Speaker
Supitcha Chanyotha
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Description
This paper aims to introduce the nuclear engineering education at the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chulalongkon University, Bangkok Thailand. The department has been offering curriculum in nuclear engineering to support the national nuclear power programme since 1970s. It is the oldest established nuclear engineering educational programme in the South East Asia region. Nevertheless, since the nuclear power programme has been postponed several times due to various reasons, the educational programme at the department has been continuously adapted to meet the nation’s needs. Several areas of study have been introduced, including nuclear power engineering, industrial applications of radioisotope, nuclear instrumentation, radioisotope production, radiation processing, environment and safety, nuclear materials, as well as the newly created nuclear security and non-proliferation. With the renewed interest in using nuclear power in Thailand in 2007, the department has been actively assisting both the government and the electric utility in preparing human resources to support the nuclear power programme through various educational and training modules. Realizing the importance of establishing and balancing all 3 aspects of the nuclear 3S (safety, security and safeguard) in Thailand and in the Southeast Asian region. The new curriculum of nuclear security and safeguard programme has been offered since 2013. Since the establishment, the department has produced hundreds of graduates (Diploma, Master’s, and Ph.D. levels) to feed the continuously expanding Thai nuclear industry. The full paper will provide detailed information of the curriculum, the challenges and obstacles that the department has encountered, as well as the national and international linkages which have been established over the years.
| Country or International Organization | Thailand |
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Primary author
Supitcha Chanyotha
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Co-authors
Dr
Phongphaeth Pengvanich
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
Dr
Sunchai Nilsuwankosit
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
