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Healthy University Rating System (HURS)
University : Siam University
Country : Thailand
Web Address : https://sustainability.siam.edu
Selected level: >75% of Faculties/Institutes – 20 of 20 points (14 of 15 faculties = 93.3%).
SI 5 Health promotion curriculum and co-curriculum
[5.2] Integration of Health Promotion in Faculty-Specific Curricula
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| Siam University – courses linked to SDGs 1–17, academic year 2567: 2,300 courses, 2,050 linked to the SDGs and 431 linked to SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being | |
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| (Left) Faculty of Nursing Science – 44 courses linked to SDG 3 (Right) Faculty of Medicine – 79 courses linked to SDG 3 | |
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| (Left) Faculty of Pharmacy – 78 courses linked to SDG 3 (Right) Faculty of Dentistry – 61 courses linked to SDG 3 | |
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| (Left) Faculty of Optometry – 49 courses linked to SDG 3 (Right) Faculty of Liberal Arts – 34 courses linked to SDG 3 | |
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| 14 of the 15 faculties and colleges (93.3%) teach courses linked to SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being | |
| Health promotion in faculty-specific curricula (Siam University, Thailand) | |
Description:
Every year Siam University surveys all of its courses for their links to the 20-Year National Strategy and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The survey for academic year 2567, carried out in 2568 (2025), covered 2,300 courses in 46 programmes of 15 faculties and colleges and in the General Education programme: 2,050 courses (89.1%) are linked to at least one SDG and 431 courses (18.7%) to SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being (Table 1).
Health-science faculties. The five health-science faculties teach health promotion throughout their programmes: Medicine (79 courses linked to SDG 3 – 61 in the Doctor of Medicine programme and 18 in the B.Sc. Occupational Health and Safety programme), Pharmacy (78), Dentistry (61), Optometry (49) and Nursing Science (44).
Other faculties and colleges. Health and well-being are also part of the curricula of nine further faculties and colleges: Liberal Arts (34 courses, including 23 in Hotel, Tourism and Hospitality and 5 in the M.A. Peace Studies and Diplomacy), Science (22, in Computer Science), the International College (18 – 10 in Hotel Management and 8 in International Business), Engineering (15 – Industrial 6, Mechanical 4, Civil, Environmental and Sustainability 4, Electrical 1), Music and Performing Arts (9), Business Administration (6, in the MBA and DBA programmes), Communication Arts (3), Information Technology (1, Animation and Creative Media) and Political Science (1, B.A. Government). Only the Faculty of Law has no course linked to SDG 3.
In total, 14 of the 15 faculties and colleges (93.3%) integrate health and well-being into their own curricula. The number of courses linked to SDG 3 across the University rose from 250 in the 2022 survey to 431 in 2025
(Table 3).
Table 1 – Courses linked to SDG 3 by faculty, academic year 2567
| Faculty or college | Programmes | Courses | Linked to SDGs | Linked to SDG 3 | Counted for SI 5.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 2 | 123 | 110 | 79 | Yes |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 93 | 87 | 78 | Yes |
| Dentistry | 1 | 96 | 96 | 61 | Yes |
| Optometry | 1 | 60 | 60 | 49 | Yes |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 42 | 42 | 44 | Yes |
| Liberal Arts | 7 | 260 | 256 | 34 | Yes |
| Science | 2 | 94 | 94 | 22 | Yes |
| International College | 2 | 117 | 81 | 18 | Yes |
| Engineering | 12 | 593 | 555 | 15 | Yes |
| Music and Performing Arts | 1 | 111 | 100 | 9 | Yes |
| Business Administration | 7 | 307 | 263 | 6 | Yes |
| Communication Arts | 1 | 45 | 45 | 3 | Yes |
| Information Technology | 4 | 184 | 129 | 1 | Yes |
| Political Science | 3 | 86 | 48 | 1 | Yes |
| Law | 1 | 60 | 60 | 0 | No |
| Total, 15 faculties and colleges | 46 | 2,271 | 2,026 | 420 | 14 of 15 |
| General Education (SI 5.1) | – | 29 | 24 | 11 | – |
| University total | 46 + GE | 2,300 | 2,050 | 431 | – |
Dark green: health-science faculties; light green: other faculties and colleges with courses linked to SDG 3. Source: summary table and charts of Siam University courses linked to the 20-Year National Strategy and the SDGs, academic year 2567 (survey 2568) – Evidence 5.2. Faculty and programme names are English translations.
Table 2 – Share of faculties that integrate health promotion
| Way of counting | Faculties | Share | HURS level |
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| Faculties with at least one course linked to SDG 3 | 14 of 15 | 93.3% | >75% |
| Faculties with at least 5 courses linked to SDG 3 | 11 of 15 | 73.3% | 51–75% |
| Faculties with at least 10 courses linked to SDG 3 | 9 of 15 | 60.0% | 51–75% |
| Health-science faculties only (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Nursing Science) | 5 of 15 | 33.3% | 25–50% |
Denominator: 15 faculties and colleges (GI 4). The General Education programme is reported in SI 5.1. The count used for SI 5.2 is in green.
Table 3 – Courses linked to the SDGs, all programmes, 2022–2026
| Course survey | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Courses linked to SDG 3 | 250 | 377 | 364 | 431 | 428 |
| Courses linked to at least one SDG | 2,092 | 2,267 | 2,042 | 2,050 | 2,006 |
| All courses | 2,207 | 2,430 | 2,251 | 2,300 | 2,369 |
Source: Sustainability Report 2025–2026, p. 143 (course surveys). The 2025 survey (green) is the academic year 2567 survey shown in this report.
Evidence to attach:
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Evidence 5.2: summary table and charts of Siam University courses linked to the 20-Year National Strategy and the SDGs, academic year 2567 (survey 2568).
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Sustainability Report 2025–2026, p. 143: https://sustainability.siam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SDG-report-2025-2026-edit-2.pdf
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Course specifications (TQF 3) of courses linked to SDG 3 – at least one for each faculty, especially Communication Arts, Information Technology and Political Science.