As part of STOU’s academic service to society, a special seminar on living according to sufficiency economy principles was held at the university’s main campus on 26–27 July 2013. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chailerd Pichitpornchai, President of STOU, officially opened the event, which was attended by over 200 people. This seminar is part of an ongoing university project which led to the establishment two years ago of the Center for Distance Learning of Sufficiency Economy (CDLSE), which seeks to be a repository for knowledge on sufficiency economy at local and national levels. Through programs such as this seminar, the CDLSE also provides a forum for professionals and other interested parties to exchange understanding and experience gained from the application of sufficiency economy philosophy initiated by His Majesty the King.