{"id":12974,"date":"2025-05-07T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?p=12974"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:26:02","slug":"bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-670463284\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-670463284 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.au.edu\/?page_id=16632\">Smart Integration in Management &amp; Business Analytics (SIMBA)<\/a><\/strong> program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) \u00a0welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-354263324\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-841161360\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1820795360\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1820795360 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1534713415\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_109823561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA09.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA09-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA09-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_109823561 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-305850654\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1979395802\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1370598277\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA010-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA010-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1370598277 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The morning began with a warm welcome and informal networking, followed by an opening address that emphasized the SIMBA program\u2019s core mission: to develop future leaders equipped with integrated business knowledge, technological fluency, and global perspective.<\/p>\n<p>During the information session, attendees were introduced to the SIMBA Study Plan 1\/2025, which integrates business administration, data science, engineering, communication, and international business into a cohesive academic track. Faculty members presented highlights of the program\u2019s flexible curriculum, practical learning model, and accelerated degree options.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-382525282\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-296941931\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_344594194\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA06.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA06-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA06-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_344594194 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1923694779\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_603396502\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA07.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA07-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA07-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_603396502 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1867807251\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_566264152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA08.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA08-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SIMBA08-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_566264152 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-940520339\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1766714703\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Developed through collaboration between AU\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate School<\/a> <\/strong>and four key academic partners\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vme.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vincent Mary School of Engineering, Science and Technology<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msme.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albert Laurence School of Communication Arts<\/strong><\/a> and the Theodore Maria School of Arts, the SIMBA program delivers a future-ready education that bridges theory with practice. Students graduate with the ability to create innovative, sustainable solutions in both regional and global business contexts.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1833179853\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1332133932\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Pathway to Two Degrees in Four Years<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of SIMBA\u2019s most compelling features is the opportunity to earn both a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in just four years. Multiple study pathways are available, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three years<\/strong> of undergraduate study at AU followed by one year in a master\u2019s program at AU<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two years<\/strong> at AU and one year at an international partner University, followed by a one-year master\u2019s program<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hybrid options<\/strong> that combine undergraduate and graduate studies between AU and overseas institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students can select from a range of undergraduate programs in business, data science, engineering, communication, and more, followed by master&#8217;s programs from one of AU\u2019s nine graduate schools. The curriculum is regionally and globally accredited, with credit transfer options and double-degree arrangements available through strategic international partnerships.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What Sets SIMBA Apart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Open House also introduced attendees to key advantages of the SIMBA experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexible learning and tailored academic pathways<\/li>\n<li>Industry-driven, experience-based coursework<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to study and work abroad<\/li>\n<li>One-to-one faculty mentorship<\/li>\n<li>Affordable tuition structure<\/li>\n<li>Polite casual dress code<\/li>\n<li>A centrally located, tech-enabled Bangkok campus<\/li>\n<li>Scholarships and global immersion programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, students entering the third year of the undergraduate track may opt to complete one year of study in China, graduating with dual undergraduate degrees from AU and a partner University. These offerings enhance students&#8217; global mobility, competitiveness, and practical readiness for high-impact careers.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1279664210\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2059767651\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conclusion and Connections<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The event concluded with the SIMBA Meet-Up, where prospective students engaged directly with lecturers and current students, asked questions about academic life, and initiated their registration process. The lively discussion reinforced SIMBA\u2019s commitment to academic innovation, student empowerment, and cross-disciplinary excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.au.edu\/?page_id=16632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIMBA program<\/a> at AU continues to position itself as a top-tier choice for students seeking to accelerate their academic journey while gaining valuable international experience and real-world skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>WRITER: THE AU LIBRARY<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>More Information about Office of Graduate Studies, please visit:<\/h3>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.grad.au.edu\/<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tcic.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tcic.au.edu\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abacgraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abacgraduate\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/au_grad_studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.instagram.com\/au_grad_studies<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbacGrad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbacGrad<\/a><br \/>\nE-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:grad@dev.au.