Creative Tourism Economy Development during COVID–19 Outbreak Project

The Integrated Subdistrict Economic and Social Enhancement Project (U2T) in Tambon Bang Krabue, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani, under the responsibility of Thammasat University, led to the creation of Creative Tourism Economy Development during COVID19 Outbreak Project. The main goals of this project are to publicize and promote tourism activities and to upgrade the economic infrastructure in Tambon Bang Krabue in order to increase the revenue and improve tourism services, with the end goals of creating employment and new job positions, circulating and distributing income to local communities, as well as stimulating economic growth in local and regional communities to reduce economic inequality. The results of this project include:

  • The number of tourists to Tambon Bang Krabue increases by 5%.
  • Income from tourism in Tambon Bang Krabue increases by 5%.

The economic potential in the community improves, and the number of shop in Wat Bot Community increases by 5%.

Circular Economy Promotion Project for the communities in Tambon Bang Krabue, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani, which is an area under the responsibility of Thammasat University

Circular Economy is an economy system that aims to reduce waste and optimize resource utilization in order to reduce wastes, pollution, and energy usage simultaneously.

Tambon Bang Krabue that has jointly established a community enterprise has several strengths that can be further developed. The highlight of the communities in Tambon Bang Krabue is the rural environment with a lot of banana plantations. Bananas that are damaged and cannot be sold can be developed into products which can generate revenue to the banana growers and create more jobs in the community.

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Thammasat University’s proportion of graduates who are employed

Thammasat University pays great attention to the employment of graduates and has conducted an annual survey on graduate employment. In 2021, there were a total of 7,677 graduates from 115 courses.

From the survey, 6,037 graduates participated and provided their employment information, which accounts for 78.64% of the total number of graduates. The number of graduates who became employed or self-employed within 1 year after graduation was 4,215 people, equivalent to 69.82% of all graduates who participated in the survey. Of all survey participants, 3,317 of them identified their career as matching their degree; 438 graduates identified their career as not matching their degree; 271 graduates were self-employed; and 189 graduates ran their private businesses. The average income was 29,251.63 per month.

In addition, the survey found that 9 graduates became ordained; 26 graduates were drafted; and 1,132 graduates pursued further study.

Employment practice: Benefits for Thammasat University personnel 

Faculty members and students are important parts that drive the work in the University and the dissemination of knowledge to the students and the society. However, these works would be impossible without the personnel in the support section.

In this regard, Thammasat University supports the welfare benefits of the employees of the University in all categories, including civil servants, university employees, permanent employees, employees from university income, and temporary employees, with the allocation of the following benefits, funds and grants for the personnel:

  • Health benefits

To promote the health of the personnel, Thammasat University organizes annual health check-ups for the personnel free-of-charge.

In addition, in the case that any personnel is admitted to a hospital, Thammasat University will send gift baskets and contribute to the medical expenses, which includes medical expenses of parents, spouse and minor legitimate children of the personnel.

  • Life and health insurance benefit

In addition to the health benefits, Thammasat University provides annual life, accident and health insurances for all the personnel to ensure their stability against possible losses due to their own or their family’s accidents or health issues.

  • Housing benefit

In addition to the health and insurance benefits, Thammasat University also pays attention to personnel housing by contributing toward the mortgage interest for up to 10 years. Thammasat University also issues Benefit Verification letters for mortgage applications with Government Housing Bank and Government Savings Bank for the personnel who wish to set up a mortgage with the interest rate that is lower than normal customers.

  • Disaster relief grants

In case of a disaster such as flood, storm and fire, Thammasat University pays disaster relief for those who suffer from property loss within a period of 3 months after the incident.

  • Credit fee support during master’s degree education

Thammasat University prioritizes personnel development in terms of work experience and education. The University, thus, allocates welfare funds to help the personnel with the credit fee during their part-time master’s programs at Thammasat University that match with the qualifications for their current position. The support is also available for master’s programs in other higher education institutions only in the case that similar program is not offered at Thammasat University or the support applicant is not eligible to join the program at Thammasat University.

  • Child education benefits

Thammasat University supports the education of the children of all personnel who are enrolled in schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Provincial Administrative Organization, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, demonstration schools affiliated with other universities, and other private schools under supervision of the Ministry of Education from kindergarten level up to Year 6 of secondary school or Year 3 of vocational education.

In addition, to alleviate the burden of the personnel in child care during the summer break, Thammasat University organizes an annual Day Camp in April of every year for children of the personnel who are between 4 and 11 years old.

  • Provident fund

Thammasat University has established a provident fund for university employees with the objective to provide the employees with stable welfare benefits, to promote money management, and to guarantee the support after retirement.

  • Social security fund

Personnel of Thammasat University are required to contribute to the social security fund, which was established with the aims to ensure basic welfare and life stability of employees with domestic income. The money that is equally contributed by the employer and the employee will be used to establish the fund that will pay back as benefits or coverages. The time frame to claim the benefit is within 1 year from the date of right to claim the benefit.