Chula Collaborates with 9 Institutions to Host ASEAN Cultural Performance under the AUN-AYCF Thailand Network
The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, as the main host of the AUN-AYCF Thailand (ASEAN Youth Cultural Forum) group, in collaboration with Chiang Mai University, Mahidol University, Burapha University, Prince of Songkla University, and four additional partner institutions—Rangsit University, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, and Bunditpatanasilpa Institute—organized an ASEAN cultural performance at the Music Hall, Art and Culture Building, on Friday, September 12, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A total of 167 students participated in the performance.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanapan Laiprakobsup, Executive Director of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), presided over the event and presented souvenirs to representatives from all participating universities.
Prof. Dr. Kumkom Pornprasit, Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, served as a project advisor, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pattara Komkam, Head of the Department of Music, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, has been serving as the Executive Chair of AUN-AYCF Thailand from 2018 to the present. Faculty members from all nine institutions joined the opening ceremony and enjoyed the student performances.
Head, Department of Music, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University
The performance featured:
- Traditional Thai Opening Dance
- Chui Chai Ging Mai Ngern-Thong (a classical Thai dance)
- Malie Ruam Jai (a unity-themed performance)
- A music performance titled “Benja Saiyai: AUN-AYCF Thailand University Ensemble”—a newly composed piece by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pattara Komkam, funded by the FF-NRCT Research Grant
- A choral performance of the ASEAN Way song
- Krao Phat dance performance
- The Grace of Thai Martial Arts show
- Boria (a traditional southern Thai performance)
- A closing choral piece, AUN-AYCF Thailand
The performances were directed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pattara Komkam and faculty members from the eight partner institutions.
The AUN-AYCF Thailand Network of Universities is a collaboration among five core universities—Chulalongkorn University (represented by its Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts), Mahidol University, Prince of Songkla University, Burapha University, and Chiang Mai University—under an MOU for the period of 2024–2029. In 2025, four additional universities joined the network: Rangsit University, Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, and Bunditpatanasilpa Institute.
The network annually organizes integrated ASEAN arts and culture performances, rotating hosting duties among the five core universities. The initiative aims to provide students with hands-on experience, foster creativity in music and performing arts, and encourage collaboration, cultural understanding, and network-building. It also features national-level showcases and prepares one major performance annually for international presentation. Currently, the network has over 1,000 student members participating in the project.
