Our Dedication to Sustainable Future

Siam University is dedicated to driving sustainability both within the campus and the surrounding communities. We are the pioneer in Thailand to apply the living lab approach to our academic, research, and engagement activities and are the first to develop and administer the Sustainability Literacy Test. Our general education program has been revised twice to assure that the students have real-life experiences so that they are aware of the issues and act as change agents for sustainable development. After we were classified to Strategic Group 2 “Technology and Innovation”, all students, faculty members, and staff are encouraged to design sustainability-led innovation. The UBI office was restructured to provide better assistance for spin-offs and startups.
We believe in partnership for the Goals. To mention a few. Our President, Dr. Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, was appointed the Chairperson of the Committee for Driving Participation for Development by the Phasi Chareon District Office. Siam University is the first private university to be accepted as a member of SUN Thailand (Sustainable University) in 2016. The network has grown rapidly from an initial 16 to almost 60 institutions. After long years of contribution, we are elected President of SUN starting early next year. Importantly, Siam University is the co-founder of the ACD (Asia Cooperation Dialogue) University Network (ACD-UN). We are the first university registered as a member of SDG Move which is the Thailand Chapter for the UN SDSN. Internationally, we are the first private university accepted as a member of the United Nation Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) since April 19, 2021. In 2024, we are accepted as a member of SDG Accord, International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) and ENGAGE Thailand. We also actively participate in International Association of Universities (IAU), especially the Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development (HESD) working group, and are also the only Thai signatory university of the landmark MCU2020 endorsed by the Magna Charta Observatory (MCO). We have participated in UNESCO IESALC Pilot Project on Greening with Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), under the Framework of South-South University Cooperation Network and hosted WFUNA Action Camp 2025 participated by 60 students from 12 countries.
Our dedication to sustainability was evidenced by international rankings. Siam University is the first private university to submit data to THE Impact Rankings since 2021 and was ranked 1001-1500 in 2025. As for UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, we have been top ten of the country for 7 consecutive years since 2017 and were classified in the “gold ranking” level for 5 consecutive years since 2020. In 2024, we were ranked 74th World Sustainable University (out of 1,477 universities across 95 countries), 30th of Asia (out of 865 universities), 5th of Thai universities (out of 59 universities), and 1st among private universities. It is our pride to be ranked 26th in the world in the Education and Research category. Our achievement was shown in the table.