Krirk University
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Krirk University is a university
located in Bangkok
, Thailand
. Founded as the Languages and Professions School in 1951, it was named for its founder, Dr.เกริก มังคละพฤกษ์ (RTGS
: Kroek Mangkhlaphrik) and was upgraded to university status in 1995. The university today is organized into five faculties and a graduate school.
University
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located in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Founded as the Languages and Professions School in 1951, it was named for its founder, Dr.เกริก มังคละพฤกษ์ (RTGS
Royal Thai General System of Transcription
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: Kroek Mangkhlaphrik) and was upgraded to university status in 1995. The university today is organized into five faculties and a graduate school.
Notable alumni
- Ms.Niratakarn Srilarp (ณิรัฐกานต์ ศรีลาภ) MP, 23rd House of Representatives of ThailandHouse of Representatives of ThailandThe House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Thailand is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai Government. The system of government of Thailand is that of a Constitutional Monarchy and a Parliamentary Democracy. The system of the Thai...
- Chintara SukapatanaChintara SukapatanaChintara Sukapatana is a Thai film actress. Her best known role was as Trinh in the 1987 Hollywood film, Good Morning, Vietnam, in which she co-starred opposite Robin Williams...
actress