National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) by Division of International Affairs has cooperated

with foreign organizations in order to transfer knowledge and technology the cooperation is divided

into 2 work – frames : bilateral cooperation and cooperation with international organizations.

The following names of organizations that NRCT has signed MOU with as bilateral cooperation.

Research Agencies that signed Memoranda with NRCT

Name	Country (Region)	Year
1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)	Japan	1978
2. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)	Germany	1978
3. The Royal Society of London (RS)	United Kingdom	1984
4.  The Royal Swedish Academy of Science	Sweden	1991
5.  The Israel Academy of Science and Humanities (IASH)	Israel	1992
6.  The Austrian Science Foundation (FWF)	Austria	1992
7.  The Korean Science and Engineering	Republic of Korea	1992
8.  The National Natural Science Foundation of China	The People’s Republic of China	1992
9.  The Research Council of Norway	Norway	1993
10. Science and Technology Department of Hainan Province (STDHP)	The People’s Republic of China	1997
11. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)	The People’s Republic of China	2000
12. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)	India	2006
13. Shanzhi  Academy of Social Sciences (SASS)	The People’s Republic of China	2006
14. Florida International University (FIU)	USA	2007
15. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC)	USA	2007
16. Korean Research Foundation (KRF)	Republic of Korea	2007
17. The Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam (MOST)	Vietnam	2007
18. Huaqiao University (HQU)	The People’s Republic of China	2010

Remark : KOSEF, KRF, and Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology (KICOS)

united as a new organization named National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) since 26 June 2009

The following names of international organizations that Thailand by NRCT has been members;

1.  International Council for Science - ICSU

2.  The International Geosphere-Biospere Programme: A Study of Global Change - IGBP

3.  Pacific Science Association - PSA

4.  International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics - IUGG

5.  International Federation of Social Science Organizations - IFSSO

6.  Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils - AASSREC

7.  Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics - APCTP

 

TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries) is formerly Third World Academy of Sciences, an independent organization. TWAS was established in 1983 under the collaboration of leading scientists from developing countries. The objective of the organization is to strengthen the political and scientific leadership base on sciences and technologies. Under a 1991 agreement, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) assumed responsibility for administering TWAS funds and personnel. The head office of TWAS is located in Trieste, Italy.

TWAS Prize for Young Scientists

In the year 1986, TWAS has initiated the awarding project for young scientists in order to develop human capacity of developing countries in the fields of science by inviting TWAS’s members to recruit young scientists with outstanding performance every year rotated from 4 disciplines (biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics). The prize consists of the plaque and 2,000 USD to support young scientists on their work for further progress. There are currently 43 countries participating in this project. For Developing countries in Southeast Asia, Philippines and Vietnam participate in this project as well.

Participation of Thailand in the project

National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) has participated in this project of TWAS from 1997 until present for promoting Thai scientists with outstanding performance contributing to the society of Thailand. Every year, NRCT creates a working group consists of academic experts in the related fields to proceed the working process of TWAS Prize awarding. From 1997 until 2014, there are 17 scientists from Thailand awarded by this project.