The Water Engineering and Management program would like to congratulate Mr. Akkharaphan Thaweesak, our master’s student and a proud recipient of the prestigious His Majesty the King’s Scholarship, on his successful completion of the Erasmus+ traineeship at the Faculty of Water Sciences, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary, during the Fall Semester of the 2025/2026 academic year.

Mr. Thaweesak previously graduated with First Class Honours from the Department of Civil Engineering (International Program) at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand. He served as an SDGs youth ambassador and actively participated in activities related to the sustainable development goals for 2030, and held the role of a Green Heart student leader, promoting various activities and volunteered for social service events both on campus and in nearby communities. He was also the Thai youth delegate to the Next Generation Leaders Conference 2021 through The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP).

The objective of this traineeship was to strengthen understanding of climate-resilient water management and nature-based solutions (NbS) through academic events, specialized coursework, field exposure, and laboratory-based learning, while offering a valuable European perspective on sustainable water governance.

The Erasmus program provides me with a wonderful experience in Europe. It is a great opportunity to live in diverse communities and learn from best practices in both academic and daily life contexts.

– Mr. Akkharaphan Thaweesak

In addition, Mr. Thaweesak joined the course “Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management,” which combined theoretical learning with site visits to NbS planning and implementation areas across Hungary under several LIFE projects in both urban and rural contexts. These visits provided first-hand exposure to interventions such as urban green infrastructure, river restoration measures, and landscape-based water retention solutions.

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