Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University

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Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University
มหาวิทยาลัย ราชภัฏ สกลนคร
logo
motto "Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University is a higher education institution which aims to produce highly trained teachers and professionals to serve the local community."
University tree Tube cassia
University color _ green
_ pink
founding 1964 - Teachers College
1995 - Rajabhat Institute
2004 - Rajabhat University
Sponsorship Thai state
place Sakon Nakhon
district Mueang Sakon Nakhon
province Sakon Nakhon
Country Thailand
president Panya Mahachai
students 14,801 (2011)
Partner universities Edith Cowan University
Washington State University
University of Quang Binh
Website www.snru.ac.th

The Rajabhat University Sakon Nakhon ( Thai มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ สกลนคร , in the English usage Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University , short SNRU ) is a public university in the Rajabhat system of Thailand .

location

Main auditorium

The campus is located in the district ( Amphoe ) Mueang Sakon Nakhon about 6 kilometers northwest of the city center of Sakon Nakhon on the expressway to Udon Thani . Sakon Nakhon is located in the northeast region of Thailand, approximately 70 kilometers from the Laos border .

history

Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University was founded on July 17, 1964 as a teaching college / pedagogical school. Six years later, in 1970, the school was named the Sakon Nakhon Teachers' College, and in 1975 the college offered a bachelor's degree for the first time. Subsequently, in 1995 the king announced that all teachers' colleges across the country would be renamed Rajabhat institutes before they were given university status on June 15, 2004.

General

The university currently has 14,801 students enrolled in six faculties, with 113 international students. The university maintains international relations and exchange programs with: Edith Cowan University , in Perth ; Washington State University , at Pullman ; University of Quang Binh , in Quang Binh ; University of Quang Tri , in Quang Tri .

President of the university is Mr. Panya Mahachai ( Thai นาย ปัญญา มหาชัย ).

Symbols

The university colors are green and pink, the university tree is the tube cassia Cassia fistula . The university's emblem consists of the colors: blue, green, gold, orange and white, each color having its own meaning:

  • The blue stands for the kingship and establishes the reference that the name Rajabhat Universities comes from the king.
  • The green stands for the 40 locations of the Rajabhat universities and the exquisite natural environment.
  • The gold means intellectual wealth .
  • The orange stands for the local arts and cultural adornment of all Rajabhat University locations.

Academic institutions

The university has six faculties with bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree programs.

  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Business Administration and Management
  • Faculty of Industrial Technologies
  • Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. History of SNRU. ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Thai) Retrieved November 21, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.snru.ac.th
  2. facts
  3. Members of the University Management (English) accessed on November 21, 2011
  4. Symbols of the SNRU. ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2011 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. (Thai) Retrieved November 21, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.snru.ac.th
  5. Faculties

Coordinates: 17 ° 11 '23.1 "  N , 104 ° 5' 23.5"  E