Education for SDGs : commitment to meaningful education

Every CMU Undergraduate Learns About the SDGs

Chiang Mai University (CMU) has a commitment to meaningful education around the SDGs across the university, relevant and applicable to all students. It follows from the university’s vision of social reponsiblity for sustainable development and supports Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and Sustainable Development Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

That commitment is written into the CMU Education Development Plan, Phase 13 (2023 - 2027), which the University Council approved at its meeting No. 9/2021 on 25 September 2021 and which guided the university throughout 2025. The plan sets the vision "A Leading University Committed to Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development through Innovation" and treats the four areas used to assess universities against the SDGs - Education, Research, Outreach and Stewardship - as a match for CMU's own missions: producing graduates, research and innovation, academic service, and managing the university for excellence under the Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (EdPEx). Sustainable development through education is one of the plan's six strategic objectives. Strategic Objective 4, the Education Platform, is linked to Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and includes flagships on multidisciplinary programmes for future development, new forms for teaching and learning, and inclusive education that gives evetyone at the university equal access to learning.

General Education for all students

All CMU undergraduates, whatever their degree, must complete General Education (GE) courses .The General Education Division maps reviews every GE course against the 17 SDGs, so SDGs content is mandatory for all students.GE is built around five areas: Language Literacy, Digital Literacy, Global Citizenship, Innovation and Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. Some examples

On top of these, every undergraduate must complete 6 more GE credits chose from tree groups: Learner Person, Innovative Co-Creator and Active Citizen.The courses in these group also link to SDGs :