Dr. Panich Intra, an associate professor at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, has been appointed Professor of Innovation (Electrical Engineering). He is the first person in Thailand to obtain this new professorial title which has been established to promote innovation and support the country’s vision of becoming an innovation-based economy.
To encourage university teaching staff to engage in innovation and drive the country’s economic growth, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has revised academic promotion criteria to include innovation works. This initiative aims to enable innovation to contribute to social and economic development and foster collaboration between academia and other sectors such as industry and the community. To evaluate innovation works used in academic promotion, NXPO, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics at Chiang Mai University, formulated assessment guidelines.
“Including innovation works in academic promotion allows teaching staff to advance their career paths while creating innovations that benefit social development and drive economic growth.”
