipient. Lives can always change. You may be successful or fail when you graduate. Some who fails can always regain the pace. The important thing is to be conscience and try to overcome the obstacles. Please be attentive to your studies in order to be able to earn the living for yourselves and your family. One day in the future, you may be able to help the society, too,” said the President.
Khun Dusit Khotwongsa, a KKU Promotion Committee Member and Ajarn Boonyarit Sombatlai, a Member of Khon Kaen University Council gave a special talk.
Khun Phakphum Thitha, Director of the Division of Student Development and Alumni Relation explained that Khon Kaen University, by the management of the Student Development and Alumni Relation has allocated the scholarships as follows:
- 396 Type A Scholarships (Continuing scholarships) at 30,000 baht each, totaling 11,850,000 baht
- 500 Type B Scholarships at 10,000 baht each, totaling 5,000,000 baht
- 611 Scholarships from the private sector in the Center (Continuing scholarships), totaling 12,234,750 baht.
- 5,500 Scholarships for students receiving impact from Covid-19, at 2,000 baht each, totaling 11,000,000 baht.
- Scholarships allocated by each of the 21 faculties totaling 22,500,000 baht.
- 48,393 lunch coupons, totaling 1,451,790 baht.
- KKU Alumni Scholarships totaling 543,000 baht.
- KKU loan funds for education for 6,024 cases during the first semester totaling 149,645,514 baht.
The orientation was honored to have Ajarn Boonyarit Sombatlai, a Member of Khon Kaen University Council to give a special talk on “Being a Student on Scholarship Is More than You Think” and Khun Dusit Khotwongsa, a KKU Promotion Committee Member on “How Can a Student Do as a Return to the University and Society”.
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