Seamaty has recently entered into a strategic cooperation with Mahasarakham University (MSU) in Thailand, which will provide excellent teaching facilities for the university’s animal medicine program, and lay a solid foundation for the university to train more and more well-rounded skilled personnel in animal medicine.
Mahasarakham University (MSU), with a history dating back to 1968, is a public comprehensive university with a long history in Thailand and is the first institution of higher education in Thailand to be rated by the QS Stars System for excellence in higher education. The university has over 40,000 students and has been ranked as one of the top 20 universities in Thailand according to the World University Webometrics.
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Mahasarakham University was established with four purposes in mind: teaching, research, academic service, and artistic and cultural continuity. To support this purpose, the School of Veterinary Medicine has opened two veterinary hospitals at Mahasarakham University (Downtown Campus) and (Nasinuan Campus). In 2020, a new teaching veterinary hospital will be opened at the Khamriang campus to support the teaching and research of the faculty members. It also provides animal medical services to the community in the vicinity of the University.
Dr. Taktan, who is the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the Khamriang Campus, has overall responsibility for the faculty and animal laboratories at the veterinary hospital. According to her, «The hospital’s testing laboratory has been using Idexx biochemical equipment. The cost of this product is relatively high, which is a burden to the faculty for teaching and research and to the community for pet owners. It was also a relatively complicated process for the school’s testing staff to use on a daily basis.»
