The Sustainable Development Goals for Education and Research in the Ranking of Green Universities of Mahasarakham University
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Area
2.2. Methodology
2.2.1. The Criteria
2.2.2. Scoring
2.3. Educational and Research Operations
2.3.1. Plan
2.3.2. Do
2.3.3. Check
2.3.4. Action
2.4. Data Preparation for Submission to the System
2.4.1. Data Preparation
2.4.2. Data Submission System Integration
3. Results and Discussion
- Total Number of Sustainable Curriculum Offerings
- 2.
- Research funding per Sustainable Research Fund
- 3.
- Number of sustainable publications
- 4.
- Number of sustainable community service projects organized and/or involving students
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Categories | Percentage of Total Points (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | Setting and Infrastructure (SI) | 15 |
2 | Energy and Climate Change (EC) | 21 |
3 | Waste (WS) | 18 |
4 | Water (WR) | 10 |
5 | Transportation (TR) | 18 |
6 | Education and Research (ED) | 18 |
Total | 100 |
No | Criteria | Points |
---|---|---|
ED1 | The ratio of sustainability courses to total courses/subjects | 300 |
ED2 | The ratio of sustainability research funding to total research funding | 200 |
ED3 | Number of scholarly publications on sustainability | 200 |
ED4 | Number of events related to sustainability | 200 |
ED5 | Number of student organizations related to sustainability | 200 |
ED6 | University-run sustainability website | 200 |
ED7 | Sustainability report | 100 |
ED8 | Number of cultural activities on campus | 100 |
ED9 | Number of university sustainability program(s) with international collaborations | 100 |
ED10 | Number of sustainability community services project organized and/or involving students | 100 |
ED11 | Number of sustainability-related startups | 100 |
Total | 1800 |
Strategies | Indicators | Results/Year | Activity Budget for 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
1: Produce Graduates Meeting Global Demands | 1.1 Number of New Paradigm Courses or Sandbox Courses or International Collaboration Courses | - | - | 13 | 10 million THB |
1.2 Number of International Courses | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
2: Foster Research and Innovation for International Excellence | 2.1 Amount of Funding from External Sources | 97.92 | 697 | 130 | 32 million THB |
2.2 Number of Research Projects Funded by Foreign Sources (million THB) | 17 | 12 | 34 | ||
2.3 Number of Research Outputs Published in International Databases (Scopus) | 513 | 659 | 668 | ||
2.4 Number of Innovations or Research Outputs Derived from Research | 21 | 20 | 41 | ||
2.5 Number of Internationally Collaborative Articles | 178 | 96 | 126 | ||
3: Provide Academic Services to Meet Industry and Community Needs | 3.1 Number of Research, Innovation, or Technology Projects Transferred to Industry/Society | 15 | 27 | 20 | |
3.2 Number of Communities and Societies Served with Academic Services Resulting in Strengthening and Self-reliance | 44 | 6 | 71 | 1.2 million THB | |
3.3 Number of Research, Innovation, or Technology Projects Transferred to Communities and Societies through Academic Services | 44 | 6 | 55 | ||
4: Enhance Isaan Cultural Excellence at the International Level | 4.1 Number of Internationally Outstanding Cultural Works Created | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
4.2 Number of Collaborative Cultural Work Activities in the Mekong River Basin and China | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.6 million THB | |
4.3 Number of Cultural Works Adding Value/Significance | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
5: Manage the Organization for University Excellence | 5.1 Number of Digital Technology Innovations | - | 1 | 1 | 3.2 million THB |
5.2 UI Green Metric Assessment Scores | 7575 | 8200 | 8335 |
Number of Publications | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|
Publication related to “Green and Sustainability” | 262 | 309 | 298 |
Publication related to “Environment” | 1160 | 1190 | 1220 |
Publication related to “Renewable Energy” | 775 | 847 | 801 |
Publication related to “Climate Change” | 923 | 1050 | 958 |
Total number of publications | 3120 | 3396 | 3277 |
Projects | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|
Sustainable Community Service Projects | 44 | 6 | 71 |
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Sribanasarn, W.; Techarungruengsakul, R.; Khotdee, M.; Thuangchon, S.; Ngamsert, R.; Phumiphan, A.; Sivanpheng, O.; Kangrang, A. The Sustainable Development Goals for Education and Research in the Ranking of Green Universities of Mahasarakham University. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093618
Sribanasarn W, Techarungruengsakul R, Khotdee M, Thuangchon S, Ngamsert R, Phumiphan A, Sivanpheng O, Kangrang A. The Sustainable Development Goals for Education and Research in the Ranking of Green Universities of Mahasarakham University. Sustainability. 2024; 16(9):3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093618
Chicago/Turabian StyleSribanasarn, Woraluck, Rapeepat Techarungruengsakul, Mathinee Khotdee, Sattawat Thuangchon, Ratsuda Ngamsert, Anujit Phumiphan, Ounla Sivanpheng, and Anongrit Kangrang. 2024. "The Sustainable Development Goals for Education and Research in the Ranking of Green Universities of Mahasarakham University" Sustainability 16, no. 9: 3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093618