The Graduate School of Management and Innovation (GMI), in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), organized the Young Social Entrepreneurs Camp: YSEC 2024 (2nd Generation) from October 5-7, 2024 at Baan Suan Bangtoey Riverside Hotel, Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province, with 30 3rd-4th year undergraduate students participating in the project.
YSEC project focuses on developing skills in Leadership and Management Skills through challenging creative workshops, cooperation and fostering entrepreneurial spirit in line with the university’s goal of developing into a Sustainable Entrepreneurial University.
In addition to training in leadership and management, students in the program also learn how to apply knowledge of science and technology to management, which is a strength of KMUTT to develop graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes ready to become Change Agents in organizations after graduation.
Another important activity in the project is to listen to a lecture from a speaker, the founder of the Sampran Model and the president of the Thai Organic Consumers Association (TOCA) at the Sampran Model Academy room about the “Sampran Model”, a business model that benefits society, focusing on expanding and creating an organic society. Participants had the opportunity to visit Sukjai Market and meet real farmers, as well as join herbal inhaler making workshops, paint cloth bags with natural colors, and rice planting, rice milling, and rice winnowing activities at Pathom Village, Sampran Garden, Nakhon Pathom Province, which are direct experiences that help enhance learning about sustainable organic agriculture.
Throughout the project, students participated in business model design activities, developed presentation skills, teamwork, leadership, and sustainable social problem solving skills by Asst. Prof. Dr. Taweesak Kritjaroen. We were also honored to have Dr. Winai Homsombat, a lecturer from the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, who has knowledge and expertise in design thinking and business planning (Business Model Canvas) as a speaker to share knowledge and experience with students, which will be beneficial in developing skills necessary for future operations. There was also a pitching competition on the topic of Ageing Society, in which each team presented their approach to developing an aging society. We were honored to have Asst. Prof. Dr. THITIMA WONGSHEREE from Communications and Integrated Services Study Center: CISS, KMUTT, Asst. Prof. Dr. MONGKOL USSAVADILOKRIT, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs and Organizational Communication, Graduate School of Management and Innovation, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Taweesak Kritjaroen, Assistant to the President for Human Resources, KMUTT and Chairman of the Master of Business Administration (Management) Program in Organizational Management. Graduate School of Management and Innovation joins the judging panel for this competition.
This year’s YSEC program was a great success. The participating students gained experience and knowledge that can be further developed in both their studies and careers to become new-generation leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to drive society towards sustainability in the future.