6th batch students (2019)

Country: Thailand

My current research interest is on the development of China's Belt and Road Initiative and Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific and the interactions between the two especially in transport infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.

Under MEXT scholarship, I graduated from Yamagata University in (international) policy studies in 2007. My Master's thesis was to compare the George W Bush's policy toward China before and after the 9/11 incident by employing the Constructivist Approach as a tool of analysis. After my return to Thailand, I worked in two Japanese companies based in Bangkok before joining JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Thailand Office in 2010. At JICA Thailand, I had been assigned to a variety of sectors to formulate, monitor, and evaluate technical cooperation and ODA loan projects in the country. The sectors ranged from disaster management, anti-human trafficking, urban development, governance, customs, and human resources development.

With the G-cube program, I expect that I could capacitate myself with advanced analytical and leadership skills needed for my organization, JICA, in the time when the global and political environment rapidly changes.