Suranaree University of Technology
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| Suranaree University of Technology | |
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| Established: | {{{established}}} |
| Type: | Public autonomous university. |
| President: | Prasart Suebka |
| Location: | Nakhon Ratchasima, THA |
| Colors: | GolD Orang |
| Nickname: | SUT |
| Mascot: | Thou Suranaree |
| Website: | www.sut.ac.th |
General Information
Suranaree University of technology was established as a public autonomous university, outside the civil service system, under the supervision of the Royal Thai Government. It is a university town which aims to promote internal and external efficiency and academic freedom in its operations and to be a community of scholars in the arts, sciences and technology, to benefit both the individual and society. This university hereby pledges itself to excellence in all its missions: to improve the quality of life and to collect and create knowledge, moral ethos and wisdom for the everlasting development of mankind.
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[edit] Vision
Suranaree University of Technology is firmly determined to become a first class university of Thailand and a leading university in science and technology in Asia, an academic resource and a repository of knowledge, maintaining excellence in all its missions, collecting and creating knowledge, moral ethos, and wisdom for the sustainable development of the individual and society.
[edit] Strategies for Development
Suranaree University of Technology’s five-fold developmental strategy and goals are as follows:
- Careful expansion through prioritization of strengths in those areas of high demand in the period of 2002-2011, in which SUT can perform best.
- Making full use of resources and strengths, including generation and development of resources for the full use in all missions, This also includes generating funds to support financially needy students.
- Creating competitive advantages through the creation of innovations and quality factors, employing suitable technology along with aggressive public relations activities to attract faculty, personnel and students. This includes striving for excellence in all missions to be competitive both nationally and internationally.
- Maintaining strengths and continue to develop with transparency and accountability for increased efficiency and effectiveness. Possible areas of focus include being a state autonomous university; SUT’s system of combined services-coordinated tasks; and privatization.
- Creating intellectual property arising from SUT’s research and development and followed by academic services to the public and consultation.
[edit] Missions
Suranaree University of Technology has five principal missions :
- To train high-level scientific and technological personnel to meet national development needs.
- To engage in research for the creation and enhancement of knowledge, and to use the results for the development of the country.
- To adapt, transfer, and develop suitable technology to increase Thailand’s technological self reliance.
- To provide academic services to the public and to organizations in both governmental and private sectors.
- To provide national and regional cultural enrichment, especially in the arts and culture of the Northeast.
[edit] Symbols
The symbols of Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) are the University Seal, the University Colors, and the University Tree.
[edit] University Seal
The University Seal denotes the philosophy and principal missions of SUT, emphasizing respect for and faith in the national heroine from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thao Suranaree. In the center of the seal is a sketch of the highly revered national heroine from the northeastern region of Thailand, known by royal decree as Thao Suranaree, in her classic pose. Four laterally connecting and overlapping concave arcs form a dome over the statue, conveying the message of continuous technological success and unceasing progress. Stylized leaves and machine cogs underneath the statue symbolize agriculture and industry.
[edit] SUT Colors
The SUT colors are orange and gold. Orange is the emblematic color of the province of Nakhon Ratchasima, the color of the flag which HM King Rama VI bestowed upon the Nakhon Ratchasima Scout Corps, and the color for Thursday, traditionally recognized in Thai education as the day of the teacher. Gold signifies prosperity, glory, and faith
[edit] SUT Tree
The SUT tree is Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis whose common Thai name is Peep Thong and whose flowers are orange, which is one of the two university colors. Requiring little care, the tree grows quickly even in unfavorable soil or climatic conditions. With its large canopy, the tree symbolizes simplicity, endurance, advancement, and peacefulness.
[edit] SUT Background
During the period of the fifth National Economic and Social Development Plan, the Royal Thai Government promoted the creation of higher education opportunities to the regional and rural areas. Thus, in 1984, the Ministry of University Affairs proposed the establishment of five new regional universities: one each in the North, South and the East; and two in the Northeast. In the Northeast, in particular, the Ministry proposed colleges affiliated with Khon Kaen University at Ubon Ratchathani and Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces. The college at Nakhon Ratchasima would be called Suranaree College? Its site would be the 1,120 hectare area of dilapidated forest in the Huay Yang Reservoir, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima.