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grad@dev.au.edu<\/a><br \/>\nTel: (+66)-2783-2222 Ext.1360-61<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1626387903\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1721849897\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-485559782\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1854096860\" class=\"col small-12 large-12 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1duPuEPwuseZjfOYu_yvbbrbRhwf8p5C8?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button alert lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:10px;\">\n    <span>Photo Gallery<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"color:rgb(191, 4, 4);\">What to Read Next:<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-121820441\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-784702656\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-3 medium-columns-1 small-columns-1 row-small slider row-slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-push\"  data-flickity-options='{\"imagesLoaded\": true, \"groupCells\": \"100%\", \"dragThreshold\" : 5, \"cellAlign\": \"left\",\"wrapAround\": true,\"prevNextButtons\": true,\"percentPosition\": true,\"pageDots\": false, \"rightToLeft\": false, \"autoPlay\" : false}'>\n\n  \t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/a-cap-a-lamp-a-calling-au-nursing-honors-the-class-of-2027\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" style=\"border-radius:5%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Cap01-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Cap01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Cap01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Cap01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cat-label tag-label is-xxsmall op-7 uppercase\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAll News Teaching &amp; Learning \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">A Cap, a Lamp, a Calling: AU Nursing Honors the Class of 2027<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">30\/03\/2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/future-by-design-abac-ard-opened-doors-to-creativity\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" style=\"border-radius:5%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ARD01-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ARD01-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ARD01-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ARD01-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cat-label tag-label is-xxsmall op-7 uppercase\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAll News Teaching &amp; Learning \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Future by Design: ABAC AR+D Opened Doors to Creativity<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">27\/03\/2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/a-pin-a-pledge-a-profession-au-nursing-honored-the-class-of-2025\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" style=\"border-radius:5%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Pin01-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Pin01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Pin01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Pin01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cat-label tag-label is-xxsmall op-7 uppercase\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAll News Teaching &amp; Learning \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">A Pin, a Pledge, a Profession: AU Nursing Honored the Class of 2025<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">23\/03\/2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-121820441 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,257],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-teaching-learning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management &amp; Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"th_TH\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management &amp; Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Assumption University of Thailand\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-07T11:21:06+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-27T09:26:02+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tigerpros\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tigerpros\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 \u0e19\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/\",\"name\":\"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-07T11:21:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-27T09:26:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/0feeccd016485b98450038e964a950b4\"},\"description\":\"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management & Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"th\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"th\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Assumption University of Thailand\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"th\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/0feeccd016485b98450038e964a950b4\",\"name\":\"tigerpros\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/author\/tigerpros\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand","description":"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management & Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"th_TH","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand","og_description":"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management & Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/","og_site_name":"Assumption University of Thailand","article_published_time":"2025-05-07T11:21:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-27T09:26:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"tigerpros","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tigerpros","Est. reading time":"4 \u0e19\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/","name":"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents - Assumption University of Thailand","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-07T11:21:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-27T09:26:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/0feeccd016485b98450038e964a950b4"},"description":"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Smart Integration in Management & Business Analytics (SIMBA) program at Assumption University of Thailand (AU) welcomed prospective students, parents, and current learners to its Open House event, held at the TRUE Lab, VMES. The event provided a comprehensive introduction to one of AU\u2019s most innovative programs, designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital economy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"th","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"th","@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/bold-moves-bright-futures-au-simba-open-house-drew-interest-from-ambitious-students-and-parents\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bold Moves, Bright Futures: AU SIMBA Open House Drew Interest from Ambitious Students and Parents"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/","name":"Assumption University of Thailand","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"th"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/0feeccd016485b98450038e964a950b4","name":"tigerpros","sameAs":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home"],"url":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/author\/tigerpros\/"}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1-280x280.jpg",280,280,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"large":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1020,680,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMBA05-1.jpg",1200,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"tigerpros","author_link":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/author\/tigerpros\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">All News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/category\/teaching-learning\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Teaching &amp; Learning<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the [...]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30652,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12974\/revisions\/30652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}