Khon Kaen University Advanced Routine to Happiness (AR2H)

Between November 23-24, 2023, the Happy University team organized a program to develop potential and skills for promoting happiness in academic settings. The Khon Kaen University Advanced Routine to Happiness (AR2H) course focused on knowledge management for happiness at work and took place at the University Academic Center for the Happiness and Sustainable Health Promotion Project. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kriengkrai Kitcharoen, Vice President for Human Resources at Khon Kaen University, delivered the welcoming and opening speech at room 2101, 1st floor, IRDTP for ASEAN, KKU.

The session was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sirinan Kittisuksathit, Director of the Workers’ Happiness Research Center of Thailand, and Dr. Nucharapon Liangruenrom, Project Leader, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charamporn Holamyong, Deputy Director of Planning and Quality Assurance, and Ms. Wannee Hutaphat, Researcher, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, along with the project working group. The day’s activities covered various training topics:

Topic: “Happy University Model and Happiness Action Plan” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charamporn Holamyong, who explained the origins and importance of the project. Participants’ happiness dimensions were assessed through the Kahoot game.

Topic: “Movement Behavior and Promotion of Healthy Time Use (24-hour Movement Behaviors and Health)” by Dr. Nucharapon Liangruenrom, providing knowledge about reducing sedentary behavior and promoting exercise during the training.

Topic: “Applying Indicators from Survey Data to Create Educational Quality Assurance (EdPEx)” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charamporn Holamyong, who provided knowledge about EdPEx along with playing the game “Love Pipeline,” “Sending Love Between Parties,” and “Love Pipeline and True Love Opponents,” including measures of excellence in work.

Topic: “Training in Writing an Action Plan to Create Happiness at Khon Kaen University” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charamporn Holamyong together with Ms. Wannee Hutaphat, teaching participants to understand writing an action plan for creating happiness correctly.

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