PATTAYA: The Sanya Dharmasakti Institute for Democracy at Thammasat University, the lead body tasked with providing academic services and disseminating knowledge on democracy, local administration, good governance, and the empowerment of women, youth and family institutions through domestic and international networks, met with Pattaya City executives to outline a framework for sustainable academic cooperation in local government.
Pattaya Mayor Poramese Ngampichet said the city has worked with Thammasat University on an ongoing basis. Past initiatives include an elderly school, training on health and inheritance law, and efforts to strengthen transparency among city staff. In the latest talks, Pattaya proposed two additional areas of cooperation.
The first is a training programme titled “New Generation Parents Understand Teenagers.” It wants to improve understanding between parents and their children so families can better grasp the feelings of today’s youth and help prevent and reduce social violence. Relevant city agencies have been instructed to work with the institute on guidelines and a training curriculum.
The second focuses on improving the quality of life of vulnerable groups and homeless people. Officials plan to accelerate registration of vagrants and the homeless so they have a stable place to live, and to organise vocational training that can generate income and support long-term self-reliance.
City officials said the partnership with Thammasat University shows how local administration can turn academic expertise into practical programmes that raise living standards across all age groups in a comprehensive and concrete way.
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