Viphandh Roengpithya
Viphandh Roengpithya (Thai: วิพรรธ์ เริงพิทยา, born 20 June 1938), also Vipandh Roengpithya, is a Thai academic.[1][2] He is the founder and president of the Asian University of Thailand, located in Chonburi Province.[2]
Academic career[edit]
Roengpithya attended Assumption College, and went on to graduate from Chulalongkorn University at the young age of 19. Afterwards, he won a government scholarship to continue his studies in electrical engineering in London. After his graduation, in the late 1960s he moved to the United States, where he worked in the field of integrated circuit design. He returned to Thailand to care for his mother when she fell ill, and then chose to make his return permanent.[3] He founded the Asian University in 1993.[2] One of his goals as university president is to increase the number of international students studying in Thailand, with the aim of offering lower-cost English-medium education to students from poorer countries in the region.[4]
Other activities[edit]
Roengpithya is the chairman of the board of directors of Draco PCB, a public company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.[5] He formerly served as the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council, from which position he retired upon reaching the age of 65.[6][7] He relinquished his U.S. citizenship on 14 December 1994, according to U.S. State Department records.[1]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "A Man In Control". The Nation. 1998-12-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "Men@Work Interview: ดร.วิพรรธ์ เริงพิทยา". Mix Magazine. Vol. 35. October 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ม.เอเชียน หนุนเด็กไทยเรียนในประเทศ". Than News. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Companies/Securities in Focus: Draco PCB Public Company Limited". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ Ramsay, Randolph (2003-07-01). "Council needs continuity: ABAC chair Roengpithya". Business Asia. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "APEC: Viphandh in the hot seat". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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