Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within

and among countries

Diversity in Siam University Student Diversity at Siam University

“Diversity” is one of the three pillars of Siam University. According to the Registration Office, there are 38, 36, and 35 disabled students in 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. The University appointed a special committee and assigned a team of advisors to look after these students. We also accepted 5 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 5 in 2025 (as of October 5, 2025). For the needy Thai students, the Office reported that 3,105, 3,119, and 1,935 received various kinds of scholarships from the University (as of October 5, 2025). Internationally, we were ranked among the top ten universities for the number of international students. The Office of Registration reports that between 2023-2025, there were 1,934, 1,849, 2,122 international students from around 50 countries, of which many are classified as the World Bank’s low or lower-middle income countries. Among these students, in 2025, scholarships were granted to those from Afghanistan (6), Bangladesh (23), Bhutan (1), Cambodia (7), Cameroon (1), Congo (2), Croatia (1), Egypt (1), Ethiopia (4), Guinea (3), India (82), Kenya (3), Lao PDR (7), Liberia (4), Myanmar (568), Nigeria (81), Nepal (236), Pakistan (20), Philippines (12), Sierra Leone (1), Somalia (3), Sri Lanka (3), Syria (1), Tunisia (1), Uganda (9), Vanuatu (1), Vietnam (4), Yemen (1), and Zimbabwe (1). In 1/2025, various kinds of scholarships worth 57,947,766.89 Baht.

Number of Students with Disabilities, Monks, and International Students

Equal Opportunities for All Displaced Persons under UNHCR

Siam University is one of a few higher education institutions supporting educational opportunities for displaced persons (refugees) under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) initiative. Starting in 2023, six refugee students from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka were accepted to International College. On June 14, 2024, UNHCR representatives visited SU to discuss further collaboration and to review the progress of refugee students enrolled at the university. In 2025, we accepted 4 more students under this agreement. For better cooperation, on September 22, 2025, delegates from Siam University visited the UN Refugee Agency at the UNHCR office in Bangkok to discuss strategies to enhance educational opportunities for refugees, including expanding financial support systems and ensuring inclusive access to higher education for all refugee students applying to the university. This collaboration aims to create more accessible pathways for refugees to pursue their academic goals at Siam University.

Person with Special Needs

Siam University hosted a festival with the Thai Wheelchair Fencing Association to raise money for sports scholarships on March 25-28, 2025. In addition to the Time Bank project, which targets the elderly, Siam University is also active in the BKK Food Bank Prototype Development Project. Dr. Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, President of Siam University and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Participatory Development of Phasi Charoen District, took a lead on various occasions in the BKK Food Bank Prototype Development Project, which aims to create a structured food and essential goods redistribution system for vulnerable populations—such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, bedridden patients, underprivileged individuals, and low-income earners. The project is based on the concept of goods donation, where food and essential items are collected, stored, and systematically distributed to target groups in the district. The district office is responsible for selecting, evaluating, and assigning scores to eligible recipients. These scores can then be redeemed by the beneficiaries to receive food and essential goods from the BKK Food Bank on designated days. Food donors such as the Seacon Bangkae Department Store jointly delivered dry food items and daily necessities from the BKK Food Bank – Phasi Charoen Branch, a food redistribution center for vulnerable groups, to residents in need. This initiative aims to ease the cost of living and lessen the daily financial burden based on the specific needs of the local community. BKK Food Bank is part of the “9 Good Policies” set forth by the Governor of Bangkok.