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Walailak University has been championing green campuses and the promotion of environmental sustainability in Thailand’s Southern region for four consecutive years, according to UI Greenmetric World University Rankings, recently released on 5 December 2023.

At the national level, the university is now ranked 6^th among 55 Thai institutions, while on a global scale, it jumps to 83^rd place among 1,183 universities worldwide.

Situated in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Walailak University has the largest single land area among Thai universities, totaling 3,600 acres. The university has been actively promoting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. 

In 2023, Walailak University participated in the Low Emission Support Scheme and successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions by up to 7,926.252 tons of CO₂ equivalent, earning a Letter of Recognition from Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Initiated in 2010 by Universitas Indonesia (UI), the UI Greenmetric World University Rankings use six criteria: (1) Setting and Infrastructure 15%, (2) Energy and Climate Change 21%, (3) Waste 18%, (4) Water 10%, (5) Transportation 18%, and (6) Education and Research 18% for assessing universities. Across these six criteria, Walailak University is ranked 1^st in Thailand and 4^th worldwide in Setting and Infrastructure, 7^th nationally and 24^th globally in Energy and Climate Change, 4^th nationally and 6^th globally in Waste, 2^nd nationally and 3^rd globally in Water, 2^nd nationally and 4^th globally in Transportation, and 11^th nationally and 13^th globally in Education and Research.

Additionally, in this year’s rankings, Walailak University received a total score of 8,475, showing a steady increase compared to the previous year at 8,125, and 7,700 in 2021.