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Chol Bunnag

Full NameChol Bunnag
Academic positionAssistant Professor
DepartmentCentre for SDG Research and Support, Faculty of Economics
Emailcholb@econ.tu.ac.th
Primary SDGsSDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Related SDGsSDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Area of ExpertiseNatural Resource Economics & SDG Strategic Implementation
Policy Mechanisms for SDG Localization
Integration of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) into Development Frameworks
Green Economy and Sustainable Development Policy
Selected PublicationsLocalizing SDGs in Thailand: Towards a more inclusive national science, research, and innovation (SRI) plan

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General Guidelines for the Implementation of Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions

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The General Guidelines for the Implementation of Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions, developed by UNESCO, provide a high-level framework to support higher education institutions in systematically integrating sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across all dimensions of the university. The guidelines emphasize embedding sustainability into institutional governance and strategic planning, teaching and learning, research, campus operations, and engagement with external stakeholders and society at large. They highlight the unique role of higher education institutions as knowledge producers, capacity builders, and catalysts for social transformation, while promoting flexible and context-sensitive approaches that can be adapted to different institutional realities, resources, and levels of readiness, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, monitoring, and evaluation rather than prescriptive or rigid requirements.