Category: Sustainability and Stewardship

Outreach and Engagement Enhancing Quality of Life through Free Clean Drinking Water at Walailak in 2025 Walailak University (WU) is committed to providing free drinking water for students, staff, and visitors as an essential service supporting health, well-being, and quality of life across the university. To ensure convenient and equitable access to clean and safe drinking water, the university has installed free drinking water dispensers throughout the campus, enabling students, staff, and visitors to access drinking water without charge. This provision of free drinking water helps reduce daily living expenses and supports the university's development as a Residential University by creating a healthy and supportive environment for learning, working, and living. Through the continued availability of free drinking water facilities, WU promotes equitable access to safe drinking water while encouraging…

Outreach and Engagement Preventing Water System Pollution at Walailak University in 2025 Walailak University (WU) has established and implemented processes to prevent polluted water from entering the university's water system, including pollution arising from routine campus activities, accidents and incidents occurring at the university, and contaminated floodwater entering from surrounding areas. These preventive processes integrate pollution control at source, water flow management, infrastructure maintenance, water quality monitoring, and wastewater treatment before discharge or reuse. Together, these measures aim to prevent contamination of raw water sources, the university's water supply system, canals, and surrounding natural water bodies.Located in southern Thailand, Walailak University is exposed to heavy rainfall and seasonal monsoon conditions, which increase the risk of floodwater carrying waste, sediment, and other pollutants into the water system. To address these risks,…

Outreach and Engagement Wastewater Treatment for Environmental Sustainability at Walailak University in 2025 Walailak University (WU) has established and maintained a wastewater treatment process in place to manage wastewater generated from the daily activities of students and staff, including bathing, laundry, dishwashing, and toilet use. Since 2002, the university has implemented a wastewater management system development project to ensure that wastewater generated on campus is systematically collected and treated before reuse or discharge into natural water bodies. The university operates a wastewater treatment system with a capacity of 4,000 cubic metres per day, integrating biological treatment, disinfection, and water quality monitoring to reduce pollutants and maintain treated water quality. In 2025, the university continued the implementation of its established wastewater treatment process, covering pollution reduction at source, wastewater collection, treatment…

Sustainability and Stewardship Walailak University Promotes Sustainable Food Purchases by Supporting Products from Local and Sustainable Sources Walailak University (WU) is committed to prioritising the purchase of food products from local, sustainable sources as part of its approach to sustainable food procurement and consumption. The university has established a Policy on Food Preparation and Sustainable Consumption as an institutional framework for promoting sustainable food management across the university, covering food preparation, product selection, procurement, and consumption. A key component of this policy is the prioritisation of food purchases from local producers and sustainable sources, encouraging the selection of products that support responsible production practices and environmental sustainability. The university currently has a total water conservation and storage area of 1,712,217 square metres, compared with 1,680,974.00 square metres in 2024. This…

Sustainability and Stewardship Intervention and Activities to Support Food Access and Alleviate Staff Hunger In 2025, Walailak University (WU) implemented staff hunger interventions to prevent or alleviate hunger among members of staff by providing free access to food, snacks, desserts, and refreshments during various university activities, including meetings, training sessions, and other staff-related events. Through the provision of food support interventions, the university aimed to improve staff access to food and reduce the need for employees to purchase meals or refreshments while participating in university activities. These initiatives represent practical efforts to support staff food accessibility and well-being within the workplace. Examples of these interventions implemented in 2025 are presented below. Monastic Fire Offering Ceremony 2025 Walailak University organized the Monastic Fire Offering Ceremony 2025, providing staff with free access…

Sustainability and Stewardship Walailak University places importance on creating a food environment that supports the health and daily well-being of students, staff, and service users on campus. The university promotes healthy food choices that provide nutritional value while ensuring that food remains affordable and accessible to meet the diverse needs of consumers. Its implementation covers the provision of diverse food and beverage choices, the management of food providers, the promotion of food sanitation standards, and consideration of appropriate food prices. The university aims to ensure that members of the university community can access appropriate food in their daily lives. This approach considers not only the availability of healthy food choices but also their affordability and accessibility in terms of location, providing choices that address nutritional value, diversity, and ability to…

Sustainability and Stewardship WU’s Provision of Free Public Access to Libraries, Books, and Publications WU’s Provision of Free Public Access to Libraries, Books, and Publications The Center for Library Resources and Educational Media, Walailak University, provides free public access to a wide range of library resources and educational facilities, including books, publications, digital resources, computers, and information systems available both offline and online. These services are open not only to students and staff but also to members of the surrounding community, providing opportunities for the public to access information, study, conduct research, and pursue self-directed learning without access fees.As a community-oriented knowledge hub, the Center supports equitable access to information and learning resources for people within and beyond the University. Its services contribute to creating an inclusive and knowledge-based community…

Sustainability and Stewardship Walailak University’s Commitment to Free Public Access to Culturally Significant Sites Walailak University’s Commitment to Free Public Access to Culturally Significant Sites For many years, Walailak University has provided free public access to culturally significant sites and spaces across its campus, creating opportunities for lifelong learning and meaningful engagement with natural and cultural heritage. These areas include the Tumpang Archaeological Site, the Golden Manorah Yard, Krung Ching Waterfall Model Garden, the 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Garden, the British Garden, and the French Garden. All are open to the general public, international visitors, students, and local communities free of charge, offering enriching experiences that connect visitors with the University’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage. Through these public spaces, WU also provides opportunities to diagnose visitors’ learning…

Sustainability and Stewardship Advancing Gender Equality: Tracking and Supporting Women’s Graduation Advancing Gender Equality: Tracking and Supporting Women’s Graduation Walailak University (WU) is committed to protecting employees from discrimination and harassment and ensuring that staff members can raise concerns about unfair or discriminatory treatment without being disadvantaged in their employment. The University recognizes that employees may be reluctant to report discrimination if they are concerned that making a complaint could negatively affect their work assignments, employment conditions, remuneration, or other aspects of their professional position. Therefore, WU has established formal policies and procedures that provide employees with mechanisms to report concerns, request a review of decisions or practices, and seek protection of their employee rights. In 2026, WU strengthened its institutional commitment to non-discrimination by issuing the Policy on Non-Discrimination…

Sustainability and Stewardship Advancing Gender Equality: Tracking and Supporting Women’s Graduation Advancing Gender Equality: Tracking and Supporting Women’s Graduation Walailak University recognizes the importance of measuring and monitoring women’s likelihood of graduating in comparison with that of men and implements targeted schemes to address and reduce any identified gaps. Monitoring graduation likelihood among female students is an important component of the University’s commitment to gender equality, helping to promote equitable academic outcomes for both female and male students.The University has designated organizations responsible for measuring and monitoring graduation likelihood among female students, identifying potential gaps, and implementing appropriate schemes and support measures to address them. Measurement and Tracking of Women’s Graduation Likelihood at Walailak UniversityThe Center for Educational Services (CES) serves as the core organization responsible for monitoring and tracking…