Background and History

International College for Sustainability Studies (SWUIC) is an academic institution which was established in 2004 with the primary objective to provide international programs for Srinakharinwirot University students. Since being established, the college has actively promoted the understanding and appreciation of natural environments and cultural diversity through its undergraduate programs in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) and Language and Intercultural Communication (LIC). The ultimate goal of these two international programs is to produce qualified and competent graduates who are equipped with wisdom and knowledge in accordance with SWUIC core values – which are ‘integrity’, ‘internationalization’, ‘communication’, ‘community’, ‘cultural adaptability’ and ‘sustainability’ – to serve the needs of society.

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SWUIC believes in producing global citizens who are capable of working and initiating changes in the hospitality and tourism industry in Thailand and foreign countries. The college provides the students with an opportunity to learn from a variety of hospitality and tourism perspectives through the concepts of sustainability. Our beliefs are ‘integrity’, ‘internationalization’, ‘communication’, ‘community’, ‘cultural adaptability’ and ‘sustainability’ – to serve the needs of society and think globally and act locally with sustainability in mind.

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Serves the knowledge based on sustainability and internationalization, enhances life-long learning and research in hospitality and tourism, cultural diversity and internationalization, provides services related to language and communication including English proficiency tests, training courses, translation and editing service. The students will have career opportunities with any kind of Hospitality and Tourism organization such as hotel, travel agencies, airline and other types of business, which require customer service professionals.

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To underline its mission and vision, SWUIC prepares its students through a variety of learning opportunities that encourage them to become global citizens who can think globally and actlocally with sustainability in mind. This means SWUIC students are encouraged to apply current global knowledge to the implementation of research projects and activities within local communities and will be encouraged to do the same with global knowledge in the future. Keeping the admired mission in mind, learning and teaching at SWUIC are guided by the belief that our students and faculty members belong to an international community of scholars where they are able to cultivate lifelong learning. This community, therefore, is dedicated to providing students with global knowledge, specifically in the disciplines of hospitality and tourism management as well as language and intercultural communication.