ITCA

With the keen interest of the Royal Thai Government in developing astronomy education in Thailand and beyond, coupled with recent endorsement of International Training Centre in Astronomy under the auspices of UNESCO (ITCA) in 2015 during the 38th UNESCO General Conference in Paris, ITCA shall be a mechanism that accentuates the collaborative efforts between Thailand and the world in Science, Technology and Innovation which are imperative to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

ITCA is the centre that aims to garner and incubate the knowledge of astronomy and related sciences with strong commitment in building a better world with the use of astronomy as a tool for Technology Transfer and Capacity Building

The functions of the Centre:
(1) Enables capacity building at school and university level students, encourage graduates pursuing doctoral studies in astronomy and astrophysics, train teachers in tailor-made courses to popularise astronomy and related science
(2) Facilitates knowledge transfer and training of teachers from Southeast Asia, Africa and South America
(3) Enables the Southeast Asian Astronomy Network to strengthen collaboration in research work and astronomy education in the region with special focuses on radio astronomy, optical astronomy, theoretical astrophysics and cosmology, and cosmic rays and solar physics;
(4) Enables the International Astronomical Union Regional Office of Astronomy for Development to facilitate the on-going and emerging activities in astronomy, creates a better channel of communication and mobilises the influx of knowledge transfer.

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