Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) offers free educational programmes on fresh-water ecosystems, covering water management and conservation, for local and national communities. The Faculty of Environmental Culture and Ecotourism runs the community academic service programme "Environmental ECE Youth Camp" (EECEY Camp) for upper-secondary school students from communities across several provinces. In 2025 the camp was held twice, in February and October, and both editions were free of charge. The evidence below is publicly available on the Faculty's official pages.
EECEY Camp 2: Fresh-water Ecosystems and Water Quality (7–9 February 2025)
EECEY Camp 2 was held on 7–9 February 2025 at SWU Ongkharak Campus, Nakhon Nayok Province, free of charge, for up to 40 students in Grades 10–12. Through laboratory and field activities, participants learned to assess water quality, to use plants to mitigate pollution, and to link the health of fresh-water ecosystems with climate change, carbon stocks, bird habitats and waste separation, so that they can contribute to the conservation of fresh-water ecosystems in their own communities.
The camp received 100 applications. Forty students (34 female and 6 male) from nine schools in five provinces, namely Pathum Thani, Sing Buri, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok and Samut Prakan, were selected, supported by 29 environmental technology students and 12 lecturers and staff. The camp was organised in five learning stations: microorganisms and plant cells; morning bird watching on campus; water, air, dust and phytoremediation; climate change, carbon stocks and carbon credits; and waste separation and reuse. It was fully funded by the University (THB 163,600), and participants rated the camp 9.84 out of 10.
The poster below announces EECEY Camp 2 as a free community academic service programme of the Faculty of Environmental Culture and Ecotourism.
The photographs below show the field and laboratory learning stations on plants, ecosystems and environmental quality, and the participants with lecturers and student facilitators.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1049441573655632&set=a.517324443534017
EECEY Camp 3: Field and Laboratory Learning on Water and Soil (24–26 October 2025)
The camp is held regularly. The third edition, EECEY Camp 3, was a three-day, two-night residential camp held free of charge on 24–26 October 2025 at the Faculty of Environmental Culture and Ecotourism, SWU Ongkharak Campus, Nakhon Nayok Province. On 10 October 2025 the Faculty announced 52 selected secondary school students, followed by an additional round of selected participants. Lecturers and students of the Department of Environment and Resources led the activities.
The programme combined field and laboratory learning on fresh-water and terrestrial ecosystems. On the first day, participants explored the Faculty's plant museum and worked as "environmental detectives", investigating soil and water quality. On the second day, they surveyed biodiversity, learned about climate change and carbon neutrality, and studied environmental innovations, including the use of plants to treat pollution (phytoremediation). On the final day, they went bird watching, presented what they had learned in groups and received certificates that they can use in their applications for university admission through the national TCAS system.
The announcement below lists the students selected for EECEY Camp 3, held on 24–26 October 2025.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/100057693960197/posts/1241729431093511/
Water Management Outreach with Water User Groups at Four Reservoirs in Khon Kaen (11–13 November 2025)
From 11 to 13 November 2025, SWU researchers held focus group discussions with water user groups at Huai Toei, Huai Sai, Lalerng Wai and Huai Yang reservoirs in four districts of Khon Kaen Province, together with officers of the Khon Kaen Irrigation Project and the Khon Kaen Provincial Agricultural Office. The discussions covered reservoir water management, irrigation and the growing impact of drought on water users, and led to drought-resilient demonstration plots and a reservoir inflow forecasting tool developed with the Irrigation Project.
Water management outreach with water user groups at four reservoirs in Khon Kaen Province, 11–13 November 2025.
Source: Full report, Innovation for Water Security: Research for Area Development and Integrated Water System Solutions, Srinakharinwirot University, submitted to the National Research Council of Thailand