On January 13, 2017, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prapat Wangskarn (Dean of Faculty of Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pipop  Udorn (Dean of Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somchai  Supattarakul (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Scholastic Management Aptitude Requirement Test (SMART) Center at Thammasat University), Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Montalee Sasananan (Assistant Dean for International Affairs and Public Relations) welcomed Dr. Tom  O’Toole (Dean of International Affairs and Dean of Faculty of Business) and Professor Austin Coffey, Ph.D., Lecturer and Programme Director, Chair and Councillor of European Medical Polymers Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. The meeting consisted of introduction to each institution, and discussion on possible research collaboration and student exchange.