On November 13, 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongrak Sribunditmongkol, President of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand/President of Chiang Mai University, joined the signing ceremony as a witness and keynote speaker with the representative of the United Nations in Thailand at the United Nations Conference Center for Sustainable Development of the Sustainable University Network of Thailand. The Sustainable University Network of Thailand (Sustainable University Network Thailand) under the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) organized the signing ceremony of the Statement of Commitment for Sustainable Development in accordance with the policy framework of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (United Nations). This is to declare the joint intention and show the commitment of all network members to promote, drive and create human resources to meet the needs of the country's economic, social and environmental development to achieve sustainable development.