HP 4.1 – Physical Activity Facilities

Healthy University Rating System (HURS)

University : Siam University

Country : Thailand

Web Address : https://sustainability.siam.edu

HP 4 Physical Activity and Active Mobility

[4.1] Availability and Utilization of Physical Activity Facilities

Description:

Siam University’s Health and Well-being Policy, approved by the University Council on 30 October 2024, commits the University to “provide and maintain accessible fitness and recreation facilities to promote physical health of all members of the university.” The main facility is the Siam University Sports Complex (Building 20), which the official campus map describes as having an “air-conditioned fitness center, full-sized basketball, volleyball, badminton courts and table tennis facilities”. The compact campus also has open areas and a multi-functional plaza, safe walking paths, free bicycles and shared e-scooters (Table HP 4.1.1).

Use of the facilities. The facilities are used throughout the year. All 15 faculties and colleges competed in the Hukwang Games 2026 in nine sports (13–28 March 2026), and the Siam Sports Fair 2026 drew more than 1,000 people a day for ten days. Faculties hold their own sports days in the Sports Complex – the Faculty of Pharmacy’s fourth “Green Olive Sports Day” (16 January 2026) and the Faculty of Medicine sports day for students and staff (28 October 2026). International Day of Yoga brought more than 120 faculty members and students in 2025 and about 100 participants in 2026; Cardio HIIT sessions are held regularly in the Sports Center; and the Elderly Club exercises on campus about every two months (Table HP 4.1.2).

Other policies. The University offers a Sports Scholarship for student athletes and the General Education course 101-401 “Life, Well-Being and Sports”. Three Optometry lecturers were certified in November 2025 as IBSA classifiers of visual impairment for the ASEAN Para Games, supporting inclusive sport.

Selected level: 4 Items or More – 20 of 20 points. Siam University has all 5 types of physical activity facilities and policies listed by HURS, and they are widely used.

Score calculation – HP 4.1 (20 points)

Score = 20 points × level weight: 5 item types → 4 Items or More → 20 × 1.00 = 20 points. With any four items the level and score are the same (20 points). Weights from the HURS 2026 online form.

Table HP 4.1.1 – Physical activity facilities and policies

Green: item in place. Sources: Healthy University Policy; official campus map; GI 3 (buildings and open areas); UI GreenMetric TR 5.9 and 5.16 (2026); SDG Report 2024–2025; Sustainability Report 2025–2026; Siam University and faculty websites.

Table HP 4.1.2 – Use of the facilities, 2025–2026

Group totals only; latest first.

Table HP 4.1.3 – Hukwang Games 2026 teams

Source: Hukwang Games 2026 banner, Office of Student Affairs (https://sa.siam.edu/hukwanggames2026/). All 15 faculties and colleges of GI 4 take part; “Global Academy” is an additional unit.

Evidence to attach:

• Health and Well-being Policy: https://sustainability.siam.edu/vision-mission-and-policies-for-sustainable-future/; official campus map with the Sports Complex facilities: https://ico.siam.edu/campus-map

• Hukwang Games 2026: https://sa.siam.edu/hukwanggames2026/; Sustainability Report 2025–2026, pp. 21, 28–32, 54 and 99: https://sustainability.siam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SDG_report_2025_2026.pdf

• Pharmacy Green Olive Sports Day #4: https://siam.edu/green-olive-sports-day-4-recap/; Optometry IBSA classifiers: https://siam.edu/siam-university-optometry-faculty-ibsa-classification-training/

• SDG Report 2024–2025, pp. 22 and 46–50: https://sustainability.siam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SDG-report-2024-2025.pdf

• Photographs of the fitness centre, courts and outdoor areas with opening hours; Sports Complex booking or user records; Cardio HIIT post (episode 234) and attendance; user feedback.