NIDA U2T Projects for Regional Development

NIDA undertook the integrative sub-district economic and social development project, also known as University to Tambon or U2T, in 53 sub-districts in 2021 and 123 sub-districts in 2022 spanning 18 provinces in the Central and Northeastern regions. This project is consistent with NIDA’s core philosophy founded on Sustainable Development.

From the Social Return on Investment (SROI) assessment, NIDA U2T project created more than 1,222 new employments, helped uplift the average income of each subdistrict to 32,390 Baht per month, which accounted for an increase of 1,334 Baht per household. Communities gained production efficiency by reducing their operating costs by 11.53%, thereby increasing their production outputs by 17.34%. These goals were accomplished as the communities could apply knowledge from NIDA to create value for their products.