Congratulations to faculty members and staff of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
who have recently been awarded UK Professional Standards Framework Fellowship (UKPSF) from Advance HE.
Awarded Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) are:
- Asst. Prof. Jinnthisa Suraprasert, School of Management Science
2. Mr. Narasak Chongkhunklang, Legal Affairs Division
3. Mr. Watcharet Kuntichod, Office of Computer Services
4. Miss Natthanitcha Phetbuasak, the Office of Academic Affairs
5. Miss Penpan Jarusan, Office of Documentation and Information
6. Miss Ratchakon Kongjaroen, Office of Documentation and Information
7. Miss Sasikan Kamhangrittirong, Office of Lifelong Education
8. Miss Kultiwa Thinprathet, Distance Education Staff Development Academy
9. Mrs. Worrani Samutwanich, School of Economics
10. Miss Runyapat Pichit, Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Nakhon Sawan
11. Mrs. Chanutra Matrachaisingha, Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Nakhon Sawan
12. Mr. Anunwat Sanmai, Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Nakhon Sawan
13. Mr. Kittisak Kaeolor, Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Chanthaburi
Note: No.1-3 was announced the award on 16 December 2024
No. 4-13 was announced the award on 17 December 2024
The Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University Model for Academic Recognition of Teaching (SMART) Programme is grounded in the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) and is seen by STOU as a mechanism for its staff to deliver teaching and learning support to their students more confidently and effectively. Advance HE began working with STOU in 2018
by supporting a group of its staff to achieve Fellowship. This resulted in the Chairman of STOU Council, Prof. Dr. Wichit Srisa-an, becoming the first Principal Fellow in Thailand, along with eight Fellows and six Fellows. Following the accreditation of
the SMART Programme many more are expected to follow, and show a commitment to high quality learning and teaching across the institution.
Advance HE accreditation is recognition that the SMART Programme aligns with the PSF, and ensures that participants have shown the necessary capabilities and qualities to achieve Associate Fellowship status. The SMART Programme has been specifically designed with distance learning in mind, showing that the PSF can be applied successfully to distance
and blended learning settings.
