On May 19, 2023, from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Mahidol University, Faculty of Public Health (MUPH), represented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sarawut Thepanondh, Dean, along with members of the MUPH administrative team, gathered with delegates from the University of Niigata Prefecture, Faculty of Human Life Studies, represented by Prof. Asako Tamura, Dean, to participate in an online signing ceremony, formalizing partnership between both institutions through a memorandum of understanding (mou). The mou will open academic collaborations in areas such as exchanging faculty, scholars, students, and academic materials, as well as allowing joint research, conferences, and student programs to take place. The meeting concluded with a discussions on the potential academic activities for follow up.