Ubon Ratchathani University
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Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) (Thai
, มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี) was established as a campus of Khon Kaen University
, Thailand
, in 1987. It gained independent university status in 1990.
, approximately 15 kilometers south of Ubon Ratchathani
city. It has around 13,000 students in 10 faculties and 1 College.
The university's former English name, Ubon Ratchathani University, was mandated by its former president Prakob Wirojanagud who disliked the officially approved Royal Institute romanisation system that is used by the government to render the name of the province and city as Ubon Ratchathani. Staff and students protested against this alternative spelling as confusing for foreigners at whom romanization is aimed. The university returned to using the romanization in early 2010.
The university has students from all over Thailand, but most of its students are from the Isan
region and from the southeast of Isan in particular.
Thai
When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. As a noun it may refer to:* Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand* Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand...
, มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี) was established as a campus of Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Isan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.-History:...
, 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...
, in 1987. It gained independent university status in 1990.
History
The university occupies a 2100 acres (8.5 km²) campus in the Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani ProvinceUbon Ratchathani Province
-History:The area was part of the Khmer Empire. Before the late eighteenth century, this area evidently was outside Siamese or Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom....
, approximately 15 kilometers south of Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani is a city on the Mun River in the south-east of the Isan region of Thailand. It is known as Ubon for short. The name means "Royal Lotus City." The provincial seal features a pond with a lotus flower and leaves in a circular frame. Ubon is the administrative centre of Ubon...
city. It has around 13,000 students in 10 faculties and 1 College.
The university's former English name, Ubon Ratchathani University, was mandated by its former president Prakob Wirojanagud who disliked the officially approved Royal Institute romanisation system that is used by the government to render the name of the province and city as Ubon Ratchathani. Staff and students protested against this alternative spelling as confusing for foreigners at whom romanization is aimed. The university returned to using the romanization in early 2010.
The university has students from all over Thailand, but most of its students are from the Isan
Isan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
region and from the southeast of Isan in particular.
Faculties
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Applied Arts and Design
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Liberal Arts
- Faculty of Management Science
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Political Science
- Faculty of Science
External links
- Ubon Ratchathani University (English)
- Ubon Ratchathani University (Thai)