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STP Report (KU / CU Jul - Aug 2025)
2026.04.15
Course of Marine Resources and Environment, Graduate School of TUMSAT
1st year of Master's program
K.I.
Reason for applying to STP
How I found this program felt like fate. It started when I became a tutor for a Thai exchange student. Then, I heard about this program, and the field trip was in... Thailand! I knew I had to go.
I spent all my time in university on my sports club, so my passport was clean and new. I kept saying "I want to work globally one day!" but I had no experience. For me, this STP was the perfect chance I was waiting for.
Online lectures:Learning New Things Was Fun!
The classes and the trip were mostly about "biology" topics, like fish farming in Thailand. I study physical oceanography (mostly the ocean water), so learning about the animals in the sea was new to me. It was a lot of "Wow!" and "Cool!" It really opened my mind to new ideas.
Bangkok Was Full of Energy!
On the field trip, we visited the real fish farms we learned about online. It was fun to see them in person and say, "Oh, I saw this in the class!" The feeling of being there is totally different. (And yes, it was very hot!)
Our Multinational Team Won #1!
I actually met the other students from my university for the first time in Thailand. I thought I might be shy, but everyone was super nice and open! We all wanted the same thing--to travel and meet new people--so we became friends fast.
Then, we made teams with students from Thailand, China, Korea, Indonesia, and Malaysia. I was a little worried, thinking, "We ar
e all so different... can we really make a good presentation?" But it was no problem at all.
We respected each other's ideas, worked hard together, and guess what? We won first place in the final presentation! Now, I feel much more confident about working with people from around the world. (Maybe I'm a little too confident now, haha.)
How I've Changed
Before, I thought "studying abroad" was a very serious and difficult thing. But it was actually a really fun and exciting experience where I made friends from many countries.
I never thought a guy like me would come back knowing so much about fish farming. Life is full of surprises.
If you are thinking, "I'm interested, but I'm not sure..." It's better to try something than to wish you had! (That's my motto.) I really, really recommend the STP!
