Professor Dr. Kanchana Ngourungsi, president of Naresuan University, has a policy to increase the green area on campus. Naresuan University initiated the project by asking for donations from the NU population to plant Salao trees (Lagerstroemia loudoni Teijsm. & Binn), which is the signature tree of Naresuan University, and grass around the campus to promote a sustainable environment.
In the Academic Year 2016, the Student Affairs Division, Naresuan University initiated the project “Zero Shop” for managing waste on campus. The aim of this project is to implant good behaviors for a sustainable environment at NU. The Student Affairs Division, Naresuan University commenced the project “Zero Shop” with the concept of exchanging recycled waste occurring in daily life for things in the shop, such as soap, toothpaste, face powder, hair shampoo, and food to reduce the cost of living at NU.
Naresuan University was ranked 112 with a score of 5,619 out of 10,000 from 516 universities by the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking and was ranked in 4th position among 22 Thai universities. The results were released by the University of Indonesia (UI) on December 29th, 2016.
To make a better world, Naresuan University has initiated a policy to install new inverter split type air conditioners to replace the ten-year-old split type air conditioners, which use refrigerants that will not harm the atmosphere to promote a better environment. The policy will be implemented under collaboration between Naresuan University and the private sector partners. The plan is to investigate and collect data before and after the replacements to learn how much energy was saved in the form of Measurements and Verification (M&V).
On September 4th, 2016, the Naresuan University Library was recognized as a model building for energy conservation as set forth by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, the Ministry of Energy. Ms. Ruanngarm Wongbandit/News Edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mary Sarawit
(ภาษาไทย) Executive Committee Meeting for University Rankings (2/2016), chaired by Asst. Prof. Dr. Panomkhawn Riyamonkol, Assistant to the President for Educational Quality Development Division, was held on 19 August 2016 at 09.30 a.m. at Supankallaya Room, Office of the President and attended by faculty staff members and executive committee.
