ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, has been elected President of the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) for the 2027–2029 term, becoming the first Thai university leader to head the regional alliance. The election was unanimously approved during the AUA Board Meeting 2026, held in early June at Nazarbayev University in Astana as part of the AUA Presidents Forum 2026. 
