On 8 August 2019, Assoc. Prof. Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, Acting Vice President for International Relations and Corporate Communication welcomed Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syahrir Ridha, Director of Institute of Hydrocarbon Recovery, a representative from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. Both sides have discussed their plans for future collaborations in many aspects, for instance, sustainable development and health care which will be a fruitful and beneficial collaboration in the future.