{"id":2182,"date":"2019-03-06T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T09:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la.pim.ac.th\/?page_id=2182"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:49:46","slug":"president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/la.pim.ac.th\/home\/about\/president\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Knowing PIM President"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Knowing PIM President<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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Associate Professor Dr.Sompop Manarungsan<\/h3><\/div><\/div>
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Present Positions<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
    \n
  • President, Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM)<\/li>\n
  • Advisor to the Thai Chamber of Commerce, The Industial\u00a0Federation of Thailand,
    \nThe Department of Trade\u00a0Negotiations, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
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    Education<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
      \n
    • Ph.D. in Development Economics, Groningen University,
      \nThe Netherlands, 1989<\/li>\n
    • M.A. in Agricultural and Rural Development,\u00a0Institute of Social Studies,
      \nThe Hague,\u00a0The Netherlands, 1982<\/li>\n
    • M.A. in Economics, (English Language Program),\u00a0Thammasat University, 1978<\/li>\n
    • B.A. in Economics, Thammasat University, 1975<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
      <\/div>

      Work Experience<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

      Affiliations:<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • 2013-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Executive Member of National Research Council of Thailand
        \n(Economics and Business Administration).<\/li>\n
      • 2007-2008<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member of Executive Board of Directors, Board of Investment (BOI),
        \nMinistry of Industry.<\/em><\/li>\n
      • 1998-2002 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Member of Committee for the Discloser of Public Information\u00a0on Economic and Finance,
        \n(Appointed by the Prime Minister\u00a0under the Cabinet Approval).<\/li>\n
      • 1995-2008<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Executive Member of the Board of the Institute of Asian Studies,
        \nChulalongkorn University.<\/li>\n
      • 1993-1995<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Member of Committee for Alleviation of farmer\u2019 Debt\u00a0Problems
        \nChaired by the Minister of Finance (Appointed by the Prime minister).<\/li>\n
      • 1992-1996<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member of Committee for Evaluation of the Farmer\u00a0Assistant Project,
        \nNational Budget Bureau.<\/li>\n
      • 1985 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Member of Committee for Preparing the AgriculturalLand Reform Plan (1987-1991),
        \nAgricultural Land Reform Office,\u00a0Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.<\/li>\n
      • 1980-2000<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member of the Editorial Board Journal of Political Economy,
        \nChulalongkorn University.<\/li>\n
      • 1980\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chairman of lecturer Council, Faculty of Economics,
        \nChulalongkorn University<\/li>\n
      • 1979-1996<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Member of Social Science Association of Thailand.<\/li>\n
      • 1979-1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Secretary of The Nation\u2019s panel of Economists,
        \nThe\u00a0National Review Daily Newspaper.<\/li>\n
      • 1979-1980 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Editor of Economic Review Journal, Faculty of Economics,\u00a0Chulalongkorn University<\/li>\n
      • 1974\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member of Thammasat Economic Association<\/li>\n
      • 1973<\/strong>\u00a0(and\u00a02013-14<\/strong>) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member of Executive Thammasat Economics Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Visiting Lecturer:<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • 2013<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Advisor and Commentator of Report Writing The Training course
          \norganized for the High Ranking officials, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/li>\n
        • 2002-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lecturer to the Training Courses of \u201cThe Institute of Juridical Affairs\u201d.<\/li>\n
        • 2002-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The National Defense College<\/li>\n
        • 2002-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lecturer to the Training Courses Organized for the Thai Food Processors by the Food Institute.<\/li>\n
        • 1997-Present\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0King Prachatipok Institute<\/li>\n
        • 1993-Present\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Thai Police College<\/li>\n
        • 1992-Present<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Thai Army College, The Thai Army.<\/li>\n
        • 1992-Present<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Training Courses Organized for the High Ranking Officials,
          \nMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Ministry of Industry,\u00a0Ministry of Public health, Ministry of Interiors, Ministry of Finance,
          \nMinistry of Commerce, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Education,
          \nMinistry of Tourism and Sports, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology,
          \nMinistry of Energy, etc.<\/li>\n
        • 1990-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Institute of Banking and Financing, The Thai Commercial\u00a0Bank Association.<\/li>\n
        • 1988 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Royal Tropical institute, Amsterdam.<\/li>\n
        • 1982<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Samaki Samako, London, U.K.<\/li>\n
        • 1981-Present<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Granduate Schools, Thammasat University, Mahidol University,
          \nKhonkaen University, Ramkhamhaeng University, Chulalongkorn\u00a0University, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Past Positions:<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Graduate School,\u00a0Chulalongkorn University (1978-2010)<\/li>\n
          • Director, Chinese Studies Center, Institute of Asian Studies,\u00a0Chulalongkorn University (1997-2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
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            Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer in Foreign Countries<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
              \n
            • 2008\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo<\/li>\n
            • 2001<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Center for southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University,\u00a0Kyoto, Japan<\/li>\n
            • 1994-1996<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Faculty of Economics, Saitama University, Japan,\u00a0Kyoto, Japan<\/li>\n
            • 1992<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation, Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n
            • 1990<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Japan Society for the Promotion of science (JSPS),\u00a0Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n
            • 1986-1987<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The International Center, Hosei university, Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
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              Academic Reward:<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
                \n
              • Senior Research Scholar, Thailand Research Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
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                Contributions to the Public Affairs:<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

                Frequent Interviewee to the Domestic and International medias, i.e.;<\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Thailand :\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Bangkok Post, The Nation, etc.<\/li>\n
                • UK :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 BBC, The Financial Times, The Economist Intelligence Unit,\u00a0Reauters, A.P.<\/li>\n
                • USA :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Voice of America, The Washington Post, Dow jones, The Wall\u00a0Street Journal,
                  \nTimes Magazine, CNN, Bloomberg, etc.<\/li>\n
                • Germany :\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Deutsche Presses Agentur<\/li>\n
                • France :\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0AFP<\/li>\n
                • Japan :\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Munichi, NHK TVm TBS TV, Kyodo News, The Nikkei, etc.<\/li>\n
                • China :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The People Daily, Guangming Daily, China Radio International, Peking Radio, Xinhua News, etc.<\/li>\n
                • Singapore :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Strait Times, Channel News Asia, Singapore International Radio.<\/li>\n
                • Hong Kong :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Far Eastern Economic Review, South China Morning Post, Asian Wall Street Journal, etc.<\/li>\n
                • Malaysia :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The New Strait Times<\/li>\n
                • Australia :<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Australian International Radio, ABC TV, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
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