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Dr. Worajit (Sai) Setthapun

Dean, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University

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I am the founder and currently the Dean of the Asian Development College for Community Economy and… (more)

I am the founder and currently the Dean of the Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology (adiCET), Chiang Mai Rajabhat University.  adiCET was established in  facilitates sustainable development of the local community. I established and managed the Chiang Mai World Green City (CMGC) as the living laboratory for renewable energy and green technologies developed from over 70 sustainable energy/environment projects.  CMGC focuses on the implementation of Community Power for small rural communities. The aim is to develop an affordable/appropriate sustainable energy system to enhance the livelihood and occupation of the community. I am the head of the Graduate Program in Community Energy and Environment and oversees the Renewable Energy Research and Training Center in the Chiang Mai World Green City.  adiCET have the experience to organize and co-organized 22 conference/workshops over the past 10 years. We have created short course and training programs which trained over 5,000 participants regarding to community sustainable development, renewable energy, energy and environmental conservation, and sufficiency economy concept.  I was the ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellow and worked at the Ministry of Energy, Thailand on the Thailand’s Decentralized Community Power Project.  In addition, I was the recipient of 2016 ASEAN-US Women in Science Award for thematic area of sustainable energy.