GIIS research fellow, Dr. Suman Manandhar has visited to King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thailand for two weeks from August 25 to September 7, as a short-term research scholar. The visit was funded through KMITL under the research collaboration program—academic melting pot 2019. As a visiting researcher, he worked with Prof. Dr. Salisa Chaiyaput to understand the behaviour of cement/lime treated soil. Their research focuses on the ground improvement techniques applied in Japan, Thailand, and Nepal. Meanwhile, he also visited laboratory at GTE, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, Kasetsart University, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology North Bangkok (KMITNB).