On 29 May 2024, Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led a delegation of university administrators and faculty members from the School of Political Science to pay a courtesy call to His Eminence the Sheikhul Islam of Thailand, Sheikh Arun Boonchom. They were welcomed by Mr. Prasit Mahamad, Secretary to the Sheikhul Islam, at the Reception Hall on the 3rd floor of The Sheikhul Islam office of Thailand, National Islamic Affairs Administrative Center, in Nong Chok, Bangkok.
The STOU delegation congratulated the Sheikhul Islam on his appointment to the position on 24 January 2024. They also discussed opportunities for collaboration in developing education, transferring knowledge and experience, and promoting and developing national education, particularly STOU’s distance learning system, which provides equal educational opportunities to all.
The Sheikhul Islam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from STOU’s School of Political Science.
