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Project Title
Climate change affect fish pathology in Kwae Noi River, Thailand
Activity Type
Internship
Program Model
Plan A: GLIP
Eligibility: Exclusively for undergraduate or Master's degree students.
Duration: 1 semester or 3–4 months (depending on the international student's academic calendar)
University Financial Support:
- Tuition fees and other university fees
- On-campus accommodation fees (excluding electricity charges)
- Daily allowance for international students (240 Baht/day)
Eligibility: Exclusively for undergraduate or Master's degree students.
Duration: 1 semester or 3–4 months (depending on the international student's academic calendar)
University Financial Support:
- Tuition fees and other university fees
- On-campus accommodation fees (excluding electricity charges)
- Daily allowance for international students (240 Baht/day)
Duration
June 2027 - August 2027 (3 months)
Applicant Qualifications and Eligibility Requirements:
- Student Status: Applicants must maintain active student status at their home institution throughout the entire duration of the exchange program.
- Program Commitment & Return Requirements: Applicants must complete the full duration of the program and return to their home country on or before the official program end date, in strict compliance with immigration regulations.
- Scholarship Agreement: Applicants must acknowledge, accept, and comply with all rules, terms, and conditions of the scholarship.
- Overseas Health Insurance: Applicants must possess comprehensive overseas medical and health insurance coverage from their home country throughout their study, research, or training period in Thailand. The insurance benefits must explicitly cover sickness, injury, hospitalization expenses (both In-Patient and Out-Patient), medical and rescuer's expenses, personal liability, and death.
- Personal Financial Responsibility: Applicants must accept sole responsibility for all costs and expenses beyond the specified scholarship coverage.
- Schedule & Attendance for Course-Based Programs: For applicants enrolling in Course-Based Programs (Type: Registering in relevant courses), full-semester participation is required (November 16, 2026 – March 21, 2027). Participants must arrive at Naresuan University on November 12, 2026, and depart no later than March 22, 2027. Any changes to arrival or departure dates strictly require prior approval from the program coordinator and the university. (Note: For Internship and Research Assistantship programs, the duration and travel schedule will follow the specific timeline designated for each project).
Additional Project Qualifications:
1. Applicants must be bachelor students enrolling aquaculture, aquatic science, bioscience, fisheries science or environmental science from their home institution throughout the entire duration of the exchange program.
2. Applicants must be able to communicate with Naresuan university staff in English.
3. For training course, participants must arrive at Naresuan university on the start of semester 1/2570 (June 2027), finish the training for three months (12 weeks), and depart no later than August 31st, 2027). Any changes to arrival or departure dates strictly required prior approval from the program coordinator and university.
2. Applicants must be able to communicate with Naresuan university staff in English.
3. For training course, participants must arrive at Naresuan university on the start of semester 1/2570 (June 2027), finish the training for three months (12 weeks), and depart no later than August 31st, 2027). Any changes to arrival or departure dates strictly required prior approval from the program coordinator and university.
Project Status
Open
Activity Details
Overview
Participants will be given both lecture and laboratory training for fish health determination, including disease diagnostic in various ways according to type of pathogens. Field trips for farm and related water bodies will be included in this course. Finally, participants will present the learning outcome in class for assessment.
Weekly Plan
| Week | Activity |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: Relationship between host, pathogen and environment Laboratory: Basic water quality assessment, tools and how to collect samples and data from field |
| Week 2 | Lecture: Fish and shellfish anatomy, cellular injury Laboratory: Fish and shellfish necropsy, tissue preparing for next steps |
| Week 3 | Lecture: Process of inflamation and necrosis in fish and the responses Laboratory: Histological examine/observation |
| Week 4 | Lecture: Bacterial diseases in freshwater fish in Thailand and the symptoms Laboratory: Bacterial isolation techniques, lesion observation, Antimicrobial susceptibility test |
| Week 5 | Lecture: Bacterial diseases in shellfish in Thailand in inland aquaculture Laboratory: lesion observation, histological findings |
| Week 6 | Lecture: Viral diseases in Thai Aquaculture and detection Laboratory: Genetic material extraction, basic molecular techniques, histology observation for viral diseases |
| Week 7 | Lecture: Parasitic condition in fish and shellfish Laboratory: Wet mount preparation for parasites (external and internal) in fish and/or shellfish |
| Week 8 | Lecture: Fungal diseases Laboratory: Observing and hands-on practice of slide stainning for myselia or spore |
| Week 9 | Lecture: Systemic pathology studying pathology of blood, gut and immune related organs Laboratory: Case study from a farm nearby or case presented by lecturers |
| Week 10 | Lecture: Nutritional and environmental pathology Laboratory: Study and discuss cases due to nutritional and environmental pathology |
| Week 11 | Lecture: Health management and biosecurity. Studying about quarantine and using chemicals or vaccine for diseases in Thailand Laboratory: Field trip to a private farm or government farm, risk assessment and fish health monitoring |
| Week 12 | Final case presentation Wrap up class assessment |
Project Manager
Full Name (EN)
PATTAREEYA PONZA
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Email
pattareeyap@nu.ac.th