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Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti is an Associate Professor in Public Policy at the Faculty of
Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University. She also currently serves the university as
Assistant to the President for Academic Affairs. She has been conducting research in higher educa-
tion policy and governance both in Thailand and Asia Pacific. Recently, she has focused on the
issue of co-production and lifelong learning policy, especially among the elderly people in Thailand
and Japan. Her interest is also in the area of human security and the way in which people can be
empowered through education. She has joined the UNESCO in ERI-Net research projects on aca-
demic promotion of teaching personnel in Asia and on the development of regional qualification
framework. Before joining Mahidol, she worked as Senior Specialist in Higher Education Research
at the ASEAN University Network Secretariat (AUNS), SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher
Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED), and an international consultant for the Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
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