Provide public access to culturally significant buildings and/or monuments or natural heritage landscapes

10 Apr 2022

Reporters : Tachaya Sangkakool, Jaray Suwannachart, Surawat Moogem and Tussawan Thong-On

Indicator : 11.2.1

Date : 2022 – 2023

Related SDGs:

NO	existence	access	Public disclosure
1.	Natural heritage at Pak Meng Beach, Trang and Chalatat Songkhla Beach	Public/Free	website
2	Access to cultural resources, Songkhla Old Town, Lad Saeng Dao	Public/Free	website
3	Songkhla to World Heritage Project	Public/Free	website

Table 11.1 shows projects that have access. and disclosure of natural resources information and cultural resources

Access to natural resources

The university has prepared a public relations department to welcome outsiders who wish to use the building or location. Infrastructure preparation necessary for outsiders to use the area. In this regard, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Songkhla Campus and Trang Campus It is a campus with an area directly next to the beach, as shown in Picture 1-2.

Picture 1,2 shows at the Songkhla Rajamangala University of Technology. Next to Chalatat beach in front of the university and picture 11.2.

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Both campuses have opened their spaces to the public without charge. by Songkhla Campus and Trang Campus. Opening up for people to come and use the Rajamangala Beach area in various recreational activities. and annual festivals such as underwater weddings. Annual festival on February 14th every year. The university has an Aquarium building for free use by both students and university personnel. And there is a small fee for using the service. According to the announcement in the case of being an outsider. In addition, bathrooms and toilets have been prepared. as well as shower facilities for students and personnel as well as outsiders can use it without charge. There are also security guards to look after safety just like the Songkhla campus. As detailed in the picture and link under the picture.

Pictures 3 and 4 show the activities of the underwater wedding festival at Rajamangala Beach. You can follow information about various activities from the university’s public page as follows:

Pictures 5 and 6 show the aquarium. Rajamangala University of Technology Trang Campus can follow information on various activities from the publicly available university pages as follows:

Pictures 7 and 8 show Chalatat beach cleaning activities. Beach area in front of the university where faculty and students join in collecting trash from the sea, and picture 8, sculpture Cats and mice decorate the area near the beach to decorate the front of the university. Details can be found in famous local newspapers.

Access to cultural heritage sites

The university has assigned the Faculty of Architecture to support Songkhla Old Town conservation activities in collaboration with Songkhla Municipality. Villagers in the old city of Songkhla, with a coordination center in the old city of Songkhla called the Historic Center building in the old city of Songkhla. Including organizing an event to conserve various cultures of the old city area called Lard Saeng Dao. You can see details from the link.

Picture 9 shows the Historic Center building which is in the old city of Songkhla. Managed and operated by the University’s Office of Arts and Culture for Preserve the old city of Songkhla

Picture 10 shows Saeng Dao Market. It is a market that promotes cultural products in the old city of Songkhla, operated by Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Songkhla.

University and support for the Songkhla World Heritage Project

In addition, the university promotes this by opening the area for outsiders, both government agencies and the general public, to use the area. It also supports university academics to be on a joint committee to preserve the old city in collaboration with international ICOMOS under the Up stream PROCESS project as follows: Related Links: https://nbtworld.prd.go.th/th/news/detail/TCATG210202160614589