On August 4th, 2023, Prof. Ricardo Antonio García Mira, University of A Coruna, Galicia, Spain came to participate in a meeting for sustainability research at School of Liberal Arts (SoLA), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was attended by Prof. Shabbir H. Gheewala, The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment – JGSEE (KMUTT), Assoc. Prof. Richard Watson Todd, Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Prapamon Seeprasert, Dr. Ittisak Jirapornvaree, as well as Dr. Katekanya Tadsuwan, Lecturer in Environmental Social Sciences. The objective of the meeting is driving research unit for social and environmental innovations for sustainability, also fostering collaboration and advancing our mutual interests in the realm of social and environmental research.