Khon Kaen University
| Khon Kaen University มหาวิทยาลัย ขอนแก่น |
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| University tree | Cassia bakeriana |
| University color | _ red-ocher |
| founding | 1966 (1962 as Khon Kaen Institute of Technology ) |
| Sponsorship | Thai state |
| place | Khon Kaen |
| district | Mueang Khon Kaen |
| province | Khon Kaen (Province) |
| Country | Thailand |
| president | Kittichai Triratanasirichai |
| students | approx. 40,000 |
| Employee | approx.10,700 |
| academic staff | over 2,200 |
| Website | www.kku.ac.th |
The University of Khon Kaen ( Thai มหาวิทยาลัย ขอนแก่น , RTGS : Mahawitthayalai Khon Kaen; English Khon Kaen University , KKU for short) is a university in Khon Kaen in northeast Thailand (Isan). It serves as a center for tertiary education in the northeast of Thailand .
history
During the reign of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), the government of Prime Minister Phibunsongkhram had a plan to improve education across the country. Initially, Ubon Ratchathani was intended as a location for a university, but this was prevented by the outbreak of World War II . Thailand sided with Japan and could not make a major effort in Isan. This did not change until 1960, during the reign of the dictatorial Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat . Sarit himself grew up in Isan and took particular care to develop the region.
In 1962, an institution for continuing education in engineering and agriculture was proposed. It was established in Khon Kaen as an Institute of Technology (Khon Kaen Institute of Technology). Thereafter, the institution was renamed the University of Northeast Thailand.
In 1963 the campus was built four kilometers northwest of Khon Kaen, which covered around 3.3 square kilometers. In 1965, the Prime Minister's Office officially changed the university's name to Khon Kaen University, as universities were now being established in other cities in the northeast.
In 2014, Khon Kaen University was the first major public institution in northeast Thailand to have its sign at the main entrance written in Tai Noi, which is traditionally used in the Lao language , in addition to Thai script . This is a symbol of the Northeast's own regional identity. The policy of " Thaiization " had long suppressed regional languages.
Faculties and Colleges
Khon Kaen University has 20 faculties and colleges.
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Medicinal Care
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Public Health
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Technology
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Research Training Group
- College for graduate education in management
- Nong Khai College
research
The Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC) is one of the leading research institutes for animal feed in Asia.
Ranking
In the QS World University Ranking 2013, the University of Khon Kaen was one of the five most renowned universities in Thailand in some subjects in the humanities, medical and life sciences. In pharmacy and pharmacology, she took third place. In the overall ranking of QS University Ranking Asia, it took sixth place within Thailand, on a par with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Khon Kaen Uni has Tai Noi signage at main gate . In: The Nation , February 17, 2014.
- ↑ QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2013 Country File Thailand. (PDF) Archived from the original on January 6, 2014 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .
- ^ QS University Rankings: Asia 2013. Filter: Thailand.
Coordinates: 16 ° 28 ′ 26.4 " N , 102 ° 49 ′ 19.2" E