Dr. Wanchai Wattanasap

News Agency: INN URL: https://www.innnews.co.th/politics/news_850133/ Publication Date: 22 Dec 2020 Mr. Chuan Leekpai, President of the National Assembly, announced after the tripartite meeting, which was attended by representatives from the opposition MPs, government MPs, and the Senate, that he had reported on the progress of the establishment of the reconciliation committee. The Cabinet sent General Chaichan Changmongkol, Deputy Minister of Defense, and Mr. Thepphong Chaiyanan, MP for the Democrat Party's party list. The government MPs sent Mr. Nirote Sunthornlekha, MP for Nakhon Sawan, Palang Pracharath Party, and Mr. Sorat Klinprathum, MP for the Bhumjaithai Party's party list. The Senate reported that The list will be sent tomorrow (23 December). As for the 9 qualified persons, the university presidents' meeting has already sent the names of 3 people: Professor Surichai Wankaew, Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Chulalongkorn University; Professor Dr. Wanchai Wattanasappa, former president of Khon Kaen University; and former director of the Office of Peace and Good Governance, King Prajadhipok's Institute.  

News Agency: Thaipost URL: https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/87556 Published Date: 21 Dec 2020 21 Dec 2020 - Mr. Suchatvee Suwansawat, President of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and Chairman of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT), said after the CUPT's general meeting that the meeting considered selecting representatives from CUPT to be selected as members of the Reconciliation Committee, namely Dr. Wanchai Wattanasappa, former president of Khon Kaen University; Mr. Surichai Wankaew, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University; and Mr. Somsak Rungruang, president of Southeast Bangkok University. We must focus on creating reconciliation and unity in Thai society. The three representatives from CUPT are not just academic representatives, but also because we have a large number of students. There are more than 2 million students in universities in the TCAS group, so this representative will represent students and students, including playing an academic role as a former university administrator. Mr. Peerapong Triyacharoen, Manager of the Central Admission System for Higher Education Institutions (TCAS Manager), said that for the TCAS operation in the 2021 academic year, there are 80 universities that have expressed their intention to join the TCAS system.

News agency: Matichon Online URL: https://www.matichon.co.th/education/news_2493551 Publication date: 20 Dec 2020 Reconciliation Committee – Mr. Suchatvee Suwansawat, President of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and Chairman of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT), said that regarding the government's resolution to establish a 7-party reconciliation committee with representatives from various parties, the recent general meeting of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) resolved to send representatives from CUPT and the Southeast Asian Association of Higher Education Institutions in Thailand (SAHEIT) to serve as members of the reconciliation committee, namely Dr. Wanchai Wattanasappa, former president of Khon Kaen University (KKU), and Mr. Surichai Wankaew, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. and Mr. Somsak Rungruang, President of Southeast Bangkok University, all three of whom have already responded, "The CUPT focuses on creating harmony and unity in Thai society. The three representatives from CUPT are not just academic representatives, they must also be representatives of students, because there are more than two million students in universities in the CUPT group. All three...