Not much later, the Royal Thai Government, headed by General Chatichai Choonhavan as Prime Minister, realized the urgency in establishing more universities in the region in response to national development needs. On 13 September 1988, the Cabinet resolved to upgrade the five regional colleges to independent Universities. The Cabinet also appointed the Suranaree University Establishment Committee with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of University Affairs then (Prof. Dr. Wichit Srisa-an) as the Chair. The Committee submitted the Suranaree University of Technology Establishment Project to the Cabinet. The draft of the Suranaree University of Technology Establishment Bill was brought before Parliament in its 1989 session. On 27 July 1990, His Majesty the King signed the Bill into effect. Announced in the Royal Gazette, the Law became effective on 30 July 1990. Suranaree University of Technology thus adopted 27 July 1990 as its Founding Day.
Between July 1990 and May 1993, the University developed its site. Suranaree University of Technology? s cornerstone was laid on 23 March 1990. Most of construction was completed prior to student admissions in May of 1993.Alongside with constructing various university buildings, the university has developed its different work systems subsequent to those laid down by the University Establishment Committee, such as Finance and Property, Personnel Management, Academic Administration, and General Management.During academic years 1993 - 2004, Suranaree University of Technology has operated its teaching learning process and carried out the five missions which can be summarized as follows:Academic year 1993, SUT launched the first operation admitting 731 undergraduate students for the total of 9 engineering and agricultural technology courses.Academic year 1994, SUT admitted the second batch of 996 undergraduate students for the total of 14 engineering and agricultural technology courses.
Academic year 1995, SUT admitted the third batch of 1,394 undergraduate students for the total of 17 engineering and agricultural technology courses. Simultaneously, the university hosted the World Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition (Worldtech?95) in cooperation with the Royal Thai Governmentat the SUT Technopolis Complex, from November 4 - December 16, 1995.Academic year 1996, SUT admitted the fourth batch of 1,544 undergraduate students for the total of 19 engineering and agricultural technology courses,and the first batch of graduate students, Master?s and Doctoral, for Applied Mathematics, and Remote Sensing courses, with the first batch of 244 students graduated at the undergraduate level.Academic year 1997, SUT admitted the fifth batch of 1,229 undergraduate students for the total of 15 engineering, agricultural technology, and IT courses, and the second batch of 48 graduate students for 6 courses: Plant Production Technology, Animal Production Technology, Biotechnology, Physics, Chemistry, and Environmental Biology, with the second batch of 546 students graduated at the undergraduate level.Academic year 1998, SUT admitted the sixth batch of 1,256 undergraduate students for the total of 18 engineering, agricultural technology, and IT courses, and the third batch of 114 graduate students for 19 courses, with the third batch of 747 students graduated at the undergraduate level.Academic year 1999, SUT admitted the seventh batch of 1,234 undergraduate students for the total of 20 engineering, agricultural technology, IT courses, and Public Health Science, and the fourth batch of 111 graduate students for 34 courses, with the fourth batch of 936 students graduated at the undergraduate level, and the first batch of 14 students graduated at the graduate level in the field of Science and Agricultural Technology.
Academic year 2000, SUT admitted the eighth batch of 1,230 undergraduate students for the total of 20 engineering, agricultural technology, IT courses, and Public Health Science, and the fifth batch of 135 graduate students for 37 courses, with the fifth batch of 1,019 students graduated at the undergraduate level, and the second batch of 21 students graduated at the graduate level in the field of Science and Agricultural Technology, and Engineering.Academic year 2001, SUT admitted the ninth batch of 1,231 undergraduate students for the total of 20 engineering, agricultural technology, IT courses, and Public Health Science, and the sixth batch of 115 graduate students for 38 courses, with the sixth batch of 1,007 students graduated at the undergraduate level, and the second batch of 55 students graduated at the graduate level in the field of Science and Agricultural Technology, and Engineering.Academic year 2002, SUT admitted the tenth batch of 1,739 undergraduate students for the total of 20 engineering, agricultural technology, IT courses, and Public Health Science, and the seventh batch of 137 graduate students for 38 courses, with the seventh batch of 814 students graduated at the undergraduate level, and the second batch of 74 students graduated at the graduate level in the field of Science and Agricultural Technology, Engineering, and Social Technology.Academic year 2003, SUT admitted the eleventh batch of 1,524 undergraduate students for the total of 23 engineering, agricultural technology, IT courses, and Public Health Science, and the eighth batch of 182 graduate students for 43 courses, with the eighth batch of 702 students graduated at the undergraduate level, and the fifth batch of 60 students graduated at the graduate level in the field of Science and Agricultural Technology, Engineering, and Social Technology.
