"Rangsit Academic Forum"
- A Platform to Energize a Sustainable Society

Rangsit University  is committed to fostering the potential of high school students,grades 4-6 and teachers, where 1 team must have 2-5 members. Igniting their creative thinking to shape the nation's future. This academic platform enables youth to "collaborate, create, and guide society towards sustainability" by presenting innovative ideas aligned with six key societal milestones:

1. Future of Health Sciences: Presenting innovative, society-guiding concepts in health sciences and smart health technology, aiming to develop high-value preventive medicine and healthcare, and to sustainably elevate the quality of life and well-being of the Thai people.

2. Future of Economy and Business: Presenting innovative ideas through creative business models in the form of new-generation entrepreneurs (Startups), or policy-level concepts driving the digital and circular economy in a creative manner that aligns with national economic development directions.

3. Future of Social Innovation: Presenting innovative concepts to improve the quality of life, eradicate poverty, create opportunities, and reduce inequalities in society through community participation processes or social enterprise models, leading to an equitable, creative, and sustainable society.

4. Future of Creative Arts and Culture: Presenting innovative concepts that transform "cultural capital and Thai identity" into creative economic value, leveraging modern technology to enhance storytelling and sustainably drive the country's Soft Power onto the global stage.

5. Future of Technology and Environment: Presenting innovative green technology concepts to address environmental issues and climate change by integrating academic knowledge in engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital transformation, or creative agriculture and food technology, with the goal of creating environmental sustainability and enhancing human well-being.

6. Future of Internationalization: Presenting innovative concepts to develop youth into "Global Citizens" equipped with 21st-century skills, fostering cultural intelligence, and enhancing Thailand's competitiveness on the international stage.

Participation and Awards

Participants will compete in teams of two or more, choosing one of the six milestones as their focus. The competition will require teams to analyze, synthesize, and design solutions that guide society according to their chosen topic. 

Awards:

- Grand Champion (1 team): Trophy, certificate, and 30,000 THB scholarship / 100% scholarship for the entire undergraduate degree program

- First Prize (5 teams): Trophy, certificate, and 10,000 THB scholarship / 50% scholarship for the entire undergraduate degree program

- Second Prize (6 teams): Certificate and 5,000 THB scholarship / 25% scholarship for the entire undergraduate degree program

- Third Prize (6 teams): Certificate and 3,000 THB scholarship / 25 % scholarship for the entire undergraduate degree program
- Consolation Prize (24 awards): Cash Prize: 1,500 THB and Certificate of Participation 

Judging Criteria

Teams will present their innovative models to the panel of judges on-site, evaluated under two main pillars:

Pillar 1: Potential of the Model & Societal Impact Opportunity 

• Topic Focus: Relevance, significance, and the model's potential to drive positive change and create a broad societal impact at the national level.

• Framework: Comprehensive and clear setting of project directions, goals, objectives, and feasibility.

• Content: Accuracy, clarity, and conciseness of the information presented.

• Process: Innovative process design demonstrating logical connection to the project's goals.

• Method: Structured, realistic, and clear steps of project execution.

• Result: Realistic project outputs aligned with set objectives.

• Outcome: Long-term potential to guide society and catalyze sustainable development.

Pillar 2: Presentation Efficiency & Effectiveness 

• Presentation Media Quality: Creative and highly structured slides presented in an Executive Summary format.

• Effective Communication: Confident, clear, professional, and persuasive oral delivery aligned with the project's objectives.

• Time Management: Strict adherence to the allocated presentation and Q&A time limit.

• Spontaneous Q&A: Ability to address the judges' questions clearly, accurately, and with structured reasoning.

Stage 3: Grand Champion Round (Ultimate Grand Stage Pitch & Performance)

The top winner from each of the 6 themes will advance to the Grand Stage to compete for the Ultimate Grand Champion.

• Format: A high-impact live pitch on the Grand Main Stage before a large audience, followed by a rigorous, spontaneous Q&A session with distinguished executive judges.

• Evaluation Criteria (Performance-Driven):

  • Grand Stage Presence & Charisma (Performance): Exceptional public speaking skills, stage command, persuasive storytelling, and the ability to captivate and inspire a large-scale audience.

  • Strategic Defense & Intellectual Agility (Q&A): Ability to handle challenging, strategic questions from executive judges with confidence, depth of knowledge, and professionalism under pressure.

  • National Scale & Visionary Impact (Model Potential): The scale and potential of the innovation model to guide society and drive sustainable transformation on a national level.

This competition is a platform for "innovative thinkers" who believe in shaping the future through collaborative and responsible design, ensuring equal opportunities for all.

Process

1. Open for application via website (  Register ) and open for submission of work (Upload File) to 30 Setember 2026

2. The competition is divided into 3 rounds as follows:

Round 1: Selection Round. From all registered teams, only 7 teams will be selected from each of the 6 competition brackets (a total of 42 teams).
The results will be announced on October 15, 2026, to determine the finalists.

Round 2 (Morning Session): November 13, 2026. Bracket Finals. Teams will present their work to a panel of esteemed judges in each bracket. The competition will be divided into 6 rooms to find the bracket champions who will compete in the Grand Champion round.

Round 3 (Afternoon Session): November 13, 2026.

Grand Champion Round. The champions from each bracket will present their work to a panel of esteemed judges on the main stage to determine the Grand Champion of the year.

How to send...

What media can be used for presentations?

1. Prepare a proposal of no more than 8 pages, summarizing the main ideas (Executive Summary Presentation) in PDF format, with clear page numbers, consisting of the following components:

• Topic: Topic or issue

• Framework: Setting direction, setting goals, and objectives

• Content: Consistent with the topic and goals

• Process: Designing an innovative process Can be linked to the target results

• Method: Explain the project implementation steps

• Result: Show the expected results of the project according to the goals

• Outcome: The possibility of the impact in terms of social guidance

2. Presented as an Infographic Presentation, size 1920*1080, horizontal, no more than 8 pages, resolution no less than 150 DPI, specify the team name at the bottom of the work in JPG file format, with page numbers clearly arranged

3. Video introducing the team with behind-the-scenes work, size 1920*1080, no longer than 3 minutes in MP4/MOV/MPEG file format, specify the team name

4. Upload File through the specified channel according to the competition

By creating a folder with the team name and attaching a PDF file (Item 1), JPG (Item 2), VDO (Item 3)

Presentation time per team 10 minutes at. The competition area

File Name

• For Proposal files : Proposal followed by team name and school name

• For Infographic Presentation files : Page order followed by team name and school name

• For VDO files : VDO followed by team name and school name

Uploading work

Upload File through the submission channel specified by the competition line by creating a folder with the team name and school name and attaching complete files.