การศึกษาการจัดทำบันทึกข้อตกลงความร่วมมือด้านการวิจัยของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

บทคัดย่อ

Mahidol University has got knowledgeable and experienced staff in various disciplines. It has the potential to create collaborative research networks with various organizations to enhance the impact of research outcomes both nationally and internationally. To facilitate the establishment of research collaboration networks between Mahidol University and external organizations,
a mechanism for promoting research cooperation has been developed through the establishment of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for research collaboration. This article studies the structure, components, and key aspects of the MoU, the management, and the process for creating MoUs for research collaboration between the university and external public and private organizations. The study found that the structure of MoUs for research collaboration consists of 4 main parts; including general terms, main content, provisions, and conclusion, and can be categorized into 4 operational steps. Additionally, It studied the data in fiscal year 2020-2022
(1 October 2020 – 30 September 2022) and revealed that the use of the MoUs form reduced the average verification time by approximately 5.39 working days. This demonstrates that the university's form has helped improve operational efficiency, reduce the workload of research administration staff, faculty staff, and legal officers involved in document verification, and shorten the time required for operations.