King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang
| King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang สถาบัน เทคโนโลยี พระจอมเกล้า เจ้าคุณ ทหาร ลาดกระบัง |
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| campus | Lat Krabang Campus Chumphon Campus |
| motto | "Education and research in science and technology are the foundation of the development of the nation" |
| University tree | African tulip tree ( Spathodea campanulata ) |
| University color |
_ Red orange _ White |
| founding | 1986 |
| Sponsorship | Thai state |
| place | Bangkok ( Lat Krabang District ) |
| Country | Thailand |
| University Council | Surayud Chulanont |
| students | 24,990 |
| academic staff | 962 |
| Website | kmitl.ac.th |
The King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang ( Thai สถาบัน เทคโนโลยี พระจอมเกล้า เจ้าคุณ ทหาร ลาดกระบัง ) (also Ladkrabang; King Mongkut Institute for Technology Lat Krabang ; short: KMITL) is a Thai teaching and research institute. The main campus is located in Bangkok , Lat Krabang District .
history
In August 1960, the training center was telecommunications in the province of Nonthaburi with the technical assistance of the Japanese established government and was later in Nonthaburi Institute of Telecommunications renamed. In 1971 two more colleges were added, so that the institute became King Mongkut's Institute of Technology. After the institute moved to Lat Krabang near Suvarnabhumi Airport , it got its current name.
From 1982 there was the first doctoral degree for electrical engineers in Thailand. More recently, the institute has been working with the Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , which is jointly maintained with the Tokyo Institute of Technology , the Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency, and the Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology .
General and location
The University is located about 30 kilometers east of the city center, close to the Suvarnabhumi airport and forms a university with seven faculties, including engineering , architecture , agricultural technology , science , industry, education, agribusiness and information technology . In 2012, the university had a total of 24,990 students, of which 83% were Bachelor, 14% Master and 3% PhD. Students fall. The majority of the students are enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering.
Academic institutions
campus
- King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang in Lat Krabang, Bangkok
- King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang, Chumphon Campus
Faculties
- International College
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Industrial Education
- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Research Training Group
Centers and services
- Research Center for Communication and Information Technology (ReCCIT)
- Industry-University Cooperative Research Center in Data Storage Technology and Applications
- Advanced Research Center for Photonics
- Nanotechnology Research Center (in cooperation with NANOTECH from NSTDA )
- Business Incubator Center
- Computer Research and Service Center
- Electronics Research Center
- Engineering Service and Development Center
- Scientific Instruments Service Center (SISC)
- Electrical and Electronics Products Testing Center (PTEC), together with NSTDA
- Engineering Research Park (research park for engineering science)
Personalities
- Surayud Chulanont , General, Former Prime Minister and President of the University Council
- Itti Palangkul , singer (†)
- Punya Thitimajshima , information theorist and university professor, one of the inventors of turbo codes .
controversy
On November 28, 2013, it was announced that President Tawil Paungma had been removed from office. Tawil was accused of having falsified his son's grades, among other things; he also initiated a program that was only accessible to politicians.
Ranking
In the QS World University Ranking 2013, the KMITL was one of the leading institutions in Thailand in the field of engineering. It took second place in the electrical engineering category and third place in IT.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Figures 2012 ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.1 MB).
- ↑ Dismissal of the President of the KMITL .
- ↑ QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2013 Country File Thailand. (PDF) Archived from the original on January 6, 2014 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .
