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Thammasat University hosted The 3rd National Conference on Volunteerism

Thammasat University hosted the 3rd National Conference on Volunteerism on January 9-10, 2018, at Tha Prachan Campus, supported by Thai Health Promotion Foundation. The main theme is the “Volunteerism form Sustainable Development”.

In this event, Thammasat partnered with 21 organisations.

• Volunteer Spirit Network)
• Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
• ศูนย์ประสานงานองค์กรอาสาสมัครแห่งชาติ
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
• United Nation Volunteer
• Mahidol University
• Chiang Mai University
• Prince of Songkla University
• Thai Volunteer Service
• The Mirror Foundation
• Why,I,Why
• Khonthai Foundation
• Hundred Projects to change the country (Khonthai Foundation)
• Yuvabadhana Foundation
• Giving Back Association
• Amnesty International
• Creative Citizen
• National Health Security Office
• Jitarsa Bank
• Puey School of Development Studies, Thammasat University
• Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand

Please see website: http://www.volunteerspirit.org/?p=33623

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Thammasat University participated in the formulation of EU-Roadmap on CSO-SDG

SDG Move cooperated and participated in the series of workshops organised by IBF international consulting, financed by the European Union, to formulate civil society action plan in driving the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals between 2020-2022.

Photo by: IBF International Consulting, and European Union

For the workshop on August 19, 2020, Asst. Prof. Chol Bunnag, Faculty of Economics and director of SDG Move, was giving background on SDG and progress of SDGs at all levels to the CSO participants and discussed plans for 4 clusters.

  • (i) Activity cluster on Evidence-based information/data for monitoring by CSOs and Preparation of an Independent Report on SGDs,
  • (ii) Activity cluster on Monitoring Government Implementation on SDGs,
  • (iii) Activity Cluster on Building Alliances on SDGs, and
  • (iv) Activity Cluster on Public Communications on SDGs by CSOs.

SDG Move play roles in supporting capacity building for CSOs and responsible for cluster (i) of the CSO-SDG plan.

Please see the policy brief in the document:

Executive-summary-of-ctr410683_csos-sdg_activity-report-2_revised_011020Download
some-photos-from-the-first-consultaive-meetingDownload
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SDG Lab: School of Global Studies

The School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, launched SDG Lab to bring together academics, experts, students, innovators, and local communities to create solutions to mobilise Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The SDG Lab’s mission encompasses the following key areas:

  1. Community Outreach: Bridging the SDG framework with local communities and contextual realities.
  2. SDG Innovation: Facilitating design sprints, incubators, accelerators, and hackathons to foster innovative solutions.
  3. SDG Mapping and Training: Providing comprehensive mapping and training programmes related to the SDGs.
  4. SDG Research: Conducting rigorous research to support and inform SDG implementation.

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SDG Move: SDG Research and Support Programme

SDG Move or SDG Research and Support Programme is a research programme under Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University. It is one of the first research programme in the country established specifically for SDGs. It is also regarded as one of a few SDG knowledge hubs in the country.

SDG Move was established in 2016 as a cooperation between the Faculty and Thailand Research Fund (TRF). It functioned as a strategic research issue unit (SRI Unit) that follow academic and practical movement of SDG implementation and set a direction for SDG-related research funding each year. So far it has funded a series of research for baseline for each SDG in the context of Thailand, and another series about localisation of SDGs.

After the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESRI), TRF was dissolved and reformulated to be the office of Thailand Science Research and Innovation Committee (TSRI), and no longer able to fund the SRI units. SDG Move then moved back to the Faculty in late 2019.

Website: https://www.sdgmove.com/

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Host of the SDSN Thailand

Thammasat University, by its Centre of SDG Research and Support (formerly the SDG Research and Support Programme) within the Faculty of Economics, is a co-host institution of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Thailand, alongside Chulalongkorn University and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).

Founded in 2012 by Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, the SDSN is a global academic network dedicated to mobilising multidisciplinary expertise to address sustainability challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With over 800 member organisations across 35 countries, the SDSN fosters collaborative solutions.

SDSN Thailand was established in March 2020 with support from over 20 organisations, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union in Thailand, and the Swiss Embassy. The co-host institutions—Thammasat University’s Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, and NSTDA’s Technology and Informatics Institute for Sustainability—guide the network’s four key objectives:

  • Facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue
  • Developing thematic networks
  • Providing advisory support for decision-makers and monitoring progress
  • Strengthening sustainability research and education

Currently (2020), SDSN Thailand comprises nine official members:

  • Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Srinakharinwirot University
  • Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University (SDG Move)
  • Freeland (NGO)
  • Institute for Peace Studies, Prince of Songkla University
  • National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
  • Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI)
  • Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation (TSDF)
  • Thaipat Institute

Furthermore, SDSN Thailand collaborates with over 35 academic institutions nationwide, expanding its reach and impact.

Please see detail documents below

Approval Letter for SDSN ThailandDownload
Concept Note of SDSN ThailandDownload