{"id":5693,"date":"2026-05-21T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.stou.ac.th\/?p=5693"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:33:39","slug":"465","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/?p=5693","title":{"rendered":"STOU holds 20th Southern STOU Relations Games in Phuket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Phuket, 24\u201326 April 2026 \u2013 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) successfully held the 20th<\/sup> Southern STOU Relations Games under the theme “Green & Gold Relations: Andaman Games.” The event gathered over 200 participants from network clubs across 14 southern provinces to strengthen unity, promote health, and engage in environmental conservation at The Pago Design Hotel Phuket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Karn Boonsiri, Vice President for Academic Services, Networing, and Special Affairs, presided over the opening ceremony, with Mr. Ronnarit Chusong, President of the STOU Phuket Student Club, delivering the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Andaman Games was co-organized by STOU Phuket Student Club, STOU Phuket Alumni Club, and the STOU Nakhon Si Thammarat Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project focused on four strategic dimensions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health & Sports<\/strong>: Encouraging physical exercise and friendly competition among students, alumni, faculty, and community networks.
Policy Alignment<\/strong>: Providing a platform for students and alumni to understand the university\u2019s future directions and policies.
Network Strength<\/strong>: Fostering solidarity across the 14 southern provinces to build a robust support system and reduce student dropout rates.
Social & Environmental Responsibility<\/strong>: Raising environmental awareness, promoting local tourism, and preserving cultural identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-day program featured a blend of social responsibility and athletic competition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSR Initiative<\/strong>: A beach cleanup and landscaping activity at Saphan Hin Beach to promote “Green Phuket.”
Sports Competitions<\/strong>: Matches in Futsal, Volleyball, Chairball, and various traditional folk games, complemented by a cheering squad contest.
Green & Gold Gala Night<\/strong>: A social gathering featuring awards for new graduates and students who successfully passed three courses in a single semester.
Executive Meet-and-Greet<\/strong>: An open session for university leadership to engage directly with students and alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event saw immense cooperation from both public and private sectors, including the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization, Phuket City Municipality, Phuket Wittayalai School, Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation, Patong Development Foundation, the Third Naval Area Command, and the STOU Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collective effort underscores the enduring strength and sustainability of the STOU network in Southern Thailand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phuket, 24\u201326 April 2026 \u2013 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) successfully held the 20th Southern STOU Relations Games under the theme “Green & Gold Relations: Andaman Games.” The event gathered over 200 participants from network clubs across 14 southern provinces to strengthen unity, promote health, and engage in environmental conservation at The Pago Design Hotel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-happenings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedantic-wozniak.14-207-142-6.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}