University of Tsukuba Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) Khon Kaen Office (hosted by Khon Kaen University) 123 Moo 16 Mittapap Rd., Nai-Muang, Muang District, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ http://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ CRICED University of Tsukuba The Center for Research on International Years of 1973 University of Tsukuba CRICED Cooperation in Educational Development 147 History and Tradition 1949 Tokyo University of Education University of Tsukuba is the only university member in Japan for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education 1872 Founded as Higher Normal School Organization (SEAMEO)*. ⚫ A leading national research-oriented university spearheading *SEAMEO is a regional intergovernmental organization collaborations across organizational, industrial and national borders established in 1965 among governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in ⚫ Relocated in 1973 from Tokyo to Tsukuba Science City, Japan’s education, science and culture in the region. premier science hub ⚫ Its founding philosophies of CRICED has a Khon Kaen Office in fostering transdisciplinary the premises of KKU’s Institute for research and education and Research and Development in Teaching Profession (IRDTP) for being open to society are more ASEAN. important than ever in today’s environment of accelerating KKU acts as a logistic hub of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) complexity and interconnectivity. counties. We have been collaborating using the geographical advantage to further develop Japanese education In Numbers methods in ASEAN countries. 2,457 international students 9 Undergraduate Admini- from 119 countries as of May, 2018 Schools strators Sharing the Japanese-style Education in 2,521 • Humanities and Culture Faculty primary education all over the world 2,376 • Social and International Studies Total • Human Sciences ⚫ Spreading Japanese-style primary education to 21,600 Under- • Life and Environmental Sciences the world graduate as of May, 2018 Students • Sciences and Engineering 9,909 ⚫ Spreading Japanese-style primary education to the world Graduate • Informatics ⚫ Researches on educational development cooperation model Students 6,794 • Medicine and Medical Sciences meeting regional needs. • Health and Physical Education ⚫ Providing training for the teachers from the developing countries 8 Graduate Schools • Art and Design and Japanese exerts. • Education ⚫ Collaboration with international • Humanities and Social Sciences organizations* and education • Business Sciences Integrative 1 School ministries abroad SEAMEO, • Pure and Applied Sciences APEC, and MGIEP • Systems and Information Engineering • School of • Life and Environmental Sciences Integrative and • Comprehensive Human Sciences Global Majors • Library, Information and Media Studies (SIGMA) Our Partner Institutions in Thailand (alphabetical order) Asian Institute of Technology Maejo University Chulalongkorn University Office of Judiciary of Thailand Kasetsart University Prince of Songkla University Khon Kaen University Srinakharinwirot University King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Suranaree University of Technology Mae Fah Luang University Thammasat University .