On 4th July 2024, the SPD Director, Dr Pred Evans, visited the JICA Thailand office to discuss the progress of our student, Vasuthida Pinrattana (Tarn), who is undertaking a two month internship there. Tarn is doing very well on a range of challenging but rewarding tasks and Dr Pred has been invited back on 25th July to witness a policy debate between the 6 interns. Dr Kobchai, Tarn’s workplace supervisor, and Dr Pred discussed further opportunities for collaboration between our Faculty, SPD and JICA