Professor Dr. Neung Teaumroong is now the Vice Rector for Research and Technology Development together with the Dean of Institute of Agricultural Technology. Professor Dr. Neung Teaumroong has the experiences in research administration at Institute of Agricultural Technology for 16 years prior to be appointed as Dean. During the term of Dean and Vice Rector, many regulations regarding research and development have been modified to up – grade SUT – researchers to become more in international level. The most important strategy for sustaining research activity in SUT is to build up research culture. Many strategies have been employed such as promoting show – share events, recruiting more full time researchers, increasing an international networks etc. The blended art and science have been encouraged for life long research journey.
Category: 2023 Delegate
Dr.Tapany Patcharawit
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tapany Patcharawit is currently Deputy Director of Center for International Affairs, Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Thailand. Previously, she was Chair of the School of Metallurgical Engineering at SUT. Her current position is also Chair of Cooperative Education of the School. She received her Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Materials from the University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Her teaching and research have been in the field of metallurgical engineering, particularly on forming, testing, and recycling of metals and materials. For industrial engagement, she takes part as the consultant of “Recycling Technology Implementation Boost-up for Sustainably Renewable Resources towards the Development of Eco-Industrial Town Projects”, supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Mines, the Ministry of Industry, Thailand.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chawin Chantharasenawong
Chawin Chantharasenawong is now currently holds a position of Vice President for Internationalization of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thnoburi. He is an experienced researcher and academician with over a decade of experience in the field of engineering. He holds a PhD in Aeronautics from the Imperial College London and has since contributed in the field of wind energy, Formula Student racecar and, most recently, remote education technology.
Together with his co-researchers, his team has published over 20 research articles in leading engineering journals and presented his work at numerous international conferences. Chawin has held several administration positions, including Associate Dean for International Affairs at Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. He is currently the Board of Trustees Chairman at Concordian International School and Deputy Manager for International Affairs for the Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation. Chawin’s areas of expertise include nonlinear dynamical systems, multiphysics simulations, and optimization techniques.
Apart from his technical skills, Chawin is known for his excellent communication and leadership abilities. He has mentored several graduate students and, through his professional experience, networked with many high-level government organisations in the education sector.
As of the 01 August 2025, Dr Chantharasenawong is the WTUN Operational Board Chair.
Dr Sionade Robinson
Dr Sionade Robinson, an alumna of City University, joined Bayes (formerly Cass) Business School in 2010 as Course Director for the Full Time MBA Programme. Prior to her academic role, she excelled as a management consultant, specialising in enhancing financial performance by understanding client value, demonstrating it through behaviours, and measuring progress. Starting with The Forum Corporation, she contributed to strategy implementation for clients like British Airways and BBC. After working with Celerant and founding her own firm, she advised top companies on service excellence and customer relations strategy. Her book “Customer Loyalty: A Guide for Time Travellers” was published in 2005. Over a decade at Bayes, Sionade became Associate Dean, leading the MBA Programme, introducing innovations, and creating the MBA London Symposium.
Her sabbatical research delved into exploration, new value creation, and an Explorer’s Mindset. She actively practices this mindset, embarking on expeditions with students and colleagues. Affiliated with the Centre for Innovation and Disruption and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she now serves as Vice-President overseeing Enterprise, Engagement and Employability at City, University of London.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Harff
Prof. Dr. Christoph Harff has been Professor of International Economics and Behavioral Economics at HSHL since 2017. He studied economics at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and master’s degree in economics at the State University of New York at Albany. He received his PhD in monetary theory and monetary policy from the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. Prof. Harff started his professional career at Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt, London and Hamburg.
A further step in his career was a senior position in wealth management at the renowned Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie. At HSHL, Prof. Harff teaches and conducts research on, among other things, applied behavioral economics, such as how behavioral interventions (“nudges”) can help people make better decisions in areas of health, nutrition or finance. Prof. Harff is co-author of the book “Corporate Nudging – Changing Behavior Patterns in Organizations through Intelligent Nudges” (www.corporatenudging.com).
Professor Judith M. Pütter
Prof. Dr. Judith M. Pütter is Professor of Business Administration at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. Her work focuses on strategy, sustainability, social innovation, and practice-oriented teaching for transformation and future skills.
Dr Orla Flynn
Dr Orla Flynn was appointed inaugural President of Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in Ireland in April 2022, having served two years as President of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Prior to this Dr Flynn was Vice President for External Affairs at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) for six years, and previous academic leadership roles in CIT included Head of CIT Crawford College of Art & Design and Head of School of Humanities.
Dr Flynn commenced her academic career as a Lecturer in Computer Science, holding undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Mathematical Physics and Computer Science from University College Cork, an MA in Management in Education from Waterford Institute of Technology, and a PhD from the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick.
Dr Flynn is the Vice President of EU GREEN, ATU’s European University Alliance. She is a current Director on the Board of the Technological Universities Association and has previously held Director positions on both Cork and Galway Chambers of Commerce, HEAnet and Asiera.
ATU is a technological university with nine campuses located across the west and northwest of Ireland, established following the merger of three former Institutes of Technology and later St Angela’s College. ATU has over 30,000 students and is a leading provider of online and flexible programmes in the Irish higher education system.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Pantke
Before taking over the professorship of Construction and Manufacturing Technology at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences on 1 April 2018, Professor Pantke was a group leader at thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde GmbH in the Research and Development department for many years. There, the development, production and testing of large-diameter antifriction bearings with diameters of several meters and their components was a focus of his industrial activities. Particular attention was paid to the service life of corresponding products with optimization of the manufacturing and design conditions. Since 1 March 2022, he has been Vice President for Research and Transfer at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences.
Klaus Pantke is the author of numerous specialist publications and lectures at international conferences.
Dr Khwanchit Suwannoppharat
Dr. Khwanchit Suwannoppharat is the Assistant President for International Affairs, Thaksin University, Thailand. She has 16-year teaching experience in tertiary level. She finished her Ph.D. in English as an International Language (EIL) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in 2015 and Master of Education in TESOL from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2008. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, English as a foreign language learning and teaching, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and language assessment and evaluation. Her current interests are on community-based learning and CLIL and social development for sustainable development.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Müller
Jens Müller received his diploma degree for electrical engineering and the doctoral degree from TU Ilmenau, Germany, in 1992 and 1997 respectively. From 1997 to 2005, he held managing positions in development departments at Micro Systems Engineering GmbH, Berg, Germany. His responsibilities included research and development of medical implants (especially heart pacemakers) and general substrate and packaging development (e.g. LTCC, flex-circuits, Chip Scale Packaging).
In 2005, he returned to Ilmenau University of Technology to establish the junior research group “Functionalised Peripherics”. In July 2008 he was assigned full professor for the Electronics Technology Group at the same university. Since 2021 he has been the Vice President International Affairs and Transfer.