The First International Development Forum in Thailand on “Well-being, Social Inclusion, and Sustainable Development” hosted by GSID Program of Nagoya University and the MAIDS-GRID Program — PhD & MA in International Development Studies I Chulalongkorn University I Bangkok, Thailand

We have just concluded The First International Development Forum in Thailand on “Well-being, Social Inclusion, and Sustainable Development” hosted by GSID Program of Nagoya University and the MAIDS-GRID Program. The forum started with opening remarks by Prof. YAMAGATA Hideo, the dean of GSID Program, with Dr. Aya OKADA giving the commemorative lecture.

Throughout the discussion, we exchange the views and comments on all topics that address the issues of development in various aspects. Two of our GRID students, Mr. Anthony Ukam Unor and Ms. Ma Josephine Therese Emily G. Teves, joining as the presenters of the forum, and the MAIDS-GRID director Dr. Sirima Thongsawang, as the discussants of the forum.

We have covered the topics of Inclusivity, Human Rights, Education, Migration, and methods used in studying these development issues, relating to the global trend of Sustainable Development.

The forum was concluded by Dr. Ake Tangsupvattana, Dean of The Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, giving the closing remarks and we are very honored to co-host this event with Nagoya Univeristy. We would like to , again, thanks to The GSID program of Nagoya University and Nagoya University Alumni Association Grant for supporting this event.