Mahasarakham University

Mahasarakham University (MSU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม; RTGS: maha witthayalai mahasarakham), pronounced: má-hăa wít-tá-yaa-lai má-hăa-săa-rá-kaam) is a Thai public university in Maha Sarakham province, about 470 kilometres from Bangkok.[1] In 2017 it enrolled 39,000 students.[2]

Mahasarakham University
มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม
Other name
MSU
Motto
Bahūnam Paṇḍito Jīve
(ผู้มีปัญญา พึงเป็นอยู่เพื่อมหาชน)
Motto in English
Public devotion is a virtue of the learned
TypePublic
Established1994 (1963 as Mahasarakham Teachers Training College)
Academic affiliations
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
PresidentSampan Rittidech
Academic staff
1,268 (2016)
Administrative staff
2,316 (2016)
Students39,000 (2023)
Location
Kantharawichai, Maha Sarakham
,
Thailand

16°11′58″N 103°17′02″E
CampusUrban and regional
Colours
                   
Websiteinter.msu.ac.th

MSU is the only Thai university to offer postgraduate programs in paleontology and a Bachelor of Arts in the Khmer language. It was the first Isan university to offer a BA accounting and the second to offer PhD courses in the same subject. Its Faculty of Education, the flagship of MSU, was voted Thailand's Best Education Faculty in 2010 by the National Education Office.

The university is the first Thai higher education institution rated under the QS Stars System for excellence in higher education. It has become one of the top 20 universities in Thailand based on the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[3]

History

The development of Mahasarakham University can be traced back to 1963, when it was known as "Mahasarakham Teacher's Training College".[4] On 27 March 1968, it was established as Mahasarakham College of Education for strengthening and expanding higher education in the Northeastern region (Isan) of the nation. Located in the outer north area of Maha Sarakham province, a small town right at the center of the region, the college has been responsible for developing quality educators to serve educational institutions of all levels. In 1974, the college's status was elevated when it became a regional campus of Srinakharinwirot University. At that time, there were four academic faculties: education, humanities, social sciences, and science.

In 1994, the college gained its statutory status through the Thai Higher Education Act and became Mahasarakham University, the 22nd public university of Thailand[5][6]

Mahasarakham University has since expanded rapidly in academic infrastructure, facilities, and relevant services. It became a comprehensive university, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in three academic clusters: social sciences; pure and applied sciences; and health sciences. In 1988, the Kham Riang Campus, known as the New Campus, was established, approximately seven kilometres from the Old Campus.

With 17 faculties and two colleges, the university has been recognized as one of Thailand's fastest growing. The total student enrolment has increased from thousands in its earlier years to about 40,000 students in 2016.

To extend its academic services to remote communities, MSU has had 15 academic service centers in the northeastern region, later reorganized into two centres in Nakhon Ratchasima province and Udon Thani province.[5] As a regional education center, Maha Sarakham is known as the "Taxila (or Takshashila) (a Hindu and Buddhist centre of learning in ancient India) of Isan".

Budget

The university was allocated 1,096 million baht in federal funding for fiscal year 2021, up from 1,034 million baht for FY2020.[7]

Campuses

The university has two campuses: the Old Campus in Maha Sarakham city center and the New Campus in the Kham Riang Sub-district of Kantharawichai District. The New Campus is now the administrative headquarters of the university.

Downtown campus

The original campus of Mahasarakham University, Downtown Campus, also known as the Old Campus (mor gao — Thai: ม.เก่า), is in the city center. It covers an area of 368 rai (58.9 ha; 145 acres). This campus hosts the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, and the Institute of Northeastern Arts and Culture.[1]

Kham Riang campus

The Kham Riang Campus, known as the New Campus (mor mai — Thai: ม.ใหม่), is in the northwest of the city of Kham Riang District, seven kilometres from the city centre. This campus with a total area of 1,300 rai (210 ha; 510 acres) hosts new buildings and facilities to serve the education community and houses the main administrative center and most of the academic faculties, colleges, and research institutes of the university.[1]

Academic divisions

MSU has 18 faculties,[8] two colleges, and nine research centres.[9]

Humanities and social sciences

Applied sciences and technologies

Health sciences

Colleges

Research institutes

See also
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References
  1. "Visits, travel & maps of Mahasarakham". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. "MSU at a glance". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Ranking Web of Universities". Cybermetrics Lab. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. Krueger, Kermit (2016-05-29). "Isaan in the 1960s – Life as a foreign teacher in Maha Sarakham". The Isaan Record. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "Mahasarakham University - History". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  6. "The Royal Gazette of Thailand, Mahasarakham University, 111 (54 ก): 1–18" (PDF) (in Thai). The Royal Gazette of Thailand. December 8, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  7. "THAILAND'S BUDGET IN BRIEF FISCAL YEAR 2021". Budget Bureau. 2020-10-02. p. 87. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. "Faculties & Colleges". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. "Research Centers". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  10. "Faculty of Engineer Mahasarakham University". Mahasarakham University.
  11. "Faculty Of Environment And Resource Studies Mahasarakham University". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  12. "Faculty of Informatics". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  13. "Faculty of Science". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  14. "Faculty of Technology". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

16°11′57″N 103°16′59″E

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