On October 29, 2024, Dr. Runglawon Eamkusolkit, Vice President for Special Affairs and Educational Quality Assurance, and four others from Nakhon Phanom University visited CSEAS. Director Fumiharu Mieno and Deputy Director Satoru Kobayashi welcomed the delegation and conducted a signing ceremony to conclude an agreement on academic cooperation and exchange between CSEAS and the Greater Mekong Subregion Studies Center at the Nakhon Phanom University.