<p><font color="#33711E"><strong>Day 1 – Session 1E: Universities and Participatory Development:<br>What We Have Accomplished and Where We Go from Here</strong></font></p>
Saithip, 14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 14:20
1.E.1. The Roles of Regional Universities for Sustainable Development in the Northeast Region of Thailand
Daranee Hormdee
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Khon Kaen University (KKU) has been involved many rural development projects in the past four decades, many of which had remarkable success in terms of rural development in Isaan. The KKU Research and Development Institute (RDI) has played an important role in demonstrating the link between research and rural development. The pilot project on sufficiency economy started with three pilot villages in Loei and Khon Kaen provinces. Participatory action research (PAR) was applied and become one of the most important mechanisms for successful implementation of the project. The strategies, action plan and policy of the university on academic servicing are also important keys to the success of rural development projects.
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14:40 - 15:00
1.E.2. A Participatory Development Case Study: The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Jiradet U-sawat
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
The University of the Thai Camber of Commerce (UTCC) makes significant contributions to, and benefits from, engaging in participatory development. Students are required at least eight extra-curricular activities, including participation in village development projects, slum development projects, environmental awareness activities, social training, art and cultural projects, summer camps, and CSR projects in rural areas. The students, faculty and community develop a sense of ownership, pride, and commitment to an activity when they work together to assess their resources and problems, reflect on possible solutions, select criteria for evaluating various options, choose the best course of action, and then formulate and act on plans for initiating, managing, monitoring, and evaluating a shared project, programme, or policy. This type of engagement helps the university to improve the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of its teaching and research missions. A key UTCC project is The Townsend Thai project. The purpose of the project is to provide a micro-level evaluation of family networks, markets and institutions at the community level. It began in 1997 with a cross-sectional survey in Lop Buri, Chachoengsao, Sisaket, and Birirum. Interviews were conducted with 2880 households, 161 village financial institutions, and 192 individuals. This household survey gathered information on the use of contracts and informal institutions, and monthly interviews are conducted to track changing conditions.
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