School of Liberal Arts Hosts Knowledge Sharing Forum: “Sharing Research Experiences to Inspire, Expand Networks, and Enhance Research Quality”

School of Liberal Arts Hosts Knowledge Sharing Forum: “Sharing Research Experiences to Inspire, Expand Networks, and Enhance Research Quality”

     The Research Division of the School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao, led by Assistant Professor Dr. Phitsinee Sathientharadol, Deputy Dean for Administration, and Dr. Chanapa Duangfai, Deputy Dean for Special Affairs, together with Mr. Jaroon Chaibao, Policy and Planning Analyst Staff, organized a knowledge management activity titled “Sharing Research Experiences to Inspire, Expand Networks, and Enhance Research Quality.”

     The event began with a policy address on research support delivered by Assistant Professor Dr. Chittima Kaweera, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts. She emphasized the importance of research funding allocation, motivation and encouragement for researchers, mentorship systems, applied research utilization, and promoting research integration with artificial intelligence (AI) to support sustainable development.

The forum comprised five key topics:

Topic 1: Creating Innovative Research Topics

Topic 2: Establishing International Academic Collaborations (International MOU)

These sessions focused on formulating research questions aligned with national policies, global trends, network building, and presenting research in international arenas.

Speakers for Topics 1 and 2 included:

1. Assistant Professor Dr. Khomkrich Tachom

2. Associate Professor Dr. Warawat Sriyabhaya

3. Assistant Professor Dr. Parichart Pothi

4. Dr. Nalinpat Mekkriengkrai

5. Assistant Professor Pattra Akeprasert

6. Lecturer Sheng De Huang

Topic 3: Academic Promotion

Topic 4: Publishing Research in International Journals

These sessions emphasized setting research output goals for academic promotion, selecting high-quality journals indexed in international databases such as Scopus, and utilizing tools and software to identify appropriate journals.

Speakers for Topics 3 and 4 included:

1. Assistant Professor Dr. Khomkrich Tachom

2. Assistant Professor Dr. Sukanya Kaowiwattanakul

3. Assistant Professor Dr. Rattana Yawiloeng

4. Assistant Professor Dr. Rutthaphak Huttayavilaiphan

5. Dr. Kultida Khammee

Topic 5: Transforming Routine Work into Research (Routine to Research - R2R)