Gasinee Witoonchart Explained

Native Name Lang:th
Term Start:30 October 2017
Term End:23 September 2024
Office:Rector of Thammasat University
Gasinee Witoonchart
Succeeded:Supasawad Chardchawarn
Preceded:Somkit Lertpaithoon
Education:Thammasat University (BBA)
University of Texas at Austin (MBA)

Gasinee Witoonchart is a Thai academic administrator who served as rector of Thammasat University from 2017 to 2024.[1] [2]

Career

Gasinee led the university's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, establishing a 300-bed field hospital at its Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani. She oversaw the Rangsit campus' effort to generate energy from solar panels, and building the largest rooftop farm in Asia, the Thammasat Urban Farming Green Roof.[3] [4]

References

  1. News: Thammasat picks new rector . 2024-10-05 . Bangkok Post . en.
  2. News: Thammasat rector gives vision for future . 2024-10-05 . Bangkok Post . en.
  3. Web site: How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control . 2024-10-05 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Meet Thailand's secret weapon in climate change battle - Environment . 2024-10-05 . The Jakarta Post . en.