Opening speech by Development of Mahidol University Associate Professor Kitikorn Charmondusit, Ph.D.
The opening speech was delivered by Associate Professor Kitikorn Charmondusit, Ph.D. “UI GreenMetric World University Ranking was conducted by Universitas Indonesia which has been a member of the international ranking expert group since 2010. This ranking uses 6 environmental indicators to observe the current green and sustainable policy and to support the development of policy to prevent climate change and affect environmental sustainability,” said the Associate Professor in his speech. “In 2021, there were 956 participating universities including 39 Thai universities. The ranking has motivated them to improve sustainability and environmental performance,” he added. The impacts of UI GreenMetric has become a driving force in initiating the National Workshop of UI GreenMetric for University in Thailand.
Opening speech by Prof. Riri, introducing UI GreenMetric to University in Thailand.
The next speech was delivered by Prof Riri, the Chairperson of UI GreenMetric. “I think this meeting will energize us to start working in our university to make sure our work is providing hard work for our students and healthy learning conditions. I'm sure you will come up with an idea to conserve our culture, creating the best impact for our society,” she added. During her speech, she presented the upcoming agenda of UI GreenMetric. She also invited Thai campuses to participate in The 8th International Workshop on UI GreenMetric (IWGM) 2022 hosted by National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), which will be held on 27-29 September 2022.
Opening speech by Dr. Junaidi, introducing UI GreenMetric to University in Thailand.
The following speech was delivered by UI GreenMetric Vice-Chair of Program, Communication, and Partnership Dr. Junaidi, M.A. In his speech, he presented the vision, missions as well as the profile of UI GreenMetric. Strategic partnership on sustainability is one of the key features of UI GreenMetric. “Last year, we had 956 universities in 80 countries with most participants coming from Asia. The second and third largest are from Europe and South America,” he added. Not only that, campuses also play an important role in introducing sustainability. “We hope campuses can be an agent of change to promote sustainable development for the society,” he mentioned.
Presentation of UI GreenMetric participants’ performance in 2021
Next, the presentation of UI GreenMetric indicators and data process submission was delivered by UI GreenMetric Expert Member of Research and Development Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono, M.Arch., Ph.D. The first topic is the performance report of participating universities in 2021. The performance is divided into 3 categories sorted from the best to least best, which include gold, silver, and bronze. From the ranking, universities in Thailand are doing great in UI GreenMetric University Ranking. Next, the indicators of UI GreenMetric are improving yearly and universities in Thailand are doing well in each indicator.
Assistant President for the Division of Computational Science, Prince of Songkla University Assist. Prof. Klairung Samart P.h.D presenting the facilities in Prince of Songkla University.
After the opening speech and remarks, the event continued with the next session, which was a sharing session of green campus’ best practices in Thailand. The first speaker for this session is Assistant President for the Division of Computational Science, Prince of Songkla University Assist. Prof. Klairung Samart P.h.D. During her presentation, Prof. Samart emphasized on the implementation of UI GreenMetric indicators in Prince of Songkla University. She also mentioned the green and sustainability facilities. The next speaker was Acting Vice President for Environment and Sustainable Chiang Mai University Asst. Prof. Ekkachai Mahaek, PhD. Like the previous presentation, he delivered the facilities and sustainable practices in his campus.
Acting Vice President for Environment and Sustainable Chiang Mai University Asst. Prof. Ekkachai Mahaek, PhD presenting the facilities in Chiang Mai University
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