Collaboration of Veterinary Education between Japan and Thailand

大学の世界展開力強化事業 Collaboration of Veterinary Education between Japan and Thailand for Sound Evolution of Asia 日本とタイの獣医学教育連携： アジアの健全な発展のために Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, JAPAN

For the sound development of Asia ■Why Thailand? 1 ■Why Veterinary Medicine? n Flourishing exchanges with Japanese universities n Thailand is one of opinion leaders in the Veterinary field in Asian countries l Thailand is key-country of Asian Association of Veterinary Schools (AAVS) l Collaboration with European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) l ASEAN Veterinary Volunteer Project n Serious problems in Asian countries l Food safety l Ecological issue l Emerging/re-emerging infectious disease “One Health” is the main subject in Veterinary Field n Fostering high-quality veterinarians is urgent need. n Level up of veterinary education in Asia is directly linked with health lives of Japanese people. This project will be… Starting point for intensification of veterinary education in Asian nations

Project outline 2 Hokkaido Univ OUTPUT n Veterinary leaders in Thailand n Global perspective of Japanese students OUTCOME n Intensification in Veterinary Field n Level up of veterinarians n Improvement of veterinary education n Leadership of Japan in Veterinary field n …One Health Tokyo Univ Japan Rakuno. Gakuen Univ Exchange 25 students Credit transfer（15～ 23 UCTS) Kasetsart Univ カセサート大学 Chulalongkorn Univ Thailand independent exchanges with HU ASEAN/AIMS

Student exchange 3 4 Core 3 liberal arts 2 1 FY 2013 Clinic Basic sci Zoonosis control Public Health ◆Student exchange Environmental vet sci 5 Large animal 6 Small animal Advance ◆curriculum 国家試験（日本） 国家試験（タイ） Clinic 国家試験 5 th grade Japanese students （25+5※） 6 th Grade Thailand students （25+5） 6 th grade advance class Clinical class Basic science Liberal and Sciences FY 2014 6 th grade clinical class and internship Japan FY 2015 Preparation Student exchange Pre-exchange of Credit transfer staffs ■獣医学：世界規模で多様な分野への社会ニーズを抱える。 Thai FY 2016 FY 2017 Student exchange Credit transfer

Unique programs in each university ◆Thailand program ●Small animals ●Public health, ●Food Science ●Large animals ●cutting-edge veterinary medicine ●Shiretoko National Park 臨 Nature center 床 ●Racehorse clinic ＆ (JRA) ●ranch ●pharmaceutical company ●small animal clinical hospital ●ranch ●large animal clinics Japanese student Global communication Primary care experience Wildlife clinics, plant therapy Advanced program and clinical rotation Kasetsart U ●small animals ● Zoonosis(WHO) ●environmental toxicology, radiobiology, wildlife, laboratory animal medicine Field activity and practices ●Numerous hospital visit: 600 animals / day ●Chicken, Pig ●Exotic animals, wildlife ●Solid primary-care system ●herbal therapy, Fish-disease, Fishreproduction Field activity and practices Chulalongkorn U Rakuno GU Tokyo U Hokkaido U ◆Japanese program Advanced program and clinical rotation 4 ●Four teaching hospitals at Kasetsart Univ ●Internship of filed activity ●Wildlife management Expected skill Thailand student Advanced veterinary medicine, such as zoonosis, food safety, environmental protection etc. cutting-edge veterinary medicine