On February 14, 2019, Asst. Prof. Dr. Matchima Naradisorn, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sutthiwal Setha together with Prof. Dr. Tatsuaki Kobayashi, Dean of Faculty of Horticulture and Prof. Dr. Satoru Kondo, Head of Department of Horticulture, Chiba University joined the master thesis defenses of Miss Sureeporn Sukporn and Mr. Pisut Yoyponsan at Chiba University, Japan. Consequently, the two students received the master degree in Postharvest Technology and Innovation from Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand, and the master degree in Horticulture from Chiba University, Japan. On this special occasion, the representatives from the two Universities also discussed about the further academic collaborations in order to strengthen their network.