Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Overview

The University of Phayao upholds the principles of good governance, transparency, and justice at both the organizational and community service levels, through a legal clinic, the ITA assessment system, and anti-corruption measures.

Policies and Plans

• No Gift Policy: an annual declaration of intent at both the university and departmental levels.
• Anti-Corruption System: a system for preventing and suppressing corruption.
• Whistle-blowing System: a protected channel for reporting misconduct.
• Code of Ethics: a code of conduct for all university personnel.
• ITA (Integrity and Transparency Assessment): annual participation in the NACC assessment with public reporting of results.

Implementation

Legal Clinic — School of Law

• Free legal consultation services for students, university personnel, and the general public. (source)
• People's Dispute Mediation Center, University of Phayao: resolving disputes without litigation. (source)
• Online Legal Clinic: providing online legal consultations, launched during COVID-19 and continuing to the present. (source)

Good Governance

• The University of Phayao participates annually in the Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
• The UP ITA system serves as a pre-assessment tool for evaluating the integrity and transparency of internal university units, covering three dimensions: IIT, EIT, and OIT.

Complaint and Feedback Systems

• A dedicated channel for reporting corruption and misconduct.
• A channel for receiving public feedback and opinions.

THE Impact Rankings – SDG 16

Year	Thailand Rank	World Rank	Source
2023	13	401–600	thaipr.net
2022	13	401–600	thaipr.net
2021	9	401–600	up.ac.th

Note: The University of Phayao did not submit SDG 16 data for the 2024 and 2025 rankings.

References

• https://law.up.ac.th
• https://law.up.ac.th/Center_01.aspx
• https://up.ac.th/NewsRead.aspx?itemID=23755