His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun of Thailand kindly appointed Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana to graciously preside over Prince of Songkla University’s 2019 Convocation Ceremony. The Convocation was held at The 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne International Convention Center, PSU Hat Yai Campus, from September 7-9, 2019. A total of 9,050 graduates were presented with degrees, and five Honorary Doctorate Degrees were conferred to Mr. Kampol Tansujja (Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration), Khunying Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan (Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Science), Emeritus professor Dr. Somsri Paosawas (Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science), Dr. Petra Chaloupková (Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Agricultural Resource Management), and Prof. Dr. Jacobus (Jacques) Wilhelmus Maria Noordermeer (Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Technology Science).
Moreover, PSU was honored to also welcome distinguished executives from close partner universities from Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, along with the Director of the PSU Confucius Institute, and esteemed representatives from the Indonesian and Malaysian Consulates in Songkhla, to this special event.
After all graduates received their degrees, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Walailak, The Princess Srisavangkavadhana, kindly delivered an inspirational speech to all participants.
