Soc-In Pride | Celebrating Global Achievements in Presenting Academic Work at the International Forum
From 30 November - 5 December 2025, Assistant Professor Maya Dania from the School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Luang University, was hosted at the Universität Passau in Germany to explore opportunities for future academic cooperation and collaborative activities.
During her visit, Asst. Prof. Maya Dania undertook several academic engagements:
- Scholarly discussions with Chair of Critical Development Studies, focusing on potential institutional collaboration, joint research agendas, and future academic exchange.
- A public lecture within the lecture series “Habitability in Times of Global Crises” (Dialogue between Science and Society XI), entitled: “Toxic Habitats, Feminist Futures: Habitability and Multispecies Survival in the Mekong Borderlands.” The lecture series brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from Earth System Sciences, demography, and social sciences, moving beyond anthropocentric sustainability toward planetary and more-than-human approaches, while engaging with historical, colonial, and justice-related concerns.
- Guest lecturer for the M.A. in International Development program at the University of Passau, engaging graduate students in critical discussions on development, sustainability, and habitability from a Mekong regional perspective.
- A research sharing session at the University of Passau Research Lab with faculty members and postdoctoral researchers, presenting ongoing research on future habitability in the Mekong region.
- A podcast contribution addressing key themes in Sustainable Development and the concept of Habitability in the context of global crises (Anthropocene).
Collectively, these engagements reinforce the School of Social Innovation’s position as a leading academic hub for Sustainable Development studies in the Mekong region, advancing critical, interdisciplinary, and globally connected scholarship that bridges local realities with international debates on sustainability, justice, and planetary futures.
