
18/09/2025
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 🛰️🌏
🔸 On 11 September 2025, Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, signed their third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU; 2025–2030).
🔸 This renewed partnership builds on more than a decade of collaboration since 2013, which has included training programs, student and researcher exchanges, and joint projects on disaster risk management, flood forecasting, and the application of geo-informatics and space technology.
🔸 With the new MoU, GISTDA and ITC reaffirm their shared commitment to advancing innovation, strengthening human capacity, and developing solutions that support sustainable development and resilience in Thailand, the Netherlands, and beyond.
🔸 The signing ceremony was held in a hybrid format, with Dr. Pakorn Apaphant, Director of GISTDA, and Prof. Dr. F. D. van der Meer, Dean of ITC, as signatories. His Excellency Remco van Wijngaarden, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand, and H.E. Asi Mamanee, Ambassador of Thailand to the Netherlands, and Gijs Theunissen, Agricultural Counsellor witnessed the ceremony.
🤝 Together, we continue to explore how geospatial technology can contribute to tackling today’s global challenges and to building a more sustainable future.