ASEAN Veterinary Volunteer Project (AVVP Project) Project name; "ASEAN Veterinary Volunteer Project" Strategic meet; Strategy 3 Leader for National and International Veterinary Services Strategic method; International Center for knowledge dissemination in Veterinary Services Background ASEAN has been found since 1967 with the beginning of 6 members including Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore and Thailand and later on added with another 4 members of Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar and Vietnam. In year 2003,ASEAN agreed to set the direction to become ASEAN Economic Community: AEC) within 2015 under the 3 supportive pillars which compose of ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Social-Cultural Community and ASEAN Economic Community. Thailand and others countries may encounter both crises and opportunities when the ASEAN Economic Community is implemented in a few year. There will be movement of labors, education sector must be adapted to be survive, freedom in education, Students movement among AEC countries, International Quality Assurance in Educational sectors, Joints degree and so forth. Entrepreneurs and educational sectors should work together to revamp curricula. The curricula revamp should encourage students to think analytically and be able to solve problems so they are able to handle problems when growing up as well as understand the ways of life and cultures of other ASEAN countries and challenging them not only in ASEAN country but in the World market. The faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University is devoted ourselves and pay much attention in producing high quality Veterinarian, Research and Veterinary service to the public. We strongly support our Veterinary student with new knowledge and wisdom to become high qualified Veterinarian after their graduation. Also, the faculty have been well doing public service with advanced in Veterinary profession and to meet with social needs for example concerning of farms animal health, human and animal health interaction, outbreak disease control and prevention, zoonotic diseases and to prevent health risk of such disease to consumer as known as the top of food webs. Moreover, there also concerning in increasing of farm animal production efficiency, reducing operating cost in agricultural and agroindustrial sectors. Since the faculty mission is to become a leader in Veterinary education and profession in Thailand and in ASEAN, we pay much effort to be a part of Thai academic to push our education to be accepted in the ASEAN community in the coming year. Thus, all intrinsic potential and skills in Veterinary profession and education in related to "One Heatlh Approaches" will be promoted and supported to our neighboring countries in ASEAN members. The first activity is the establishment of Students group for Veterinary Volunteers project in the selected rural areas of our neighboring country in ASEAN. The activities composes of Internship training Program for Veterinary students,
2 Veterinarian, and human resource development for Veterinary Assistant in aims to promote of Veterinary Profession in ASEAN and exchange cultural activities, learning different cultures and finally prepare themselves and our students for the AEC in 2015. Objectives Project owner: 1. Prepare staff and students to know and understand ASEAN 2. Lifting the readership and potential of Veterinary profession and staff and students development 3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is a key organization to support Thai Academic to AEC 4. Open the opportunity of staff and students to take part of support, development and strengthen of our neighboring countries in ASEAN in aspect of Veterinary profession Professor Dr. Apinun Suprasert Dean, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart Unviersity e-mail: fvetais@ku.ac.th Tel.No. 66-89-772-1690 Duration of Project: Supportive unit: April 29 th - May 21 st 2013 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University (Bangkhen campus) Kasetsart University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Bangkhen/Kamphaeng San/ Nong-Pho/ Hua-Hin Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL. (CP company) Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Lao (Nabong campus)
3 Participant: 30 students (Last year of each curriculum) attend in Internship Program for (1 month) Lecture : Animal health, husbandry and health prevention emphasis in One Health Program Food animal Environment Practice : Clinical practice at Veterinary Teaching Hospital for 3 weeks Field training and sightseeing at CP company Veterinary Volunteer at University of Lao (Nabong Campus) for 1 week Candidate 1. 5 th -6 th year student in ASEAN (Thailand, Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia) 2 students / country 2. Willing to Volunteer 3. Selected participant take care of own transportation from home country
4 Schedule Day/Month/Year Activity Contact person/place Sun 28 April, 2012 Arriving at KPS Suan Saen Palm Hotel KPS Mon 29 April, 2012 Morning: Opening Ceremony, Orientation, President Presentation on Veterinary Public Health and Animal Welfare emphasize on One health Afternoon : Country Introduction (20 minute each) and Student Committee/Activities presentation Suan Saen Palm Hotel Tue 30 April, 2012 Evening: Welcome party Ruminant Horse Wildlife and Vet Volunteer Precamp Working Team Head Department of Large Animal and Wildlife Medicine and Ku Vet Volunteer Project (KPS) Wed 1 May, 2012 Ruminant, Horse, Wildlife and Vet Volunteer Precamp " Thu 2 May, 2012 Poultry, Aquatic and Swine Health Management Head Department of Farm Animal and Production Medicine (KPS) Fri 3 May, 2012 Poultry, Aquatic and Swine Health Management " Sat 4 May, 2012 Sun 5 May, 2012 Cultural exchange (PraPathom-Chedi Big Stupa/ Amphawa/ Sanam Chan Castle/ Wax Model Museam) Cultural exchange (Grand Palace/ Wat Pho/ Chao Phra Ya Cruise) Working Team/ Stay at Suan San Palm Hotel Working Team/ Stay at Veterinary Teaching Hospital Building (Bang Khen)
5 Mon 6 May, 2012 Tue 7 May, 2012 Wed 8 May, 2012 Thu 9 May, 2012 Visit Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Kasetsart Unviersity (Bang Khen), Pararubber factory and Museum, Institute of Animal Health, DLD and Central Library at Kasetsart University (Bang Khen) Morning: Education and Technical Center for food Animal (CPF) Afternoon: CPF and Demonstration farm (Pak Chong) (Slaughter house, Animal feeds mill and further processing factory of CPF) and stay over at Suwan Farm Morning: BKP CPF processing factory Afternoon: Travel to Srisakate Province Field Practice in Veterinary Volunteer Camp at Working Team/ Stay over at Suwan Farm (KU) Srisakate Province Srisakate Province Srisakate Fri 10 May, 2012 Afternoon: Travel to Udonthani Working Team/ Stay over at Ratchapat Udonthani Sat 11 May, 2012 CP Kaset NorthEast Udonthani Province (Slaughter house, Animal feeds Mill factory and Poultry production industry of CPF) Udonthani Province Sun 12 May, 2012 Cultural exchange Udonthani Province Mon 13 May, 2012 CPF Company Nong-Khai Province (Slaughter house, Animal feeds Mill factory and Poultry production industry of CPF) Nong-Khai Province Tue 14 May, 2012 Travel to Laos People Democratic Republic and Cultural exchange Teams at Nabong, Laos Wed 15 May, 2012 Visit plant of CPF Company at Laos Teams at Nabong, Laos Thu 16 May, 2012 Field Practice at Nabong, Laos Teams at Nabong, Laos
6 Fri 17 May, 2012 Field Practice at Nabong, Laos Teams at Nabong, Laos Sat 18 May, 2012 Field Practice at Nabong, Laos Teams at Nabong, Laos Sun 19 May, 2012 Wrap Up and Conclusion, Project Evaluation of Veterinary Volunteer Project, Closing Ceremony and Party Teams at Nabong, Laos Mon 20 May, 2012 Sightseeing at Nan-Nguem Dam and travel Back to Bangkok Tue 21 May, 2012 Final Conclusion and Meeting, Closing Ceremony Bangkok Teams at Nabong, Laos