GI 1-3 Healthy University Rating System

GI 1-3 Healthy University Rating System

University: Siam University
Country: Thailand
Location: Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok

Number of Campus: 1 campus

Official Website: https://www.siam.edu/
Sustainability Website: https://www.sustainability.siam.edu/

Description:

Siam University (SU) is a comprehensive private higher education institution located in Bangkok, Thailand, operating on a single urban campus in Phasi Charoen District. The campus is situated along the Bang Chak Canal, which connects to the Chao Phraya River system, and provides an integrated environment for teaching and learning, research, student development, health promotion, community engagement, and sustainability.

Siam University was established in 1965 as one of Thailand’s early private higher education institutions, initially specializing in engineering education. It subsequently developed into Siam Technical College, was elevated to university status, and later adopted the name Siam University to reflect the increasing diversity of its academic disciplines. Over more than five decades, the University has expanded into a comprehensive institution offering undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong-learning programmes across health sciences, science and technology, business and management, social sciences, humanities, and the creative arts. The health sciences cluster encompasses programs in Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry, with a new program in Optometry launched in 2025.

Total main campus area (meter²)

Description:

Siam University locates in an urban area in Phasi Charoen district, South-West of Bangkok. According to the 2022 statistics of the District Office, the total area is 17.834 km² with total population of 122,070 which means a high population density of 6,844.79 inhabitants per km². 

Siam University is a middle-sized campus, both low-rise and high-rise buildings were designed to cater for various modes of learning and specific needs of students, faculty members and university personnel. Green and open spaces are available for educational and recreational activities. 

Siam University has purchased additional green area at the back of our main campus last year which makes the total area increased from previously 64,926.65 m².

Total main campus area: 78,160 m² (841,307.24 ft²).

Total distance/circumference: around 2.41 km (1.50 mi) = 2,410 m.

Open areas: front of the Sports Complex Center (6078.21 m²), the Peace Garden (8,958.7 m²), Faculty of Engineering recreation area (1,252.43 m²), and the “5-Rai” area which will be our future SEP Learning Space in the back of the campus (8177.12 m²). We have also access to Bang Chak Canal with the area of 4,786.16 m².

Transportation

Convenient transportation including the new green-line Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) and blue-line Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT), only 2 kilometers from the campus, makes SU the focus of life for students, staff and communities.