On October 3, 2025, Professor Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, President of Walailak University, presided over the auspicious main pillar-raising ceremony for the “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Promotion Building.” This new construction will serve as an innovation business incubator and drive the knowledge-based economy at the regional level. The ceremony, held on the construction site located north of the Science and Technology Park Building, was attended by numerous guests, including Assistant Professor Dr. Anurak Thungthong, Director of the Science and Technology Park, executives, personnel of Walailak University, Mr. Ekapong Musikacharern, Director of the Fund for Promoting and Coordinating the Utilization of Science, Research and Innovation (KPW), along with executives from the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), representatives from the private sector, allied university networks, and honored guests.
Mr. Ekapong Musikacharern, Director of KPW, revealed that the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Promotion Building originated from a Cabinet resolution (Mobile Cabinet Meeting) in Ranong province. Walailak University submitted a budget request for its construction, in line with the policy of Professor Dr. Supachai Pathumnakul, Permanent Secretary of MHESI, who emphasizes the importance of universities in each area utilizing their science, research, and innovation infrastructure to the fullest potential. The building’s infrastructure will be open to entrepreneurs in the Upper Southern region, covering five provinces: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Ranong.
The KPW Director further stated that this building is the seventh facility established to promote the development of science, research, and innovation entrepreneurs. Walailak University, as a leading research university in the country, possesses many outstanding and useful research outcomes that can be linked for local entrepreneurs to utilize. This building is therefore an area that MHESI is keen to establish.
The Director of General and Correspondence Affairs also participated in the main pillar-raising ceremony for the building.
