On March 12, 2024, Associate Professor Dr. Sarawut Thepanondh, Dean, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, along with the administrative team, met with Professor Dr. Ryo Kawasaki and the administrative team of the Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss academic collaboration, research, student and faculty exchange, and to promote internationalization and future cooperation between the two institutions. The meeting was held at Osaka University in Japan.