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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XIII – 2021
Volume XII, 2020

gained. Basically, three elements emerged from the look at Nalanda, viz., research
• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
freedom, commitment to excellence and material endowments. These three elements
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).
are at least necessary for Thai universities to develop to be on a par eventually

• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends
with Nalanda and other leading universities in the world. In this sense, then,, the
included in the main text file.
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
overall tenor of the paper was not historical; I do not intend to aim primarily at
consistent for the entire article.
forwarding a historical thesis, important as it may be. On the contrary, my aim is
more, broadly speaking, philosophical in that I try to answer the question how the
Article Structure
institutional setting as well as the main tenet available at Nalanda could provide an
Each article should contain the following :
inspiration for promoting science and learning in a developing country such as
• Title
• Short title for page headings
Thailand in the early part of twenty-first century.
• Authors and their affiliations
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
There is a question whether it would be worthwhile to look back at Nalanda
in order to inspire universities and research institutions in Thailand. What is there
• Key words
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
in this ancient Buddhist institution of learning that we in Thailand could learn from
so that we could build our own institutions accordingly? The answer, to be
Methods, Results and Conclusion
developed in this essay, lies in the fact that Nalanda was indeed among the best
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
knowledge institutions in the world at its time, so it is clear that universities and
the text)
research institutions in Asia can arrive at the same level. In fact, this has clearly
been the case, as the recent rankings of global universities, where Asian universities
Abstract
in China, Japan, and India, among others have improved tremendously, have
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.

It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
shown. Thus, it must be possible for Thai institutions to do the same, even though
results and conclusions.
at the moment Thai universities still lag behind many of their counterparts in Asia.
Certainly, it is not possible to prove conclusively that these universities learned
Ethical Guidelines
Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and
from Nalanda for the recent successes of Chinese universities, for example, but at

least if we look at the whole picture from a broad historical perspective, we will see
Methods section that
that the recent surge of quality in these Asian universities could be explained
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
through the same fundamental set of practices that was also present at Nalanda
institutional review board having approved the project;
centuries ago. It is my contention that Thai universities and research institutions
have much to learn from Nalanda if they are to improve their capabilities further.
2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
Part of the argument to be developed depends on a work by Steven Fuller
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.
on how science and technology became transplanted in a foreign soil. In a recent
work, Steve Fuller argues that it is possible for science and technology to be
transplanted in a foreign land, i.e., in the land where they did not originate, and

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