10.6.5 University diversity officer
Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) has designated committees and offices, appointed by university and faculty leadership, to advise on and implement policies, programmes and training on diversity, equality, inclusion and human rights, and to provide channels for reporting discrimination and harassment. These structures operate at university level and within faculties, and continue to function in 2025 (B.E. 2568).
1. University-level committee on gender equality and safety
SWU has appointed the Committee for the Promotion of Sexual Safety and Gender Awareness as an institution-level body. Its responsibilities include developing and implementing policies on sexual safety, gender equality and human rights; organising education and awareness activities on gender sensitivity and diversity; providing mechanisms for reporting and addressing sexual harassment and discrimination; promoting collaboration between faculties and units on equality and inclusion; and supporting people affected by gender-based discrimination or violence. Faculties and institutes have also formed their own committees, including a 16-member committee in the Faculty of Science and a 7-member committee in the Institute for Research, Development and Demonstration in Education.
Source: https://rankings.swu.ac.th/swu-sdgs/sdg-10/1065
2. Faculty of Science: committee appointed in 2024 and DEIB policy announced in 2025
Committee for the Promotion of Sexual Safety and Gender Understanding (October 2024). By Faculty of Science Order No. 243/2567, dated 15 October 2024, the Dean appointed a 16-member Committee for the Promotion of Sexual Safety and Gender Understanding, chaired by the Dean. Its members include executives, lecturers, support staff and student representatives (a graduate student, the Faculty Student Committee and undergraduate students from Years 1–4). The committee was established so that the Faculty is a safe space with gender equality, where students and staff are treated equally. It is tasked to:
• plan, set guidelines for and carry out the promotion of sexual safety and the prevention of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual exploitation;
• plan, set guidelines for and carry out activities that build understanding of gender and awareness of gender sensitivity in relationships between people;
• designate the persons and channels for receiving complaints about sexual misconduct, harassment and exploitation;
• set procedures for handling complaints and act on them as required;
• refer cases that may involve disciplinary offences by students or staff for action under university regulations;
• carry out other assigned duties.
The committee continues its work in 2025 (B.E. 2568).
Figure 1. Faculty of Science Order No. 243/2567 appointing the Committee for the Promotion of Sexual Safety and Gender Understanding (page 1: purpose and members).
Source: Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University
Figure 2. Order No. 243/2567 (page 2: duties of the committee), dated 15 October 2024.
Source: Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University
Policy on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (February 2025). Building on the work of the committee, on 17 February 2025 (B.E. 2568) the Dean announced the Faculty’s Policy on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Human Resource Management. The policy commits the Faculty to providing services equally and without discrimination or restriction of rights on the basis of sex, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, belief, skin colour, disability or social status, and sets out six principles:
• recognising the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging;
• treating one another with dignity and respect, without discrimination;
• treating staff equally and fairly in performance appraisal, career advancement, recruitment and selection, training and development, welfare and benefits;
• lawful and fair employment, with no forced labour;
• fair and equal treatment of outsourced workers, with transparent and verifiable selection of contractors;
• preventing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace and creating a good working environment.
The policy is published on the Faculty of Science website.
Figure 3. Announcement of the Faculty of Science Policy on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Human Resource Management, 17 February 2025.
Source: Faculty of Science, SWU – https://science.swu.ac.th/ประกาศ-นโยบาย/ประกาศ-ความหลากหลายความ/
Figure 4. The policy published on the Faculty of Science website.
Source: Faculty of Science, SWU – https://science.swu.ac.th/ประกาศ-นโยบาย/ประกาศ-ความหลากหลายความ/
3. Office for disability equality: SWU DSS Center
The Disability Support Services (DSS) Center, Division of Student Affairs, is the university office responsible for equal access to education for students with disabilities, providing financial, academic and technological support, equipment loans, a peer BUDDY system and employment support.
Figure 5. Web page of the SWU DSS Center, Division of Student Affairs.
Source: SWU DSS Center – https://studentaffairs.op.swu.ac.th/dsscenter
4. Reporting channel: SWU VOICE
The Division of Student Affairs, Office of the President, operates SWU VOICE, an online channel through which students can submit complaints, grievances, opinions and suggestions to the university by scanning a QR code. It provides a route for students to report concerns, including concerns about unfair treatment.
Figure 6. SWU VOICE complaint and feedback channel promoted on the Division of Student Affairs Facebook page.
Source: Division of Student Affairs, SWU – https://web.facebook.com/studentaffairsswu
5. Raising awareness of gender diversity: “SWU Tells It All” Ep.2 Pride Month (14 July 2025)
On 14 July 2025, SWU’s public relations channel (PR SWU) released “SWU Tells It All” (Mor So Wo Kho Bok) Episode 2: Pride Month – SWU Values and Embraces Diversity, featuring the Vice President for Student Affairs and a lecturer from the College of Social Communication Innovation. The programme states that SWU values and upholds diversity: beyond organising Pride Month activities, the university raises awareness and provides education throughout the year on LGBTQ+ issues, including the marriage equality law and physical and mental well-being.
The programme also highlights the “Trans Health Clinic” at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center Hospital, SWU Ongkharak Campus, which provides safe, standardised and private gender-affirming hormone therapy, delivered by endocrinology specialists, for people seeking to transition from male to female or from female to male. This shows that SWU’s commitment to gender diversity, led by university leadership, extends from education and awareness to health services.
Figure 7. “SWU Tells It All” Ep.2: Pride Month – SWU Values and Embraces Diversity, published by PR SWU on 14 July 2025.
Source: PR SWU (YouTube) – https://youtu.be/N7tTHlCv75w
Figure 8. Title card of the Pride Month episode: “SWU values and recognises the importance of diversity”.
Source: PR SWU (YouTube) – https://youtu.be/N7tTHlCv75w
Summary
SWU’s structure for diversity and equality combines a university-level committee on gender equality and safety, faculty-level committees and policies such as the Faculty of Science committee appointed in October 2024 and its DEIB policy of February 2025, a dedicated disability support office, a reporting channel for students, and year-round awareness and health services on gender diversity, such as the 2025 Pride Month programme and the Trans Health Clinic. Together, these advise on and implement policies, programmes and training on diversity, equality and human rights across the university.