Engaging Society:The role of University in Promoting Sustainability

Vorapat INKAROJRIT, Ph.D.Chulalongkorn University

Eighth Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus

UN Conference Cnetre, Bangkok, Thailand

November 14, 2018

Sustainability

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Campus

Thailand’s Entrepreneurial Universities Framework

STUDENTS• Individualized learning preferences

• Real-world experiences & skills

• Global exposure

• Life-long learning

Extended Roles of Higher EducationEducator, Knowledge creator, Societal problem-solvers,

Innovators, Connectors, Agent of change (APRU 2016)

FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• Automation disrupts job market

• Technological advancement

• Value-based economy

• Global power shift to Asia

Fact sheet

• Chulalongkorn University (CU) or “Chula” was founded in 1917

• Thailand’s first university

• Positioned to be “World-class national university”

• One of the “greenest” university in Thailand

Chulalongkorn University – an urban university

Fact sheet

• 40,000 students and 3,000 faculty members

• 1,200 international students

• 11,000 new students each year (6,500 bachelor/3,500 master/1,000 PhD)

• 19 faculties, a graduate school, 3 colleges, research institutes

• 90 international programs

Adapting to Changes

University Society/Community

Technology

Engaging Sustainability in Local Context

SUSTAINABILITY ?

• Knowledge of sustainability?

• Practice of sustainability?

• Integration of sustainability?

Extended Roles of Higher Education (APRU 2018)

• Educator

• Knowledge creator

• Societal problem-solver

• Innovators

• Connectors

• Agent of change

University as Living Laboratory

Traditional University

Engagement is a crucial part in education

Community

Engagement

UniversityEngagement

GlobalEngagement

AlumniCultural

Engagement

Government

and IndustryEngagement

4 Ps Strategies

Place | Process | People | Partnership

Sustainability @ Chula

• Committee on Sustainability

• Committee on Campus Planning & Design

• Office of Physical Resources Management

• Safety, Health and Environment Unit

http://www.green.chula.ac.th/

PLACEUrban community | Rural Community

• CU Campus Master PlanCampus infrastructure has been developed according the green master plan.

• CU Smart CitySeamless integration between education zone and surrounding commercial zone.

• Learning Center in Nan, Saraburi, ChonburiIntegration of local communities with academic activities.

PLACECampus Master Plan

CU Integrated Transportation System

PLACE2nd Century Master Plan

• Foresight Method

• Public participation process

PLACECU smart city – clean energy

PLACELearning Center – Saraburi, Nan, Sichang

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PLACELearning Center – Saraburi, Nan, Sichang

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PROCESSSustainability Practice

• Sustainable Policy

Policy was established as a backbone of sustainability practice on campus.

• CU Green Office

Initiative project to promote green practice on campus.

• CU Zero Waste

Initiative to manage various types of waste on campus, presumably from cradle to grave.

PROCESSCU Zero Waste

https://www.facebook.com/chulazerowaste/

PROCESSCU Zero Waste

Entrepreneurship Development2

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Level 1

Pre- IdeaLevel 2

Ideas/Research

Level 3

Prototype

Level 4

Product

Level 5

Go to Market

Level 6

Market Growth

Level 7

Series A

38 9 15 5 36 10

Startup Portfolio Management

Eat’em all

Via Bus

PEOPLEStudents | Staff

• Student ClubsVarious groups have been established, sustainability-related activities were promoted.

• CU Green TeamEstablish team from CU staffs that promote green practice within office.

• Voice from communityEncourage feedback from students/staff on university facility services.

PEOPLEStudents

PEOPLECommunity engagement

PEOPLESocial

Sustainability

PARTNERSHIPInnovation | Alumni | Corporate

• CU Innovation Hub (CU iHub)

A newly established center aiming to transform how Thais live, play and learn.

• Alumni & Corporate

Important supporters for university activities.

CU Plearn Space

PARTNERSHIPInnovation | Alumni | Corporate

• International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN)

• UI Greenmetric

• ProSPER.Net

• Southeast Asia Sustainability Network (SEASN)

• AUN Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN)

• Sustainable University Network of Thailand

Lessons Learned | Challenges

• Numerous projects/activities across campus

• People | Place | Process | Partnership

• Changing role of higher education

• Scope of sustainability, how far should we go?

• Global setting vs. Local context

Chula to the Society

• As the leading university in Thailand– Incubating new knowledge

– Providing platform for innovation

– Integrating sustainability issues to teaching/research

– Fostering partnership with the society

• Innovators

• Connectors

• Agent of change

University as Living Laboratory

Chula Next Step

More of…

• Sustainability dashboard

• Data collection & analysis

• Technology transformation: Digital campus

• Building Information Modeling/IOT

• Social Sustainability

Thank you | ขอบคุณครับ

Vorapat Inkarojrit, Ph.D.Assistant to the President

Chulalongkorn University

254 Phaya Thai Rd., Patumwan

Bangkok 10330 THAILAND

Email: vorapat.i@chula.ac.th