On October 30, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies at Mahidol University organized a meeting titled "Curriculum Development to Promote Carbon Neutrality for High School Students." This meeting aimed to gather opinions from experts and school representatives on curriculum development and activities related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering sustainability at the high school level. Associate Professor Dr. Kitikorn Charmondusit, Dean of the Faculty, along with faculty members, welcomed and led the meeting.
Experts from various agencies attended, including the Nakhon Pathom Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phrae Community College, and the Institute of Technology and Information for Sustainable Development. Additionally, representatives from schools in the Carbon Neutrality Campus network participated, including Kanchanabhisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School, Nawaminthrachinuthit Satriwitthaya Phutthamonthon School, Nakprasit School, Bang Chang Nuea Temple Foundation, Wat Nai Rong Secondary School, Naree Utpatham School, Joseph Upatham School, and Assumption Thonburi School.
The meeting was held in Nart Tuntawiroon Meeting Room at the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies. Following the meeting, a tour of Mahidol University, Salaya, was scheduled to explore projects related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to align with the mission of becoming a sustainable university. The tour included significant environmental learning sites, such as Eco Park, College of Music's Artist House, floating solar panels on the water, the university's recycled waste bank, wastewater treatment system, and organic vegetable plots.
This meeting is part of the Carbon Neutrality Campus Joint Unit project, a collaboration between Mahidol University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The objective is to gather knowledge and disseminate practices related to carbon neutrality, promoting Thai educational institutions to achieve carbon neutrality and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
