With a commitment to create works that meet the needs of society, RILCA has set a vision of becoming an international leading institution in language and culture research for sustainable development. With a focus on research, education, and academic service related to linguistic and cultural diversity in Thailand and neighboring countries, it promotes the strengths of a multilingual and multicultural society, and supports the drive towards sustainable development in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, RILCA strives to foster informed understanding between people of different races and different languages ​​in the region, while supporting the broad dissemination of fact-based information about the cultures of South and Southeast Asia and China. RILCA is considered one of the country’s leading institutions of higher education for study and research on languages, cultures and intercultural communication of multilingual/ multicultural societies, a field that has been expanding both domestically and internationally for a long time. As a result, the institute is a source of knowledge and academic references as well as creating personnel with the ability and expertise to be recognized nationally and internationally. His work has received awards both domestically and internationally.

For more than five decades, staff, students and alumni of the Research Institute for Languages ​​and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, have continued their academic enquiry, creating works that generate beneficial knowledge that can lead to the solving of social problems in every dimension, with an aim to support the development of the country and raise broad awareness that “Language and culture are at the heart of sustainable development.”