UTM Shares Knowledge with Thai Authorities on Housing Development in Iskandar Malaysia

Thai delegates at the Foyer of Block B12, Faculty of Built Environment. Standing front row second from right is Assist. Prof. Dr. Tarawut Boonlua, Head of Thai Delegates; third from right is Mr. Chau Loon Wai, Lecturer from Urban and Regional Planning Department, FAB

UTM Johor Bahru – Twenty two (22)  officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and Nakon Rachasima Office, Thailand, led by two senior academics from the Mahasarakham University (MSU), visited the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM Johor Bahru and Iskandar Malaysia on 24 November 2015.

The visit was part of MSU’s joint research with the two Thai authorities in search of international best practice models for housing development. UTM and Iskandar Malaysia were chosen as two of the several international reference points.

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