Speaking & Press

Dr. Chawin speaks regularly at international convenings on higher education leadership, internationalisation strategy, engineering education, and wind energy research. Recent engagements have spanned ASEAN–EU policy dialogues, Asia-Pacific education conferences, and university-to-university partnerships across Europe and East Asia. Selected talks below; for press and speaking enquiries, see the foot of the page.


Upcoming

Early June 2026 · Taisho University, Tokyo, JapanPAEE keynote / talk

Title, exact date, and programme link to follow once confirmed.

2026

Green, Digital, Blue: Building European–Asian Research Networks That Matter

February 2026 · APAIE 2026, Hong Kong

A cross-regional panel on building equitable, long-term research networks between European and Asian universities. The contribution focused on KMUTT’s cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on the EMPM scholarship programme for students from Myanmar — one example of how cross-regional partnerships can sustain access to higher education in fragile contexts while advancing shared priorities across the green transition, digital transformation, and the blue economy.

2025

Smart Connections: Advancing higher education partnerships

28 May 2025 · KU Leuven, Belgium

Delivered at KU Leuven as part of a working dialogue on practical pathways for ASEAN–EU university cooperation, with attention to good practices and the specific conditions of Southeast Asian higher education systems.

Higher Education in Focus: ASEAN University Support for Conflict-Affected Students from Myanmar

27 May 2025 · DAAD Branch Office, Brussels, Belgium

An invited contribution at the German Academic Exchange Service’s Brussels office on how ASEAN universities have organised support for students whose education has been disrupted by the situation in Myanmar.

2024

Thailand: Strategic Visioning for the Common Space and Futuristic Leadership

12 October 2024 · 16th SEA-HiEd SOM, Dili, Timor-Leste

Country contribution at the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Southeast Asia Higher Education space, framing Thailand’s strategic position in the regional architecture.

Leading Effective Integration of GenAI in Higher Education

25 April 2024 · UNESCO-ICHEI Southeast Asia Regional High Level Policy Dialogue, Jakarta

Contribution at UNESCO’s International Centre for Higher Education Innovation regional dialogue on the institutional and national-policy implications of generative AI for the region’s universities.

Entrepreneurial Universities — Innovating and Disrupting International Education

7 March 2024 · APAIE 2024, Perth, Australia

Co-presented session at the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education annual conference on how entrepreneurial models are reshaping international education strategy.


Press contact

For media enquiries, interview requests, and speaking invitations, please write to chawin.cha@kmutt.ac.th.

A short professional bio (EN and TH) is available for download from the About page.