[edit] Research
SUT stresses strengthening research through increasing resources in many forms. Most university faculty receive outside research funding and the trend is that there will be more outside funding in the future. In the fiscal year 2004, the university has allocated government and outside funding for 266 projects of faculty and graduate students of different schools of the university.
Dissemination of Research Results During the Academic Year 2004, SUT disseminated results of the research conducted by instructors and graduate students through national and international journals in the following ratios.
One Instructor One Product Project Suranaree University of Technology introduced the policy of One Instructor One Product? in 2002 aiming to encourage and support the university faculty to produce more academic works or other forms of academic achievements in addition to regular routines for their own career progress and improving their teaching methods or developing the effectiveness of university operation. Under this policy, one instructor should come up with one academic product within a year cycle. In 2003 (1 January - 31 December 2003), there were 179 instructors participating in the project out of the total 220 instructors (81.36%) with 178 instructors presenting their papers. The total number of the products in 198 presented in different formats as follows :
The Golden Jubilee Doctoral Program The Golden Jubilee’s Doctoral Program is jointly offered by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Office of Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, and the National Science and Technology Development Administration (NSTDA) to produce research and doctoral level researchers in response to the national demand in the next 25 years. Suranaree University of Technology has been selected to be one of the receipients of the scholarships under the Golden Jubilee’s Doctoral Program since 1997, with the subsidy grant of 2.1 millions Baht for each project, not more than 5 years of implementation period, which can be summarized as follows :
Patents and Property Rights SUT has developed research activities that led to ownerships of patents and property rights for the first time in the Academic Years 2002 and 2004 for the following 12 items.
Patents 1. Image Multiple Transmission Method and Its System 2. Production Methods for Grass-Ceramic, Calcium Pirophosphate Type 3. Lamination Methods for Fibers by Proteinciritin 4. Equipment to Control The Movement of Microsyring Sucking Stem 5. Proteinciritin Lamination Methods for Fibers 6. Cell Connecting Machine by Direct Current 7. Production Methods for Gel Powder from Plants 8. High Capacity Small Incinerator 9. Image Multiplex Transmission Method and Its System 10. Reverse Flowing Dryer
Property Rights 1. Program Roses (Rock Slope Design Using Expert System) 2. BSR Program (Borehole Seal Design in Rock Formation Using Expert System)
Researchers’ Development Scholarships (TRDF Researchers) Researcher?s Development Scholarships encourage mid level researchers to carry out continuous research activities and be well accepted internationally. These scholarships are awarded through strict selection process and have tough competitions. So, being selected as a TRDF researcher is a great pride for new and mid level researchers and brings fame to their respective universities. In the fiscal year 2004, the following SUT instructors were awarded the scholarships:
Research Groups’ Development Scholarships (TRDF Senior Researchers) Research Groups’ Development Scholarships aim to strengthen and support senior researchers with high competence and good ethics to further train and guide young researchers, build teamwork, develop activities and new researchers that can in turn build up national intellectual capacity in the long run. In the fiscal year 2004, one SUT instructor was selected to work with TRDF Senior Researcher:
Research Scholarships for New Bodies of Knowledge Fundamental to Development (TRDF Advanced Senior Researcher) These are the scholarships aiming to build a new body of knowledge fundamental to development intended for mid level researchers who have had at least articles published in an international journal during the last five years, been the first author or corresponding author of the articles, and had accumulated Impact Factors at a “good” level. In the 2004 fiscal year, one SUT instructor was awarded the scholarship.
Technology Adaptation, Transfer and Development Suranaree University of Technology has continuously carried out technology adaptation, transfer and development in the form of meetings, training, seminars and consultations. Some of the research results transferred and adapted to the community are as follows :
Institute of Research and Development = www.sut.ac.th/research
Faculty Research = [[1]]
SUT License = http://www.sut.ac.th/dcdl/html/SUTLicense.htm
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